2026 Isle of Wight Extra Games
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 16 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Ryde, England. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1468, and top seed was Adithya Vaidyanathan (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2286).
Krish V (🇬🇧 ENG, 1550) won with 1.0/11, ahead of Itmam Ekram (1.0) and Lana Boztas (1.0).
Location
🇬🇧Ryde, England
Dates
16 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 11 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇬🇧England×6
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇯🇲Jamaica×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 11 roundsTight race until R1; 6 players tied at 1.0/11, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 10 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R1–R11 · LEAD HELD
FM Adithya Vaidyanathan held the sole lead from R1 through R11 without losing it.
R11 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
6 players finish on 1.0/11. V takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAdithya Vaidyanathan | * | — | — | — |
| 2Thao Luong | — | * | — | — |
| 3Krish V | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Itmam Ekram | — | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V, Krish | 1550 | ENG | F | +3B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −2B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 1636 | +9.2 |
| 2 | Ekram, Itmam | 1628 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +1N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2350 | +16.0 |
| 3 | Boztas, Lana | 1648 | ENG | F | −1N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | +8B | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 750 | -12.6 |
| 4 | Vaidyanathan, AdithyaFM | 2286 | ENG | +10B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2981 | +14.4 |
| 5 | Luong, Thao | 1836 | NED | F | F | F | F | F | F | +7B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2467 | +11.2 |
| 6 | Andersen, Martin K | 1886 | NOR | F | F | F | +9B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2566 | +6.8 |
| 7 | Tang, Carolus | 1668 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | F | −5N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1037 | -11.2 |
| 8 | FIDE 343492096 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −3N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 9 | McCook, Natashane | 0 | JAM | F | F | F | −6N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1086 | -13.6 |
| 10 | Li, Harry | 2181 | ENG | −4N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1486 | -7.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ekram, ItmamENG+16.01.0 pts · #4
- 2Vaidyanathan, AdithyaFMENG+14.41.0 pts · #1
- 3Luong, ThaoNED+11.21.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1McCook, NatashaneJAM-13.60.0 pts · #9
- 2Boztas, LanaENG-12.61.0 pts · #7
- 3Tang, CarolusENG-11.20.0 pts · #6