ChessPick Warwick Summer Congress 2026: Open
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Jun 2026 to 21 Jun 2026 in Coventry, England. 2 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2094, and top seed was Jude Shearsby (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2254).
Zack Norris (🇬🇧 ENG, CM, 2244) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Junhao Xian (4.0) and Sooraj M R (4.0). Norris clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Arav Ajaykumar (1615) beat Fahim Nasiri (2045), a +430-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧Coventry, England
Dates
20 Jun 2026 → 21 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
FM×1
CM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧England×25
🇮🇳India×4
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Zack Norris led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
2
1
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE21 Jun
CM Zack Norris takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
CM Zack Norris 3 wins (R3–R5)Sooraj M R 3 wins (R1–R3)Junhao Xian 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMZack Norris | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Sooraj M R | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Junhao Xian | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Magnus Borissow | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norris, ZackCM | 2244 | ENG | +20N | =18B | +19N | +4B | +2N | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 12.50 | 2386 | +30.8 |
| 2 | Xian, Junhao | 2212 | CHN | +11B | +23N | +17B | +3N | −1B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.00 | 2280 | +9.4 |
| 3 | Sooraj M R | 2186 | IND | +15B | +7N | +8B | −2B | +21N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 2235 | +7.0 |
| 4 | Shearsby, JudeFM | 2254 | ENG | +22N | =9B | +18N | −1N | +13B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 2119 | -10.8 |
| 5 | Borissow, Magnus | 2019 | ENG | =14N | +26B | =9N | +22B | =7N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1976 | -4.4 |
| 6 | Ajaykumar, Arav | 1615 | ENG | +13B | −21N | +10B | =8N | +17B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 2145 | +122.0 |
| 7 | Pranav Mathur | 1904 | IND | +34B | −3B | +30N | +17N | =5B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 2033 | +28.8 |
| 8 | Domanski, Lukasz | 2004 | POL | +10B | +33N | −3N | =6B | =9N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.25 | 1924 | -6.4 |
| 9 | Dhingra, Kanvansh | 1849 | ENG | +28B | =4N | =5B | =13N | =8B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 2092 | +60.4 |
| 10 | Vaddhireddy, Sai | 1974 | ENG | −8N | +12B | −6N | +30B | +22N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1769 | -18.8 |
| 11 | Ashworth, Robert | 1905 | ENG | −2N | =31B | +27N | =18B | +19N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.00 | 1973 | +8.6 |
| 12 | Sehajdeep Singh | 1625 | IND | −17N | −10N | +32B | +24B | +31N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1939 | +38.8 |
| 13 | Nasiri, Fahim | 2045 | ENG | −6N | +27N | +15B | =9B | −4N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1854 | -21.4 |
| 14 | Edwards, Rhys | 1748 | ENG | =5B | +16N | −21B | F | +18N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 2058 | +31.4 |
| 15 | Vaidyanathan, Sathya | 1827 | ENG | −3N | +32B | −13N | =31B | +26N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1914 | +19.2 |
| 16 | Mikhalchuk, Vitali | 1961 | ENG | =26N | −14B | F | +29N | +20B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1887 | -15.2 |
| 17 | Kukreja, Karan | 1974 | ENG | +12B | +30N | −2N | −7B | −6N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1646 | -31.8 |
| 18 | Fearnhead, Benjamin | 1845 | ENG | +29B | =1N | −4B | =11N | −14B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1904 | +3.0 |
| 19 | Tamilselvan, Tara | 1915 | ENG | =27B | +25N | −1B | =20N | −11B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1840 | -22.8 |
| 20 | Pyda, Arjun | 1874 | ENG | −1B | =28N | +29B | =19B | −16N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1856 | -4.6 |
| 21 | Pilley, Jack | 2028 | ENG | F | +6B | +14N | F | −3B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1979 | -1.0 |
| 22 | Marlow, Ben | 1832 | ENG | −4B | +34N | +33B | −5N | −10B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1814 | -4.6 |
| 23 | Sahoo, Shivam | 1893 | ENG | +32N | −2B | F | +26B | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 2029 | +20.0 |
| 24 | Harrison, Oliver | 1855 | ENG | F | −29N | +28B | −12N | +33B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1695 | -16.6 |
| 25 | Arp, Piotr Alexander | 1843 | GER | F | −19B | −26N | +33N | +27B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1762 | -8.4 |
| 26 | Orsborne, Sarah | 1804 | ENG | =16B | −5N | +25B | −23N | −15B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1760 | -12.8 |
| 27 | Poderico, Francesco | 1695 | ITA | =19N | −13B | −11B | +28N | −25N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1749 | +5.2 |
| 28 | Sullivan, Luke | 1781 | ENG | −9N | =20B | −24N | −27B | +30N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1496 | -52.0 |
| 29 | Jyothika U R | 1740 | IND | −18N | +24B | −20N | −16B | =32N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1697 | -6.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 343487530 | 0 | — | +31N | −17B | −7B | −10N | −28B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1654 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Graff, Ben | 1837 | ENG | −30B | =11N | F | =15N | −12B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1661 | -13.8 |
| 32 | Mehta, Sophie | 1696 | ENG | −23B | −15N | −12N | F | =29B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1449 | -44.4 |
| 33 | Mackenzie, Daniel | 1634 | ENG | F | −8B | −22N | −25B | −24N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1084 | -31.6 |
| 34 | Gok, Yasar Ozmen | 1572 | ENG | −7N | −22B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1068 | -12.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ajaykumar, AravENG+122.03.5 pts · #5
- 2Dhingra, KanvanshENG+60.43.0 pts · #9
- 3Sehajdeep SinghIND+38.83.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Sullivan, LukeENG-52.01.5 pts · #32
- 2Mehta, SophieENG-44.40.5 pts · #31
- 3Kukreja, KaranENG-31.82.0 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R1+430 Elo gap
- R3+359 Elo gap
- R5+359 Elo gap