2026 Welsh Open

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55 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Cardiff, Wales. 1 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1942, and top seed was James Tapp (🇬🇧 ENG, 2055).

Giampiero Amato (🇮🇹 ITA, 1912) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Callum A Smith (6.0) and James Tapp (5.5). Amato took the lead from round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Henry Burton (1580) beat Oliver Harrison (1898), a +318-point gap.

Location

🇬🇧Cardiff, Wales

Dates

03 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇬🇧James Tapp2055

Avg top 10

1,942

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 7 represented

🇬🇧Wales×42

🇬🇧England×5

🇨🇿Czech Republic×2

🇭🇰Hong Kong China×1

🇲🇾Malaysia×1

🇮🇹Italy×1

🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1

Top 3

🥇
Giampiero Amato
🇮🇹ITA·1912
6.5pts·2192perf+35.0
🥈
Callum A Smith
🇬🇧WLS·1846
6.0pts·2087perf+40.0
🥉
James Tapp
🇬🇧ENG·2055
5.5pts·1987perf-7.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Giampiero Amato led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Amato6.5Smith6Tapp5.5Tyrrell5Roberts5Barwick5— ex-leaders:Thomasled R4, #15

R5 · LEADER CHANGE05 Apr

Giampiero Amato takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Giampiero Amato drew with Callum A Smith (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Giampiero Amato 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Callum A Smith 3 wins (R1–R3)James Tapp 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Giampiero Amato	*	½	—	—
2Callum A Smith	½	*	—	—
3James Tapp	—	—	*	1
4Lachlan Baly Hughes Tyrrell	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Amato, Giampiero	1912	ITA	+34B	+35N	+45B	=2N	+33B	+13B	+16N	6.5	21.5	23.5	20.50	2192	+35.0
2	Smith, Callum A	1846	WLS	+24N	+9B	+22N	=1B	=4N	+12B	+19B	6.0	27.5	31.0	25.25	2087	+40.0
3	Tapp, James	2055	ENG	+33B	+51N	=11B	−4B	+5N	+7N	+13B	5.5	25.5	26.5	19.25	1987	-7.0
4	Roberts, David L	1968	ENG	+30N	=15B	+32B	+3N	=2B	−11N	+14B	5.0	27.0	30.0	20.50	1950	-0.2
5	Tyrrell, Lachlan Baly Hughes	1582	HKG	−45B	+50N	+14B	+25N	−3B	+35N	+12N	5.0	21.5	22.5	15.00	1958	+132.4
6	Barwick, Carmel	1928	ENG	+43B	−17N	+34B	+15B	−12N	+33N	+32B	5.0	20.0	22.5	14.50	1848	-10.6
7	Burton, Henry	1580	WLS	+18N	−12B	+42N	=22B	+25N	−3B	+23N	4.5	24.0	26.5	15.25	1906	+115.6
8	Matejovsky, Ondrej	1996	CZE	+26B	=23N	+27B	−11N	F	+22B	+18N	4.5	22.5	22.5	16.25	1938	-6.4
