City of Dublin 2025 Masters
Open SwissStandard
42 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Colaiste Eanna, Rathfarnham, Co.Dublin, Ireland. 14 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2185, and top seed was David Fitzsimons (🇮🇪 IRL, IM, 2289).
Oleg Artemenko (🇺🇿 UZB, FM, 2283) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Darun Govindaraju (4.5) and Atharva Paibir (4.0). Artemenko shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Tim D Harding (CM, 1961) beat Shane Melaugh (FM, 2206), a +245-point gap.
Location
🇮🇪Colaiste Eanna, Rathfarnham, Co.Dublin, Ireland
Dates
05 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 14
IM×1
FM×5
CM×6
WFM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×36
🇮🇳India×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
16
6
3
4
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Artemenko takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FM Oleg Artemenko 3 wins (R1–R3)Darun Govindaraju 3 wins (R3–R5)Atharva Paibir 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMOleg Artemenko | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Darun Govindaraju | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Atharva Paibir | — | — | * | — |
| 4IMDavid Fitzsimons | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artemenko, OlegFM | 2283 | UZB | +16N | +10B | +6N | =4B | +8N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 14.25 | 2472 | +18.8 |
| 2 | Govindaraju, Darun | 2075 | IRL | +15N | =5B | +33N | +7B | +4N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 12.75 | 2444 | +80.4 |
| 3 | Paibir, Atharva | 1995 | IRL | −23N | +40B | +34N | +11B | +17N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.00 | 2178 | +45.2 |
| 4 | Fitzsimons, DavidIM | 2289 | IRL | +29B | +11N | +9B | =1N | −2B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 10.75 | 2228 | -2.8 |
| 5 | Shriman KCM | 1937 | IND | +21B | =2N | =19B | =26N | +14B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.00 | 2215 | +36.6 |
| 6 | Melaugh, Gavin | 2016 | IRL | +40N | +23B | −1B | +22N | =12B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 2124 | +14.0 |
| 7 | O`cuilleanain, Oisin | 2167 | IRL | +41B | +32N | +24B | −2N | =9B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 2132 | -3.6 |
| 8 | Flynn, JacobCM | 2239 | IRL | +25B | =26N | +14B | +21N | −1B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 2211 | -1.6 |
| 9 | Bartczak, Korneliusz | 2028 | IRL | +39N | +38B | −4N | +24B | =7N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 2193 | +42.8 |
| 10 | McDermott, Malo | 2002 | IRL | +18B | −1N | +32B | −12N | +21B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 2112 | +28.8 |
| 11 | O'Connell, Gerard | 2015 | IRL | +22B | −4B | +23N | −3N | +25B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 2054 | +5.0 |
| 12 | Arun, NitishCM | 2076 | IRL | F | =13B | +38N | +10B | =6N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.25 | 2167 | +18.0 |
| 13 | Petrenko, MarynaWFM | 1972 | IRL | =31B | =12N | −22B | +40N | +28B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 2083 | +30.0 |
| 14 | Harrington, Eoin | 1920 | IRL | =33N | +20B | −8N | +27B | −5N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 2063 | +18.0 |
| 15 | Cole, Ethan | 1917 | IRL | −2B | +28N | −21B | =18N | +35B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1989 | +18.8 |
| 16 | O`reilly, Conor | 1984 | IRL | −1B | =18N | +35B | −17N | +32B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 2013 | +5.2 |
| 17 | Daly, ColmFM | 2177 | IRL | −24N | =25B | +42N | +16B | −3B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1943 | -28.6 |
| 18 | Ozarpaci, Mert Can | 1818 | TUR | −10N | =16B | =25N | =15B | +36B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1958 | +18.6 |
| 19 | Melaugh, ShaneFM | 2206 | IRL | +37B | −24N | =5N | F | +26B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 2061 | -13.8 |
| 20 | Barnes, Oliver | 2027 | IRL | =35B | −14N | =36B | =32N | +22B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 4.25 | 1894 | -36.0 |
| 21 | Hushpit, Lukian | 2124 | IRL | −5N | +41B | +15N | −8B | −10N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1938 | -49.2 |
| 22 | Putar, Slavko | 1860 | IRL | −11N | +27B | +13N | −6B | −20N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1940 | +10.4 |
| 23 | Mulukutla, Ayaansh | 1789 | IRL | +3B | −6N | −11B | =36N | =37B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1907 | +29.2 |
| 24 | Harding, Tim DCM | 1961 | IRL | +17B | +19B | −7N | −9N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 2145 | +18.6 |
| 25 | Kholyavko, Kirill | 1980 | UKR | −8N | =17N | =18B | +38B | −11N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1959 | -7.6 |
| 26 | Freeman, GordonFM | 2004 | IRL | +34N | =8B | F | =5B | −19N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 2056 | +4.8 |
| 27 | Mirza, DianaWFM | 2031 | IRL | −32B | −22N | +29B | −14N | +40B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1835 | -26.6 |
| 28 | Siller-Aziz, Namo | 2040 | IRL | −38N | −15B | +41N | +34B | −13N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1846 | -53.2 |
| 29 | Landmark, Gabriel | 1992 | IRL | −4N | −34B | −27N | +41B | +38N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1932 | -18.8 |
| 30 | Ivanov, Andrey A.CM | 2074 | IRL | =36B | +35N | =31B | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.25 | 2126 | +8.8 |
| 31 | Liu, JasonFM | 2210 | IRL | =13N | +42B | =30N | F | F | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 2077 | -16.0 |
| 32 | Campbell, Andrew | 1897 | IRL | +27N | −7B | −10N | =20B | −16N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1893 | -1.0 |
| 33 | Mulay, PratikCM | 2080 | IND | =14B | +36N | −2B | F | F | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1967 | -9.0 |
| 34 | Doolin, Nemhain | 1841 | IRL | −26B | +29N | −3B | −28N | =39B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1837 | -1.2 |
| 35 | Melling, Jonathon | 1888 | IRL | =20N | −30B | −16N | +39B | −15N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1831 | -7.8 |
| 36 | Nelson, Jacob | 1906 | IRL | =30N | −33B | =20N | =23B | −18N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1809 | -13.4 |
| 37 | Scott, Sarah | 1962 | IRL | −19N | F | F | +42B | =23N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1930 | -3.0 |
| 38 | Duan, Yinan | 1905 | IRL | +28B | −9N | −12B | −25N | −29B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1784 | -28.0 |
| 39 | Maguire, Tallann | 1896 | IRL | −9B | F | F | −35N | =34N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1646 | -18.2 |
| 40 | Kelbas, Dariy | 1867 | UKR | −6B | −3N | F | −13B | −27N | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 1204 | -50.8 |
| 41 | Lorigan, Maxim | 1956 | IRL | −7N | −21N | −28B | −29N | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1281 | -53.6 |
| 42 | Salmin, Vitaliy | 1795 | IRL | F | −31N | −17B | −37N | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1311 | -9.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Govindaraju, DarunIRL+80.44.5 pts · #2
- 2Paibir, AtharvaIRL+45.24.0 pts · #3
- 3Bartczak, KorneliuszIRL+42.83.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Lorigan, MaximIRL-53.60.0 pts · #42
- 2Siller-Aziz, NamoIRL-53.22.0 pts · #23
- 3Kelbas, DariyUKR-50.80.0 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R2+245 Elo gap
- R1+216 Elo gap
- R5+214 Elo gap