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

Prizes based on combined score from the Rapid and Blitz.

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
LocationThe Army & Navy Club, 36-39 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5JN
Number of rounds0
Tournament typeRound robin
Rating calculationRating national, Rating international
FIDE-Event-ID477376
Date2026/10/03
Rating-Ø2414
Pairing programSwiss-Manager from Heinz Herzog, Swiss-Manager tournamentfile

Last update 08.09.2026 17:14:44, 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, GoogleMaps, Link with tournament calendar
Parameters No tournament details, no 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
1
GMGhasi, Ameet K409200ENG2490
2
GMGormally, Daniel W406465ENG2484
3
GMRoyal, Shreyas448869ENG2480
4
GMKovchan, Alexander14103052UKR2456
5
GMBalakrishnan, Praveen2064871USA2440
6
GMFernandez, Daniel Howard5801605ENG2416
7
GMGasanov, Eldar14104466UKR2416
8
GMConquest, Stuart C400181ENG2382
9
GMGrieve, Harry426520ENG2324
10
GMWadsworth, Matthew J415804ENG2252