LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10
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113 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 21 Apr 2026 in Leinster, Ireland. 21 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Niall Fitzgerald (🇮🇪 IRL, 0) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Andrey A. Ivanov (2.0) and Shane Melaugh (2.0). Fitzgerald won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇮🇪Leinster, Ireland
Dates
21 Mar 2026 → 21 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
113
Titled players · 21
GM×1
IM×2
FM×10
CM×6
WGM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×98
🇪🇸Spain×2
🇱🇹Lithuania×2
🇵🇱Poland×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇵🇹Portugal×1
🇭🇷Croatia×1
🇻🇳Vietnam×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Fitzgerald, Niall | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1893 | 2693 | +21.2 |
| 9 | CMIvanov, Andrey A. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1886 | 2686 | +20.4 |
| 1 | FMMelaugh, Shane | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 2136 | 2936 | +15.6 |
| 7 | Benson, Oisin P. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1891 | 2691 | +17.2 |
| 4 | CMBrozynski, Patryk | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1882 | 2682 | +13.2 |
| 8 | O'Cinneide, Mel | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 2052 | 2852 | +17.6 |
| 3 | Melaugh, Gavin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1910 | 2710 | +11.2 |
| 5 | Quigley,Colm | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1883 | 2683 | +18.6 |
| 6 | Lombard, Luke | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 2.0 | 1855 | 2655 | +24.6 |
| 14 | Maguire, Tallann | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2047 | 2240 | +15.4 |
| 16 | Du Berry, Ross | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1887 | 2080 | +8.6 |
| 13 | Alkevicius, Arunas | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1816 | 2009 | +4.0 |
| 18 | Khaydarov, Ravshan | 🇺🇿UZB | 0 | 1.5 | 1840 | 2033 | -0.2 |
| 20 | FMCrowley, James | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2064 | 2257 | +7.4 |
| 24 | FMBrady, Stephen | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2264 | 2457 | +10.2 |
| 21 | Nolan, Conor | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1906 | 2099 | +6.8 |
| 17 | Quinn, Ciaran | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1911 | 2104 | +10.0 |
| 11 | CMFlynn, Jacob | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2028 | 2221 | +0.8 |
| 12 | Renji, Rafael Ninan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2037 | 2230 | +24.8 |
| 10 | Murray, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1954 | 2147 | +3.2 |
| 19 | Tirziman, Rudolf | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2043 | 2236 | +14.0 |
| 22 | FMFreeman, Gordon | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1918 | 2111 | +5.6 |
| 23 | Singpurwala, Kevin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1803 | 1996 | +6.2 |
| 15 | FMVenkatesan, Kavin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 2274 | 2467 | +8.8 |
| 38 | Remenyik, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1986 | 1986 | +5.4 |
| 50 | Burke, Kevin A. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1944 | 1944 | +2.0 |
| 64 | Kholyavko, Kirill | 🇺🇦UKR | 0 | 1.0 | 1983 | 1983 | +10.4 |
| 44 | Boino, Claudio | 🇵🇹POR | 0 | 1.0 | 2046 | 2046 | -2.8 |
| 48 | WFMMirza, Diana | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1881 | 1881 | -4.6 |
| 63 | Fox, Anthony | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1984 | 1984 | +6.8 |
| 25 | Murray, Benjamin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2053 | 2053 | -0.6 |
| 39 | FMDaly, Colm | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2263 | 2263 | +4.6 |
| 43 | O`cuilleanain, Oisin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2279 | 2279 | +5.8 |
| 53 | CMKumala, Aleksander | 🇵🇱POL | 0 | 1.0 | 2087 | 2087 | -1.4 |
| 49 | IMQuinn, Mark | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2171 | 2171 | -4.6 |
| 31 | Martinez Otero, Daniel | 🇪🇸ESP | 0 | 1.0 | 1863 | 1863 | -5.0 |
| 60 | Putar, Slavko | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1985 | 1985 | +10.4 |
| 62 | CMSidney, Will | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2006 | 2006 | -0.6 |
| 26 | Andhurthi, Sreeyan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1879 | 1879 | +4.8 |
| 41 | Harrington, Eoin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1855 | 1855 | -3.0 |
| 28 | FMDelaney, Killian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2175 | 2175 | -6.6 |
| 52 | Hackett, Joe | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1703 | 1703 | -15.6 |
| 58 | Jakubauskas, Zygimantas | 🇱🇹LTU | 0 | 1.0 | 1928 | 1928 | -5.2 |
| 27 | Rerot, Pierre | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1785 | 1785 | +7.8 |
| 36 | Kennedy, John | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2061 | 2061 | +2.2 |
| 37 | Mulaveliparambil, Sajan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1768 | 1768 | -0.8 |
| 55 | Bennett, Eric | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1965 | 1965 | +6.8 |
| 30 | Hayes, Peter J. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2249 | 2249 | +8.2 |
| 32 | O`Dwyer, Fergal | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1856 | 1856 | -4.0 |
| 40 | Voogt, Declan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1781 | 1781 | -1.2 |
| 42 | Lorigan, Maxim | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1927 | 1927 | +3.6 |
| 33 | Braine, Harry | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1941 | 1941 | -2.4 |
| 51 | Stokes, Stephen | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1878 | 1878 | -1.0 |
| 54 | FMNguyen Hong Nhung | 🇻🇳VIE | 0 | 1.0 | 2149 | 2149 | -6.4 |