9	Are, Jai Hrithvik Adithya	1454	WLS	+14B	−2N	=35B	−23N	+36N	+42B	+22N	4.5	22.0	24.5	13.75	1789	+119.2
10	Sipho, Donovan	1789	ENG	=46N	+37B	−15N	+20B	−23N	+24B	+26N	4.5	21.0	23.0	14.50	1699	-13.2
11	Adams, MarkCM	1834	WLS	+29B	+41N	=3N	+8B	F	+4B	F	4.5	20.5	20.5	17.75	2238	+37.2
12	Thomas, Mark	1880	WLS	+21B	+7N	+17B	−13N	+6B	−2N	−5B	4.0	28.5	32.5	17.50	1763	-18.4
13	Thomas, Roy	1748	WLS	+36B	+16N	+25B	+12B	F	−1N	−3N	4.0	26.0	26.0	14.00	2004	+40.0
14	George, Naveen Daniel	1685	MAS	−9N	+24B	−5N	+29B	+30N	+20B	−4N	4.0	25.0	28.0	13.50	1639	-7.8
15	Smith, Ellison	1724	WLS	+38B	=4N	+10B	−6N	+40B	−16N	=21B	4.0	25.0	27.5	14.00	1802	+11.4
16	Vlkova, Anezka	2007	CZE	+31N	−13B	+23B	+17N	F	+15B	−1B	4.0	25.0	25.0	14.50	1864	-18.0
17	Powell-Jones, Liam	1683	WLS	+28N	+6B	−12N	−16B	−20N	+39B	+31N	4.0	23.5	26.0	14.00	1887	+30.8
18	McKenna, Joshua	1790	WLS	−7B	+29N	+21B	−33N	+38B	+27N	−8B	4.0	22.0	24.5	13.00	1724	-10.4
19	Jones, Derek	1926	WLS	+40N	−22B	+39N	+30B	F	+23B	−2N	4.0	21.0	21.0	11.50	1780	-17.2
20	Mitchell, Thomas	0	WLS	+50B	−45N	+26B	−10N	+17B	−14N	+35B	4.0	20.5	21.5	11.00	1729	0.0
21	Zheng, Lucas	1629	WLS	−12N	+53B	−18N	+44B	=37N	+47B	=15N	4.0	19.0	19.0	7.75	1660	+8.4
22	Blackmore, Simon	1708	WLS	+55B	+19N	−2B	=7N	+27B	−8N	−9B	3.5	27.0	27.0	9.75	1719	+2.0
23	Archibald,Mckenzie	1709	WLS	+47N	=8B	−16N	+9B	+10B	−19N	−7B	3.5	26.0	28.0	13.25	1746	+5.8
24	Hanczar, Csege	1595	WLS	−2B	−14N	+43B	+41N	=26B	−10N	+47N	3.5	23.0	25.0	8.75	1540	-16.4
25	Harrison, Oliver	1898	ENG	+39N	+42B	−13N	−5B	−7B	+34N	=33B	3.5	21.0	23.5	8.75	1644	-43.4
26	Williams, Stephen	1651	WLS	−8N	+47B	−20N	+46B	=24N	+40B	−10B	3.5	21.0	23.0	8.25	1686	+3.4
27	Jones, Steve	1776	WLS	=48N	+46B	−8N	+31B	−22N	−18B	+36N	3.5	19.5	21.5	8.50	1685	-16.2
28	Srivastava, Angel	0	WLS	−17B	−34N	−29B	+54N	+49B	=37N	+48B	3.5	16.0	16.0	5.25	1546	+23.2
29	Jones, Archie	1587	WLS	−11N	−18B	+28N	−14N	+41B	=30B	=40N	3.0	21.5	24.0	8.75	1536	-15.2
30	Hurn, Robert AJ	1646	WLS	−4B	+38N	+49B	−19N	−14B	=29N	=44B	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.25	1626	-6.6
31	Williams, John A	1658	WLS	−16B	=36N	+41B	−27N	=34B	+38N	−17B	3.0	19.0	21.5	7.50	1562	-17.0
32	Jones, Gavin	1754	WLS	F	+48B	−4N	+37B	F	+45N	−6N	3.0	16.5	16.5	6.50	1841	+12.0
33	Wilkins, Zack	1661	WLS	−3N	+44B	F	+18B	−1N	−6B	=25N	2.5	27.0	27.0	8.25	1790	+16.0
34	Murthy, Arush	1637	WLS	−1N	+28B	−6N	=36B	=31N	−25B	=39N	2.5	24.0	26.5	7.50	1615	-14.4
35	Hammett, Scott	1673	WLS	+53N	−1B	=9N	+51B	F	−5B	−20N	2.5	21.0	21.0	3.25	1595	-9.0
36	Daniel, Elijah	1523	WLS	−13N	=31B	=46N	=34N	−9B	+49N	−27B	2.5	19.5	21.5	5.75	1530	-0.8
