LCU BEA Cup North 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6
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53 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held from 01 Dec 2025 to 26 Jan 2026 in Leinster, Ireland. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Fred Valdez (🇮🇪 IRL, 0) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Stephen Kelly (2.0) and Philip Drozdowski (2.0).
Location
🇮🇪Leinster, Ireland
Dates
01 Dec 2025 → 26 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
53
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×46
🇫🇷France×1
🇷🇺Russia×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Valdez, Fred | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1731 | 1771 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Kelly, Stephen | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1769 | 2569 | +24.4 |
| 5 | Drozdowski, Philip | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1655 | 1695 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Sanglay, Jethro | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1574 | 1614 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Dyer, Michael | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1707 | 2507 | +24.8 |
| 19 | Dash, Shaurya | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1649 | 2449 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Shankar, Ronith | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1563 | 2363 | +36.4 |
| 14 | Syms, Thomas | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1682 | 2482 | +20.0 |
| 22 | Lynch, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 2.0 | 1569 | 2369 | +10.8 |
| 24 | Bowman, Charlie | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1685 | 1685 | +2.0 |
| 27 | Fitzsimons, Pat | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1648 | 1648 | -1.0 |
| 29 | Dunne, John P. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1657 | 1657 | -0.6 |
| 7 | Potinteu, Calin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1665 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Martin, Desmond | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1643 | 1643 | +1.6 |
| 6 | Quigley, John | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1718 | 1738 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Conneely, Andrew | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.5 | 1652 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Byrne, Patrick L. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1739 | 2539 | +24.0 |
| 51 | Ye, Zhanting K. | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1928 | 1128 | -17.6 |
| 20 | Conway, Finn | 🇫🇷FRA | 0 | 1.0 | 1656 | 2456 | +16.4 |
| 23 | Armstrong, Fred | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1671 | 2471 | +8.2 |
| 12 | Kenny, Jim | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1663 | 1663 | +0.8 |
| 41 | Craig, David | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1666 | 866 | -24.0 |
| 10 | Clarke, Adrian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1648 | 2448 | +13.6 |
| 9 | Lin, Eric Yuze | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1585 | 1585 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Gicale, Ethan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1557 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Nguyen, Trung Kien | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1541 | 1561 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ochieng, Paul | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1590 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Brearley, Thierry | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1849 | 2649 | +17.8 |
| 21 | Meehan, Sean | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 1.0 | 1767 | 1767 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Szczech, Daniel | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1582 | 1582 | -3.2 |
| 28 | Howlett, Cillian | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1723 | 1530 | -12.0 |
| 40 | Gicale, Rajiv | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1616 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 37 | O`danachair, Donal | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1762 | 962 | -6.8 |
| 47 | Corcoran, Alan | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.5 | 1882 | 1082 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Sheridan, Christopher | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1669 | 869 | -29.2 |
| 53 | Orlov, Maxim | 🇷🇺RUS | 0 | 0.0 | 1679 | 879 | -20.0 |
| 46 | Scott, Peter | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1826 | 1026 | -11.6 |
| 49 | Barry, Suzanne | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1595 | 795 | -9.0 |
| 36 | Kinch, Sean | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1788 | 988 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Doolin, Bedhbh | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1616 | 816 | -24.8 |
| 50 | FIDE 2512327 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1743 | 943 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 2504812 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1676 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Scanlon, Adam | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1582 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 32 | WCMUi Laighleis, Gearoidin | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1502 | 702 | -17.8 |
| 34 | Pentony, Frank | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1679 | 879 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 2520753 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1648 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Reilly, Ben | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1685 | 885 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Mitchell, Philip | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1738 | 938 | -8.2 |
| 38 | Stefan, Daniel | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1739 | 939 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 2545764 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1673 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Tuite, Max | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1504 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Dibu, Samuel | 🇮🇪IRL | 0 | 0.0 | 1673 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 2545772 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1652 | 852 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shankar, RonithIRL+36.42.0 pts · #4
- 2Dyer, MichaelIRL+24.82.0 pts · #16
- 3Kelly, StephenIRL+24.42.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Sheridan, ChristopherIRL-29.20.0 pts · #39
- 2Doolin, BedhbhIRL-24.80.0 pts · #43
- 3Craig, DavidIRL-24.01.0 pts · #41