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Richardson Cup 2026 Semi-Final

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29 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Locations around Scotland, Scotland. 9 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2246, and top seed was Frederick Waldhausen Gordon (πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ SCO, IM, 2448).

Sven Stocklose (πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ RSA, 1994) won with 1.0/2, ahead of Devesh Sharma (1.0) and Louis Cheng (1.0).

The biggest upset came in round 2: Sven Stocklose (1994) beat Craig S M Thomson (FM, 2194), a +200-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§Locations around Scotland, Scotland
Dates
04 Apr 2026 β†’ 25 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team Β· 2 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§IMFrederick Waldhausen Gordon2448
Avg top 10
2,246
Participants
29
Titled players Β· 9
GMΓ—1
IMΓ—2
FMΓ—3
CMΓ—2
WFMΓ—1
Federations Β· 6 represented
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ScotlandΓ—21
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·GreeceΓ—3
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦South AfricaΓ—2
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡ΎCyprusΓ—1
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺSwedenΓ—1
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦UkraineΓ—1
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Sven Stocklose
    πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦RSAΒ·1994
    1.0ptsΒ·2994perf+15.2
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Devesh Sharma
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCOΒ·2039
    1.0ptsΒ·2572perf+7.2
  • πŸ₯‰
    Louis Cheng
    πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCOΒ·2078
    1.0ptsΒ·2602perf+6.8

Standings

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#PlayerFedEloPtsAvg opp.PerfΞ” Elo
1Stocklose, SvenπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦RSA19941.021942994+15.2
2Sharma, DeveshπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO20391.017722572+7.2
3Cheng, LouisπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO20781.018022602+6.8
4WFMCooke, Suzie G.πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO19271.016232423+2.8
5FMRuxton, KeithπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO22701.021152915+5.8
6Grant, Jonathan I MπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO21081.018932693+4.6
7CMDeepak Ambattu, RithvikπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO21541.019522752+9.6
8IMWaldhausen Gordon, FrederickπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO24481.022273027+2.2
9IMMuir, Andrew JπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO21430.518911891-3.1
10Valden, PetrosπŸ‡¬πŸ‡·GRE21840.520112011-4.6
11Spencer, Edwin AπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO20750.522192219+3.8
12GMArakhamia-Grant, KetevanπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO23080.522142214-1.3
13Bozinakis, PavlosπŸ‡¬πŸ‡·GRE22140.523082308+2.6
14McDonald, IanπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO20110.521842184+4.6
15FMBerry, NeilπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO22440.520942094-4.0
16Findlay, David JohnπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO20940.522442244+4.0
17Blackford, RossπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO21060.519551955-4.0
18MacQueen, CalumπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO22190.520752075-3.8
19Munshi, AryanπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO18910.521432143+6.2
20Hogg, Stephen WilliamπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO19550.521062106+4.0
21Skettos, NicolasπŸ‡¨πŸ‡ΎCYP19520.021541354-4.8
22CMOphoff, JaπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦RSA22270.024481648-4.4
23Kirilov, KirilπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO17720.020391239-7.2
25McIntyre, John WπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO18930.021081308-9.2
26Hewitson, DavidπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺSWE18020.020781278-3.4
27Vayanos,George MarwanπŸ‡¬πŸ‡·GRE21150.022701470-5.8
28FMThomson, Craig S MπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO21940.019941194-15.2
29Paterson, Colin CπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§SCO16230.019271127-5.6
24Drabych, VladyslavπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦UKR00.0204912490.0

Key insights

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