Kinsale Winter Open

Open SwissStandard

40 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Trident Hotel Kinsale, Kinsale, Co. Cork, P17 NT38, Ireland. 1 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1967, and top seed was Rory Quinn (🇮🇪 IRL, FM, 2134).

Jakov Jagic (🇮🇪 IRL, 1975) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Rory Quinn (4.0) and Ross Du Berry (4.0). Jagic shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Bhattacharjee Krish (1625) beat Nicole White (1911), a +286-point gap.

Location

🇮🇪Trident Hotel Kinsale, Kinsale, Co. Cork, P17 NT38, Ireland

Dates

02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇪FMRory Quinn2134

Avg top 10

1,967

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇮🇪Ireland×36

🇹🇷Turkiye×2

🇳🇦Namibia×1

🇵🇱Poland×1

Top 3

🥇
Jakov Jagic
🇮🇪IRL·1975
4.0pts·2119perf+35.2
🥈
FMRory Quinn
🇮🇪IRL·2134
4.0pts·2110perf-0.6
🥉
Ross Du Berry
🇮🇪IRL·1917
4.0pts·2077perf+16.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Quinn4Jagic4Cogelja4Du Berry4Bartczak3.5Leichert3.5

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 4.0/5. Jagic takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Rory Quinn 4 wins (R2–R5)Mihovil Niko Cogelja 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMRory Quinn	*	—	—	—
2Jakov Jagic	—	*	—	1
3Mihovil Niko Cogelja	—	—	*	—
4Ross Du Berry	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Jagic, Jakov	1975	IRL	+22N	+3B	=5B	+21N	=6B	4.0	13.5	16.0	12.50	2119	+35.2
2	Quinn, RoryFM	2134	IRL	−19B	+10N	+16B	+9N	+5B	4.0	12.5	15.0	12.50	2110	-0.6
3	Du Berry, Ross	1917	IRL	+30B	−1N	+19B	+12N	+8B	4.0	12.5	14.5	10.50	2077	+16.4
4	Cogelja, Mihovil Niko	1846	IRL	−5B	+9N	+11B	+29N	+20B	4.0	12.0	14.0	10.50	2033	+38.8
5	Bartczak, Korneliusz	2049	IRL	+4N	+8B	=1N	+7B	−2N	3.5	15.0	18.0	12.00	2123	+20.4
6	Leichert, Piotr	1890	POL	+25N	−7B	+14N	+26B	=1N	3.5	12.5	14.5	9.50	1938	+5.4
7	Siller-Aziz, Namo	1991	IRL	+13B	+6N	=21B	−5N	=18B	3.0	13.0	15.5	9.25	1916	-17.2
8	Fil, Alkim Alper	1925	TUR	+16N	−5N	+20B	+27B	−3N	3.0	13.0	15.0	7.50	1928	+2.4
9	White, George	1693	IRL	+24N	−4B	+28N	−2B	+26N	3.0	12.5	14.5	6.50	1758	+5.6
10	ORourke, Emmet	1916	IRL	=23N	−2B	+33N	=14B	+21B	3.0	12.0	13.5	6.75	1915	+0.4
11	Kardkovacs, Akos	1652	IRL	+40N	=22B	−4N	+19N	=13B	3.0	12.0	12.0	5.25	1844	+40.0
12	Brito, Franco	0	IRL	=14N	=27B	+23N	−3B	+28N	3.0	11.5	13.5	7.00	1750	0.0
13	Surowka, Michal	1835	IRL	−7N	+35B	=15N	+24B	=11N	3.0	11.5	13.0	7.00	1749	-18.0
14	O`rourke, Alex	1691	IRL	=12B	+37N	−6B	=10N	+31B	3.0	11.5	13.0	6.50	1852	+32.8
15	Arun, Rahul	1638	IRL	+32B	=30N	=13B	=18N	=17B	3.0	11.0	12.5	7.00	1764	+26.4
