Ulster Masters Chess Championship o1700
20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Lisburn Chess Club, Ireland. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1951, and top seed was Mandar Tahmankar (🇮🇳 IND, 2092).
Harry Braine (🇮🇪 IRL, 1990) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Stephen P. Scannell (3.5) and Ethan Cole (3.5). Braine shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Anayraj Tripathi (1771) beat Gareth Annesley (1949), a +178-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 5 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
5 players finish on 3.5/5. Braine takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
Harry Braine went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harry Braine | * | — | ½ | ½ |
| 2Stephen P. Scannell | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Nicole White | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Mandar Tahmankar | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braine, Harry | 1990 | IRL | +17N | +6B | =3N | =4B | =5B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 9.75 | 2057 | +18.8 |
| 2 | Scannell, Stephen P. | 2030 | IRL | F | +5B | +8N | =3B | +6N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.25 | 2186 | +11.8 |
| 3 | Cole, Ethan | 1952 | IRL | +20B | +10N | =1B | =2N | =4N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 2119 | +45.2 |
| 4 | Tahmankar, Mandar | 2092 | IND | =11B | +15N | +9B | =1N | =3B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 2045 | -4.8 |
| 5 | White, Nicole | 1753 | IRL | +19B | −2N | +14B | +7B | =1N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 2060 | +79.6 |
| 6 | Roberts, Danny | 1923 | IRL | +14B | −1N | +10B | +11N | −2B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1987 | +9.0 |
| 7 | Landmark, Gabriel | 1929 | IRL | +16B | =9N | +11B | −5N | =10B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1898 | -7.6 |
| 8 | Tripathi, Anayraj | 1771 | IRL | =15B | +13N | −2B | =9N | +16B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1961 | +50.4 |
| 9 | Alwin Micheal | 1814 | IND | +13N | =7B | −4N | =8B | =12N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.25 | 1905 | +22.8 |
| 10 | Campbell, Andrew | 1923 | IRL | +12N | −3B | −6N | +18B | =7N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1870 | -7.0 |
| 11 | Hughes, Padraig | 1855 | IRL | =4N | +18B | −7N | −6B | +17N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1905 | +6.2 |
| 12 | Lavery, Robert | 1785 | IRL | −10B | =16N | +15B | =14N | =9B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1833 | +6.6 |
| 13 | Annesley, Gareth | 1949 | IRL | −9B | −8B | −17N | +15N | +14B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1738 | -28.6 |
| 14 | Razbadauskas, Modestas | 1776 | IRL | −6N | +17B | −5N | =12B | −13N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1697 | -10.6 |
| 15 | Edens, Jack | 1868 | IRL | =8N | −4B | −12N | −13B | +18N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1723 | -20.0 |
| 16 | Hill, David | 1785 | IRL | −7N | =12B | =18N | =17B | −8N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1664 | -32.4 |
| 17 | Jeffers, David | 1817 | IRL | −1B | −14N | +13B | =16N | −11B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1722 | -26.0 |
| 18 | Wesolowski, Andrzej | 1761 | IRL | F | −11N | =16B | −10N | −15B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1536 | -39.2 |
| 19 | Campbell, KarinaWFM | 1826 | IRL | −5N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 952 | -12.0 |
| 20 | Mallaghan, Danny | 1816 | IRL | −3N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1152 | -12.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1White, NicoleIRL+79.63.5 pts · #3
- 2Tripathi, AnayrajIRL+50.43.0 pts · #6
- 3Cole, EthanIRL+45.23.5 pts · #5
- 1Wesolowski, AndrzejIRL-39.20.5 pts · #18
- 2Hill, DavidIRL-32.41.5 pts · #14
- 3Annesley, GarethIRL-28.62.0 pts · #13
- R2+178 Elo gap
- R4+176 Elo gap
- R1+135 Elo gap