Irish Championship Seniors 65plus
Open SwissStandard
8 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. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Tim D Harding (🇮🇪 IRL, CM, 0) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Padraig Mac Carthaigh (3.0) and Nikolai Dimitrov (3.0). Harding shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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
8
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×7
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 3.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
3
1
1
1
3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 3.0/5. Harding takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Nikolai Dimitrov 3 wins (R3–R5)CM Tim D Harding 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Padraig Mac Carthaigh | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Nikolai Dimitrov | — | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3CMTim D Harding | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Maurice Buckley | ½ | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harding, Tim DCM | 0 | IRL | +3B | +4B | +5N | −2B | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1887 | -5.6 |
| 2 | Mac Carthaigh, Padraig | 0 | IRL | +7B | F | =6B | +1N | =4N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.75 | 1921 | +30.0 |
| 3 | Dimitrov, Nikolai | 0 | IRL | −1N | −5B | +4N | +8N | +7B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1775 | +28.6 |
| 4 | Buckley, Maurice | 0 | IRL | +5B | −1N | −3B | =6N | =2B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1632 | -17.8 |
| 5 | Singh, Jasvinderpal | 0 | IRL | −4N | +3N | −1B | =7N | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1637 | -10.4 |
| 6 | Scott, Shay | 0 | IRL | F | =7B | =2N | =4B | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1720 | +12.2 |
| 7 | Whelan, Niall P. | 0 | IRL | −2N | =6N | F | =5B | −3N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1445 | -18.0 |
| 8 | Das Tanmoy | 0 | IND | F | F | F | −3B | — | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 745 | -18.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mac Carthaigh, PadraigIRL+30.03.0 pts · #1
- 2Dimitrov, NikolaiIRL+28.63.0 pts · #2
- 3Scott, ShayIRL+12.21.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Das TanmoyIND-18.40.0 pts · #8
- 2Whelan, Niall P.IRL-18.01.0 pts · #7
- 3Buckley, MauriceIRL-17.82.0 pts · #4