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) All player ratings shown below are tentative – as noted in the tournament leaflet, the February 2026 ‘Revised’ ECF rating list 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 23:00 on 18 February 2026
71 entries received so far: 24 in the Open, 25 in the Major, and 22 in the Minor.
OPEN
[GM] John Nunn (2573)
Qixiang Han (2286) – Bye in Rd 1
Jonathan Underwood (2152)
Dominic Mackle (2142)
Paul Hutchinson (2114)
[FM] Mike Waddington (2084)
Matthew McLachlan (2049)
Matt Best (2045)
Gerald Moore (2031)
Steve Dilleigh (2020)
Martin Goldschmidt (2014)
Mark Abbott (2008) – Bye in Rd 1
Adam Clarke (1994)
Christopher Archer-Lock (1984)
Graham Bolt (1977) – Bye in Rd 1
Harvey Cooper (1965) – Bye in Rd 1
Roger de Coverly (1961)
John Bass (1959)
David Littlejohns (1958)
Alan Brusey (1951) – Bye in Rd 1
Chris Lowe (1924)
Stephen Quartey (1916)
Andrew Dunn (1865)
Paul Aston (1823) – Bye in Rd 1
U-1900 MAJOR
Giles Body (1892)
Charles Howard (1862) – Bye in Rd 1
David Holmes (1813) – Bye in Rd 3
Andrew Waters (1795)
Mac Holland (1795)
Martin Page (1781)
Emile Doran (1776)
Gerard ‘t Hart (1770) – Bye in Rd 1
Christian Brown (1744)
Tadeusz Tompsett (1741)
Helen Archer-Lock (1729)
Lynne Fursman (1717)
Dave Turner (1708)
Ellis Manning (1699)
H William Ingham (1698) – Bye in Rd 1
Vincent Dong (1661)
Christopher Peacock (1657) – Bye in Rd 1
Trevor Hurt (1655)
Jack Lawrence-Cade (1650) – Bye in Rd 1
Ruslan Moossa (1650)
James Galloway (1610)
Grant Daly (1594)
Michael Truong (1565) – Bye in Rd 1
Adam Curry (1513)
Stephanie Brown (1491)
U-1650 MINOR
Daniel Spurling (1637)
Dinah Norman (1635) – Bye in Rd 1
Ben White (1608) – Bye in Rd 4
Stephen Williams (1600)
Shreyas Pasupulety (1590)
Mauro Farina (1581)
Joy Fursman (1548) – Bye in Rd 3
Paul Foster (1522)
William Taplin (1507)
David Culliford (1459) – Bye in Rd 3
Christine Constable (1455)
Lloyd Russell (1438) – Bye in Rd 1
Keith Middleton (1428)
Susan Selley (1426)
Luke Garner (1425)
Barry Lippard (1420) – Bye in Rd 1
Dave Tomlin (1406)
Michael Jennings (1362)
David Blackwell (1302)
Desmond Masterson (1269) – Bye in Rd 3
Yuan Liu (1206)
Helen Humle (UG) – Bye in Rd 3 – SECTION TBC
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 