2026 Welsh under 1850 League Rd 5
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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 14 Jun 2026 in Bridgend, Wales. Top 10 Elo average was 1800, and top seed was Ben Brewer (🇬🇧 WLS, 1827).
Martin C Jones (🇬🇧 WLS, 1788) won with 1.0/5, ahead of Govind Anandkumar (1.0).
Location
🇬🇧Bridgend, Wales
Dates
14 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧Wales×20
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 12 players tied at 1.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 66 co-leaders at R4 to 12 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
12 players finish on 1.0/5. Jones takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jones, Martin C | 1788 | WLS | F | F | F | F | +14B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2561 | +8.8 |
| 2 | Anandkumar, Govind | 1676 | WLS | F | F | F | F | +20N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2491 | +19.6 |
| 3 | FIDE 1808826 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Griffiths, Hywel | 1793 | WLS | F | F | F | F | +19B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2541 | +7.8 |
| 5 | Harle, Bill | 1821 | WLS | F | F | F | F | +21B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2550 | +8.0 |
| 6 | Brewer, Ben | 1827 | WLS | F | F | F | F | +18N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2593 | +16.4 |
| 7 | Slegg, Gary | 1605 | WLS | F | F | F | F | +16N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2420 | +10.4 |
| 8 | FIDE 1805550 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1678 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Westcott, Dale | 1802 | WLS | F | F | F | F | +17B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2582 | +9.0 |
| 10 | Wallace, Robert | 0 | WLS | F | F | F | F | +13B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2369 | +14.0 |
| 11 | Allford, Zane | 1750 | WLS | F | F | F | F | +22B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2456 | +14.8 |
| 12 | Graczyk, Piotr | 1794 | WLS | F | F | F | F | +15B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2597 | +21.2 |
| 13 | Sarwar, Adam | 1550 | WLS | F | F | F | F | −10N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 880 | -14.0 |
| 14 | Horrell, Stephen A | 1772 | WLS | F | F | F | F | −1N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1001 | -8.8 |
| 15 | Heatman, Jordan | 1811 | WLS | F | F | F | F | −12N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 978 | -21.2 |
| 16 | Reckless, Mark | 0 | WLS | F | F | F | F | −7B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 807 | -20.8 |
| 17 | Farani Sani, Hamid | 1778 | WLS | F | F | F | F | −9N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1019 | -18.0 |
| 18 | Phillips, William | 1813 | WLS | F | F | F | F | −6B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1058 | -8.2 |
| 19 | Quinn, Peter | 1703 | WLS | F | F | F | F | −4N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1024 | -7.8 |
| 20 | Jeanes, Andrew | 1745 | WLS | F | F | F | F | −2B | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 901 | -19.6 |
| 21 | Di-Vetta, Andrew | 1751 | WLS | F | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1023 | -8.0 |
| 22 | Hammett, Scott | 1673 | WLS | F | F | F | F | −11N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 948 | -7.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Graczyk, PiotrWLS+21.21.0 pts · #12
- 2Anandkumar, GovindWLS+19.61.0 pts · #2
- 3Brewer, BenWLS+16.41.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Heatman, JordanWLS-21.20.0 pts · #15
- 2Reckless, MarkWLS-20.80.0 pts · #16
- 3Jeanes, AndrewWLS-19.60.0 pts · #20