4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U2400
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42 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Brighton, England. 5 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2188, and top seed was Roland Bezuidenhout (🇿🇦 RSA, FM, 2290).
Jacob D Yoon (🇬🇧 ENG, CM, 2238) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Roland Bezuidenhout (4.0) and Gerasimos Giahos (4.0). Yoon won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Gerasimos Giahos (1951) beat Graeme N Buckley (IM, 2259), a +308-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Brighton, England
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 5
IM×1
FM×1
CM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇬🇧England×32
🇮🇳India×2
🇱🇹Lithuania×1
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Jacob D Yoon led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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5
2
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
CM Jacob D Yoon held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
CM Jacob D Yoon won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJacob D Yoon | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Callum D Brewer | — | * | — | — |
| 3FMRoland Bezuidenhout | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Nurlykhan Kudaibergen | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoon, Jacob DCM | 2238 | ENG | +29N | +14B | +4N | +3B | =2N | F | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 14.00 | 2450 | +21.4 |
| 2 | Bezuidenhout, RolandFM | 2290 | RSA | +26N | =9B | +11N | +12B | =1B | F | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 11.75 | 2303 | +3.0 |
| 3 | Giahos, Gerasimos | 1951 | GRE | +25N | +15B | +6N | −1N | +13B | F | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 2375 | +85.2 |
| 4 | Kudaibergen, Nurlykhan | 2188 | KAZ | +27B | +17N | −1B | +7N | +10B | F | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 2244 | +7.6 |
| 5 | Brewer, Callum D | 2118 | ENG | +24N | =31B | =8N | +9B | +16N | F | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.50 | 2209 | +12.8 |
| 6 | Buckley, Graeme NIM | 2259 | ENG | +18B | +13N | −3B | =10N | +14B | F | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 9.00 | 2167 | -4.8 |
| 7 | Idle, Oscar | 1920 | ENG | =8N | +28B | =9N | −4B | +23N | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 2057 | +17.8 |
| 8 | Hedger, Alec | 1958 | ENG | =7B | +32N | =5B | =13N | =19N | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 2102 | +19.2 |
| 9 | Malinovskii, Ilia | 2111 | ENG | +36B | =2N | =7B | −5N | +27B | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 2072 | -3.4 |
| 10 | Kendall, Arthur | 2032 | ENG | +38N | =16B | +31N | =6B | −4N | F | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 2080 | +18.4 |
| 11 | Freeman, Luke | 1988 | ENG | +37B | =19N | −2B | =22N | +24B | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 2019 | +11.2 |
| 12 | Damodaran, Patrick | 2038 | ENG | +39B | +21N | F | −2N | +15B | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 2279 | +50.8 |
| 13 | Payne, Matthew J | 2096 | ENG | +30N | −6B | +20N | =8B | −3N | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1971 | -15.6 |
| 14 | Bevis, Noah | 2072 | ENG | +23B | −1N | =22B | +31N | −6N | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1980 | -20.8 |
| 15 | Leech, Aiden M | 2134 | ENG | +22B | −3N | =18B | +32N | −12N | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1920 | -26.6 |
| 16 | Lishoy Gengis Paratazham, Dildarav | 2190 | ENG | +20B | =10N | F | +17N | −5B | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.50 | 2096 | -17.6 |
| 17 | Foster, Timothy | 1979 | ENG | +33N | −4B | +23N | −16B | =20N | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1927 | -5.0 |
| 18 | Fawcett, James | 1937 | ENG | −6N | +24B | =15N | −19B | +32B | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 2047 | +25.2 |
| 19 | Adams, Henry | 2189 | ENG | =28N | =11B | F | +18N | =8B | F | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 2033 | -14.6 |
| 20 | Lesniowski, Paul | 1876 | ENG | −16N | +30B | −13B | +33N | =17B | F | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1915 | +11.2 |
| 21 | Yu, RockCM | 2164 | ENG | +40N | −12B | F | =27N | +22B | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1991 | -30.4 |
| 22 | Chapman, Luke | 1843 | ENG | −15N | +33B | =14N | =11B | −21N | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1900 | +12.8 |
| 23 | Pack, Edgar | 1800 | ENG | −14N | +29B | −17B | +25N | −7B | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1780 | -4.8 |
| 24 | Saxena, Reyansh | 1826 | ENG | −5B | −18N | +40N | +37B | −11N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1822 | -2.4 |
| 25 | Rogers, Andrew | 0 | ENG | −3B | F | −26N | −23B | +36N | +?N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Sutton, Daniel | 1938 | ENG | −2B | +36N | +25B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 2056 | +4.6 |
| 27 | Ursell, Adam R | 1852 | ENG | −4N | +38B | F | =21B | −9N | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1939 | +11.6 |
| 28 | Wang, Yiming | 1862 | CHN | =19B | −7N | −32B | =30N | =31B | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1753 | -32.8 |
| 29 | Norinkeviciute, RasaWFM | 1921 | LTU | −1B | −23N | F | =36B | +39N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1817 | -13.0 |
| 30 | Taylor, Zebadiah | 1810 | ENG | −13B | −20N | F | =28B | +37N | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1767 | -11.2 |
| 31 | Gomez, Hal | 1762 | ENG | F | =5N | −10B | −14B | =28N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1829 | +8.8 |
| 32 | Kuchibhatla, Ishaan Sai | 1828 | ENG | F | −8B | +28N | −15B | −18N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1781 | -10.4 |
| 33 | Raghul Adhitya PJ | 1500 | IND | −17B | −22N | +38N | −20B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1622 | +16.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 343495656 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1730 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Sharma, Ansh | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | +?B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Welford, Richard R | 1821 | ENG | −9N | −26B | F | =29N | −25B | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1717 | -14.4 |
| 37 | V, Krish | 1578 | ENG | −11N | =40B | F | −24N | −30B | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.25 | 1543 | -6.0 |
| 38 | Maharnab Choudhury | 1640 | IND | −10B | −27N | −33B | =39N | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1463 | -33.6 |
| 39 | Saxena, Advik | 1755 | ENG | −12N | F | F | =38B | −29B | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1593 | -24.0 |
| 40 | Cove, Henry | 1849 | ENG | −21B | =37N | −24B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1582 | -20.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 343476040 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 343471870 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Giahos, GerasimosGRE+85.24.0 pts · #8
- 2Damodaran, PatrickENG+50.83.0 pts · #12
- 3Fawcett, JamesENG+25.22.5 pts · #21
Top rating losers
- 1Maharnab ChoudhuryIND-33.60.5 pts · #40
- 2Wang, YimingCHN-32.81.5 pts · #26
- 3Yu, RockCMENG-30.42.5 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R3+308 Elo gap
- R2+183 Elo gap
- R5+145 Elo gap