Richardson Cup 2026 Final
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16 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 16 May 2026 in Locations around Scotland, Scotland. 7 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2202, and top seed was Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (🇬🇧 SCO, GM, 2306).
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (🇬🇧 SCO, GM, 2306) won with 1.0/3, ahead of Calum MacQueen (1.0) and Neil Farrell (1.0). Arakhamia-Grant shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇬🇧Locations around Scotland, Scotland
Dates
16 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 3 rounds
Titled players · 7
GM×1
IM×2
FM×3
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×14
🇮🇸Iceland×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMArakhamia-Grant, Ketevan | 🇬🇧SCO | 2306 | 1.0 | 2276 | 3076 | +4.6 |
| 2 | MacQueen, Calum | 🇬🇧SCO | 2215 | 1.0 | 2173 | 2973 | +8.8 |
| 3 | Farrell, Neil | 🇬🇧SCO | 2114 | 1.0 | 2049 | 2849 | +8.2 |
| 4 | FMThomson, Craig S M | 🇬🇧SCO | 2187 | 1.0 | 2123 | 2923 | +8.2 |
| 5 | Sharma, Devesh | 🇬🇧SCO | 2057 | 1.0 | 1750 | 2550 | +5.6 |
| 6 | Neave, George | 🇬🇧SCO | 2073 | 0.5 | 1892 | 1892 | -4.8 |
| 7 | FMBerry, Neil | 🇬🇧SCO | 2242 | 0.5 | 2185 | 2185 | -1.6 |
| 8 | Irving, Neil | 🇬🇧SCO | 1892 | 0.5 | 2073 | 2073 | +4.8 |
| 9 | IMMuir, Andrew J | 🇬🇧SCO | 2136 | 0.5 | 2179 | 2179 | +0.6 |
| 10 | IMPritchett, Craig W | 🇬🇧SCO | 2185 | 0.5 | 2242 | 2242 | +0.8 |
| 11 | Valden, Petros | 🇬🇷GRE | 2179 | 0.5 | 2136 | 2136 | -1.2 |
| 12 | CMDeepak Ambattu, Rithvik | 🇬🇧SCO | 2173 | 0.0 | 2215 | 1415 | -17.6 |
| 13 | Grant, Jonathan I M | 🇬🇧SCO | 2123 | 0.0 | 2187 | 1387 | -8.2 |
| 14 | Whyte, Brian G | 🇬🇧SCO | 2049 | 0.0 | 2114 | 1314 | -8.2 |
| 15 | FMRuxton, Keith | 🇬🇧SCO | 2276 | 0.0 | 2306 | 1506 | -9.2 |
| 16 | Kristjansson, Snorri | 🇮🇸ISL | 1750 | 0.0 | 2057 | 1257 | -5.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1MacQueen, CalumSCO+8.81.0 pts · #2
- 2Farrell, NeilSCO+8.21.0 pts · #3
- 3Thomson, Craig S MFMSCO+8.21.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Deepak Ambattu, RithvikCMSCO-17.60.0 pts · #12
- 2Ruxton, KeithFMSCO-9.20.0 pts · #15
- 3Whyte, Brian GSCO-8.20.0 pts · #14