Ulster Masters Chess Championship u1700
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Lisburn Chess Club, Ireland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1680, and top seed was Andrew Todd (🇬🇧 SCO, 1776).
Aashay R Kher (🇮🇳 IND, 1693) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Bobby Thompson (4.0) and George White (4.0). Kher won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇮🇪Lisburn Chess Club, Ireland
Dates
14 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×13
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Kher takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Aashay R Kher lost to George White (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Aashay R Kher 3 wins (R3–R5)Bobby Thompson 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aashay R Kher | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2George White | 1 | * | 0 | — |
| 3Bobby Thompson | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Peter Campbell | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aashay R Kher | 1693 | IND | +11B | −3N | +4N | +8B | +2B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1890 | +24.0 |
| 2 | Thompson, Bobby | 1655 | IRL | +10B | +8N | +3B | +6B | −1N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1876 | +45.6 |
| 3 | White, George | 1698 | IRL | +13N | +1B | −2N | +7B | +6N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1912 | +52.8 |
| 4 | Campbell, Peter | 1732 | IRL | +5B | −7N | −1B | +11N | +12N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1636 | -10.2 |
| 5 | Murphy, Peter | 1607 | IRL | −4N | −6N | +10B | +12B | +7N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.50 | 1592 | -2.0 |
| 6 | Crothers, Toby | 1748 | IRL | =15N | +5B | +7B | −2N | −3B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1653 | -27.6 |
| 7 | Banerjee, Aharshi | 1655 | IRL | +14N | +4B | −6N | −3N | −5B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1505 | -32.8 |
| 8 | Mounsey, Hamish | 1585 | IRL | F | −2B | +13N | −1N | +14B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1523 | -9.6 |
| 9 | Todd, Andrew | 1776 | SCO | +12B | F | +11B | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2379 | +5.0 |
| 10 | Green, Ray | 0 | IRL | −2N | −13B | −5N | =14N | +11B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1416 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Dimitrov, Nikolai | 1579 | IRL | −1N | +14B | −9N | −4B | −10N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 934 | -17.8 |
| 12 | McKinley, Daniel | 0 | IRL | −9N | F | +14B | −5N | −4B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Smylie, Sam | 1592 | IRL | −3B | +10N | −8B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 842 | -17.4 |
| 14 | Boomer, James | 0 | IRL | −7B | −11N | −12N | =10B | −8N | 0.5 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 15 | McKillen, Pat | 1640 | IRL | =6B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1754 | +6.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1White, GeorgeIRL+52.84.0 pts · #2
- 2Thompson, BobbyIRL+45.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Aashay R KherIND+24.04.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Banerjee, AharshiIRL-32.82.0 pts · #8
- 2Crothers, TobyIRL-27.62.5 pts · #4
- 3Dimitrov, NikolaiIRL-17.81.0 pts · #12