| 61 | Buckley, Maurice | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1765 | 1765 | +2.4 |
| 35 | IMFitzsimons, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 2157 | 2957 | +2.9 |
| 47 | Kelly, Liam Francis | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1930 | 2730 | +27.2 |
| 57 | Faustino Lawlor, Elias | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1802 | 2602 | +23.2 |
| 34 | Scallan, Fiachra | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1834 | 2634 | +6.6 |
| 29 | Zakharov, Andrew | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1972 | 2772 | +31.6 |
| 45 | Sanchez Sanz, Alejandro | 🇪🇸ESP | 0 | 1.0 | 1852 | 2652 | +9.0 |
| 46 | Field, Rowan Soraya | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1766 | 2566 | +13.6 |
| 56 | Salin, Rohan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1876 | 2676 | +22.0 |
| 59 | McMorrow, John | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1922 | 2722 | +8.6 |
| 69 | O`neill, Sam | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2063 | 1870 | -1.8 |
| 67 | FMDelaney, John | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2059 | 1866 | -12.0 |
| 75 | Curran, Garrett | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2021 | 1828 | -3.2 |
| 82 | Peoples, Jonathon | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1933 | 1740 | -6.2 |
| 81 | Morris, Stephen B. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1924 | 1731 | -37.6 |
| 90 | O`reilly, Conor | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1994 | 1801 | -22.4 |
| 66 | Reynolds, Pat | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1903 | 1710 | -8.0 |
| 83 | Copeland, Dean | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1988 | 1795 | -4.8 |
| 92 | Collins, Mark A. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1967 | 1774 | -11.4 |
| 71 | Beckett, Brian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1818 | 1625 | -11.2 |
| 78 | Scott, Sarah | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1853 | 1660 | -15.6 |
| 89 | FMMenzies, Colin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1988 | 1795 | -19.6 |
| 85 | O`Higgins, Niall | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1870 | 1870 | +3.6 |
| 72 | Kruslin, Karlo | 🇭🇷CRO | 0 | 0.5 | 1926 | 1733 | -8.6 |
| 73 | O'Connor, Jonathan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2291 | 2098 | -2.8 |
| 91 | Wallace, Paul | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2174 | 1981 | -8.2 |
| 68 | McMahon, Frank | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1826 | 1633 | -10.4 |
| 76 | McDermott, Malo | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1978 | 1785 | -25.6 |
| 80 | Kesare, Aarav | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1633 | 1633 | -4.4 |
| 88 | Jackson, Peter D. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1720 | 1720 | -1.4 |
| 65 | O`Gorman, Alice | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1960 | 1960 | -1.8 |
| 77 | O`Mahony, Roderick | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1834 | 1834 | +3.8 |
| 84 | CMMacElligott, Gerard | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2023 | 2023 | +1.8 |
| 93 | Lane, Alan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1970 | 1970 | +6.4 |
| 87 | GMBaburin, Alexander | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 2295 | 2295 | -0.8 |
| 70 | Sweeney, Ronan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1720 | 1720 | -1.0 |
| 74 | Prendiville, Eoin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1773 | 1773 | +5.2 |
| 86 | Salmin, Vitaliy | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1956 | 1956 | +3.8 |
| 79 | Barry, Kieran | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1839 | 1839 | +3.2 |
| 104 | Murphy, Cian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2120 | 1320 | -7.6 |
| 112 | Joyce, John | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2045 | 1245 | -18.0 |
| 100 | Beryozkin, Sergey | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1919 | 1119 | -19.8 |
| 106 | Antohi, Marius | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1873 | 1073 | -17.0 |
| 94 | Bolkeny, Gabor | 🇭🇺HUN | 0 | 0.0 | 1908 | 1108 | -8.4 |
| 107 | Kelbas, Anastasiya | 🇺🇦UKR | 0 | 0.0 | 1771 | 971 | -11.6 |
| 113 | Schmidt, Martin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2080 | 1280 | -6.6 |
| 97 | Duffy, Seamus | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2034 | 1234 | -13.2 |
| 102 | WGMWafa, Shrook | 🇪🇬EGY | 0 | 0.0 | 2295 | 1495 | -7.2 |
| 108 | Smith, Derek | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1820 | 1020 | -28.0 |
| 96 | Willow, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1912 | 1112 | -5.6 |
| 101 | Kildea, Robbie | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1974 | 1174 | -8.6 |
| 98 | O`Connell, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1771 | 971 | -13.0 |
| 111 | Zakonnik, Andrzej | 🇵🇱POL | 0 | 0.0 | 2214 | 1414 | -8.6 |
| 95 | Liu, Murray | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1888 | 1088 | -18.0 |
| 103 | Cummins, Finn | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 2105 | 1305 | -4.2 |
| 105 | Zilevicius, Mantas | 🇱🇹LTU | 0 | 0.0 | 1826 | 1026 | -7.0 |
| 109 | Cullen, Sean | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1966 | 1166 | -6.0 |
| 110 | McBrien, Dylan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1883 | 1083 | -6.8 |
| 99 | Deignan, Oisin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1897 | 1097 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zakharov, AndrewIRL+31.61.0 pts · #29
- 2Kelly, Liam FrancisIRL+27.21.0 pts · #47
- 3Renji, Rafael NinanIRL+24.81.5 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Morris, Stephen B.IRL-37.60.5 pts · #81
- 2Smith, DerekIRL-28.00.0 pts · #108
- 3McDermott, MaloIRL-25.60.5 pts · #76