County Down Classic 2025
22 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 13 Sept 2025 to 20 Sept 2025 in City of Bangor International Chess Club, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR, Ireland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1839, and top seed was Mandar Tahmankar (🇮🇳 IND, 2088).
Andrew Campbell (🇮🇪 IRL, 1897) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Caleb McClean (3.0) and Jack Edens (3.0). Campbell won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Richard Proctor (1540) beat Chris Armstrong (1674), a +134-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsAndrew Campbell led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Andrew Campbell held the sole lead from R3 through R4 without losing it.
Andrew Campbell beat Caleb McClean (White).
Andrew Campbell won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1Andrew Campbell | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Caleb McClean | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Jack Edens | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Alwin Micheal | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campbell, Andrew | 1897 | IRL | +14B | +3N | +2B | =11N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.75 | 2139 | +20.2 |
| 2 | McClean, Caleb | 1889 | IRL | +5N | +12B | −1N | +17B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1874 | -1.2 |
| 3 | Edens, Jack | 1836 | IRL | +15N | −1B | +18N | +7B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1719 | -5.4 |
| 4 | Alwin Micheal | 1773 | IND | =13B | +20N | −8B | +12N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 1849 | +15.2 |
| 5 | Campbell, Peter | 1630 | IRL | −2B | +13N | +6B | −8N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1735 | +8.4 |
| 6 | McCracken, David | 1559 | IRL | −9N | +10B | −5N | +22B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 956 | -21.2 |
| 7 | Macleod, Alex | 0 | IRL | +16B | −?B | +12N | −3N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1792 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tahmankar, Mandar | 2088 | IND | F | F | +4N | +5B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2531 | +4.4 |
| 9 | Payel, Guha | 1882 | IND | +6B | +19N | F | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2359 | +2.6 |
| 10 | Mounsey, Hamish | 0 | IRL | −12B | −6N | +14B | =13N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Khanzharov, Edward | 1810 | IRL | F | F | +21B | =1B | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1981 | +8.8 |
| 12 | Aashay R Kher | 1719 | IND | +10N | −2N | −7B | −4B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1032 | -14.0 |
| 13 | O`Connor, Paul | 1462 | IRL | =4N | −5B | −16N | =10B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1447 | -2.8 |
| 14 | Armstrong, Chris | 1674 | IRL | −1N | −15B | −10N | +20B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1602 | -6.0 |
| 15 | Proctor, Richard | 1540 | IRL | −3B | +14N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1756 | +21.2 |
| 16 | Spackman, Conor | 1755 | IRL | −7N | F | +13B | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 2262 | +3.0 |
| 17 | Bradshaw, Jack | 0 | IRL | F | F | +20B | −2N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1817 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Amo, Hugo | 0 | IRL | F | F | −3B | +21N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1757 | 0.0 |
| 19 | McMullan, Conor | 0 | IRL | +20N | −9B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1814 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Rollins, John | 1745 | IRL | −19B | −4B | −17N | −14N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 925 | -42.4 |
| 21 | Banerjee, Aharshi | 1678 | IRL | F | F | −11N | −18B | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1010 | -12.8 |
| 22 | Walker, Jamie | 0 | IRL | F | F | −?B | −6N | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 908 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Proctor, RichardIRL+21.21.0 pts · #12
- 2Campbell, AndrewIRL+20.23.5 pts · #1
- 3Alwin MichealIND+15.22.5 pts · #2
- 1Rollins, JohnIRL-42.40.0 pts · #22
- 2McCracken, DavidIRL-21.22.0 pts · #20
- 3Aashay R KherIND-14.01.0 pts · #21
- R2+134 Elo gap