Spens Cup 2026 Semi-Final
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33 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 04 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Locations around Scotland, Scotland. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1961, and top seed was Graham Paterson (🇬🇧 SCO, 2202).
Aadith Prabhu (🇬🇧 SCO, 1905) won with 1.0/2, ahead of Alistair Maxwell (1.0) and Alistair Ahmed (1.0).
The biggest upset came in round 2: Moray E S Lennox (1733) beat Eric P Smith (1834), a +101-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Locations around Scotland, Scotland
Dates
04 Apr 2026 → 25 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×30
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prabhu, Aadith | 🇬🇧SCO | 1905 | 1.0 | 1694 | 2494 | +9.2 |
| 2 | Maxwell, Alistair | 🇬🇧SCO | 2069 | 1.0 | 1830 | 2630 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Ahmed, Alistair | 🇬🇧SCO | 1773 | 1.0 | 1649 | 2449 | +13.2 |
| 4 | Walker, Duncan | 🇬🇧SCO | 1886 | 1.0 | 1745 | 2545 | +6.2 |
| 5 | Kilgour, Scott | 🇬🇧SCO | 1766 | 1.0 | 1787 | 2587 | +21.2 |
| 6 | Robinson, Martin E | 🇬🇧SCO | 1904 | 1.0 | 1623 | 2423 | +3.2 |
| 7 | Donohue, Tom | 🇬🇧SCO | 1964 | 1.0 | 1775 | 2575 | +5.0 |
| 8 | Lennox, Moray E S | 🇬🇧SCO | 1733 | 1.0 | 1834 | 2634 | +25.6 |
| 9 | Jackson, Ralph | 🇬🇧SCO | 1677 | 1.0 | 1767 | 2567 | +24.8 |
| 10 | FIDE 2419009 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1896 | 1916 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Montgomery, James R | 🇬🇧SCO | 1928 | 1.0 | 1823 | 2623 | +7.2 |
| 12 | McGregor, Donald | 🇬🇧SCO | 1730 | 1.0 | 1778 | 2578 | +22.8 |
| 13 | Macnab, Crawford T | 🇬🇧SCO | 1846 | 0.5 | 1881 | 1881 | +1.0 |
| 14 | Prabhu, Ainesh | 🇬🇧SCO | 1467 | 0.5 | 1508 | 1508 | +2.4 |
| 15 | McGillivray, Calum | 🇬🇧SCO | 1730 | 0.5 | 1881 | 1881 | +4.0 |
| 16 | Ganesh, Krishiv | 🇬🇧SCO | 1508 | 0.5 | 1467 | 1467 | -2.4 |
| 17 | FMGiulian, Philip M | 🇬🇧SCO | 1992 | 0.5 | 2202 | 2202 | +5.4 |
| 18 | Paterson, Graham | 🇬🇧SCO | 2202 | 0.5 | 1992 | 1992 | -5.4 |
| 19 | McNaught, Jordan J | 🇬🇧SCO | 1881 | 0.5 | 1846 | 1846 | -1.0 |
| 20 | Montgomery, Robert S | 🇬🇧SCO | 1881 | 0.5 | 1730 | 1730 | -4.0 |
| 21 | Fraser, Roland | 🇬🇧SCO | 1694 | 0.0 | 1905 | 1105 | -9.2 |
| 23 | Aitchison, A Keith | 🇬🇧SCO | 1745 | 0.0 | 1886 | 1086 | -6.2 |
| 24 | Brown, Gerry | 🇬🇧SCO | 1649 | 0.0 | 1773 | 973 | -6.6 |
| 25 | Galbraith, David | 🇬🇧SCO | 1778 | 0.0 | 1730 | 930 | -22.8 |
| 27 | Lindved, William L | 🇬🇧SCO | 1787 | 0.0 | 1766 | 966 | -21.2 |
| 28 | McConnell, Ivor | 🇬🇧SCO | 1775 | 0.0 | 1964 | 1164 | -10.0 |
| 29 | Mallick, Sai | 🇬🇧SCO | 1823 | 0.0 | 1928 | 1128 | -14.4 |
| 30 | Munshi, Anika | 🇬🇧SCO | 1623 | 0.0 | 1904 | 1104 | -6.4 |
| 31 | Ash, Michael | 🇬🇧SCO | 1830 | 0.0 | 2069 | 1269 | -8.0 |
| 32 | Smith, Eric P | 🇬🇧SCO | 1834 | 0.0 | 1733 | 933 | -25.6 |
| 33 | Mccrosson, Rhys | 🇬🇧SCO | 1767 | 0.0 | 1677 | 877 | -24.8 |
| 22 | FIDE 2419378 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1819 | 1019 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 2413990 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1448 | 648 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lennox, Moray E SSCO+25.61.0 pts · #8
- 2Jackson, RalphSCO+24.81.0 pts · #9
- 3McGregor, DonaldSCO+22.81.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Smith, Eric PSCO-25.60.0 pts · #32
- 2Mccrosson, RhysSCO-24.80.0 pts · #33
- 3Galbraith, DavidSCO-22.80.0 pts · #25
Biggest upsets
- R2+101 Elo gap