Irish Championship Seniors 35plus
Open SwissStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Treacys West County Hotel, Limerick Road, Ennis, Co. Clare, V95 C9CT, Ireland. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Stephen Stokes (🇮🇪 IRL, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Vladimir Mabhena (3.0) and Adam D. Bermingham (3.0). Stokes won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇮🇪Treacys West County Hotel, Limerick Road, Ennis, Co. Clare, V95 C9CT, Ireland
Dates
08 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsStephen Stokes led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Stephen Stokes never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Stephen Stokes beat Vladimir Mabhena (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Stephen Stokes 4 wins (R1–R4)Vladimir Mabhena 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stephen Stokes | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Vladimir Mabhena | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Adam D. Bermingham | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4James Monaghan | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stokes, Stephen | 0 | IRL | +4N | +2N | +6B | +5N | =3B | 4.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 9.00 | 1879 | +0.4 |
| 2 | Mabhena, Vladimir | 0 | IRL | −5N | −1B | +3N | +6B | +4N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1859 | +56.8 |
| 3 | Bermingham, Adam D. | 0 | IRL | +6B | +5N | −2B | =4B | =1N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1534 | -14.0 |
| 4 | Monaghan, James | 0 | IRL | −1B | +6N | =5B | =3N | −2B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.25 | 1417 | -29.6 |
| 5 | Haigney, David | 0 | IRL | +2B | −3B | =4N | −1B | −6N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1585 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Schranz, Martin | 0 | IRL | −3N | −4B | −1N | −2N | +5B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 872 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mabhena, VladimirIRL+56.83.0 pts · #2
- 2Stokes, StephenIRL+0.44.5 pts · #1
- 3Schranz, MartinIRL0.01.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Monaghan, JamesIRL-29.62.0 pts · #5
- 2Bermingham, Adam D.IRL-14.03.0 pts · #4
- 3Schranz, MartinIRL0.01.0 pts · #6