2026 WCPL Rd 3
Team SwissStandard
23 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held on 15 Feb 2026 in Bridgend, Wales. 4 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2010, and top seed was Roy Phillips (🇲🇺 MRI, FM, 2160).
Anezka Vlkova (🇨🇿 CZE, 1989) won with 1.0/3, ahead of Ian Robert Jones (1.0) and Maurice McCarthy (1.0). Vlkova won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Mark Adams (CM, 1851) beat Jason Garcia (FM, 2002), a +151-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Bridgend, Wales
Dates
15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 3 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×2
CM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧Wales×18
🇬🇧England×2
🇲🇺Mauritius×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vlkova, Anezka | 🇨🇿CZE | 1989 | 1.0 | 1994 | 2794 | +10.0 |
| 2 | Jones, Ian Robert | 🇬🇧WLS | 1954 | 1.0 | 1750 | 2550 | +4.8 |
| 3 | McCarthy, Maurice | 🇬🇧WLS | 0 | 1.0 | 1901 | 2701 | +16.0 |
| 4 | Yeo, Gareth | 🇬🇧WLS | 1992 | 1.0 | 1837 | 2637 | +5.8 |
| 5 | CMAdams, Mark | 🇬🇧WLS | 1851 | 1.0 | 2008 | 2808 | +15.0 |
| 6 | May, Adam J | 🇬🇧WLS | 1861 | 1.0 | 1767 | 2567 | +6.6 |
| 7 | Jukes, Sam | 🇬🇧WLS | 1937 | 1.0 | 1884 | 2684 | +9.4 |
| 8 | Young, Alan | 🇬🇧WLS | 1951 | 1.0 | 1841 | 2641 | +5.6 |
| 9 | FMPhillips, Roy | 🇲🇺MRI | 2160 | 1.0 | 2022 | 2822 | +6.4 |
| 10 | Pleasants, Allan J | 🇬🇧WLS | 2003 | 0.5 | 1876 | 1876 | -3.0 |
| 11 | CMFavoni, Matteo | 🇮🇹ITA | 2018 | 0.5 | 1956 | 1956 | -2.4 |
| 12 | Esteves, Sergio | 🇬🇧WLS | 1862 | 0.5 | 1985 | 1985 | +6.0 |
| 13 | Fathallah, Joe | 🇬🇧WLS | 1980 | 0.5 | 2042 | 2042 | +2.4 |
| 14 | Wilmot, Daniel | 🇬🇧WLS | 1828 | 0.0 | 1995 | 1195 | -11.6 |
| 15 | FMGarcia, Jason | 🇬🇧WLS | 2002 | 0.0 | 1812 | 1012 | -15.0 |
| 16 | Williams, Duncan | 🇬🇧WLS | 1897 | 0.0 | 1905 | 1105 | -9.4 |
| 17 | James, Dai | 🇬🇧WLS | 1864 | 0.0 | 2006 | 1206 | -5.6 |
| 18 | Tapp, James | 🇬🇧ENG | 2013 | 0.0 | 2153 | 1353 | -6.4 |
| 19 | Wagner, Guy | 🇬🇧WLS | 1748 | 0.0 | 1953 | 1153 | -4.8 |
| 20 | Turner, George | 🇬🇧ENG | 1915 | 0.0 | 1974 | 1174 | -8.0 |
| 21 | Musson, Adam J | 🇬🇧WLS | 1984 | 0.0 | 1997 | 1197 | -10.0 |
| 22 | Jones, Gavin | 🇬🇧WLS | 1779 | 0.0 | 1894 | 1094 | -13.2 |
| 23 | Stephens, Kevin | 🇬🇧WLS | 0 | 0.0 | 1749 | 949 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1McCarthy, MauriceWLS+16.01.0 pts · #3
- 2Adams, MarkCMWLS+15.01.0 pts · #5
- 3Vlkova, AnezkaCZE+10.01.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Garcia, JasonFMWLS-15.00.0 pts · #15
- 2Jones, GavinWLS-13.20.0 pts · #22
- 3Wilmot, DanielWLS-11.60.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R3+151 Elo gap