The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Challenger
Open SwissStandard
8 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. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Addhrit Bhushan (🇮🇪 IRL, 1449).
Alan Patterson (🇮🇪 IRL, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Ronan Zaletel (4.5) and Erica Bermingham (4.0). Patterson shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
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
Avg top 10
0
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×5
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. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
15
5
3
2
3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Patterson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Alan Patterson 4 wins (R1–R4)Ronan Zaletel 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alan Patterson | * | — | — | — |
| 2Ronan Zaletel | — | * | — | — |
| 3Erica Bermingham | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Riyansh Potru | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patterson, Alan | 0 | IRL | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?B | =?N | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Zaletel, Ronan | 0 | IRL | +?N | =?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Bermingham, Erica | 0 | IRL | +?N | +?B | −?N | +4B | +?N | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 643 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Potru, Riyansh | 0 | IRL | −?B | +?N | +?B | −3N | +?B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 2530716 | 0 | — | +?B | =?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 2523833 | 0 | — | =?B | −?N | +?B | =?N | =?B | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 2539977 | 0 | — | −?N | −?N | +?B | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 643 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kelly, John F? | 0 | IRL | F | −?B | =?N | +?B | =?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 643 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 25238330.02.5 pts · #5
- 2Bermingham, EricaIRL0.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Zaletel, RonanIRL0.04.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 25238330.02.5 pts · #5
- 2Bermingham, EricaIRL0.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Zaletel, RonanIRL0.04.5 pts · #2