16	O`kelly, David	1759	IRL	−8B	+29N	−2N	+39B	+27N	3.0	11.0	12.0	5.00	1826	+5.4
17	Hackett, Len	1768	IRL	−20N	+28B	=26N	+22B	=15N	3.0	10.0	12.0	7.00	1875	+11.2
18	Foran, Barry	1711	IRL	=27N	=26B	+32N	=15B	=7N	3.0	10.0	11.5	6.50	1740	+1.6
19	O`Donovan, Paul	1890	IRL	+2N	=20B	−3N	−11B	+34N	2.5	13.5	15.0	6.75	1855	-4.0
20	Healy, Tom	1965	IRL	+17B	=19N	−8N	+25B	−4N	2.5	12.5	15.0	6.75	1828	-17.8
21	Marshall, Roy	1733	IRL	+33N	+23B	=7N	−1B	−10N	2.5	12.5	14.0	5.50	1908	+22.2
22	Mac Carthaigh, Padraig	1806	IRL	−1B	=11N	+31B	−17N	+29B	2.5	12.0	14.0	5.50	1648	-34.4
23	Gunn, Conor	1744	IRL	=10B	−21N	−12B	+40N	+36B	2.5	10.0	10.0	3.00	1758	+2.0
24	Duffy, Jude	0	IRL	−9B	=34N	+36B	−13N	+37B	2.5	9.0	10.5	3.75	1688	0.0
25	Bayrak, Beril	1714	TUR	−6B	=33B	+38N	−20N	+32B	2.5	9.0	10.5	3.75	1649	-4.0
26	O`flynn, Sean	0	IRL	+36B	=18N	=17B	−6N	−9B	2.0	12.5	14.0	4.50	1665	0.0
27	Jagic, Karlo	1590	IRL	=18B	=12N	+30B	−8N	−16B	2.0	12.0	14.0	5.00	1698	+18.8
28	O`sullivan, Oisin	1709	IRL	+31B	−17N	−9B	+38N	−12B	2.0	11.0	12.5	3.50	1543	-13.2
29	O`callaghan, Cian	0	IRL	+39N	−16B	+35N	−4B	−22N	2.0	11.0	12.0	2.50	1683	0.0
30	O`neill, Matthew	1744	IRL	−3N	=15B	−27N	=34B	+39N	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.25	1609	-36.8
31	Murphy, David	1544	IRL	−28N	+40B	−22N	+35B	−14N	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.50	1537	-1.6
32	Cierniak, Bart	0	IRL	−15N	+39B	−18B	=37N	−25N	1.5	10.0	11.0	1.75	1530	0.0
33	White, Nicole	1911	IRL	−21B	=25N	−10B	−36N	+40B	1.5	9.5	9.5	1.25	1425	-92.8
34	Kelly, Ronan	1608	IRL	−35N	=24B	=37B	=30N	−19B	1.5	8.5	10.0	3.00	1564	-9.6
35	Mootseng, Phillip	1713	NAM	+34B	−13N	−29B	−31N	=38B	1.5	8.5	10.0	2.25	1537	-13.8
36	Bhattacharjee Krish	1625	IRL	−26N	=38B	−24N	+33B	−23N	1.5	8.5	10.0	2.25	1828	+20.0
37	O`brien, Jer	1679	IRL	=38N	−14B	=34N	=32B	−24N	1.5	8.5	10.0	2.25	1457	-23.2
38	O`driscoll, Ryan	0	IRL	=37B	=36N	−25B	−28B	=35N	1.5	7.5	9.0	2.25	1539	0.0
39	Rinne, Karl-Heinz	1653	IRL	−29B	−32N	+40B	−16N	−30B	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	952	-29.6
40	O`connor, Vincent	0	IRL	−11B	−31N	−39N	−23B	−33N	0.0	9.0	10.0	0.00	901	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kardkovacs, AkosIRL
+40.0
3.0 pts · #19
2Cogelja, Mihovil NikoIRL
+38.8
4.0 pts · #4
3Jagic, JakovIRL
+35.2
4.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1White, NicoleIRL
-92.8
1.5 pts · #38
2O`neill, MatthewIRL
-36.8
2.0 pts · #20
3Mac Carthaigh, PadraigIRL
-34.4
2.5 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R4+286 Elo gap
Bhattacharjee Krish1625 beat White, Nicole1911
R1+244 Elo gap
O`Donovan, Paul1890 beat FMQuinn, Rory2134
R4+238 Elo gap
Kardkovacs, Akos1652 beat O`Donovan, Paul1890