The Irish Women's Chess Championship 2025
12 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Oct 2025 to 27 Oct 2025 in Talbot Hotel Stillorgan, Co.Dublin, Ireland, Ireland. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1865, and top seed was Diana Mirza (🇮🇪 IRL, WFM, 2004).
Maryna Petrenko (🇮🇪 IRL, WFM, 2002) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Diana Mirza (4.5) and Alice O`Gorman (4.5). Petrenko won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Arpita Jain (1625) beat Dayna Ferguson (1808), a +183-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsWFM Maryna Petrenko led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
WFM Maryna Petrenko never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WFM Maryna Petrenko beat Alice O`Gorman (Black).
WFM Maryna Petrenko 3 wins (R1–R3)Alice O`Gorman 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMMaryna Petrenko | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Alice O`Gorman | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3WFMDiana Mirza | 0 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Nemhain Doolin | ½ | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petrenko, MarynaWFM | 2002 | IRL | +11B | +3N | +4B | =5N | +2N | +8B | =6N | 6.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 21.75 | 2194 | +58.8 |
| 2 | Mirza, DianaWFM | 2004 | IRL | +9N | −5B | +10N | +7N | −1B | =6B | +4B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 13.25 | 1935 | -8.2 |
| 3 | O`Gorman, Alice | 1960 | IRL | +10N | −1B | =6N | −4B | +11B | +7N | +5N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 12.25 | 1918 | -3.6 |
| 4 | Gora, AntoninaWCM | 1952 | IRL | +8N | =6B | −1N | +3N | +7B | =5B | −2N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 15.25 | 1933 | -1.4 |
| 5 | Doolin, Nemhain | 1840 | IRL | +12B | +2N | F | =1B | +6N | =4N | −3B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 2033 | +63.2 |
| 6 | Scott, Sarah | 1959 | IRL | =7B | =4N | =3B | +10N | −5B | =2N | =1B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 12.75 | 1861 | -15.8 |
| 7 | Arpita Jain | 1625 | IND | =6N | +9B | +8N | −2B | −4N | −3B | +12N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 8.75 | 1864 | +38.6 |
| 8 | Fougerat, Emma | 1792 | POR | −4B | +12N | −7B | +11N | =9B | −1N | +10N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 5.25 | 1756 | -13.6 |
| 9 | Ferguson, Dayna | 1808 | IRL | −2B | −7N | +12B | F | =8N | =10B | =11B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.25 | 1665 | -23.6 |
| 10 | Batbaatar, Manduhkai | 1645 | IRL | −3B | +11N | −2B | −6B | −12N | =9N | −8B | 1.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 2.75 | 1597 | -20.0 |
| 11 | Dorman, Orla | 1691 | IRL | −1N | −10B | F | −8B | −3N | +12B | =9N | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.25 | 1604 | -14.6 |
| 12 | Barry, Suzanne | 1573 | IRL | −5N | −8B | −9N | F | +10B | −11N | −7B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 1460 | -15.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Doolin, NemhainIRL+63.24.0 pts · #4
- 2Petrenko, MarynaWFMIRL+58.86.0 pts · #1
- 3Arpita JainIND+38.63.5 pts · #7
- 1Ferguson, DaynaIRL-23.62.5 pts · #9
- 2Batbaatar, ManduhkaiIRL-20.01.5 pts · #10
- 3Scott, SarahIRL-15.83.5 pts · #6
- R2+183 Elo gap
- R3+167 Elo gap
- R2+164 Elo gap