10 player round robin format.

Prize fund = £2,400
1st. £750, 2nd. £500, 3rd. £300, 4th. £200, 5th. £150, 6th-10th. £100 each

Rapid: Win = 2, draw = 1, loss = 0.
Blitz: Win = 1, draw = 1/2, loss = 0

4-6 September, Pall Mall FIDE Congress (Weekender): https://pci.jotform.com/form/260264564399972

2026 Army and Navy Club Pall Mall Masters - Challengers Blitz

Organizer(s)Elite Chess Events & Chess England
FederationEngland ( ENG )
Tournament directorLance Leslie-Smith
Chief ArbiterIA Alan Atkinson
Deputy Chief ArbiterIA Adam N Raoof, IA Jake Hung
Time control (Blitz)G: 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment from move 1
LocationLondon
Number of rounds0
Tournament typeRound robin
Rating calculationRating national, Rating international
FIDE-Event-ID477376
Date2026/10/03
Rating-Ø / Average age2427 / 35
Pairing programSwiss-Manager from Heinz HerzogSwiss-Manager tournamentfile

Last update 19.07.2026 18:45:18, Creator/Last Upload: chessengland.com

Tournament selectionSuper Rapid, Blitz
Challengers Rapid, Blitz
Congress 4-6 Sep: Open, Major Under 2000, Minor Under 1650
LinksOfficial Homepage of the Organizer, 4-6 September Congress, Link with tournament calendar
Parameters No tournament details, show flags
ListsStarting rank list of players, Alphabetical list, Alphabetical list all groups
Statistics, Playing schedule
Excel and PrintExport to Excel (.xlsx), Export to PDF-File, QR-Codes

Starting rank list of players

No.NameFideIDFEDRtg
7GMTan, Justin3206882AUS2518
2GMGhasi, Ameet K409200ENG2502
8GMRoyal, Shreyas448869ENG2480
9GMKovchan, Alexander14103052UKR2456
1GMBalakrishnan, Praveen2064871USA2443
5GMFernandez, Daniel Howard5801605ENG2428
6GMGasanov, Eldar14104466UKR2416
4GMConquest, Stuart C400181ENG2382
3GMWadsworth, Matthew J415804ENG2214