The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Master
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in The Diamond Coast Hotel, Bartragh, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, F26 E9F9, Ireland, Ireland. 4 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2093, and top seed was Jacob Flynn (🇮🇪 IRL, CM, 2218).
Jacob Flynn (🇮🇪 IRL, CM, 2218) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Yannick Woods (4.0) and Oisin O`cuilleanain (4.0). Flynn shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Gerard MacElligott (CM, 1921) beat Oisin O`cuilleanain (2146), a +225-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
CM Jacob Flynn held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Flynn takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
CM Jacob Flynn 3 wins (R1–R3)Yannick Woods 4 wins (R2–R5)Oisin O`cuilleanain 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJacob Flynn | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Yannick Woods | — | * | — | — |
| 3Oisin O`cuilleanain | — | — | * | — |
| 4Oliver Barnes | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flynn, JacobCM | 2218 | IRL | +11N | +16B | +13B | =6N | =4B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.75 | 2241 | +3.2 |
| 2 | Woods, Yannick | 2023 | IRL | −13N | +29B | +16N | +9B | +6B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.00 | 2231 | +51.2 |
| 3 | O`cuilleanain, Oisin | 2146 | IRL | +29B | −13N | +7B | +24N | +14B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 2183 | +4.2 |
| 4 | Barnes, Oliver | 2066 | IRL | +28N | =8B | +23N | =10B | =1N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 2151 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Melaugh, ShaneFM | 2189 | IRL | F | +25B | =14N | +8B | +10N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.25 | 2321 | +9.4 |
| 6 | Hushpit, Lukian | 2097 | IRL | =7B | +18N | +22B | =1B | −2N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 2075 | -5.2 |
| 7 | Blijlevens, Pim | 1942 | NED | =6N | =9B | −3N | +25B | +16N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 2116 | +23.6 |
| 8 | Campbell, Andrew | 1904 | IRL | +15B | =4N | +20B | −5N | =21N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 2141 | +31.0 |
| 9 | Ashworth, Michael | 2019 | ENG | =18B | =7N | +15B | −2N | +17B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 2024 | +0.6 |
| 10 | Murray, Benjamin | 2047 | IRL | +26B | =22N | +17B | =4N | −5B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 2073 | +4.0 |
| 11 | Comley, Jamie | 1960 | IRL | −1B | +26N | =18B | =17N | +24B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 2047 | +11.2 |
| 12 | Halvorsen, Benjamin | 1995 | NOR | −23N | +19B | −24N | +28B | +22N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 4.00 | 1994 | -0.2 |
| 13 | MacElligott, GerardCM | 1921 | IRL | +2B | +3B | −1N | −14N | =15B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 9.25 | 2070 | +18.6 |
| 14 | O`Gorman, Alice | 1995 | IRL | F | +27N | =5B | +13B | −3N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.25 | 2137 | +14.8 |
| 15 | Haque, Mustakim-Ul | 1967 | IRL | −8N | +28B | −9N | +19B | =13N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1945 | -3.2 |
| 16 | O`Flaherty, Kevin | 1962 | IRL | +24B | −1N | −2B | +18N | −7B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1929 | -5.6 |
| 17 | White, Nicole | 1911 | IRL | =25N | +21B | −10N | =11B | −9N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1932 | +5.2 |
| 18 | Ashworth, Robert | 1917 | ENG | =9N | −6B | =11N | −16B | +29N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1927 | +1.0 |
| 19 | Millward, Kevin P | 1948 | ENG | −20B | −12N | +26B | −15N | +27B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1913 | -5.0 |
| 20 | Govindaraju, Darun | 2124 | IRL | +19N | =23B | −8N | −22B | =28N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1850 | -72.0 |
| 21 | Woods, Christopher | 1999 | IRL | =27B | −17N | +29N | F | =8B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1921 | -17.2 |
| 22 | Gajcin, JasminaWCM | 1914 | SRB | F | =10B | −6N | +20N | −12B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1979 | +6.0 |
| 23 | Van den Bosse, Bart | 1911 | NED | +12B | =20N | −4B | F | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 2062 | +12.0 |
| 24 | Duggan, Dylan | 1904 | IRL | −16N | F | +12B | −3B | −11N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1823 | -16.8 |
| 25 | Weih, Klaus | 1995 | IRL | =17B | −5N | =27B | −7N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1796 | -41.6 |
| 26 | Gulljord, Birk | 1925 | NOR | −10N | −11B | −19N | +27N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1774 | -15.6 |
| 27 | Gallagher, Brian | 1912 | IRL | =21N | −14B | =25N | −26B | −19N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1732 | -21.8 |
| 28 | Nikiforov, Sergey | 1933 | UKR | −4B | −15N | F | −12N | =20B | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1716 | -18.6 |
| 29 | Machin Arbelo, Pedro Alexis | 1954 | ESP | −3N | −2N | −21B | F | −18B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1221 | -32.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Woods, YannickIRL+51.24.0 pts · #2
- 2Campbell, AndrewIRL+31.03.0 pts · #10
- 3Blijlevens, PimNED+23.63.0 pts · #7
- 1Govindaraju, DarunIRL-72.02.0 pts · #17
- 2Weih, KlausIRL-41.61.0 pts · #27
- 3Machin Arbelo, Pedro AlexisESP-32.80.0 pts · #29
- R2+225 Elo gap
- R3+220 Elo gap
- R4+210 Elo gap