LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8
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120 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 18 Feb 2026 in Leinster, Ireland. 24 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Sergey Beryozkin (🇮🇪 IRL, 0) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Eric Bennett (2.0) and Gordon Freeman (2.0).
Location
🇮🇪Leinster, Ireland
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 18 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
120
Titled players · 24
GM×1
IM×2
FM×13
CM×6
WGM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×103
🇵🇱Poland×2
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇱🇹Lithuania×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇧🇷Brazil×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Beryozkin, Sergey | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1919 | 2719 | +20.6 |
| 9 | Bennett, Eric | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1922 | 2722 | +24.4 |
| 11 | FMFreeman, Gordon | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1887 | 2687 | +14.0 |
| 13 | Andhurthi, Sreeyan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1897 | 2697 | +52.4 |
| 3 | O'Connor, Jonathan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1984 | 2784 | +11.2 |
| 4 | Jackson, Carl | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1884 | 2684 | +17.0 |
| 5 | Benson, Oisin P. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1824 | 2624 | +14.6 |
| 7 | Harrington, Eoin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1985 | 2785 | +21.4 |
| 12 | CMSidney, Will | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 2049 | 2849 | +20.8 |
| 1 | CMMacElligott, Gerard | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1910 | 2710 | +19.4 |
| 6 | Murray, Benjamin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 2069 | 2869 | +21.2 |
| 8 | Voogt, Declan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1806 | 2606 | +19.4 |
| 10 | FMMelaugh, Shane | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 2136 | 2936 | +17.2 |
| 19 | FMMcPhillips, Karl | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2125 | 2318 | +9.2 |
| 23 | Joyce, John | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1982 | 2175 | +8.6 |
| 25 | Kildea, Robbie | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1868 | 2061 | +7.2 |
| 15 | Murphy, Cian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2051 | 2244 | +19.2 |
| 18 | FMCrowley, James | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2097 | 2290 | +9.6 |
| 24 | Quinn, Ciaran | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1878 | 2071 | +6.8 |
| 14 | FMDelaney, Killian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2235 | 2428 | +7.2 |
| 22 | CMKumala, Aleksander | 🇵🇱POL | 0 | 1.5 | 2022 | 2215 | +5.2 |
| 17 | Schmidt, Martin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1779 | 1972 | +1.2 |
| 16 | Kennedy, John | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1976 | 2169 | +8.2 |
| 20 | Kavanagh, James | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1877 | 2070 | +10.8 |
| 21 | IMQuinn, Mark | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2247 | 2440 | +2.0 |
| 31 | Fitzgerald, Niall | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1982 | 1982 | +6.8 |
| 51 | Cummins, Finn | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1857 | 1857 | -4.0 |
| 42 | Maguire, Tallann | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1905 | 1905 | -1.0 |
| 32 | Martinez Otero, Daniel | 🇪🇸ESP | 0 | 1.0 | 1918 | 1918 | -3.0 |
| 36 | Healy, John | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2052 | 2052 | +8.0 |
| 60 | Alkevicius, Arunas | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2007 | 2007 | +5.2 |
| 28 | Renji, Rafael Ninan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2089 | 2089 | +13.2 |
| 59 | Putar, Slavko | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1800 | 1800 | -0.2 |
| 45 | CMBrozynski, Patryk | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2191 | 2191 | +2.0 |
| 53 | O`cuilleanain, Oisin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2149 | 2149 | +0.2 |
| 38 | Remenyik, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1962 | 1962 | +4.8 |
| 39 | Barnes, Oliver | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1934 | 1934 | -14.4 |
| 30 | FMVenkatesan, Kavin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2115 | 2915 | +5.4 |
| 35 | Collins, Mark A. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1901 | 2701 | +7.2 |
| 37 | FMNguyen Hong Nhung | 🇻🇳VIE | 0 | 1.0 | 2166 | 2966 | +7.2 |
| 57 | CMFlynn, Jacob | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2464 | 3264 | +16.2 |
| 26 | Kholyavko, Kirill | 🇺🇦UKR | 0 | 1.0 | 1948 | 1948 | +5.2 |
| 27 | O'Cinneide, Mel | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2180 | 2180 | +3.4 |
| 43 | O`Gorman, Alice | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1881 | 1881 | -6.2 |
| 48 | Quigley,Colm | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1945 | 1945 | +1.8 |
| 49 | Antohi, Marius | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1720 | 1720 | -5.4 |
| 56 | Zakonnik, Andrzej | 🇵🇱POL | 0 | 1.0 | 2174 | 2174 | +0.4 |
| 61 | Smith, Derek | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1814 | 1814 | -8.0 |
| 62 | IMCollins, Sam E. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2287 | 2287 | -4.6 |
| 55 | FMBrady, Stephen | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2160 | 2160 | -4.8 |
| 33 | O`neill, Sam | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1841 | 2641 | +8.2 |
| 34 | Scott, Sarah | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1914 | 2714 | +9.0 |
| 50 | Stokes, Stephen | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1983 | 2783 | +13.0 |
| 29 | Bergin, Cian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1731 | 2531 | +7.0 |
| 40 | Tirziman, Rudolf | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1894 | 2694 | +8.6 |
| 41 | Field, Rowan Soraya | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1836 | 2636 | +18.4 |
| 44 | Scallan, Fiachra | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1851 | 2651 | +7.0 |
