The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Championship

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42 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. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1737, and top seed was Jarek Wieczorek (🇮🇪 IRL, 1744).

Lysander Schwab (🇩🇪 GER, 1687) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Paul O`Flaherty (4.0) and Angel Mariya Boby (4.0). Schwab won solo starting round 4.

Location

🇮🇪The Diamond Coast Hotel, Bartragh, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, F26 E9F9, Ireland, Ireland

Dates

30 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇪Jarek Wieczorek1744

Avg top 10

1,737

Participants

Federations · 6 represented

🇮🇪Ireland×35

🇬🇧England×3

🇮🇳India×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇬🇧Wales×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

Top 3

🥇
Lysander Schwab
🇩🇪GER·1687
5.0pts·2515perf+86.4
🥈
Paul O`Flaherty
🇮🇪IRL·1707
4.0pts·1888perf+37.2
🥉
Angel Mariya Boby
🇮🇪IRL·1665
4.0pts·1956perf+73.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Lysander Schwab led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Schwab5Biswal4Mariya Boby4O`Flaherty4White3.5O Hanlon3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Lysander Schwab never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Lysander Schwab won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Lysander Schwab	*	—	—	1
2Saiansh Biswal	—	*	½	—
3Angel Mariya Boby	—	½	*	—
4Paul O`Flaherty	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Schwab, Lysander	1687	GER	+26N	+32B	+10N	+2B	+5N	5.0	12.5	14.0	14.00	2515	+86.4
2	O`Flaherty, Paul	1707	IRL	+21N	+11B	+20B	−1N	+15N	4.0	13.5	16.0	11.00	1888	+37.2
3	Mariya Boby, Angel	1665	IRL	+15N	=4B	+34B	+16N	=8B	4.0	13.5	15.0	11.25	1956	+73.2
4	Biswal, Saiansh	1698	IRL	+42B	=3N	+22B	=5B	+12N	4.0	13.0	13.0	9.25	1911	+52.4
5	White, George	1693	IRL	+38B	+41N	+6B	=4N	−1B	3.5	14.0	14.5	7.50	1813	+31.6
6	Aashay R Kher	1717	IND	+29N	+33B	−5N	+11B	=7N	3.5	12.0	13.5	8.25	1775	+6.2
7	O Hanlon, Joe	1692	IRL	=24N	+30B	=12B	+13N	=6B	3.5	11.5	13.5	9.25	1891	+20.4
8	O`neill, Matthew	1744	IRL	−33N	+35N	+27B	+10B	=3N	3.5	10.5	12.0	8.50	1786	+8.4
9	Armstrong, Fred	1740	IRL	−14B	=28N	+25N	+23B	+34N	3.5	9.0	10.5	6.50	1867	+12.8
10	Ranade, Akshay	1716	IRL	+28B	+14N	−1B	−8N	+25B	3.0	13.5	15.5	7.00	1686	-6.4
11	Wainwright, Bradley	0	ENG	+13B	−2N	+31B	−6N	+24B	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.00	1725	0.0
12	O`Connell, Denis	1715	IRL	=25N	+37B	=7N	+17N	−4B	3.0	12.5	14.0	7.25	1761	+6.6
13	Thomas, Kevin	1737	WLS	−11N	+21B	+18N	−7B	+28N	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.50	1783	+7.2
14	Crowe, John	1670	IRL	+9N	−10B	+32N	=20N	=16B	3.0	12.0	13.5	7.75	1797	+34.8
