Ulster Championships 2025 - intermediate
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 Aug 2025 to 25 Aug 2025 in 60-62 Longstone Street, Lisburn, BT28 1DJ, Ireland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 967, and top seed was Paddy Magee (🇮🇪 IRL, 1694).
Peter Dolan (🇬🇧 SCO, 0) won with 6.0/6, ahead of John Brady (4.5) and Peter Campbell (4.0). Dolan won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Nikolai Dimitrov (1545) beat Paddy Magee (1694), a +149-point gap.
Location
🇮🇪60-62 Longstone Street, Lisburn, BT28 1DJ, Ireland
Dates
23 Aug 2025 → 25 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×16
🇬🇧Scotland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsPeter Dolan led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
2
1
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1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Peter Dolan never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Peter Dolan 6 wins (R1–R6)John Brady 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Peter Dolan | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2John Brady | — | * | — | — |
| 3Daniel King | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Peter Campbell | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolan, Peter | 0 | SCO | +?B | +?B | +10N | +9B | +4N | +3B | 6.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 1698 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Brady, John | 1610 | IRL | −9N | +15B | =7N | +5B | +12B | +6N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 13.25 | 1813 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Campbell, Peter | 1614 | IRL | =8B | =12N | +16B | +6N | +9B | −1N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.50 | 1694 | +2.2 |
| 4 | King, Daniel | 0 | IRL | +15N | +5B | −9N | +?B | −1B | +10N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1690 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Su, Tengle Alvin | 0 | IRL | +12B | −4N | =11B | −2N | +14N | +16B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1646 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Hill, Daniel | 0 | IRL | +17N | =10B | +14N | −3B | +13B | −2B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Dimitrov, Nikolai | 1545 | IRL | −10N | +17B | =2B | −13N | +15N | +12B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 1647 | +8.2 |
| 8 | Eagleson, Trevor | 0 | IRL | =3N | −9B | −12B | +?N | +?N | +13B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Gu, Austin Haoen | 0 | IRL | +2B | +8N | +4B | −1N | −3N | −?B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 1505 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Murphy, Peter | 1635 | IRL | +7B | =6N | −1B | =11N | +16B | −4B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 8.75 | 2345 | +15.2 |
| 11 | McMullan, Conor | 0 | IRL | −14N | +?B | =5N | =10B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1351 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Magee, Paddy | 1694 | IRL | −5N | =3B | +8N | +14B | −2N | −7N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1499 | -43.2 |
| 13 | Boyle, Conal | 0 | IRL | +?N | =14B | −?N | +7B | −6N | −8N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 14 | McCracken, David | 1573 | IRL | +11B | =13N | −6B | −12N | −5B | =17B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 894 | -13.6 |
| 15 | Kurochkin, Nikodim | 0 | IRL | −4B | −2N | +17B | −16N | −7B | +?N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.50 | 778 | 0.0 |
| 16 | McKeown, Alex | 0 | IRL | −?N | +?B | −3N | +15B | −10N | −5N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 17 | McKinley, Daniel | 0 | IRL | −6B | −7N | −15N | −?B | −?B | =14N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1366 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Brady, JohnIRL+20.84.5 pts · #7
- 2Murphy, PeterIRL+15.23.0 pts · #9
- 3Dimitrov, NikolaiIRL+8.23.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Magee, PaddyIRL-43.22.5 pts · #6
- 2McCracken, DavidIRL-13.62.0 pts · #16
- 3Hill, DanielIRL0.03.5 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R6+149 Elo gap