| 46 | Greenan, Darragh | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1884 | 2684 | +28.0 |
| 47 | Moull, Arthur | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1633 | 2433 | +5.2 |
| 52 | FMLiu, Jason | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1938 | 2738 | +5.2 |
| 54 | Ryan, Joshua | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1940 | 2740 | +12.2 |
| 58 | McBrien, Dylan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1867 | 2667 | +13.6 |
| 63 | Fox, Anthony | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1925 | 1732 | -9.4 |
| 66 | Khaydarov, Ravshan | 🇺🇿UZB | 0 | 0.5 | 1998 | 1805 | -11.8 |
| 67 | O`daly, Liam | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1886 | 1693 | -1.6 |
| 70 | Duffy, Seamus | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1767 | 1574 | -15.6 |
| 73 | Braine, Harry | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1969 | 1776 | -24.0 |
| 79 | Du Berry, Ross | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2014 | 1821 | -4.8 |
| 93 | Reynolds, Pat | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1907 | 1107 | -8.8 |
| 82 | Boino, Claudio | 🇵🇹POR | 0 | 0.5 | 2128 | 1935 | -8.0 |
| 75 | O'Connell, Gerard | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2021 | 1828 | -11.0 |
| 80 | Liu, Murray | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1893 | 1700 | -10.0 |
| 81 | O`reilly, Ciaran | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1908 | 1715 | -1.8 |
| 64 | WFMMirza, Diana | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1893 | 1700 | -15.0 |
| 71 | Melaugh, Gavin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2154 | 1961 | -6.6 |
| 74 | Jakubauskas, Zygimantas | 🇱🇹LTU | 0 | 0.5 | 1921 | 1728 | -15.8 |
| 88 | Kruslin, Karlo | 🇭🇷CRO | 0 | 0.5 | 2036 | 1843 | -2.8 |
| 69 | Barry, Colm | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2247 | 2247 | +0.6 |
| 72 | Rerot, Pierre | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1803 | 1803 | +4.0 |
| 68 | Valenca, Mathieu | 🇫🇷FRA | 0 | 0.5 | 2093 | 2093 | -1.2 |
| 78 | Adithian, P.S | 🇮🇳IND | 0 | 0.5 | 1983 | 1983 | +2.0 |
| 83 | Gaines, Brian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1799 | 1799 | -1.8 |
| 86 | Drozdowski, Philip | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1862 | 1862 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FMCollins, Adam | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2289 | 2289 | -0.4 |
| 84 | Morris, Stephen B. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2111 | 2111 | +2.0 |
| 85 | Salin, Rohan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1861 | 1861 | -0.4 |
| 89 | FMO`Donnell, Conor | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2357 | 2357 | +1.6 |
| 76 | Salmin, Vitaliy | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1879 | 1879 | +2.0 |
| 87 | Copeland, Dean | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1806 | 1806 | -2.0 |
| 90 | Beckett, Brian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1728 | 1728 | -3.2 |
| 77 | FIDE 2543850 | — | 0 | 0.5 | 1822 | 1822 | 0.0 |
| 95 | Burke, Kevin A. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1873 | 1073 | -22.6 |
| 96 | CMIvanov, Andrey A. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2146 | 1346 | -30.0 |
| 99 | FMDelaney, John | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1954 | 1154 | -27.2 |
| 102 | Wallace, Paul | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2096 | 1296 | -23.4 |
| 104 | Hayes, Peter J. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2165 | 1365 | -15.4 |
| 109 | O`Dwyer, Fergal | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2108 | 1308 | -12.0 |
| 114 | Putar, Leon | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1918 | 1118 | -21.4 |
| 98 | Singpurwala, Kevin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1939 | 1139 | -7.8 |
| 107 | FMDaly, Colm | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2189 | 1389 | -10.8 |
| 112 | Hackett, Joe | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1921 | 1121 | -17.6 |
| 105 | McMahon, Frank | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1902 | 1102 | -16.4 |
| 100 | Lorigan, Maxim | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1861 | 1061 | -21.2 |
| 110 | WGMWafa, Shrook | 🇪🇬EGY | 0 | 0.0 | 2357 | 1557 | -5.6 |
| 106 | Rai, Oleksii | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1876 | 1076 | -47.2 |
| 115 | Curran, Garrett | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1924 | 1124 | -18.4 |
| 97 | Moran, Liam | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1841 | 1041 | -5.6 |
| 101 | O`reilly, Conor | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1907 | 1107 | -28.8 |
| 111 | Barry, Kieran | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1844 | 1044 | -7.0 |
| 116 | Keogh, Eamon | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1738 | 938 | -14.0 |
| 120 | Fitzgerald, Martin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1736 | 936 | -13.6 |
| 92 | Corte Real Neto, Cyro Pamplona | 🇧🇷BRA | 0 | 0.0 | 2046 | 1246 | -8.2 |
| 94 | White, George | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1820 | 1020 | -13.2 |
| 91 | Manojlovic, Zdravko | 🇷🇸SRB | 0 | 0.0 | 1975 | 1175 | -8.8 |
| 103 | Bolkeny, Gabor | 🇭🇺HUN | 0 | 0.0 | 1958 | 1158 | -7.0 |
| 108 | Lombard, Luke | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 0.0 | 1965 | 1165 | -5.0 |
| 113 | McDermott, Malo | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2115 | 1315 | -17.6 |
| 117 | Murphy, Ronan J. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1815 | 1015 | -5.2 |
| 118 | Taaffe, Paul | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1995 | 1195 | -7.0 |
| 119 | GMBaburin, Alexander | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2464 | 1664 | -3.5 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Andhurthi, SreeyanIRL+52.42.0 pts · #13
- 2Greenan, DarraghIRL+28.01.0 pts · #46
- 3Bennett, EricIRL+24.42.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Rai, OleksiiIRL-47.20.0 pts · #106
- 2Ivanov, Andrey A.CMIRL-30.00.0 pts · #96
- 3O`reilly, ConorIRL-28.80.0 pts · #101