2025-26 SNCL Division 1 Rounds 7 and 8
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52 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 22 Mar 2026 in Dunfemline, Scotland. 5 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2170, and top seed was Douglas M Bryson (🇬🇧 SCO, IM, 2298).
Devesh Sharma (🇬🇧 SCO, 1981) won with 2.0/8, ahead of George Marwan Vayanos (2.0) and Nicolas Skettos (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 7: Kenny R McGeoch (1960) beat Neil Farrell (2130), a +170-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Dunfemline, Scotland
Dates
22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 8 rounds
Titled players · 5
IM×2
FM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×41
🇬🇷Greece×3
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇬🇧England×2
🇩🇪Germany×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇨🇾Cyprus×1
🇪🇸Spain×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sharma, Devesh | 🇬🇧SCO | 1981 | 2.0 | 1845 | 2645 | +25.6 |
| 4 | Vayanos,George Marwan | 🇬🇷GRE | 2103 | 2.0 | 1987 | 2787 | +14.0 |
| 6 | Skettos, Nicolas | 🇨🇾CYP | 1946 | 2.0 | 1936 | 2736 | +19.4 |
| 7 | Burnett, Walter | 🇬🇧SCO | 1936 | 2.0 | 1915 | 2715 | +18.8 |
| 1 | Kudaibergen, Nurlykhan | 🇰🇿KAZ | 2146 | 2.0 | 1990 | 2790 | +11.6 |
| 3 | Klingelhoefer, Jan Alfred | 🇩🇪GER | 1897 | 2.0 | 1978 | 2778 | +48.8 |
| 5 | Grant, Jonathan I M | 🇬🇧SCO | 2092 | 2.0 | 1954 | 2754 | +12.6 |
| 11 | Cheng, Louis | 🇬🇧SCO | 1994 | 1.5 | 1912 | 2105 | +10.8 |
| 13 | McGeoch, Kenny R | 🇬🇧SCO | 1960 | 1.5 | 2055 | 2248 | +15.0 |
| 10 | Donohue, Tom | 🇬🇧SCO | 1949 | 1.5 | 1911 | 2104 | +7.8 |
| 12 | Gregory, Samuel David | 🇬🇧SCO | 1879 | 1.5 | 1925 | 2118 | +12.6 |
| 8 | Browning, Isaac | 🇬🇧SCO | 2019 | 1.5 | 2125 | 2318 | +15.8 |
| 9 | Drabych, Vladyslav | 🇺🇦UKR | 0 | 1.5 | 1942 | 1962 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Lothian, Robert | 🇬🇧SCO | 2021 | 1.5 | 2045 | 2238 | +11.2 |
| 15 | Savidge, Daniel | 🇬🇧ENG | 2104 | 1.5 | 2043 | 2236 | +6.6 |
| 16 | FMBurnett, Andrew | 🇬🇧SCO | 2163 | 1.5 | 2114 | 2307 | +7.6 |
| 17 | Blackford, Ross | 🇬🇧SCO | 2103 | 1.5 | 1927 | 2120 | +0.8 |
| 26 | IMMuir, Andrew J | 🇬🇧SCO | 2150 | 1.0 | 2020 | 2020 | -3.5 |
| 35 | Vadalia, Jainill | 🇬🇧SCO | 1980 | 1.0 | 2032 | 2032 | +5.6 |
| 39 | Berg, Jan | 🇬🇧SCO | 1940 | 1.0 | 1994 | 1994 | +1.6 |
| 18 | McKay, Jonathan | 🇬🇧SCO | 2009 | 1.0 | 1943 | 1943 | -3.6 |
