City of Dublin 2025 Challengers
Open SwissStandard
45 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Colaiste Eanna, Rathfarnham, Co.Dublin, Ireland. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1542, and top seed was Alfie Holland (🇮🇪 IRL, 1675).
Jingxuan Qiao (🇮🇪 IRL, 1466) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Kyle Purcell (4.5) and Adam Quinn (4.0). Qiao shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ivaan Ghanekar (1162) beat Aarav Rudroju (1526), a +364-point gap.
Location
🇮🇪Colaiste Eanna, Rathfarnham, Co.Dublin, Ireland
Dates
05 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×37
🇸🇿Eswatini×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇮🇱Israel×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.
Co-leaders
26
9
2
1
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Qiao takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Kyle Purcell 3 wins (R3–R5)Jingxuan Qiao 4 wins (R1–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qiao, Jingxuan | 1466 | IRL | +9B | +28N | +?B | +6N | =4B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.00 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Purcell, Kyle | 0 | IRL | +?B | =?N | +16B | +7N | +?B | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 1616 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Quinn, Adam | 0 | IRL | +15N | +12B | =8B | =?N | +18B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.25 | 1572 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Apukhtina, Anastasiia | 1475 | IRL | +39N | +38B | =7B | +25N | =1N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1634 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Recto, Chiron | 0 | IRL | +21B | =18N | +?B | =13N | +?B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Courtney, Adam | 1586 | IRL | +?N | +17B | +20N | −1B | =10N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bowman, Charlie | 1634 | IRL | +37N | +30B | =4N | −2B | +20N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1737 | +13.2 |
| 8 | Holland, Alfie | 1675 | IRL | F | +29B | =3N | +17B | +14N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.00 | 2358 | +13.6 |
| 9 | Cierniak, Bart | 0 | IRL | −1N | =37B | +29N | +30B | +?N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Fernandez, Lucas Cunningham | 0 | IRL | +14N | =?B | =13B | +?N | =6B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.25 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sunil, Amaya Sara | 1208 | IRL | −?N | +?B | +30N | =20B | +22B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.75 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sanuj, Ayaan | 1503 | IRL | +?B | −3N | +33B | +?N | =?B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Meluleki Mdluli | 1549 | SWZ | =29N | +24B | =10N | =5B | =15N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 1631 | +4.0 |
| 14 | Putar, Lorena | 1451 | IRL | −10B | +26N | +32B | +23N | −8B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 875 | -13.6 |
| 15 | Gupta, Prisha | 1412 | IRL | −3B | +41N | +28B | =22N | =13B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1562 | +15.6 |
| 16 | Marchenko, Alexey | 1533 | ISR | +41B | F | −2N | +24N | +25B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 2264 | +16.0 |
| 17 | Gu, Austin Haoen | 1431 | IRL | +?B | −6N | +42B | −8N | +32B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Zou, Nuoheng | 1454 | IRL | +?N | =5B | +?N | =?B | −3N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Bermingham, Erica | 0 | IRL | −?B | −21N | +40N | +?B | +31N | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ufarte, Jose | 1475 | IRL | +44B | +23N | −6B | =11N | −7B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 834 | -11.6 |
| 21 | Kennedy, Aidan | 1377 | IRL | −5N | +19B | −22B | +42N | =23B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.25 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Rudroju, Aarav | 1526 | IRL | −38N | +40B | +21N | =15B | −11N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1412 | -8.4 |
| 23 | Scanlan Gleeson, Theo | 0 | IRL | +?N | −20B | +31N | −14B | =21N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Vanjinathan, Ilankathir | 1462 | IRL | =26B | −13N | +44N | −16B | +43N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 741 | -31.2 |
| 25 | Benson, Louis | 0 | IRL | +45N | +35B | =?N | −4B | −16N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1270 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Byrne, Ronan | 0 | IRL | =24N | −14B | +37N | −?B | +?N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1237 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Lo Moriello, Diego Joseph | 1294 | IRL | −28B | +?N | F | =?N | +?B | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 2542013 | 0 | — | +27N | −1B | −15N | =37B | =29N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 612 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Kejriwal, Prisha | 1204 | IRL | =13B | −8N | −9B | +?N | =28B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1419 | 0.0 |
| 30 | McMahon, Conor | 1443 | IRL | +43B | −7N | −11B | −9N | +42B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 834 | -10.0 |
| 31 | Henry, William | 1431 | IRL | +34B | −?N | −23B | +41N | −19B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Sklym, Piotr | 1294 | POL | +40N | −?B | −14N | +?B | −17N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 33 | El Baradie, Adam | 1296 | IRL | +?N | −?B | −12N | +38B | −?B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 34 | O`connor, Sophie | 0 | IRL | −31N | −?N | +?B | +36B | −?N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 625 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Kumar, Pritesh | 0 | FID | +?B | −25N | +?B | −?N | −?B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Sanuj, Aydin | 0 | IRL | −?N | +?B | −?B | −34N | +45B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Mallett, Adam | 1279 | IRL | −7B | =9N | −26B | =28N | =39B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Ghanekar, Ivaan | 1162 | IRL | +22B | −4N | −?B | −33N | =44N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 39 | McGrail, Max | 1062 | IRL | −4B | −?N | −?N | +40B | =37N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 2534630 | 1143 | — | −32B | −22N | −19B | −39N | +?B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Dukanam, Deekshita | 1163 | IRL | −16N | −15B | +45N | −31B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Du, Kejun James | 1137 | IRL | −?N | +?B | −17N | −21B | −30N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 2541521 | 0 | — | −30N | F | −?N | +44B | −24B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Kerr, Michael | 0 | IRL | −20N | F | −24B | −43N | =38B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 2536056 | 0 | — | −25B | −?N | −41B | F | −36N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 625 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Marchenko, AlexeyISR+16.03.0 pts · #15
- 2Gupta, PrishaIRL+15.63.0 pts · #16
- 3Holland, AlfieIRL+13.63.5 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Vanjinathan, IlankathirIRL-31.22.5 pts · #31
- 2Putar, LorenaIRL-13.63.0 pts · #24
- 3Ufarte, JoseIRL-11.62.5 pts · #36
Biggest upsets
- R1+364 Elo gap
- R5+318 Elo gap
- R3+235 Elo gap