Irish Championship First Weekender Major 2025
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36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Aug 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Treacys West County Hotel, Limerick Road, Ennis, Co. Clare, V95 C9CT, Ireland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Bhattacharjee Krish (🇮🇪 IRL, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Kevin McInerney (4.0) and Pawel Krawinski (3.5).
Location
🇮🇪Treacys West County Hotel, Limerick Road, Ennis, Co. Clare, V95 C9CT, Ireland
Dates
01 Aug 2025 → 03 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
36
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×33
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
11
4
2
1
1
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Krish takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
Kevin McInerney won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhattacharjee Krish | 0 | IRL | =10N | +12B | =3B | +24N | +5B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.75 | 1976 | +85.6 |
| 2 | McInerney, Kevin | 0 | IRL | −25N | +20B | +28N | +11B | +21N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 2251 | +10.8 |
| 3 | Krawinski, Pawel | 0 | IRL | +32N | =27B | =1N | +25B | =4N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1521 | -6.0 |
| 4 | Bulfin, Lugh | 0 | IRL | +17N | +9B | +29B | −?N | =3B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.75 | 1635 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Palihawadana, Aken Pinitha | 0 | IRL | +28N | =22B | +27N | +21B | −1N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1486 | -12.4 |
| 6 | Patil, Vihan | 0 | IRL | +23N | +?B | −21B | =16N | +29B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Johnson, Robin | 0 | IRL | =20N | +33B | +22N | +14B | −?B | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.50 | 1626 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Oconnor, Jamie S | 0 | IRL | +?B | −?N | =?N | +22B | +23N | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Briggs, Maslen | 0 | IRL | +34B | −4N | +13B | −15N | +24B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1749 | +30.8 |
| 10 | Coll, Aidan | 0 | IRL | =1B | +30N | −14B | +27N | =15B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 11 | OHiggins, Aiden | 0 | ENG | −?B | +18N | +19B | −2N | +30B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mariya Boby, Angel | 0 | IRL | =14B | −1N | +30B | =29N | +20B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1408 | -39.6 |
| 13 | Dimitrov, Nikolai | 0 | IRL | F | +23B | −9N | +35B | +26N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1720 | +14.2 |
| 14 | Devine, Daniel | 0 | IRL | =12N | +26B | +10N | −7N | −16B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1637 | +15.6 |
| 15 | Butler, Jp | 0 | IRL | F | F | +17N | +9B | =10N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2398 | +23.6 |
| 16 | O Sullivan, James | 0 | IRL | F | −25B | +31N | =6B | +14N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 2343 | +14.8 |
| 17 | Chandrasekar, Devah | 0 | IRL | −4B | +34N | −15B | =18N | +27B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Dubose, Craig | 0 | IRL | −24N | −11B | +32N | =17B | +28N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 873 | -13.2 |
| 19 | Kelly, Ronan | 0 | IRL | −27N | +32B | −11N | =28B | +33N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 2380 | +19.6 |
| 20 | Kenny, Thomas | 0 | IRL | =7B | −2N | +33N | =26B | −12N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Williams, Henry | 0 | IRL | F | +35B | +6N | −5N | −2B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1472 | +3.2 |
| 22 | Cierniak, Bart | 0 | IRL | +36B | =5N | −7B | −8N | =31B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1603 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kardkovacs, Akos | 0 | IRL | −6B | −13N | +34B | +31N | −8B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Crean, Conor | 0 | IRL | +18B | −29N | +35N | −1B | −9N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1481 | -52.4 |
| 25 | Heydemann, Norbert | 0 | IRL | +2B | +16N | −?B | −3N | −?B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.50 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Martin, Desmond | 0 | IRL | =30B | −14N | +36B | =20N | −13B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 744 | -24.4 |
| 27 | Shestakov, Tomas | 0 | IRL | +19B | =3N | −5B | −10B | −17N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Siruk, Danyil | 0 | IRL | −5B | +36N | −2B | =19N | −18B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1269 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Moen, Odd Halvor | 0 | NOR | F | +24B | −4N | =12B | −6N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1856 | +17.0 |
| 30 | Tony Arackal, Ericson | 0 | IRL | =26N | −10B | −12N | +?B | −11N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 2526913 | 0 | — | F | +?N | −16B | −23B | =22N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 32 | McSweeney, Cillian | 0 | IRL | −3B | −19N | −18B | F | +35N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1390 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Rudroju, Aarav | 0 | IRL | F | −7N | −20B | +34N | −19B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1530 | -5.6 |
| 34 | Mabhena, Vladimir | 0 | IRL | −9N | −17B | −23N | −33B | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 789 | -27.2 |
| 35 | Horrigan, James | 0 | IRL | F | −21N | −24B | −13N | −32B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 756 | -61.2 |
| 36 | Patil, Kaivalya | 0 | IRL | −22N | −28B | −26N | F | — | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 823 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bhattacharjee KrishIRL+85.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Briggs, MaslenIRL+30.83.0 pts · #2
- 3Butler, JpIRL+23.62.5 pts · #20
Top rating losers
- 1Horrigan, JamesIRL-61.20.0 pts · #33
- 2Crean, ConorIRL-52.42.0 pts · #5
- 3Mariya Boby, AngelIRL-39.63.0 pts · #25