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City of Dublin 2025 Challengers

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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
Top seed
🇮🇪Alfie Holland1675
Avg top 10
1,542
Participants
45
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×37
🇸🇿Eswatini×1
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇮🇱Israel×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
26
9
2
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Purcell4.5Qiao4.5Recto4Quinn4Apukhtina4Fernandez3.5— ex-leaders:Qiaoled R4, #10
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

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Qiao, Jingxuan1466IRL+9B+28N+?B+6N=4B4.513.013.011.0015100.0
2Purcell, Kyle0IRL+?B=?N+16B+7N+?B4.56.56.56.5016160.0
3Quinn, Adam0IRL+15N+12B=8B=?N+18B4.013.013.011.2515720.0
4Apukhtina, Anastasiia1475IRL+39N+38B=7B+25N=1N4.012.013.59.501634+8.4
5Recto, Chiron0IRL+21B=18N+?B=13N+?B4.08.58.55.5015680.0
6Courtney, Adam1586IRL+?N+17B+20N1B=10N3.513.513.57.2514950.0
7Bowman, Charlie1634IRL+37N+30B=4N2B+20N3.513.014.58.001737+13.2
8Holland, Alfie1675IRLF+29B=3N+17B+14N3.512.012.010.002358+13.6
9Cierniak, Bart0IRL1N=37B+29N+30B+?N3.510.010.04.7515160.0
10Fernandez, Lucas Cunningham0IRL+14N=?B=13B+?N=6B3.59.59.56.2515700.0
11Sunil, Amaya Sara1208IRL?N+?B+30N=20B+22B3.57.07.05.7515360.0
12Sanuj, Ayaan1503IRL+?B3N+33B+?N=?B3.56.06.02.0014620.0
13Meluleki Mdluli1549SWZ=29N+24B=10N=5B=15N3.013.015.08.751631+4.0
14Putar, Lorena1451IRL10B+26N+32B+23N8B3.012.014.07.00875-13.6
15Gupta, Prisha1412IRL3B+41N+28B=22N=13B3.011.512.55.751562+15.6
16Marchenko, Alexey1533ISR+41BF2N+24N+25B3.010.510.56.002264+16.0
17Gu, Austin Haoen1431IRL+?B6N+42B8N+32B3.010.010.03.008750.0
18Zou, Nuoheng1454IRL+?N=5B+?N=?B3N3.08.08.02.0015860.0
19Bermingham, Erica0IRL?B21N+40N+?B+31N3.05.55.53.006660.0
20Ufarte, Jose1475IRL+44B+23N6B=11N7B2.513.013.54.75834-11.6
21Kennedy, Aidan1377IRL5N+19B22B+42N=23B2.512.013.05.257740.0
22Rudroju, Aarav1526IRL38N+40B+21N=15B11N2.510.511.55.001412-8.4
23Scanlan Gleeson, Theo0IRL+?N20B+31N14B=21N2.510.010.03.257170.0
24Vanjinathan, Ilankathir1462IRL=26B13N+44N16B+43N2.59.510.02.75741-31.2
25Benson, Louis0IRL+45N+35B=?N4B16N2.59.09.02.0012700.0
26Byrne, Ronan0IRL=24N14B+37N?B+?N2.57.07.02.7512370.0
27Lo Moriello, Diego Joseph1294IRL28B+?NF=?N+?B2.52.02.00.0014740.0
28FIDE 25420130+27N1B15N=37B=29N2.012.013.54.256120.0
29Kejriwal, Prisha1204IRL=13B8N9B+?N=28B2.012.012.02.5014190.0
30McMahon, Conor1443IRL+43B7N11B9N+42B2.011.512.52.00834-10.0
31Henry, William1431IRL+34B?N23B+41N19B2.08.58.53.007040.0
32Sklym, Piotr1294POL+40N?B14N+?B17N2.07.07.01.007640.0
33El Baradie, Adam1296IRL+?N?B12N+38B?B2.05.05.01.507630.0
34O`connor, Sophie0IRL31N?N+?B+36B?N2.04.04.02.006250.0
35Kumar, Pritesh0FID+?B25N+?B?N?B2.02.52.50.0014640.0
36Sanuj, Aydin0IRL?N+?B?B34N+45B2.02.02.00.008220.0
37Mallett, Adam1279IRL7B=9N26B=28N=39B1.511.513.03.508340.0
38Ghanekar, Ivaan1162IRL+22B4N?B33N=44N1.59.09.02.7513720.0
39McGrail, Max1062IRL4B?N?N+40B=37N1.56.56.51.756590.0
40FIDE 2534630114332B22N19B39N+?B1.09.09.00.007740.0
41Dukanam, Deekshita1163IRL16N15B+45N31BF1.08.08.00.006730.0
42Du, Kejun James1137IRL?N+?B17N21B30N1.07.57.50.006760.0
43FIDE 2541521030NF?N+44B24B1.05.05.00.506540.0
44Kerr, Michael0IRL20NF24B43N=38B0.57.57.50.756700.0
45FIDE 2536056025B?N41BF36N0.05.55.50.006250.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets