The Martin Johnston Summer League Rounds 11-14
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 07 Aug 2025 to 28 Aug 2025 in Lisburn Chess Club, Ireland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 698, and top seed was Neil Gardner (🇮🇪 IRL, 1849).
Jack Edens (🇮🇪 IRL, 1731) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Bohdan Prokopenko (2.0) and Andrew Todd (1.5). Edens clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Jack Edens (1731) beat Neil Gardner (1849), a +118-point gap.
Location
🇮🇪Lisburn Chess Club, Ireland
Dates
07 Aug 2025 → 28 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 3 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×9
🇬🇧Scotland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsJack Edens led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE28 Aug
Jack Edens takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jack Edens | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Bohdan Prokopenko | — | * | — | — |
| 3Andrew Todd | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Adam Robinson | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edens, Jack | 1731 | IRL | =3N | +9B | +6N | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 2001 | +11.8 |
| 2 | Prokopenko, Bohdan | 0 | IRL | +10B | +8B | −7N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 2493 | +14.0 |
| 3 | Todd, Andrew | 1763 | SCO | =1B | +5B | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.25 | 1888 | +5.4 |
| 4 | Robinson, Adam | 0 | IRL | =5N | F | +?B | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.50 | 1613 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Smylie, Sam | 1635 | IRL | =4B | −3N | =8N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1544 | -3.4 |
| 6 | Gardner, Neil | 1849 | IRL | +11N | F | −1B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 977 | -23.2 |
| 7 | Nancarrow, Paul | 0 | IRL | F | F | +2B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1821 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hood, Michael | 0 | IRL | F | −2N | =5B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1514 | -18.4 |
| 9 | Taylor, Stephen | 0 | IRL | F | −1N | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 977 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 2540240 | 0 | — | −2N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1001 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2540827 | 0 | — | −6B | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1034 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Green, Ray | 0 | IRL | F | −?B | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2540215 | 0 | — | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 878 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 2541920 | 0 | — | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Prokopenko, BohdanIRL+14.02.0 pts · #3
- 2Edens, JackIRL+11.82.5 pts · #1
- 3Todd, AndrewSCO+5.41.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Gardner, NeilIRL-23.21.0 pts · #14
- 2Hood, MichaelIRL-18.40.5 pts · #6
- 3Smylie, SamIRL-3.41.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R3+118 Elo gap