The Martin Johnston Summer League Rounds 15-18
14 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 04 Sept 2025 to 25 Sept 2025 in Lisburn Chess Club, Ireland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 876, and top seed was Stephen P. Scannell (🇮🇪 IRL, 2046).
Andrew Todd (🇬🇧 SCO, 1763) won with 2.5/3, ahead of Ali Abul Hassan (2.5) and Michael Hood (2.0). Todd won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Jack Edens (1731) beat Stephen P. Scannell (2046), a +315-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 3 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 2.5/3, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 2.5/3. Todd takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.5).
Andrew Todd drew with Ali Abul Hassan (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrew Todd | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Ali Abul Hassan | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Jack Edens | — | — | * | — |
| 4Michael Hood | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd, Andrew | 1763 | SCO | =2N | +3B | +10N | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1850 | +3.4 |
| 2 | Hassan, Ali Abul | 1586 | IRL | =1B | +7N | +6N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1878 | +26.8 |
| 3 | Hood, Michael | 0 | IRL | +11N | −1N | +9B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 981 | -15.2 |
| 4 | Edens, Jack | 1731 | IRL | +5N | +9B | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2845 | +15.4 |
| 5 | Scannell, Stephen P. | 2046 | IRL | −4B | +8B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 1036 | -15.4 |
| 6 | Greene, Matthew | 0 | IRL | +?N | F | −2B | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1727 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Smylie, Sam | 1635 | IRL | +12B | −2B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 820 | -9.2 |
| 8 | Green, Ray | 0 | IRL | F | −5N | =?N | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1245 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Nancarrow, Paul | 0 | IRL | F | −4N | −3N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 965 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 2540827 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | −1B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 976 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 2540240 | 0 | — | −3B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 893 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Boomer, James | 0 | IRL | −7N | −?B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 912 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2541920 | 0 | — | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 2540215 | 0 | — | F | −?N | −?N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hassan, Ali AbulIRL+26.82.5 pts · #2
- 2Edens, JackIRL+15.42.0 pts · #3
- 3Todd, AndrewSCO+3.42.5 pts · #1
- 1Scannell, Stephen P.IRL-15.41.0 pts · #11
- 2Hood, MichaelIRL-15.22.0 pts · #7
- 3Smylie, SamIRL-9.21.0 pts · #12
- R1+315 Elo gap