37	Sarwar, Adam	1594	WLS	F	−10N	+48B	−32N	=21B	=28B	=42N	2.5	19.5	19.5	7.00	1585	-5.2
38	Blankley, Toby	1493	WLS	−15N	−30B	+53N	+39B	−18N	−31B	=41N	2.5	19.0	19.0	3.75	1450	-9.6
39	Hollyman, Mike	1632	WLS	−25B	+54N	−19B	−38N	+43B	−17N	=34B	2.5	19.0	19.0	3.75	1361	-28.8
40	Hilliar, Reuben	0	WLS	−19B	+43N	+51B	F	−15N	−26N	=29B	2.5	18.0	18.0	5.00	1585	0.0
41	Powell, Rohan	0	WLS	+52N	−11B	−31N	−24B	−29N	+50N	=38B	2.5	17.5	18.5	3.25	1543	0.0
42	Bourne, Patrick	1669	WLS	+54B	−25N	−7B	+49N	F	−9N	=37B	2.5	17.0	17.0	3.25	1471	-53.2
43	Pirashanth, Anievv	0	WLS	−6N	−40B	−24N	+53B	−39N	+54B	=46N	2.5	15.5	15.5	1.00	1361	0.0
44	Hoosein, Sami	1497	WLS	F	−33N	+54B	−21N	F	+52B	=30N	2.5	10.5	10.5	2.50	1568	+13.6
45	Westcott, Dale	1816	WLS	+5N	+20B	−1N	F	F	−32B	F	2.0	18.5	18.5	9.00	1624	-14.8
46	Watkins, Peter	1577	WLS	=10B	−27N	=36B	−26N	F	=48N	=43B	2.0	18.5	18.5	5.75	1507	-20.0
47	Thompson, Chris	1472	WLS	−23B	−26N	+52N	+50B	F	−21N	−24B	2.0	16.5	16.5	2.00	1531	+17.2
48	Stannard, Mike	1542	WLS	=27B	−32N	−37N	−52B	+53N	=46B	−28N	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.75	1369	-24.6
49	Jones, Ellis Tudor	1576	WLS	−51N	+52B	−30N	−42B	−28N	−36B	+53B	2.0	13.5	13.5	1.00	1355	-63.2
50	Zimmer, Luc	1667	WLS	−20N	−5B	F	−47N	F	−41B	+54N	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	727	-54.8
51	Di-Vetta, Andrew	1781	WLS	+49B	−3B	−40N	−35N	F	F	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	2.00	1643	-11.6
52	Probert, Malcolm	1683	WLS	−41B	−49N	−47B	+48N	F	−44N	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	1329	-37.0
53	FIDE 1810618	0	—	−35B	−21N	−38B	−43N	−48B	F	−49N	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	783	0.0
54	FIDE 1808559	0	—	−42N	−39B	−44N	−28B	F	−43N	−50B	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	786	0.0
55	Liyanage, Hasini Pamuditha	1456	SRI	−22N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	908	-7.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tyrrell, Lachlan Baly HughesHKG
+132.4
5.0 pts · #4
2Are, Jai Hrithvik AdithyaWLS
+119.2
4.5 pts · #8
3Burton, HenryWLS
+115.6
4.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Jones, Ellis TudorWLS
-63.2
2.0 pts · #47
2Zimmer, LucWLS
-54.8
1.0 pts · #53
3Bourne, PatrickWLS
-53.2
2.5 pts · #40

Biggest upsets

R5+318 Elo gap
Burton, Henry1580 beat Harrison, Oliver1898
R4+316 Elo gap
Tyrrell, Lachlan Baly Hughes1582 beat Harrison, Oliver1898
R7+298 Elo gap
Tyrrell, Lachlan Baly Hughes1582 beat Thomas, Mark1880