15	Marshall, Roy	1733	IRL	−3B	+42N	+41B	+19N	−2B	3.0	11.5	11.5	3.50	1728	-0.6
16	Moore, Samuel	1695	IRL	=30N	+24B	+23N	−3B	=14N	3.0	11.0	13.0	6.50	1659	-8.0
17	Wieczorek, Jarek	1744	IRL	−23N	+29B	+33N	−12B	+20B	3.0	9.5	11.0	6.00	1763	+5.2
18	Bun, Oleh	1655	UKR	−20B	+36N	−13B	+41N	+27B	3.0	9.0	9.5	4.00	1746	+24.8
19	Nolan, Cal	1680	IRL	−32N	+26B	+39N	−15B	+33N	3.0	8.0	9.0	4.50	1725	+10.0
20	McClatchey, Rob	1731	ENG	+18N	+27B	−2N	=14B	−17N	2.5	13.0	15.0	6.50	1694	-9.6
21	McInerney, Kevin	1626	IRL	−2B	−13N	+36B	=31N	+35B	2.5	10.5	12.0	4.00	1611	-4.0
22	Bermingham, Adam D.	1653	IRL	+40N	=39B	−4N	−34B	+32N	2.5	8.0	9.0	3.00	1722	+9.4
23	Fitzsimons, Pat	1674	IRL	+17B	=34N	−16B	−9N	=29B	2.0	11.5	13.0	4.75	1636	-5.2
24	Caliendo, Brian	0	IRL	=7B	−16N	=29B	+37B	−11N	2.0	11.5	13.0	4.25	1677	0.0
25	Chan, Karina	1642	ENG	=12B	=31N	−9B	+39B	−10N	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.50	1658	+3.6
26	Duggan, Matthew	0	IRL	−1B	−19N	+42B	=35N	=31B	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.75	1596	0.0
27	Foenander, Phillip	1690	IRL	+36B	−20N	−8N	+30B	−18N	2.0	11.0	12.5	3.50	1600	-12.8
28	Fernandez, Lucas Cunningham	0	IRL	−10N	=9B	+40N	=32B	−13B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.50	1660	0.0
29	OHara, Austin	1650	IRL	−6B	−17N	=24N	+40B	=23N	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.00	1627	-6.0
30	Palihawadana, Aken Pinitha	1623	IRL	=16B	−7N	=35B	−27N	+38B	2.0	10.0	11.5	3.75	1587	-8.4
31	Donohoe, Eugene	1740	IRL	=37N	=25B	−11N	=21B	=26N	2.0	9.5	11.0	4.00	1646	-7.8
32	Reynolds, Paul	1744	IRL	+19B	−1N	−14B	=28N	−22B	1.5	13.5	15.5	4.00	1480	-55.6
33	Grant, Cian	1686	IRL	+8B	−6N	−17B	=38N	−19B	1.5	13.0	14.5	4.25	1551	-36.4
34	Foran, Barry	1711	IRL	F	=23B	−3N	+22N	−9B	1.5	12.0	12.0	3.50	1597	-13.0
35	Shindgi, Sumanth	0	IRL	=39N	−8B	=30N	=26B	−21N	1.5	10.0	11.0	2.50	1490	0.0
36	Stacey, Derek	1609	IRL	−27N	−18B	−21N	+42B	=37N	1.5	9.0	9.0	0.75	1504	-28.4
37	Duffy, James	1670	IRL	=31B	−12N	=38B	−24N	=36B	1.5	8.5	10.0	2.50	1583	-20.0
38	Sloan, Cecil	1615	IRL	−5N	=40B	=37N	=33B	−30N	1.5	8.5	9.5	2.00	1530	-11.2
39	Keane, Colm	1738	IRL	=35B	=22N	−19B	−25N	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	1385	-53.2
40	Venskus, Dominykas	1721	IRL	−22B	=38N	−28B	−29N	=41B	1.0	8.0	8.5	1.00	1437	-59.6
41	McDonnell, Joseph A.	1601	IRL	F	−5B	−15N	−18B	=40N	0.5	10.5	10.5	0.50	1379	-19.0
42	Megadi-Walia, Rohan	1624	IRL	−4N	−15B	−26N	−36N	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	880	-50.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Schwab, LysanderGER
+86.4
5.0 pts · #2
2Mariya Boby, AngelIRL
+73.2
4.0 pts · #3
3Biswal, SaianshIRL
+52.4
4.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Venskus, DominykasIRL
-59.6
1.0 pts · #37
2Reynolds, PaulIRL
-55.6
1.5 pts · #39
3Keane, ColmIRL
-53.2
1.0 pts · #41