Tournament
Hull 4NCL Congress 2026 - Open
The official 2026 entry list, dated 10 September, names 30 players in the Open. Top-rated IM Marcus Harvey is joined by grandmasters Peter Wells and Nigel Davies. The field also includes FM Martin Walker, CMs Maksym Larchikov, Alex Burke, John Fletcher and Mark Adams, and national masters Sooraj Menothuparambil Raju and Alan Peart. The congress continues its partnership with Hull & East Riding Chess Association and incorporates the 63rd Hull Congress. In 2025, FM Rafe Martyn won the Amos Burn Memorial Open with 4½ points from five rounds, finishing half a point ahead of IM Alan Merry, Alex Burke and Rithvik Deepak Ambattu.
- Dates
- 25 September 2026–27 September 2026
- Location
- Hull University, United Kingdom
- Format
- 5-round Swiss
Open
Players
- IM Harvey, Marcus R
- FM Badacsonyi, Stanley
- GM Wells, Peter K
- GM Davies, Nigel R
- CM Deepak Ambattu, Rithvik
- CM Larchikov, Maksym
- Sooraj M R
- Roe, Simon J
- Quaite, Toby
- WFM Hryshchenko, Kamila
- Rughani, Mahin
- Cheng, Louis
- Ganti, Shriaansh
- Cooper, John G
- Ward, Cian
- Heritage, Jamie
- FM Walker, Martin G
- CM Burke, Alex
- Ciuravin, Andrei
- Birtwistle, Nigel
- Cox, Tristan A
- Sasikumar, Srivathsan
- Varley, Joe
- Pilley, Jack
- Peart, Alan
- De Sousa Muachikape, Jael
- Zhu, Yaoyao
- Gunarathne, Senith Thenula
- Collinson, Mark I
- Royle, Alex
- Sullivan, Daniel
- Akeya-Price, Robert
- WCM Ashton, Alannah
- Keely, Leo A
- Smith, Simon
- Dhingra, Kanvansh
- Turner, Lewis A
- CM Adams, Mark
- Kilshaw, Joe
- Cuaresma, Gerald
- Wainwright, Charlie
- Bhaduri, Aviraj
- Sheppard, Derek Alan
- Austin, Freya
- Singh, Adamjeet
Standings
- Harvey, Marcus R — 4.5
- Badacsonyi, Stanley — 4
- Larchikov, Maksym — 4
- Cox, Tristan A — 3.5
- Deepak Ambattu, Rithvik — 3.5
- Sooraj M R — 3.5
- Wells, Peter K — 3.5
- Cheng, Louis — 3
- Ciuravin, Andrei — 3
- De Sousa Muachikape, Jael — 3
- Ganti, Shriaansh — 3
- Hryshchenko, Kamila — 3
- Peart, Alan — 3
- Quaite, Toby — 3
- Varley, Joe — 3
- Cooper, John G — 2.5
- Davies, Nigel R — 2.5
- Rughani, Mahin — 2.5
- Smith, Simon — 2.5
- Walker, Martin G — 2.5
- Ward, Cian — 2.5
- Ashton, Alannah — 2
- Birtwistle, Nigel — 2
- Burke, Alex — 2
- Keely, Leo A — 2
- Pilley, Jack — 2
- Roe, Simon J — 2
- Royle, Alex — 2
- Sullivan, Daniel — 2
- Turner, Lewis A — 2
- Akeya-Price, Robert — 1.5
- Austin, Freya — 1.5
- Bhaduri, Aviraj — 1.5
- Cuaresma, Gerald — 1.5
- Dhingra, Kanvansh — 1.5
- Gunarathne, Senith Thenula — 1.5
- Heritage, Jamie — 1.5
- Kilshaw, Joe — 1.5
- Sasikumar, Srivathsan — 1.5
- Adams, Mark — 1
- Sheppard, Derek Alan — 1
- Wainwright, Charlie — 1
- Zhu, Yaoyao — 1
- Collinson, Mark I — 0.5
- Singh, Adamjeet — 0.5