2026 Leamington Open
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Leamington, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Joseph D Friar (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Karan Kukreja (3.5) and Finlay Bowcott-Terry (3.5). Friar won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇬🇧Leamington, England
Dates
09 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
18
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×17
🇮🇹Italy×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsJoseph D Friar led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
2
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Joseph D Friar held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Joseph D Friar went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Joseph D Friar | * | — | ½ | ½ |
| 2Bruce L Baer | — | * | — | — |
| 3Finlay Bowcott-Terry | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4Karan Kukreja | ½ | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friar, Joseph D | 0 | ENG | +17N | +13B | =3B | +7N | =2N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 2168 | +26.0 |
| 2 | Kukreja, Karan | 0 | ENG | F | +6N | +8B | +3N | =1B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 10.50 | 2349 | +40.0 |
| 3 | Bowcott-Terry, Finlay | 0 | ENG | +10N | +15B | =1N | −2B | +6N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2076 | -16.8 |
| 4 | Baer, Bruce L | 0 | ENG | =9B | +16N | =7B | =6N | +8B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 6.75 | 2028 | +2.4 |
| 5 | Larkin, Benjamin | 0 | ENG | −6B | =9N | +16B | =10N | +14B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1944 | -13.6 |
| 6 | Pyda, Arjun | 0 | ENG | +5N | −2B | +12N | =4B | −3B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 2010 | +18.4 |
| 7 | Fearnhead, Benjamin | 0 | ENG | +18B | =8N | =4N | −1B | =9N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1906 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Hazlehurst, Cory S | 0 | ENG | +12N | =7B | −2N | +11B | −4N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1875 | -15.4 |
| 9 | Tamilselvan, Tara | 0 | ENG | =4N | =5B | =11B | =13N | =7B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1919 | +12.4 |
| 10 | Mikhalchuk, Vitali | 0 | ENG | −3B | =14N | F | =5B | +13N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.75 | 2011 | +10.4 |
| 11 | Caira, Theodore | 0 | ENG | −13B | +17B | =9N | −8N | =16B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1799 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Marlow, Ben | 0 | ENG | −8B | +18N | −6B | −14N | +17B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1759 | -9.6 |
| 13 | Turner, Lewis A | 0 | ENG | +11N | −1N | F | =9B | −10B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1806 | -10.0 |
| 14 | Pradhan, Ayan | 0 | ENG | −15N | =10B | F | +12B | −5N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1864 | +3.2 |
| 15 | Clark, Robert G | 0 | ENG | +14B | −3N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 2047 | +3.0 |
| 16 | Clarke, Neil | 0 | ENG | F | −4B | −5N | F | =11N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1682 | -22.8 |
| 17 | Egid, Ben | 0 | ENG | −1B | −11N | F | =18B | −12N | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 1499 | -46.4 |
| 18 | Poderico, Francesco | 0 | ITA | −7N | −12B | F | =17N | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1532 | -12.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kukreja, KaranENG+40.03.5 pts · #4
- 2Friar, Joseph DENG+26.04.0 pts · #1
- 3Pyda, ArjunENG+18.42.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Egid, BenENG-46.40.5 pts · #18
- 2Clarke, NeilENG-22.80.5 pts · #16
- 3Bowcott-Terry, FinlayENG-16.83.5 pts · #3