6th EACU FIDE-Rated Congress U1650
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Thetford, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 343, and top seed was Gert De Block (🇧🇪 BEL, 1640).
Location
🇬🇧Thetford, England
Dates
29 May 2026 → 31 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 15 Sec. / / 15 Min. Incr. 15 Sec.
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
343
Participants
9
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×5
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
5
4
1
2
2
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
FIDE 343497527 went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 343497527 | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Saikrishna Shunmugam | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Jon Vallet | — | — | * | — |
| 4Stephen C Pride | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 343497527 | 0 | — | =?N | +?B | =2N | +7B | =?N | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Pride, Stephen C | 1614 | ENG | +8B | =3N | =1B | F | +7N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.25 | 2269 | +5.6 |
| 3 | Shunmugam, Saikrishna | 0 | ENG | +9N | =2B | +?N | −?B | =?N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Vallet, Jon | 0 | ENG | F | +?B | −7N | +?B | +6N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 343497586 | 0 | — | +?N | =7B | −?N | −?B | +8N | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.25 | 1290 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hill, Glyn | 0 | WLS | −?B | +?N | +?B | =?N | −4B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Walker, Heather Enid | 1469 | ENG | F | =5N | +4B | −1N | −2B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 832 | -11.2 |
| 8 | FIDE 343497608 | 0 | — | −2N | =9B | −?N | +?B | −5B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Loveday, George | 0 | ENG | −3B | =8N | −?N | +?B | −?N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 780 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pride, Stephen CENG+5.63.0 pts · #4
- 2Hill, GlynWLS0.02.5 pts · #6
- 3Vallet, JonENG0.03.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Walker, Heather EnidENG-11.21.5 pts · #7
- 2Hill, GlynWLS0.02.5 pts · #6
- 3Vallet, JonENG0.03.0 pts · #3