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16/07/2026

6th Sheffield Chess Centre Fide-Rated Blitz

 

The latest in this series of monthly FIDE-rated blitz events was held on Thursday the 17th of July 2026, at Sheffield Chess Centre.  There was the usual turnover of entrants, with earlier entrants not re-appearing but new entrants appearing to replace them.  This month’s entry of 24 was 2 up on last month, equalling the previous maximum.

 

The following result table is ranked on sum of progressive scores, but that tie-break was not necessarily being used.

 

No

Name

Rtg

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

SPS

1

Thomas Wills

1981

1

B

22

1

W

15

1

B

7

1

W

2

0

W

3

1

B

4

1

W

9

 

 

SASCA

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

25

2

Jack Pilley

2049

1

W

13

1

B

9

1

W

4

0

B

1

1

W

8

1

B

3

½

W

6

 

 

Syston

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

 

23.5

3

Shriaansh Ganti

2080

1

B

20

1

W

10

1

B

5

1

W

12

1

B

1

0

W

2

0

B

4

 

 

Ilkely Chess Centre

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

25

4

Toby Quaite

2032

1

B

11

1

W

14

0

B

2

1

W

13

1

B

5

0

W

1

1

W

3

 

 

Leeds Junior Chess Club

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

21

5

Avadhoot Lokesh Brahme

2026

1

W

17

1

B

6

0

W

3

1

B

16

0

W

4

1

B

13

1

W

8

 

 

Darlington

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

20

6

Seth Woozeer

1765

1

B

23

0

W

5

½

B

15

1

W

7

1

B

12

1

W

14

½

B

2

 

 

SASCA

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

19

7

Isaac Fossey

1810

½

W

12

1

B

8

0

W

1

0

B

6

1

W

22

1

B

15

1

W

16

 

 

Holmfirth

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.5

8

Gerald J Cuaresma

1731

1

B

19

0

W

7

1

B

22

1

W

17

0

B

2

1

W

12

0

B

5

 

 

Huddersfield

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

18

9

Paul Fletcher

1784

1

B

18

0

W

2

0

W

12

1

B

11

1

B

20

1

W

10

0

B

1

 

 

Hillsborough

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

16

10

Daniel Wilson

1767

1

W

16

0

B

3

0

W

13

1

W

15

1

B

17

0

B

9

1

W

14

 

 

Doncaster *

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

15

11

Joshua Mccreadie

1575

0

W

4

0

B

16

1

W

21

0

W

9

1

B

19

1

B

17

1

W

13

 

 

SASCA

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

11

12

Emirasan Umerov

1419

½

B

7

1

W

20

1

B

9

0

B

3

0

W

6

0

B

8

½

W

18

 

 

SASCA

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

15

13

Benjamin Findlay

1590

0

B

2

1

W

23

1

B

10

0

B

4

1

W

21

0

W

5

0

B

11

 

 

SASCA

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

14

14

Andrew Thompson

1757

1

W

24

0

B

4

0

W

17

1

B

22

1

W

16

0

B

6

0

B

10

 

 

Ashfield

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

14

15

Gerald D Fletcher

1675

1

W

21

0

B

1

½

W

6

0

B

10

1

W

18

0

W

7

½

B

20

 

 

Hillsborough

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

13

16

Bien Cuaresma

1294

0

B

10

1

W

11

1

B

18

0

W

5

0

B

14

1

W

20

0

B

7

 

 

Wakefield

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

13

17

Tadeusz Gumulka

1565

0

B

5

1

W

19

1

B

14

0

B

8

0

W

10

0

W

11

1

B

24

 

 

Sheffield Chess Centre

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

12

18

Theo Sahu

1354

0

W

9

½

B

21

0

W

16

1

B

24

0

B

15

1

W

23

½

B

12

 

 

Rotherham *

 

 

0

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

9.5

19

Sharath Devanand

0

0

W

8

0

B

17

1

B

23

0

W

20

0

W

11

1

B

24

1

W

21

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

8

20

James Bowmer

1633

0

W

3

0

B

12

1

W

24

1

B

19

0

W

9

0

B

16

½

W

15

 

 

Ilkley Chess Centre

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

9.5

21

Nitin Kumar

0

0

B

15

½

W

18

0

B

11

1

W

23

0

B

13

1

W

22

0

B

19

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

22

Claudiu-Alexandru Oprita

1522

0

W

1

1

B

24

0

W

8

0

W

14

0

B

7

0

B

21

1

W

23

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

7

23

Adam P Fairclough

936

0

W

6

0

B

13

0

W

19

0

B

21

1

W

24

0

B

18

0

B

22

 

 

Sheffield Nomads

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

3

24

D Bradshaw

0

0

B

14

0

W

22

0

B

20

0

W

18

0

B

23

0

W

19

0

W

17

 

 

Louth

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

0