LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 1-2
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125 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 25 Sept 2025 to 25 Oct 2025 in Leinster, Ireland. 21 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Aleksander Kumala (🇵🇱 POL, CM, 0) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Tallann Maguire (2.0) and Stephen Stokes (2.0).
Location
🇮🇪Leinster, Ireland
Dates
25 Sept 2025 → 25 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
125
Titled players · 21
GM×1
IM×2
FM×9
CM×7
WGM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×101
🇪🇸Spain×4
🇵🇱Poland×3
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇮🇳India×2
🇱🇹Lithuania×2
🇪🇬Egypt×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | CMKumala, Aleksander | 🇵🇱POL | 0 | 2.0 | 1898 | 2698 | +8.4 |
| 12 | Maguire, Tallann | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1889 | 2689 | +19.6 |
| 10 | Stokes, Stephen | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1892 | 2692 | +20.2 |
| 3 | Barnes, Oliver | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1927 | 2727 | +28.8 |
| 5 | Fitzgerald, Niall | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1917 | 2717 | +25.2 |
| 8 | O'Connell, Gerard | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1802 | 2602 | +9.0 |
| 9 | Jackson, Carl | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1827 | 2627 | +14.4 |
| 43 | CMShriman K | 🇮🇳IND | 0 | 2.0 | 1925 | 2725 | +9.6 |
| 1 | Harrington, Eoin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1844 | 2644 | +16.0 |
| 2 | Sheahan, Gavin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1889 | 2689 | +36.8 |
| 6 | Rai, Oleksii | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1885 | 2685 | +49.6 |
| 7 | FMDelaney, Killian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1951 | 2751 | +5.4 |
| 11 | FMBrady, Stephen | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1904 | 2704 | +5.4 |
| 16 | Moran, Stephen | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1889 | 2082 | -2.6 |
| 15 | Braine, Harry | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2059 | 2252 | +28.0 |
| 14 | Smith, Derek | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1865 | 2058 | +5.4 |
| 18 | O`cuilleanain, Oisin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1992 | 2185 | +2.8 |
| 25 | FMCollins, Adam | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2189 | 2382 | +10.2 |
| 26 | O'Cinneide, Mel | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2097 | 2290 | +10.4 |
| 17 | Cummins, Finn | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1937 | 2130 | +16.8 |
| 19 | Bennett, Eric | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1845 | 2038 | +11.0 |
| 24 | FMVenkatesan, Kavin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2128 | 2321 | +3.0 |
| 13 | CMFlynn, Jacob | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2267 | 2460 | +11.6 |
| 20 | Kruslin, Karlo | 🇭🇷CRO | 0 | 1.5 | 1927 | 2120 | +10.6 |
| 21 | FMCrowley, James | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1912 | 2105 | 0.0 |
| 22 | O'Connor, Jonathan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1961 | 2154 | -0.6 |
| 23 | Jakubauskas, Zygimantas | 🇱🇹LTU | 0 | 1.5 | 1975 | 2168 | +7.2 |
| 42 | Brehhov, Martin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1862 | 1862 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Voogt, Declan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1890 | 1890 | +3.0 |
| 35 | O`Gorman, Alice | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2030 | 2030 | +3.8 |
| 36 | Antohi, Marius | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2038 | 2038 | +10.0 |
| 53 | Benson, Oisin P. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1890 | 1890 | -1.6 |
| 32 | CMBrozynski, Patryk | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2136 | 2136 | -3.6 |
| 47 | Andhurthi, Sreeyan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2008 | 2008 | +22.8 |
| 56 | Lorigan, Maxim | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1874 | 1874 | -9.2 |
| 50 | Kelbas, Anastasiya | 🇺🇦UKR | 0 | 1.0 | 2015 | 2015 | +10.6 |
