The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival Weekender 2026 Challenger
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.
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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.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Patterson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
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.
- 1FIDE 25238330.02.5 pts · #5
- 2Bermingham, EricaIRL0.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Zaletel, RonanIRL0.04.5 pts · #2
- 1FIDE 25238330.02.5 pts · #5
- 2Bermingham, EricaIRL0.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Zaletel, RonanIRL0.04.5 pts · #2