Edinburgh Congress Major 2026
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Jun 2026 to 07 Jun 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1818, and top seed was Carey Groves (🇬🇧 SCO, WFM, 1924).
Maksymilian Mlynek (🇵🇱 POL, 1775) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Ivor McConnell (3.5) and Kiril Kirilov (3.5). Mlynek won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Kiril Kirilov (1765) beat Carey Groves (WFM, 1924), a +159-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Edinburgh, Scotland
Dates
05 Jun 2026 → 07 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧Scotland×23
🇬🇧England×2
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMaksymilian Mlynek led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Maksymilian Mlynek never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Maksymilian Mlynek won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maksymilian Mlynek | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Michael Ash | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Kiril Kirilov | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Ivor McConnell | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mlynek, Maksymilian | 1775 | POL | +23N | +21B | +5N | +7B | =2B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 11.75 | 2104 | +34.8 |
| 2 | McConnell, Ivor | 1756 | SCO | +25N | +6B | F | +11B | =1N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.75 | 2054 | +44.4 |
| 3 | Kirilov, Kiril | 1765 | SCO | F | +14N | +17B | =4N | +9B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.25 | 2109 | +51.6 |
| 4 | Ash, Michael | 1824 | SCO | F | +27B | +24N | =3B | +5N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 2078 | +42.0 |
| 5 | Bhattacharjee, Nilakshi | 1768 | SCO | +32B | +16N | −1B | +20N | −4B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1786 | +4.0 |
| 6 | Galbraith, Joe | 1787 | SCO | +12B | −2N | =16B | +19N | =8B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1795 | +1.4 |
| 7 | Galbraith, David | 1761 | SCO | +28N | +22B | +13N | −1N | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.50 | 1835 | +6.4 |
| 8 | McGillivray, Calum | 1734 | SCO | −22N | =25B | +30N | +13B | =6N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1972 | +17.8 |
| 9 | Gyalus, Mark | 1806 | HUN | −16N | +28B | +22N | +29B | −3N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1539 | -20.8 |
| 10 | Aitchison, A Keith | 1737 | SCO | −17B | =12N | +31B | =18N | +26B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.75 | 1762 | +2.4 |
| 11 | Vishwanath, Aniruddha | 1782 | SCO | F | +31N | +18B | −2N | +20B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1895 | +24.0 |
| 12 | Shafi, Paul | 1698 | SCO | −6N | =10B | +15N | =24B | =17N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1782 | +18.0 |
| 13 | Hand, Jamie | 1832 | SCO | =26B | +19N | −7B | −8N | +25B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1615 | -35.2 |
| 14 | Groves, CareyWFM | 1924 | SCO | F | −3B | =27N | +16B | +29N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.50 | 1715 | -12.8 |
| 15 | Muirhead, Alastair | 1842 | SCO | =19B | −18N | −12B | +30N | +27B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1653 | -46.8 |
| 16 | Corke, Alexander | 1704 | SCO | +9B | −5B | =6N | −14N | =19B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1721 | +4.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 2419815 | 0 | — | +10N | =24B | −3N | F | =12B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 1740 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Al Dakl Alla, Humam | 1691 | SCO | F | +15B | −11N | =10B | =21N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1768 | +16.4 |
| 19 | Cook, Sam | 1724 | SCO | =15N | −13B | +25N | −6B | =16N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1598 | -25.2 |
| 20 | Uegaki, Haruo | 1839 | SCO | −21N | +23B | +26N | −5B | −11N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1546 | -62.0 |
| 21 | Nield, Christopher | 1713 | SCO | +20B | −1N | −29B | =27N | =18B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1745 | +3.6 |
| 22 | Smith, Josh | 0 | ENG | +8B | −7N | −9B | +31N | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1706 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Murray, Frankie | 1693 | SCO | −1B | −20N | +28B | −26N | +30B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1654 | -3.8 |
| 24 | Matthew, Ian G | 1761 | ENG | +30B | =17N | −4B | =12N | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1667 | -6.8 |
| 25 | FIDE 2419955 | 0 | — | −2B | =8N | −19B | +28N | −13N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Dempsey, Graham | 0 | SCO | =13N | F | −20B | +23B | −10N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1688 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Prakash, Sumanth | 1675 | SCO | F | −4N | =14B | =21B | −15N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1621 | -10.8 |
| 28 | Ramana Raju G N | 1522 | IND | −7B | −9N | −23N | −25B | +31B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1503 | -2.6 |
| 29 | FIDE 2419777 | 0 | — | F | F | +21N | −9N | −14B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Prabhu, Ainesh | 1478 | SCO | −24N | F | −8B | −15B | −23N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 957 | -27.2 |
| 31 | Ganesh, Krishiv | 1522 | SCO | F | −11B | −10N | −22B | −28N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 880 | -36.4 |
| 32 | FIDE 2419947 | 0 | — | −5N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 968 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kirilov, KirilSCO+51.63.5 pts · #7
- 2McConnell, IvorSCO+44.43.5 pts · #8
- 3Ash, MichaelSCO+42.03.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Uegaki, HaruoSCO-62.02.0 pts · #27
- 2Muirhead, AlastairSCO-46.82.5 pts · #5
- 3Ganesh, KrishivSCO-36.40.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R2+159 Elo gap
- R2+151 Elo gap
- R3+144 Elo gap