The Army and Navy Club Pall Mall FIDE Congress U2000 May 2026
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in London SW1Y, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1762, and top seed was David Hunn (🇬🇧 ENG, 1914).
Henry Blackwell (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 3.5/5, ahead of John Barton (3.5) and Hon Meng Moh (3.0). Blackwell won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ben Crosby (1665) beat Julian D Llewellyn (1833), a +168-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧London SW1Y, England
Dates
08 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,762
Participants
18
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×13
🇳🇵Nepal×1
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇸🇬Singapore×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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3
1
1
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Blackwell takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
John Barton won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Henry Blackwell | * | — | 0 | — |
| 2John Barton | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Davide Zacchigna | 1 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Alan Moseley | — | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackwell, Henry | 0 | ENG | +15N | −4B | =8N | +3B | +13N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1776 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Barton, John | 0 | ENG | +?N | +8B | +3N | F | =5B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.50 | 1790 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Moh, Hon Meng | 0 | SGP | +6B | +10N | −2B | −1N | +9B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1853 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Zacchigna, Davide | 1863 | ITA | +13B | +1N | =10B | −5N | =7B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1748 | -24.8 |
| 5 | Moseley, Alan | 1749 | ENG | F | =11N | +6B | +4B | =2N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.00 | 2028 | +14.8 |
| 6 | Mahapatra, Ravi | 0 | ENG | −3N | +?B | −5N | =12B | +8N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1751 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Crosby, Ben | 1665 | ENG | F | =9N | =11B | +10B | =4N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 1959 | +46.8 |
| 8 | McLean, Rory | 1772 | ENG | +9B | −2N | =1B | =11N | −6B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1806 | +1.0 |
| 9 | Karkour, Jehan | 0 | ENG | −8N | =7B | +15N | =13B | −3N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1706 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1833 | ENG | +12B | −3B | =4N | −7N | −14N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1681 | -16.8 |
| 11 | Levy, Christopher A | 1806 | ENG | F | =5B | =7N | =8B | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1729 | -6.4 |
| 12 | Sendang, Ram Kumar | 1673 | NEP | −10N | F | F | =6N | +15B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.75 | 1737 | +6.8 |
| 13 | Croasdale, Mark | 1746 | ENG | −4N | =15B | F | =9N | −1B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1559 | -9.6 |
| 14 | Lee, Seho | 1872 | ENG | F | F | F | F | +10B | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 2633 | +18.0 |
| 15 | Green, Alfie | 1641 | ENG | −1B | =13N | −9B | F | −12N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1517 | -12.8 |
| 16 | Vikram Singh | 0 | IND | F | =?B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1783 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 343483615 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Islam, Sharin | 0 | ENG | F | F | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1114 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Crosby, BenENG+46.82.5 pts · #6
- 2Lee, SehoENG+18.01.0 pts · #10
- 3Moseley, AlanENG+14.83.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Zacchigna, DavideITA-24.83.0 pts · #5
- 2Llewellyn, Julian DENG-16.81.5 pts · #8
- 3Green, AlfieENG-12.80.5 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R4+168 Elo gap
- R4+114 Elo gap