6th 4NCL Easter Congress GM Round Robin
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Daventry, England. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2428, and top seed was Szymon Gumularz (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2590).
Szymon Gumularz (🇵🇱 POL, GM, 2590) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Marcus R Harvey (7.0) and Hao(ZJ) Wang (5.5). Gumularz shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Jack Rudd (IM, 2248) beat Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (GM, 2573), a +325-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsTitle race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
IM Hao(ZJ) Wang takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
IM Marcus R Harvey drew with GM Szymon Gumularz (White).
GM Szymon Gumularz won 3 in a row (R7–R9).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇵🇱GMGumularz, Szymon | 2590 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.50 | 38.0 | +4.8 | 2629 |
| 1 | 🇬🇧IMHarvey, Marcus R | 2446 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.50 | 38.0 | +22.6 | 2645 |
| 4 | 🇨🇳IMWang, Hao(ZJ) | 2414 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 22.75 | 39.5 | +11.7 | 2509 |
| 3 | 🇳🇴GMUrkedal, Frode Olav Olsen | 2573 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 21.25 | 39.5 | -8.4 | 2491 |
| 5 | 🇬🇧IMRoberson, Peter T | 2431 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.75 | 40.0 | +4.6 | 2470 |
| 7 | 🇬🇧IMJackson, James P | 2375 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 13.25 | 41.0 | +1.9 | 2390 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧IMWillow, Jonah B | 2452 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 13.00 | 41.0 | -8.2 | 2382 |
| 8 | 🇺🇦GMGasanov, Eldar | 2457 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 13.00 | 41.5 | -13.9 | 2344 |
| 9 | 🇬🇧IMRudd, Jack | 2248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 8.50 | 42.5 | +4.6 | 2281 |
| 10 | 🇬🇧FMShearsby, Jude | 2289 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1.0 | 4.50 | 44.0 | -34.8 | 2092 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Harvey, Marcus RIMENG+22.67.0 pts · #1
- 2Wang, Hao(ZJ)IMCHN+11.75.5 pts · #4
- 3Gumularz, SzymonGMPOL+4.87.0 pts · #2
- 1Shearsby, JudeFMENG-34.81.0 pts · #10
- 2Gasanov, EldarGMUKR-13.93.5 pts · #8
- 3Urkedal, Frode Olav OlsenGMNOR-8.45.5 pts · #3
- R2+325 Elo gap
- R8+127 Elo gap