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The AlphaChess 'Life Begins at...' Round Robin

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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Potters Bar, England. Top 10 Elo average was 1354, and top seed was Benjamin Wicks (🇬🇧 ENG, 1669).

Benjamin Wicks (🇬🇧 ENG, 1669) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Stephen C Pride (3.0) and Howard Graff (3.0). Wicks shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

Location
🇬🇧Potters Bar, England
Dates
09 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇧Benjamin Wicks1669
Avg top 10
1,354
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Benjamin Wicks led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
2
2
1
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Wicks takes lead
Wicks3.5Graff3Pride3McWilliams2Lacey2Lynch0.5
R5 · LEADER CHANGE10 May

Benjamin Wicks takes the sole lead (3.5/5).

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Benjamin Wicks beat Howard Graff (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Benjamin Wicks*
1
0
½
2Howard Graff
0
*
½
1
3Stephen C Pride
1
½
*
½
4Mark McWilliams
½
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Wicks, Benjamin1669ENG+3N=5N−2B+6N+4B3.510.010.56.501709+7.6
2Pride, Stephen C1632ENG−4B+6N+1N=3B=5B3.010.511.06.501718+9.0
3Graff, Howard0ENG−1B=4N+5B=2N+6B3.010.511.05.0016450.0
4Lacey, Nick J1634ENG+2N=3BF=5N−1N2.011.512.05.501625-1.2
5McWilliams, Mark1574ENG=6N=1B−3N=4B=2N2.011.512.04.501638+7.0
6Lynch, Chris1615ENG=5B−2BF−1B−3N0.511.513.51.001352-19.2

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