Interested in entering the 2026 Congress? Scroll down to the bottom of this page for instructions!
The table below shows all of the 2026 Congress entries received so far. (This does not necessarily mean that the appropriate entry fee has been received or processed yet – please email the Entry Secretary if you have any queries.)
Notes: (1) The ratings below are taken from the February 2026 ‘Revised’ ECF rating list, which will be used to determine section eligibility and seedings; (2) If you have requested a bye in a particular round, this will be indicated alongside your name.
List of participants
Last modified at 21:45 on 19 March 2026
106 entries received so far: 30 in the Open, 34 in the Major, and 42 in the Minor.
OPEN
[GM] John Nunn (2566)
[GM] Keith Arkell (2448)
[IM] Jack Rudd (2360)
Qixiang Han (2294) – Bye in Rd 1
Kushal Jakhria (2173)
Jonathan Underwood (2152)
Dominic Mackle (2142)
Matt Best (2120)
Paul Hutchinson (2114) – Bye in Rd 1
[FM] Mike Waddington (2073)
Matthew McLachlan (2057) – Bye in Rd 1
Stephen Homer (2031)
Gerald Moore (2030)
Steve Dilleigh (2020)
Martin Goldschmidt (2014)
Adam Clarke (1996) – Bye in Rd 1
Christopher Archer-Lock (1984)
Mark Abbott (1980) – Bye in Rd 1
Graham Bolt (1977) – Bye in Rd 1
Harvey Cooper (1965) – Bye in Rd 1 – PLAYER HAS WITHDRAWN
Alan Brusey (1961) – Bye in Rd 1
Roger de Coverly (1961)
John Bass (1960)
David Littlejohns (1958)
Chris Lowe (1924)
Cameron Davis (1918)
Stephen Quartey (1916)
Francis Best (1900)
Andrew Dunn (1861)
Paul Aston (1823) – Bye in Rd 1
Toby Ralph (1581)
U-1900 MAJOR
Giles Body (1892)
Charles Howard (1868) – Bye in Rd 1
Laurence Ellett (1852)
Matthew Wilson (1848) – Bye in Rd 1
David Holmes (1824) – Bye in Rd 3 – PLAYER HAS WITHDRAWN
Mac Holland (1808)
Ellison Smith (1782)
Martin Page (1781)
Charlie Sturt (1770)
Andrew Waters (1769)
Gerard ‘t Hart (1763) – Bye in Rd 1
Christian Brown (1762)
Peter Worthington (1744)
Tadeusz Tompsett (1741)
Paul Doherty (1738)
Ellis Manning (1731)
Helen Archer-Lock (1729) – Bye in Rd 1
Lynne Fursman (1707)
Dave Turner (1701)
H William Ingham (1690) – Bye in Rd 1
Trevor Dickerson (1688)
Emile Doran (1685)
Joe Dornan (1684)
Christopher Southall (1675)
Vincent Dong (1661)
Trevor Hurt (1657)
Alejandro Vilchez Diaz (1654) – Bye in Rd 1
Jack Lawrence-Cade (1650) – Bye in Rd 1
Ruslan Moossa (1650)
Christopher Peacock (1644) – Bye in Rd 1
John A Williams (1630)
Daniel Smith (1570)
Michael Truong (1565) – Bye in Rd 1
Adam Curry (1513)
Stephanie Brown (1502) – PLAYER HAS WITHDRAWN
Steffan Griffiths (est 1462)
U-1650 MINOR
Robert Oughton (1637)
Dinah Norman (1635) – Bye in Rd 1
Shreyas Pasupulety (1625)
Grant Daly (1624)
Stephen Williams (1611)
James Galloway (1610)
Arthur Hibbitt (1608)
Moaaz Fakhouri (est 1600)
Robert Wilby (1600)
Mauro Farina (1598)
Ben Hughes (1556)
Joe Hishon (1555)
Joy Fursman (1548) – Bye in Rd 3
Alex Fletcher (1546)
Oliver Mortimer (est 1517)
Paul Foster (1513)
William Taplin (1513)
Sebastian Laszlo (est 1500)
Ben White (1474) – Bye in Rd 4
David Culliford (1469) – Bye in Rd 3 – PLAYER HAS WITHDRAWN
Christine Constable (1465)
Luke Garner (1452)
Lloyd Russell (1438) – Bye in Rd 1 – PLAYER HAS WITHDRAWN
Susan Selley (1426) – Bye in Rd 1
Barry Lippard (1420) – Bye in Rd 1
Dave Tomlin (1411)
Angela Kunwar (1400)
Ed Pincombe (est 1400) – Bye in Rd 2
Keith Middleton (1397)
Daniel Spurling (1396)
Joshua Clarke (est 1390)
Glyn Hill (1376)
Michael Jennings (1376)
David Blackwell (1302)
Yuan Liu (1273)
Desmond Masterson (1269) – Bye in Rd 3
George Willett (1259) – Bye in Rd 1
Kiaan Jakhria (1229) – Bye in Rd 1
Klaus Tekniepe (1227) – Bye in Rd 2
Adam Reed (1165)
Charlee Nicholson (1155)
Robin Cubbon (1124)
Helen Humle (est 1000) – Bye in Rd 3
Zayd Sami (est 700) – Bye in Rd 2
Elijah Hurley (UG) – SECTION TBC – PLAYER HAS WITHDRAWN
Interested in entering the Congress…?
So, you’re keen to join the action in March? Excellent news!
Once you’ve familiarised yourself with all the details given in the tournament leaflet (available at the first link below), please head over to our online entry form (available at the second link below). Completing the form should only take 5-10 minutes, and will not require any bank details – once you have submitted your form, you’ll be given instructions on how to pay the entry fee separately, either by cheque or bank transfer.
As always, please don’t hesitate to get in touch (at the email address on the tournament leaflet) if anything isn’t clear, or you encounter any issues with the online form!
2026 East Devon Chess Congress 