Williamson Shield 2026
35 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Maynard Sinclair Sports Pavilion, Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3TA, Ireland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1935, and top seed was Mandar Tahmankar (🇮🇳 IND, 2081).
Mandar Tahmankar (🇮🇳 IND, 2081) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Gabriel Landmark (4.0) and Jack Edens (4.0). Tahmankar won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Anayraj Tripathi (1821) beat Stephen P. Scannell (2042), a +221-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMandar Tahmankar led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Mandar Tahmankar held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Mandar Tahmankar beat Jack Edens (White).
Mandar Tahmankar won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mandar Tahmankar | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Jack Edens | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Gabriel Landmark | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Andrew Campbell | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahmankar, Mandar | 2081 | IND | +15B | +8N | +3B | +5N | =2B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 15.50 | 2211 | +9.4 |
| 2 | Landmark, Gabriel | 1953 | IRL | +11N | +12B | =7N | +9B | =1N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 12.75 | 2105 | +18.8 |
| 3 | Edens, Jack | 1825 | IRL | +32N | +17B | −1N | +16B | +10N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 2009 | +22.2 |
| 4 | Cole, Ethan | 2018 | IRL | +10B | =22N | +14B | +7N | =6B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 11.25 | 2073 | +14.4 |
| 5 | Campbell, Andrew | 1904 | IRL | +25N | +18B | +23N | −1B | +8N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 2061 | +19.6 |
| 6 | Scannell, Stephen P. | 2042 | IRL | +24N | −23B | +11N | +22B | =4N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1956 | -7.8 |
| 7 | Alwin Micheal | 1851 | IND | +19B | +16N | =2B | −4B | =9N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1917 | +19.2 |
| 8 | Khanzharov, Edward | 1817 | IRL | +30N | −1B | +21N | +24B | −5B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1856 | +5.6 |
| 9 | Annesley, Gareth | 1920 | IRL | +27B | =14N | +13B | −2N | =7B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1898 | -1.6 |
| 10 | Wong, James | 1716 | IRL | −4N | +30B | +18N | +23B | −3B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1874 | +41.2 |
| 11 | Garvin, David | 1680 | IRL | −2B | +26N | −6B | +31N | +22N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1831 | +27.6 |
| 12 | Jeffers, David | 1793 | IRL | +26B | −2N | =22B | +19N | =16N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1795 | +2.8 |
| 13 | Roberts, Danny | 1932 | IRL | F | +20B | −9N | +15N | +14B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 1919 | -0.6 |
| 14 | Razbadauskas, Modestas | 1764 | IRL | +35N | =9B | −4N | +17B | −13N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1816 | +4.2 |
| 15 | Logan, Tony | 0 | IRL | −1N | =21B | +29N | −13B | +33N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1703 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Campbell, Peter | 1727 | IRL | +34N | −7B | +32N | −3N | =12B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1675 | -6.2 |
| 17 | King, Daniel | 1741 | IRL | +33B | −3N | =19B | −14N | +28B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1605 | -30.0 |
| 18 | Lavery, Robert | 1778 | IRL | +31B | −5N | −10B | =28N | +27B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1619 | -17.6 |
| 19 | Blair, David | 1605 | IRL | −7N | +35B | =17N | −12B | +30N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1652 | +7.2 |
| 20 | Biswal, Saiansh | 1698 | IRL | F | −13N | =31B | +26N | +25B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1818 | +18.4 |
| 21 | Armstrong, Chris | 1641 | IRL | F | =15N | −8B | +34N | +24B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1772 | +7.0 |
| 22 | Bradshaw, Jack | 1790 | IRL | +29N | =4B | =12N | −6N | −11B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1735 | -15.6 |
| 23 | Tripathi, Anayraj | 1821 | IRL | +28B | +6N | −5B | −10N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1809 | -2.4 |
| 24 | Crothers, Toby | 1724 | IRL | −6B | +28N | +34B | −8N | −21N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1575 | -33.2 |
| 25 | Banerjee, Aharshi | 1607 | IRL | −5B | =31N | =27B | +29N | −20N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1597 | -5.6 |
| 26 | Dimitrov, Nikolai | 1539 | IRL | −12N | −11B | +30N | −20B | +31N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1492 | -5.0 |
| 27 | Stinson, William James | 1630 | IRL | −9N | =29B | =25N | =33B | −18N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1510 | -26.4 |
| 28 | Dornford-Smith, Adrian | 1573 | IRL | −23N | −24B | +35N | =18B | −17N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1445 | -20.4 |
| 29 | Thoke, Amol Mohan | 1504 | IRL | −22B | =27N | −15B | −25B | +34N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1403 | -14.0 |
| 30 | McDonnell, Oisin | 1569 | IRL | −8B | −10N | −26B | +35N | −19B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 869 | -59.2 |
| 31 | Thoke, Shlok Amol | 0 | IRL | −18N | =25B | =20N | −11B | −26B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1421 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Smylie, Sam | 1580 | IRL | −3B | +33N | −16B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 976 | -10.0 |
| 33 | Eagleson, Trevor | 0 | IRL | −17N | −32B | F | =27N | −15B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1377 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Lockhart, James | 0 | IRL | −16B | F | −24N | −21B | −29B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 2539012 | 0 | — | −14B | −19N | −28B | −30B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 828 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wong, JamesIRL+41.23.0 pts · #8
- 2Garvin, DavidIRL+27.63.0 pts · #14
- 3Edens, JackIRL+22.24.0 pts · #1
- 1McDonnell, OisinIRL-59.21.0 pts · #34
- 2Crothers, TobyIRL-33.22.0 pts · #27
- 3King, DanielIRL-30.02.5 pts · #17
- R2+221 Elo gap
- R5+110 Elo gap
- R4+105 Elo gap