4th Sussex University Weekend Congress - U1900
30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Brighton, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1799, and top seed was Joe Wright (🇬🇧 ENG, 1899).
Russell Robert Goodfellow (🇬🇧 ENG, 1775) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tadeusz Tompsett (4.0) and Laura Sanz Parron (3.5). Goodfellow shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Michael Hayward (1621) beat Jason Ren (1802), a +181-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRussell Robert Goodfellow led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Russell Robert Goodfellow held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Tadeusz Tompsett won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Russell Robert Goodfellow | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Tadeusz Tompsett | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Thomas Hall | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Laura Sanz Parron | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodfellow, Russell Robert | 1775 | ENG | +27B | +26N | =3B | +9N | +4B | 4.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 10.25 | 2063 | +21.2 |
| 2 | Tompsett, Tadeusz | 0 | ENG | +?B | −7N | +25B | +11N | +3B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 1751 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Sanz Parron, Laura | 1798 | ESP | +30N | +13B | =1N | +5B | −2N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 2034 | +19.8 |
| 4 | Hall, Thomas | 0 | ENG | +22N | =5B | +6N | +7B | −1N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 9.25 | 1796 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Guerra Malo, Adrian | 1831 | ESP | +19B | =4N | +12B | −3N | +17B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1897 | +6.6 |
| 6 | Ewens, Graham | 1758 | ENG | +11B | =14N | −4B | +12N | =8N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1861 | +16.4 |
| 7 | Orsborne, Sarah | 1819 | ENG | +20N | +2B | F | −4N | +13B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 2368 | +7.6 |
| 8 | Wright, Joe | 1899 | ENG | =12B | =16N | =13B | +21N | =6B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 1717 | -41.2 |
| 9 | Pellatt, Zoe | 1861 | ENG | =21N | +25B | +24N | −1B | =14N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1560 | -47.2 |
| 10 | Ren, Jason | 1802 | ENG | −14B | −11N | +20N | +29B | +19B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1624 | -18.8 |
| 11 | FIDE 343495834 | 0 | — | −6N | +10B | +27N | −2B | =15N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1758 | 0.0 |
| 12 | St Louis, Laurence | 1688 | ENG | =8N | +15B | −5N | −6B | +20N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1714 | +4.0 |
| 13 | Archbold, Beauden | 1567 | ENG | +23B | −3N | =8N | +26B | −7N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1791 | +55.2 |
| 14 | Hayward, Michael | 1621 | ENG | +10N | =6B | F | =17N | =9B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1876 | +26.6 |
| 15 | Gomez, James | 1716 | ENG | =16B | −12N | +28B | =19N | =11B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1497 | -35.2 |
| 16 | Nalabothula, Dushyanth Gan | 1551 | ENG | =15N | =8B | F | =18B | +23N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 1856 | +61.6 |
| 17 | Yu, Robin | 1704 | ENG | =29B | +28N | F | =14B | −5N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1533 | -17.6 |
| 18 | Tracey, William F | 1703 | ENG | −25N | +30B | F | =16N | =22B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1714 | +1.6 |
| 19 | Jones, Gabriel | 1627 | ENG | −5N | +22B | F | =15B | −10N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1650 | +1.4 |
| 20 | Wang, Yoting | 0 | ENG | −7B | =?N | −10B | +30N | −12B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Wylie, Ted | 1659 | ENG | =9B | =23N | F | −8B | =28N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1704 | +6.4 |
| 22 | Vinoth, Varshyth | 1599 | ENG | −4B | −19N | F | +24B | =18N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1472 | -12.8 |
| 23 | Izzard, Brian J | 1729 | ENG | −13N | =21B | F | +25N | −16B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1319 | -30.8 |
| 24 | FIDE 343495818 | 0 | — | =28B | +29N | −9B | −22N | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 930 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Hosannah, Amir | 0 | ENG | +18B | −9N | −2N | −23B | −?N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Rhodes, Lawrence | 1711 | ENG | F | −1B | F | −13N | +27B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 872 | -22.0 |
| 27 | Waller, Nathanael | 0 | ENG | −1N | F | −11B | +?B | −26N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Sharma, Ansh | 0 | ENG | =24N | −17B | −15N | F | =21B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1420 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 343495826 | 0 | — | =17N | −24B | F | −10N | =30B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1583 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Wallace, Stuart | 1618 | ENG | −3B | −18N | F | −20B | =29N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 951 | -25.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nalabothula, Dushyanth GanENG+61.62.5 pts · #6
- 2Archbold, BeaudenENG+55.22.5 pts · #8
- 3Hayward, MichaelENG+26.62.5 pts · #7
- 1Pellatt, ZoeENG-47.23.0 pts · #16
- 2Wright, JoeENG-41.23.0 pts · #3
- 3Gomez, JamesENG-35.22.5 pts · #22
- R1+181 Elo gap
- R5+178 Elo gap
- R1+162 Elo gap