THE GAP CHESS CLUB
FLOOD CUP 2026
Time Controls: 70 minutes plus 30 seconds per move (from move one)
Start date of tournament: 10 April 2026
Finish date of tournament: 12 June 2026
ROUND 1 -- 10 April 2026
|
WHITE |
Score |
BLACK |
Score |
Date |
|
Robinson, Andrew |
0.5 |
Pendrith, Mark |
0.5 |
10/4 |
|
Karumanchi, Suchit |
0 |
Flitcroft-Smith, George |
1 |
10/4 |
|
Powell, Gordon |
1 |
Dennis, Jonathan |
0 |
10/4 |
|
Kunwar, Sanat |
1 |
BYE |
|
10/4 |
|
Humphry, Michael |
0.5 |
BYE |
|
10/4 |
ROUND 2 -- 24 April 2026
|
WHITE |
Score |
BLACK |
Score |
Date |
|
Flitcroft-Smith, George |
0 |
Kunwar, Sanat |
1 |
24/4 |
|
Pendrith, Mark |
0.5 |
Powell, Gordon |
0.5 |
24/4 |
|
Dennis, Jonathan |
0 |
Robinson, Andrew |
1 |
24/4 |
|
Humphry, Michael |
0 |
Karumanchi, Suchit |
1 |
24/4 |
ROUND 3 -- 8 May 2026
|
WHITE |
Score |
BLACK |
Score |
Date |
|
Kunwar, Sanat |
1 |
Robinson, Andrew |
0 |
8/5 |
|
Powell, Gordon |
0.5 |
Flitcroft-Smith, George |
0.5 |
8/5 |
|
Karumanchi, Suchit |
0 |
Pendrith, Mark |
1 |
8/5 |
|
Dennis, Jonathan |
0.5 |
BYE |
|
8/5 |
|
Humphry, Michael |
0 |
BYE |
|
8/5 |
ROUND 4 -- 22 May 2026
|
WHITE |
Score |
BLACK |
Score |
Date |
|
Pendrith, Mark |
0 |
Kunwar, Sanat |
1 |
22/5 |
|
Karumanchi, Suchit |
0 |
Powell, Gordon |
1 |
22/5 |
|
Robinson, Andrew |
1 |
Humphry, Michael |
0 |
22/5 |
|
Flitcroft-Smith, George |
0.5 |
BYE |
|
22/5 |
|
Dennis, Jonathan |
0 |
BYE |
|
22/5 |
ROUND 5 --12 June 2026
|
WHITE |
Score |
BLACK |
Score |
Date |
|
Kunwar, Sanat |
1 |
Dennis, Jonathan |
0 |
12/6 |
|
Robinson, Andrew |
1 |
Karumanchi, Suchit |
0 |
12/6 |
|
Humphry, Michael |
0 |
Pendrith, Mark |
1 |
12/6 |
|
Flitcroft-Smith, George |
0 |
BYE |
|
12/6 |
|
Powell, Gordon |
0 |
BYE |
|
12/6 |
Flood Cup 2026: Final Standings
|
No. |
NAME |
Points |
Tie-break |
|
1 |
Kunwar, Sanat |
5.0 |
12.5 |
|
2 |
Robinson, Andrew |
3.5 |
10.5 |
|
3 |
Pendrith, Mark |
3.0 |
13.5 |
|
4 |
Powell, Gordon |
3.0 |
10.0 |
|
5 |
Flitcroft-Smith, George |
2.0 |
14.0 |
|
6 |
Karumanchi, Suchit |
1.0 |
13.5 |
|
7 |
Dennis, Jonathan |
0.5 |
16.5 |
|
8 |
Humphry, Michael |
0.5 |
12.5 |
Flood Cup entrants
|
No. |
NAME |
Rating March 2026 |
Flood Cup Number of previous entries |
|
1 |
Robinson, Andrew |
1421 |
32 |
|
2 |
Flitcroft-Smith, George |
1295 |
16 |
|
3 |
Powell, Gordon |
1254 |
0 |
|
4 |
Pendrith, Mark |
1067 |
6 |
|
5 |
Karumanchi, Suchit |
203 |
1 |
|
6 |
Dennis, Jonathan |
unrated |
1 |
|
7 |
Humphry, Michael |
unrated |
1 |
|
8 |
Kunwar, Sanat |
unrated |
3 |
Tournament information
== Games will be played on the night scheduled for each round.
== Clocks will start at or before 7.45 p.m. on the night.
== Players can receive a maximum of one half-point bye during the tournament. No half-point byes will be given in the final round.
== The default time for all tournament games at The Gap Chess Club is 30 minutes (as per article 6.7.1 of FIDE Laws of Chess 2018).
Tie-Breaks
Places will be decided by points, then Buchholz score. If players tie for first place, a play-off match will occur.