Galway Autumn Tournament 2025
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21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Oct 2025 to 20 Dec 2025 in Galway Bridge Centre, Galway, Ireland, Ireland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Oleksandr Skorobogatko (🇮🇪 IRL, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Jan Thomas Nordgreen (4.0) and Devah Chandrasekar (3.0). Skorobogatko clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇮🇪Galway Bridge Centre, Galway, Ireland, Ireland
Dates
18 Oct 2025 → 20 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
21
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×13
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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2
1
1
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE20 Dec
Oleksandr Skorobogatko takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Skorobogatko takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Oleksandr Skorobogatko 4 wins (R2–R5)Jan Thomas Nordgreen 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oleksandr Skorobogatko | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Jan Thomas Nordgreen | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Lorcan Heron | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Brian Gallagher | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skorobogatko, Oleksandr | 0 | IRL | −3B | +13N | +16B | +4N | +5B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 8.50 | 1811 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Nordgreen, Jan Thomas | 0 | ESP | +20N | +6B | +3N | +10B | — | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2552 | +20.6 |
| 3 | Chandrasekar, Devah | 0 | IRL | +1N | +17B | −2B | +7N | −4B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1058 | -11.6 |
| 4 | Heron, Lorcan | 0 | IRL | +5B | F | +14N | −1B | +3N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.50 | 2445 | +32.0 |
| 5 | Briggs, Maslen | 0 | IRL | −4N | +19N | +9B | +20B | −1N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1029 | -10.0 |
| 6 | Gallagher, Brian | 0 | IRL | +16B | −2N | +8B | +15N | — | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1905 | +0.6 |
| 7 | Levchenko, Denys | 0 | UKR | −14B | +?N | =?N | −3B | +?B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Foenander, Phillip | 0 | IRL | F | +11B | −6N | −13B | +19N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1146 | -8.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 2533529 | 0 | — | +?B | F | −5N | +11B | — | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 837 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Perkin, Kenny | 0 | IRL | +21N | F | +18B | −2N | — | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1086 | -15.6 |
| 11 | Kelly, Lorcan | 0 | IRL | F | −8N | +19B | −9N | +?B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 914 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Healy, Frank | 0 | IRL | +?B | −16N | −15B | +?N | — | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 940 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Woods, Christopher | 0 | IRL | F | −1B | F | +8N | =14B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1921 | -6.0 |
| 14 | Marshall, Roy | 0 | IRL | +7N | F | −4B | F | =13N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.25 | 1719 | -1.4 |
| 15 | FIDE 2544776 | 0 | — | =19B | F | +12N | −6B | — | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | 1097 | 0.0 |
| 16 | O`rourke, Alex | 0 | IRL | −6N | +12B | −1N | F | — | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1097 | -11.6 |
| 17 | FIDE 2544733 | 0 | — | +?B | −3N | F | F | — | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 18 | McMahon, Ronan | 0 | IRL | F | +?B | −10N | F | — | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1003 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 2544792 | 0 | — | =15N | −5B | −11N | F | −8B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 2544717 | 0 | — | −2B | F | F | −5N | — | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 962 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 2512319 | 0 | — | −10B | F | F | — | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1003 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Heron, LorcanIRL+32.03.0 pts · #2
- 2Nordgreen, Jan ThomasESP+20.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Gallagher, BrianIRL+0.63.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Perkin, KennyIRL-15.62.0 pts · #13
- 2O`rourke, AlexIRL-11.61.0 pts · #20
- 3Chandrasekar, DevahIRL-11.63.0 pts · #15