| 46 | FMNguyen Hong Nhung | 🇻🇳VIE | 0 | 1.0 | 2235 | 2235 | +0.2 |
| 58 | Scott, Sarah | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1998 | 1998 | +2.0 |
| 52 | Salmin, Vitaliy | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2031 | 2031 | +11.0 |
| 62 | Quinn, Ciaran | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1909 | 1909 | -2.4 |
| 30 | Murray, Benjamin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1850 | 1850 | -10.6 |
| 44 | Fox, Anthony | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2010 | 2010 | +4.8 |
| 40 | Melaugh, Gavin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2165 | 2165 | +7.8 |
| 29 | Khaydarov, Ravshan | 🇺🇿UZB | 0 | 1.0 | 2006 | 2006 | -0.6 |
| 38 | Du Berry, Ross | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1881 | 1881 | +3.0 |
| 61 | McHugh, Kevin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1804 | 1804 | -3.2 |
| 90 | Duffy, Seamus | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2080 | 1280 | -5.0 |
| 31 | Scallan, Fiachra | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2057 | 2057 | +4.4 |
| 37 | Spring, Eoin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1777 | 2577 | +11.6 |
| 51 | FMMcPhillips, Karl | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2016 | 2816 | +7.0 |
| 57 | Murray, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1891 | 2691 | +5.0 |
| 60 | CMIvanov, Andrey A. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2018 | 2818 | +16.8 |
| 27 | Barry, Colm | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2147 | 2947 | +8.4 |
| 33 | FMFreeman, Gordon | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1791 | 2591 | +4.6 |
| 34 | Martinez Otero, Daniel | 🇪🇸ESP | 0 | 1.0 | 1919 | 2719 | +8.4 |
| 39 | Kennedy, John | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1914 | 2714 | +7.6 |
| 41 | Sanchez Sanz, Alejandro | 🇪🇸ESP | 0 | 1.0 | 1666 | 2466 | +4.4 |
| 45 | Lyons, Brendan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1816 | 2616 | +9.4 |
| 48 | Singpurwala, Kevin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1793 | 2593 | +7.2 |
| 49 | Collins, Mark A. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1898 | 2698 | +7.2 |
| 54 | Zakonnik, Andrzej | 🇵🇱POL | 0 | 1.0 | 2147 | 2947 | +9.8 |
| 55 | Fougerat, Emma | 🇵🇹POR | 0 | 1.0 | 1711 | 2511 | +15.6 |
| 59 | Casey, Eoghan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1903 | 2703 | +9.6 |
| 72 | Quigley,Colm | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1927 | 1734 | -9.8 |
| 87 | O`Dwyer, Fergal | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1956 | 1763 | -9.4 |
| 83 | WFMMirza, Diana | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1888 | 1695 | -17.6 |
| 70 | Cullen, Sean | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1929 | 1736 | -4.4 |
| 75 | Kesare, Aarav | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1891 | 1698 | -8.8 |
| 76 | Murphy, Cian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2001 | 1808 | -3.0 |
| 64 | FMMelaugh, Shane | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2175 | 1982 | -11.6 |
| 69 | CMSidney, Will | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2132 | 1939 | -4.2 |
| 73 | Wallace, Paul | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2106 | 1913 | -13.4 |
| 65 | IMQuinn, Mark | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2239 | 2239 | -1.7 |
| 74 | Abdullayev, Rustem | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2103 | 2103 | +4.4 |
| 81 | WGMWafa, Shrook | 🇪🇬EGY | 0 | 0.5 | 2123 | 1930 | -14.0 |
| 67 | Lohan, Martin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1875 | 1682 | -4.6 |
| 85 | Burke, Kevin A. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1764 | 1571 | -17.6 |
| 68 | Nikonov, Andrii | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1849 | 1849 | +3.2 |
| 71 | McMahon, Frank | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1793 | 1793 | -1.6 |
| 79 | McCabe, Shane | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1905 | 1905 | +0.6 |
| 80 | Corte Real Neto, Cyro Pamplona | 🇧🇷BRA | 0 | 0.5 | 1873 | 1873 | -2.8 |
| 86 | CMMacElligott, Gerard | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1828 | 1828 | -2.8 |
