British Grand Prix Leaderboard 2025

The table shows points scored based on the qualifying regulations and scoring algorithms as detailed in the Grand Prix regulations at https://www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BGP-Rules-2024-25.pdf

Interim Leaderboard with top 20 players based on events rated by FIDE up to end of April 2025

Name Qualifiers Fed Event Count Divisor Events Total Points BGP Points 
               
Boswell, Jacob Connor 1 ENG 8 8 7th Crewe Congress, the 19th South Wales International Open, Lancaster Standard Play Congress 2024 – Open, 47th Scarborough Congress 2024 – Open, 11th Witney Weekend Congress – Open, 32nd 4NCL Congress Open, Kidlington Chess Congress – Open, Blackpool Chess Congress 2025 – FIDE Open 175 21.88
Hill, Alistair 2 ENG 6 6 58th Bucks and Berks Chess Congress, Central London Chess Congresss – FIDE Open, 1st Bristol New Year Congress, Kidlington Chess Congress – Open, 91st Bristol Open Championships – Open, 67th Southend Easter Open 93 15.5
Damodaran, Patrick 3 ENG 5 6 2nd Kent FIDE Congress, 52nd Thanet and East Kent Congress 2024 – Open, 58th Bucks and Berks Chess Congress, Oxted FIDE Open September 2024, Canterbury FIDE Standard Open 92 15.34
Murawski, Jan 4 ENG 7 7 Torquay FIDE Congress – Open, 11th Witney Weekend Congress – Open, 2024 Birmingham Open, 16th Northwick Park Congress – Open, Kidlington Chess Congress – Open, Wells Chess Congress Open, 91st Bristol Open Championships – Open 101 14.43
Toczek, Grzegorz 5 WLS 4 6 the 19th South Wales International Open, 2024 West Wales Open, 2025 South Wales Winter Open, 2025 Welsh Spring Open 80 13.34
Hill, Andy 6 ENG 3 6 2024 Newport Open, 1st Bristol New Year Open Congress, 6th Simon Bartlett  76 12.67
Malinovskii, Ilia 7 ENG 3 6 56th Torbay Chess Congress, Keith Escott Memorial Congress Open, 67th Southend Easter Open 76 12.67
Lentzos, Ioanis 8 GRE 4 6 2024 Newport Open, Canterbury FIDE Standard Open, London Chess League FIDE Weekender – March Open, Guildford Open 73 12.17
Rathbone-Jones, Ifan 9 WLS 4 6 British Champs – AM Open, 2024 South Wales Autumn Open, Keith Escott Memorial Congress Open, 2025 South Wales Winter Open 73 12.17
Stubbs, Oliver 10 ENG 4 6 2024 Newport Open, 1st Bristol New Year Open Congress, Wells Chess Congress Open, 91st Bristol Open Championships – Open 73 12.17
Sprenger De La Iglesia, Yevgeni 11 ESP 3 6 Ayr Open 2024, 11th Witney Weekend Congress – Open, Glasgow Congress Open 70 11.67
Turner, George 12 ENG 4 6 2024 South Wales Autumn Open, 2024 West Wales Open, 2025 South Wales Winter Open, 2025 Welsh Spring Open 69 11.5
Surtees, Mike 13 ENG 4 6 7th Crewe Congress, Lancaster Standard Play Congress 2024 – Open, 16th Leyland Chess Congress – Open , First Cheadle FIDE Open 68 11.34
Tapp, James 14 ENG 4 6 2024 Newport Open, 2024 South Wales Autumn Open, 2024 West Wales Open, 2025 Welsh Spring Open 68 11.34
Mahadevan, Siva 15 IND 2 6 Blackpool Chess Congress 2025 – FIDE Open, 5th 4NCL Easter Congress 64 10.67
Fathallah, Joe 16 WLS 5 6 2024 West Wales Open, 2024 South Wales Autumn Open, 2024 Newport Open, 2025 South Wales Winter Open, 2025 Welsh Spring Open,  61 10.17
Sanitt, Ethan 17 ENG 3 6 Central London Chess Congresss – FIDE Open, London Chess League FIDE Weekender – January Open, London Chess League FIDE Weekender – March Open 60 10
Potter, John M 18 ENG 3 6 52nd Thanet and East Kent Congress 2024 – Open, 61st Hull Congress Open, 2024 Birmingham Open 55 9.17
Chua, Sebastien 19 MAS 3 6 16th Northwick Park Congress – Open, 1st Bristol New Year Open Congress, London Chess League FIDE Weekender – January Open 54 9
Nawalaniec, Adam 20 POL 2 6 1st Cambridge FIDE Congress – Open, Keith Escott Memorial Congress Open 53 8.84