Perth Congress 2026 - Minor
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32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Perth, Scotland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Bhakta Ansh (🇮🇳 IND, 0) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Kinjal Dey (6.0) and Yashas Satyavolu (5.0). Ansh won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇬🇧Perth, Scotland
Dates
22 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
32
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×20
🇮🇳India×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsBhakta Ansh led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
5
2
1
1
1
1
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Bhakta Ansh held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Bhakta Ansh beat Kinjal Dey (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Bhakta Ansh 6 wins (R1–R6)Kinjal Dey 4 wins (R4–R7)Francesco Polignano 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bhakta Ansh | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Kinjal Dey | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Francesco Polignano | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Yashas Satyavolu | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhakta Ansh | 0 | IND | +16N | +27B | +2N | +13B | +11N | +6N | =5B | 6.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 25.75 | 1514 | -1.6 |
| 2 | Dey, Kinjal | 0 | SCO | +18B | +?N | −1B | +15N | +?B | +4N | +6B | 6.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 16.50 | 1691 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Satyavolu, Yashas | 0 | SCO | +8B | −13N | =5N | =16B | +27N | +9B | +11N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 18.50 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Polignano, Francesco | 0 | SCO | +29B | −?N | +?B | +10N | +?B | −2B | +7N | 5.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 10.00 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sathiyamoorthy, Magizhan | 0 | SCO | F | =14N | =3B | +20N | +18B | +17B | =1N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 17.50 | 1847 | +34.0 |
| 6 | Nathan, Prithvi Senthil | 0 | SCO | +?B | =10N | +19B | +?N | +13N | −1B | −2N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Wilson, Graham | 0 | SCO | −9B | +20N | +12B | =14N | +23B | +19N | −4B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 14.75 | 2248 | +8.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 2415208 | 0 | — | −3N | −21B | +32N | +?B | =12N | +13B | +17N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1781 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Yuan, Alice | 0 | SCO | +7N | −11B | −27N | +21B | +15B | −3N | +20B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 14.00 | 1750 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Richards, Maurice | 0 | ENG | +32N | =6B | −24N | −4B | +29N | +28B | =14N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 706 | -24.4 |
| 11 | Cumming, Paul M | 0 | SCO | +?B | +9N | =?B | +24N | −1B | =?N | −3B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1603 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Gong, Ray | 0 | SCO | F | =15B | −7N | +?N | =8B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1715 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2419807 | 0 | — | +21N | +3B | +17N | −1N | −6B | −8N | =18B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 13.25 | 1654 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Kemp, Magnus A | 0 | SCO | F | =5B | +16N | =7B | −17N | +23N | =10B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.50 | 1599 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Harkins, William | 0 | SCO | F | =12N | +23B | −2B | −9N | +25B | +24N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 2292 | +24.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 343437087 | 0 | — | −1B | +?N | −14B | =3N | +?B | =20N | =19B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.75 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Liam Mathieson | 0 | SCO | =23B | +30N | −13B | +28N | +14B | −5N | −8B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.25 | 1472 | -41.2 |
| 18 | FIDE 2409160 | 0 | — | −2N | =26B | +31N | +29B | −5N | =24B | =13N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.25 | 1317 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kemp, Jonathan A | 0 | SCO | F | +25B | −6N | +?N | +24B | −7B | =16N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 2419750 | 0 | — | =25N | −7B | +22N | −5B | +?N | =16B | −9N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Agate, Theodore | 0 | SCO | −13B | +8N | −?B | −9N | +31B | −?N | +23B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 577074394 | 0 | — | F | −23N | −20B | +32B | =25N | +27B | =30N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1350 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Togwell, Murray | 0 | SCO | =17N | +22B | −15N | +26B | −7N | −14B | −21N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 7.25 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ganesh, Krishiv | 0 | SCO | F | +28N | +10B | −11B | −19N | =18N | −15B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1660 | +16.0 |
| 25 | Smith, Mark J | 0 | SCO | =20B | −19N | −28B | +30N | =22B | −15N | =31B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1594 | +3.6 |
| 26 | FIDE 2419548 | 0 | — | −?B | =18N | +30B | −23N | −28B | −31N | +32B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Coleman, Daniel J | 0 | SCO | +?B | −1N | +9B | −?N | −3B | −22N | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 786 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Wallace, George | 0 | SCO | F | −24B | +25N | −17B | +26N | −10N | −?B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 2412713 | 0 | — | −4N | F | =?B | −18N | −10B | −30B | +?N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 30 | O Neill, Jim | 0 | SCO | F | −17B | −26N | −25B | F | +29N | =22B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 841 | -22.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 2417880 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | −18B | F | −21N | +26B | =25N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 2415704 | 0 | — | −10B | −?N | −8B | −22N | F | +?B | −26N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sathiyamoorthy, MagizhanSCO+34.04.5 pts · #11
- 2Harkins, WilliamSCO+24.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Ganesh, KrishivSCO+16.02.5 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Liam MathiesonSCO-41.23.5 pts · #10
- 2Richards, MauriceENG-24.44.0 pts · #28
- 3O Neill, JimSCO-22.01.5 pts · #31