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Drogheda Chess Congress 2025 - Murray Challengers

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29 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 31 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in St Mary's Parish Primary School, Bryanstown, Drogheda A92 XD80, Ireland. Top 10 Elo average was 296, and top seed was Daniel Afanasiev Elioutin (🇮🇪 IRL, 1559).

Hugh Kelly (🇮🇪 IRL, 0) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Kaivalya Patil (5.0) and Aarav Rudroju (4.5). Kelly won solo starting round 5.

Location
🇮🇪St Mary's Parish Primary School, Bryanstown, Drogheda A92 XD80, Ireland
Dates
31 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
296
Participants
29
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×23
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇮🇪IRL
    6.0pts·1556perf0.0
  • 🥈
    🇮🇪IRL
    5.0pts·1491perf0.0
  • 🥉
    🇮🇪IRL·1510
    4.5pts·2371perf+20.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Hugh Kelly led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
22
9
3
2
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Hugh Kelly never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Hugh Kelly beat Kaivalya Patil (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Hugh Kelly 6 wins (R1–R6)Kaivalya Patil 5 wins (R2–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Hugh Kelly*
1
—
1
2Kaivalya Patil
0
*——
3Danyil Siruk——*
½
4Aarav Rudroju
0
—
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kelly, Hugh0IRL+2B+?B+?N+?B+3N+5B6.013.513.513.5015560.0
2Patil, Kaivalya0IRL−1N+?B+?N+?B+?N+?B5.06.06.00.0014910.0
3Rudroju, Aarav1510IRL+29B+17N+7B+19N−1B=4N4.519.519.511.252371+20.8
4Siruk, Danyil0IRL+?N+?B−?N+?B+?N=3B4.54.54.52.2514960.0
5Oconnor, Jamie S0IRL+?B+?N=10B+20N=?B−1N4.012.512.54.5014310.0
6Patil, Vihan0IRL−18N+?B+24N+8B−?N+13B4.011.511.59.006710.0
7Qiao, Jingxuan0IRL+?N+18B−3N=?B+19B=?N4.09.59.55.007590.0
8FIDE 25404100—+?B=?N=?B−6N+?B+17N4.06.56.52.5015940.0
9Fang, Yiming0IRLF−13B+?N+27B+?N+?B4.04.54.51.5014630.0
10Maniraj, Shasini0IRL+?N+?B=5N−?B+?B=?N4.04.04.02.0015970.0
11Su, Tengle Alvin0IRL=13N=?B+?N−?B+?N+?B4.03.03.01.5015350.0
12Scanlan Gleeson, Theo0IRL+?N−?B+?N=?B+?N−?B3.50.00.00.0012580.0
13Gu, Austin Haoen0IRL=11B+9N=17B−?N+15B−6N3.017.517.510.2515710.0
14Ger, Tym0IRL+?B=?N−20B+17N−?B=?N3.05.05.02.501767+34.0
15Bhardwaj, Shrey0IRL+27N−?B−?N+?B−13N+?B3.04.54.51.506710.0
16Dibu, Samuel0IRL=?N=?B=?N+?B−?N=?B3.00.00.00.0014670.0
17Putar, Lorena1445IRL+21N−3B=13N−14B+18N−8B2.517.019.56.50759-20.8
18FIDE 257167860—+6B−7N=?B−?N−17B+?N2.510.510.54.007740.0
19Zamiar, Nikodem0IRLF+?B+?N−3B−7N=?B2.58.58.50.0015010.0
20McBrien, Cillian0IRL=?N+?B+14N−5B−?N−?B2.57.07.03.0013360.0
21Turcin, Anita Atelj0IRL−17B+29N=?B−?N+23N−?B2.54.54.52.0013810.0
22Bhushan, Addhrit0IRL−?N−?N=?B−?B+?N+28N2.51.51.51.50730-16.4
23FIDE 25393650—−?N−?N=28B+?N−21B=?B2.04.04.00.756110.0
24Mag Raine, Noah0IRL+?B−?N−6B+?N−?N−?B2.04.04.00.006430.0
25Zhang, Zixiao0IRL−?N−27B+?N−?B−?N+?B2.01.51.50.006710.0
26Mallett, Adam0IRL−?B−?N+29B−?N=?B=?N2.00.00.00.006430.0
27FIDE 25396670—−15B+25N=?B−9N−?N−?B1.59.09.02.0012780.0
28FIDE 25403630—−?N−?B=23N+?B−?N−22B1.54.54.51.006350.0
29FIDE 25403710—−3N−21B−26N−?B−?B−?N0.09.09.00.007590.0

Key insights

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