6th 4NCL Easter Congress Under 1700
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38 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Apr 2026 to 06 Apr 2026 in Daventry, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 321, and top seed was Sholpan Namazbayeva (🇬🇧 ENG, 1638).
Sam Smylie (🇮🇪 IRL, 1570) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Vash Ravi (5.5) and Chris Badley (5.5). Smylie took the lead from round 5.
Location
🇬🇧Daventry, England
Dates
03 Apr 2026 → 06 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×30
🇮🇪Ireland×3
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsSam Smylie led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE05 Apr
Sam Smylie takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Sam Smylie 4 wins (R3–R6)Vash Ravi 4 wins (R1–R4)Chris Badley 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sam Smylie | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Vash Ravi | — | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Chris Badley | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Stewart Robertson | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smylie, Sam | 1570 | IRL | +35B | =32N | +13B | +6B | +12N | +15N | =4B | 6.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 20.75 | 1999 | +40.0 |
| 2 | Ravi, Vash | 0 | ENG | +19B | +3N | +11B | +5N | −15B | =4N | +8B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 25.00 | 1931 | +35.0 |
| 3 | Badley, Chris | 0 | ENG | +20N | −2B | +35N | =7B | +9N | +5B | +15B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 19.25 | 1815 | +13.6 |
| 4 | Robertson, Stewart | 0 | ENG | −7N | +30B | +16N | +21N | +11B | =2B | =1N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 18.25 | 1702 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Tomy, Jake | 0 | ENG | +33B | +12N | +32B | −2B | +6N | −3N | +11B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 16.00 | 1746 | +35.2 |
| 6 | Welch, Ben | 0 | ENG | +34B | +31N | +24B | −1N | −5B | +23N | +17N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 12.50 | 1668 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Tuson, Jon | 0 | WLS | +4B | −11N | +23B | =3N | +13B | −8N | +18B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 18.25 | 1700 | -12.8 |
| 8 | Li, Alice | 0 | ENG | −16N | +22B | +17N | +14B | =10N | +7B | −2N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 17.25 | 1753 | +62.0 |
| 9 | Dumigan, Owen | 0 | IRL | =21B | +10N | −15N | +32B | −3B | +20N | +22N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 13.50 | 1740 | +46.0 |
| 10 | Peel, James | 0 | ENG | =29N | −9B | +20N | +19B | =8B | =18N | +26B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 1688 | +21.8 |
| 11 | Gunarathne, Miheli | 0 | ENG | +30N | +7B | −2N | +26B | −4N | +12B | −5N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 13.00 | 1758 | +54.8 |
| 12 | Ajimal, Jet | 0 | ENG | +28N | −5B | +25N | +24B | −1B | −11N | +23B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1647 | -2.2 |
| 13 | Tarihalkar, Shrisha | 0 | ENG | +22N | =14B | −1N | +37B | −7N | =26N | +25B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.75 | 1613 | -21.2 |
| 14 | Smith, Adam | 0 | ENG | =27B | =13N | +36B | −8N | −26B | +34N | +21B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 8.75 | 1599 | +3.4 |
| 15 | Daly, Grant | 0 | ENG | =36B | +27N | +9B | F | +2N | −1B | −3N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 13.00 | 1693 | +5.8 |
| 16 | Jerome, Stellio | 0 | ENG | +8B | −24N | −4B | +36N | −23B | =25N | +27B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 9.25 | 1596 | -14.0 |
| 17 | Nalabothula, Dushyanth Gan | 0 | ENG | F | =36N | −8B | +28B | +22N | +21N | −6B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1817 | +56.0 |
| 18 | De Block, Gert | 0 | BEL | −26N | −25B | +30N | +29B | +24N | =10B | −7N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 8.75 | 1611 | -7.0 |
| 19 | Dhillon, Tas | 0 | ENG | −2N | =20B | +38B | −10N | −37N | +28B | +33B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1499 | -48.8 |
| 20 | Mehta, Hatle | 0 | ENG | −3B | =19N | −10B | +30N | +32N | −9B | =28N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 6.50 | 1570 | +26.8 |
| 21 | Namazbayeva, Sholpan | 1638 | ENG | =9N | =29B | +28N | −4B | +25N | −17B | −14N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 1565 | -11.8 |
| 22 | Eagle, Joe | 0 | ENG | −13B | −8N | +27B | +33N | −17B | +24N | −9B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 6.50 | 1472 | -33.0 |
| 23 | Morris, Nigel W | 0 | ENG | −31B | +34N | −7N | +35B | +16N | −6B | −12N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1608 | +3.4 |
| 24 | Joseph, Tomy | 0 | ENG | +38N | +16B | −6N | −12N | −18B | −22B | =29N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 5.00 | 1515 | -23.8 |
| 25 | Gunarathne, Dhamindra | 0 | ENG | −32B | +18N | −12B | +27N | −21B | =16B | −13N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.75 | 1549 | +0.8 |
| 26 | Mehta, Zara | 0 | ENG | +18B | F | F | −11N | +14N | =13B | −10N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.50 | 1614 | +25.2 |
| 27 | Chadwick, Susan E | 0 | ENG | =14N | −15B | −22N | −25B | +35N | +29B | −16N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1438 | -20.4 |
| 28 | Saxena, Prakhar | 0 | ENG | −12B | +33N | −21B | −17N | +38B | −19N | =20B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1246 | -73.6 |
| 29 | Loyden, Gary | 0 | ENG | =10B | =21N | −31B | −18N | =33B | −27N | =24B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1438 | -61.6 |
| 30 | Walker, Heather Enid | 0 | ENG | −11B | −4N | −18B | −20B | F | +38N | +36N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.50 | 774 | -51.2 |
| 31 | Emjam, Harsha Vardhan | 0 | IND | +23N | −6B | +29N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 2408 | +17.2 |
| 32 | Harris, John | 0 | ENG | +25N | =1B | −5N | −9N | −20B | F | F | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 1395 | -35.8 |
| 33 | Bijibilla, Anish | 0 | ENG | −5N | −28B | F | −22B | =29N | +35B | −19N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.00 | 1283 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Dargue, Peter | 0 | ENG | −6N | −23B | F | =38N | +36B | −14B | F | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.25 | 779 | -41.6 |
| 35 | FIDE 343493726 | 0 | — | −1N | F | −3B | −23N | −27B | −33N | +38B | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.50 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Lannon, Martin | 0 | IRL | =15N | =17B | −14N | −16B | −34N | F | −30B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.50 | 1325 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 343477623 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −13N | +19B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1702 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Minhas, Aarav | 0 | ENG | −24B | F | −19N | =34B | −28N | −30B | −35N | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.75 | 1256 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Li, AliceENG+62.04.5 pts · #6
- 2Nalabothula, Dushyanth GanENG+56.03.5 pts · #18
- 3Gunarathne, MiheliENG+54.84.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Saxena, PrakharENG-73.62.5 pts · #35
- 2Loyden, GaryENG-61.62.0 pts · #30
- 3Walker, Heather EnidENG-51.22.0 pts · #38