| 88 | Taaffe, Paul | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1882 | 1882 | -0.6 |
| 77 | Schmidt, Martin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1972 | 1972 | +0.8 |
| 63 | IMFitzsimons, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2365 | 2365 | +1.0 |
| 66 | GMBaburin, Alexander | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2289 | 2289 | -1.0 |
| 78 | Zaanaa, Chuluunbaatar | 🇲🇳MGL | 0 | 0.5 | 1906 | 1906 | +9.2 |
| 82 | Kandru, Yuvan Sree | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1779 | 1779 | +0.8 |
| 84 | Ruane, Ciaran | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1777 | 1777 | -1.2 |
| 92 | Kholyavko, Kirill | 🇺🇦UKR | 0 | 0.0 | 2127 | 1327 | -24.8 |
| 94 | Rueda Fernandez, Alberto | 🇪🇸ESP | 0 | 0.0 | 1972 | 1172 | -12.2 |
| 98 | Liu, Murray | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2060 | 1260 | -16.8 |
| 123 | Joyce, John | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2271 | 1471 | -7.8 |
| 100 | FIDE 2543761 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1914 | 1114 | 0.0 |
| 96 | Copeland, Dean | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1796 | 996 | -12.6 |
| 101 | Beryozkin, Sergey | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1916 | 1116 | -10.0 |
| 109 | O'Rourke, Ray | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1920 | 1120 | -9.2 |
| 116 | Buckley, Gerard | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1813 | 1013 | -9.6 |
| 105 | Reynolds, Pat | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2010 | 1210 | -13.4 |
| 121 | Alkevicius, Arunas | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1938 | 1138 | -19.6 |
| 107 | Jakubiak, Krzysztof | 🇬🇧WLS | 0 | 0.0 | 1826 | 1026 | -14.8 |
| 108 | Lievens, Karel | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1965 | 1165 | -16.8 |
| 112 | Curran, Garrett | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2173 | 1373 | -3.4 |
| 124 | McDermott, Malo | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2024 | 1224 | -18.8 |
| 91 | Gaines, Brian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2002 | 1202 | -7.2 |
| 93 | O`Connell, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1920 | 1120 | -9.6 |
| 99 | Putar, Leon | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1835 | 1035 | -13.0 |
| 103 | Keogh, Eamon | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1827 | 1027 | -12.0 |
| 118 | Kildea, Robbie | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2018 | 1218 | -7.8 |
| 120 | Valenca, Mathieu | 🇫🇷FRA | 0 | 0.0 | 2208 | 1408 | -8.4 |
| 122 | Cubillo Munoz, Miguel | 🇪🇸ESP | 0 | 0.0 | 2156 | 1356 | -9.8 |
| 125 | Remenyik, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1836 | 1036 | -11.6 |
| 106 | Burke, James | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2188 | 1388 | -1.6 |
| 111 | Beckett, Brian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1916 | 1116 | -8.4 |
| 113 | Kavanagh, James | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1796 | 996 | -12.2 |
| 115 | Renji, Rafael Ninan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1982 | 1182 | -18.8 |
| 89 | Bianchi, Lorenzo | 🇮🇹ITA | 0 | 0.0 | 1862 | 1062 | -9.2 |
| 95 | Adithian, P.S | 🇮🇳IND | 0 | 0.0 | 1974 | 1174 | -8.4 |
| 97 | Janowski, Tom | 🇵🇱POL | 0 | 0.0 | 2004 | 1204 | -4.6 |
| 102 | Fitzgerald, Martin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1952 | 1152 | -7.6 |
| 104 | Neely, Pauraic | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1887 | 1087 | -4.4 |
| 110 | Zilevicius, Mantas | 🇱🇹LTU | 0 | 0.0 | 1792 | 992 | -7.8 |
| 114 | Mohamed, Mohamed Abbasher | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1893 | 1093 | -14.4 |
| 117 | Jackson, Peter D. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1838 | 1038 | -9.4 |
| 119 | O`neill, Sam | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2004 | 1204 | -7.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rai, OleksiiIRL+49.62.0 pts · #6
- 2Sheahan, GavinIRL+36.82.0 pts · #2
- 3Barnes, OliverIRL+28.82.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Kholyavko, KirillUKR-24.80.0 pts · #92
- 2Alkevicius, ArunasIRL-19.60.0 pts · #121
- 3Renji, Rafael NinanIRL-18.80.0 pts · #115