2026 Welsh Under 14 Championship
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12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Cardiff, Wales. Top 10 Elo average was 1364, and top seed was Otto Bartlett-Davis (🇬🇧 WLS, 1650).
Otto Bartlett-Davis (🇬🇧 WLS, 1650) won with 4.0/5, ahead of James Choung (4.0) and Samarth Chawla (3.5). Bartlett-Davis won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇬🇧Cardiff, Wales
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧Wales×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Bartlett-Davis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
James Choung 4 wins (R2–R5)Rohan Powell 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1James Choung | * | — | — | 0 |
| 2Otto Bartlett-Davis | — | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Rohan Powell | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Samarth Chawla | 1 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bartlett-Davis, Otto | 1650 | WLS | +9N | =3B | =5N | +7B | +4B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 1722 | +8.8 |
| 2 | Choung, James | 1577 | WLS | −3B | +9N | +8B | +5B | +6N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 2286 | +60.0 |
| 3 | Chawla, Samarth | 0 | WLS | +2N | =1N | +10B | =4N | =5B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Powell, Rohan | 1508 | WLS | +10N | +8N | +6B | =3B | −1N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Zhuravlev, Andrei | 1438 | WLS | =6B | +7N | =1B | −2N | =3N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1570 | +28.0 |
| 6 | Jones, Archie | 1587 | WLS | =5N | +11B | −4N | +9B | −2B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1485 | -16.4 |
| 7 | Srivastava, Angel | 1467 | WLS | =11N | −5B | +12B | −1N | +8N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1397 | -11.2 |
| 8 | Liu, Yimo | 1478 | WLS | +12N | −4B | −2N | +10N | −7B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1387 | -14.4 |
| 9 | Reckless, Toby | 1441 | WLS | −1B | −2B | F | −6N | +12N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 805 | -34.0 |
| 10 | Blankley, Toby | 1493 | WLS | −4B | +12N | −3N | −8B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 678 | -20.8 |
| 11 | Dudley-Price, Josh | 0 | WLS | =7B | −6N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.25 | 1334 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 1809024 | 0 | — | −8B | −10B | −7N | F | −9B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 670 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Choung, JamesWLS+60.04.0 pts · #1
- 2Zhuravlev, AndreiWLS+28.02.5 pts · #5
- 3Bartlett-Davis, OttoWLS+8.84.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Reckless, TobyWLS-34.01.0 pts · #12
- 2Blankley, TobyWLS-20.81.0 pts · #10
- 3Jones, ArchieWLS-16.42.5 pts · #6