| 34 | Bozinakis, Pavlos | 🇬🇷GRE | 2248 | 1.0 | 2138 | 2138 | -6.0 |
| 28 | Farrell, Neil | 🇬🇧SCO | 2130 | 1.0 | 1972 | 1972 | -8.4 |
| 29 | Irving, Neil | 🇬🇧SCO | 1883 | 1.0 | 1969 | 1969 | +4.6 |
| 20 | Findlay, David John | 🇬🇧SCO | 2096 | 1.0 | 1993 | 1993 | -5.2 |
| 30 | Wright, Andrew G | 🇬🇧SCO | 2112 | 1.0 | 2273 | 2273 | +8.4 |
| 31 | McCormack, Derek | 🇬🇧SCO | 1944 | 1.0 | 1858 | 1858 | -4.6 |
| 19 | Gardner, Leo | 🇪🇸ESP | 1882 | 1.0 | 1899 | 1899 | +0.8 |
| 21 | Sloan, Elliot S | 🇬🇧SCO | 1932 | 1.0 | 1821 | 1821 | -5.6 |
| 24 | Tushynskyi, Volodymyr | 🇺🇦UKR | 2100 | 1.0 | 2025 | 2025 | -8.0 |
| 36 | Adam, Michael | 🇬🇧SCO | 1807 | 1.0 | 1901 | 1901 | +5.0 |
| 25 | IMBryson, Douglas M | 🇬🇧SCO | 2298 | 1.0 | 2156 | 2156 | -3.7 |
| 22 | Vasiliadis, Theodoros | 🇬🇷GRE | 1984 | 1.0 | 2055 | 2055 | +3.8 |
| 27 | Haddow, Findlay | 🇬🇧SCO | 1833 | 1.0 | 1901 | 1901 | +7.2 |
| 32 | Hogg, Stephen William | 🇬🇧SCO | 1950 | 1.0 | 1933 | 1933 | -1.0 |
| 23 | Madhavan, Sanjith | 🇬🇧SCO | 2152 | 1.0 | 2200 | 3000 | +11.4 |
| 33 | Spencer, Edwin A | 🇬🇧SCO | 2076 | 1.0 | 1900 | 2700 | +5.4 |
| 38 | Hulme, William | 🇬🇧SCO | 1881 | 0.5 | 2128 | 1935 | +2.2 |
| 37 | FMThomson, Craig S M | 🇬🇧SCO | 2200 | 0.5 | 2225 | 2032 | -8.8 |
| 48 | Jennings, Richard | 🇬🇧SCO | 1965 | 0.0 | 1995 | 1195 | -18.4 |
| 41 | Marks, Ian A | 🇬🇧SCO | 1874 | 0.0 | 2104 | 1304 | -8.4 |
| 42 | Tweedie, Chris | 🇬🇧SCO | 2099 | 0.0 | 2090 | 1290 | -20.6 |
| 45 | Leah, Tom | 🇬🇧ENG | 1990 | 0.0 | 2001 | 1201 | -19.4 |
| 52 | WFMCooke, Suzie G. | 🇬🇧SCO | 1943 | 0.0 | 2021 | 1221 | -15.8 |
| 40 | Emery, Keith | 🇬🇧SCO | 1821 | 0.0 | 1872 | 1072 | -17.2 |
| 47 | Tanzerova, Katarina | 🇬🇧SCO | 1980 | 0.0 | 2074 | 1274 | -30.0 |
| 50 | Muir, Philip S | 🇬🇧SCO | 1900 | 0.0 | 1978 | 1178 | -32.0 |
| 51 | Kynoch, Richard | 🇬🇧SCO | 1944 | 0.0 | 2100 | 1300 | -5.8 |
| 43 | Sharkey, Jason | 🇬🇧SCO | 1857 | 0.0 | 1892 | 1092 | -36.0 |
| 46 | Babin, Andre | 🇬🇧SCO | 1940 | 0.0 | 1984 | 1184 | -17.6 |
| 44 | Olson, Leo | 🇬🇧SCO | 1696 | 0.0 | 1932 | 1132 | -8.0 |
| 49 | Smith, Harry E | 🇬🇧SCO | 1817 | 0.0 | 1883 | 1083 | -16.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Klingelhoefer, Jan AlfredGER+48.82.0 pts · #3
- 2Sharma, DeveshSCO+25.62.0 pts · #2
- 3Skettos, NicolasCYP+19.42.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Sharkey, JasonSCO-36.00.0 pts · #43
- 2Muir, Philip SSCO-32.00.0 pts · #50
- 3Tanzerova, KatarinaSCO-30.00.0 pts · #47
Biggest upsets
- R7+170 Elo gap