Munster Chess Union Club League Division 1 Rounds 3-4

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41 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held on 25 Jan 2026 in Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown, Ireland. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2059, and top seed was Rahul Arun (🇮🇪 IRL, 2161).

Korneliusz Bartczak (🇮🇪 IRL, 2049) won with 2.0/4, ahead of Alkim Alper Fil (2.0) and Padraig Hughes (2.0). Bartczak shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Nitish Arun (CM, 1638) beat Aram Hakobyan (1871), a +233-point gap.

Location

🇮🇪Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown, Ireland

Dates

25 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Team · 4 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇪Rahul Arun2161

Avg top 10

2,059

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×1

CM×2

Federations · 5 represented

🇮🇪Ireland×36

🇪🇸Spain×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1

Top 3

🥇
Korneliusz Bartczak
🇮🇪IRL·2049
2.0pts·2762perf+32.0
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Alkim Alper Fil
🇹🇷TUR·1925
2.0pts·2703perf+18.8
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Padraig Hughes
🇮🇪IRL·1920
2.0pts·2609perf+14.0

Standings

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#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	Avg opp.	Perf	Δ Elo
3	Bartczak, Korneliusz	🇮🇪IRL	2049	2.0	1962	2762	+32.0
1	Fil, Alkim Alper	🇹🇷TUR	1925	2.0	1903	2703	+18.8
2	Hughes, Padraig	🇮🇪IRL	1920	2.0	1809	2609	+14.0
4	O`Brien, Liam	🇮🇪IRL	1820	2.0	1623	2423	+10.0
6	Gallagher, Brian	🇮🇪IRL	1912	1.5	1969	2162	+13.0
7	Hamilton Mandeya	🇿🇼ZIM	2030	1.5	1982	2175	+7.4
5	CMArun, Nitish	🇮🇪IRL	1638	1.5	1936	2129	-2.0
10	Moynihan, Kieran	🇮🇪IRL	2001	1.5	2119	2312	+16.2
8	O`rourke, Alex	🇮🇪IRL	1691	1.5	1678	1871	+9.4
11	McCoy, Adam	🇮🇪IRL	1871	1.5	1887	2080	+11.0
13	Melling, Jonathon	🇮🇪IRL	1871	1.5	1819	2012	+7.2
9	FMQuinn, Rory	🇮🇪IRL	2134	1.5	1896	2089	-1.8
12	Nordgreen, Jan Thomas	🇪🇸ESP	1935	1.5	1951	2144	+10.8
16	Gavrilovic, Sasa	🇷🇸SRB	2144	1.0	2012	2012	-7.0
24	Comley, Jamie	🇮🇪IRL	1960	1.0	1946	1946	-0.8
15	Rea, P. J.	🇮🇪IRL	1907	1.0	1912	1912	+0.4
22	O`Grady, Martin	🇮🇪IRL	1911	1.0	1919	1919	+0.4
19	Watkins, Mark R.	🇮🇪IRL	1769	1.0	1791	1791	+2.0
20	O'driscoll, Kieran	🇮🇪IRL	2052	1.0	1978	1978	-4.0
17	Kiely, Paul	🇮🇪IRL	1850	1.0	1760	1760	-4.2
41	McGrady, Seth	🇮🇪IRL	1780	1.0	2049	1249	-3.4
14	Dunne, Thomas Junior	🇮🇪IRL	1930	1.0	1775	1775	-7.6
21	Jagic, Jakov	🇮🇪IRL	1975	1.0	1963	1963	-1.2
23	Heron, Lorcan	🇮🇪IRL	1883	1.0	1736	1736	-14.4
37	Noonan, Frank	🇮🇪IRL	1857	1.0	1871	1071	-9.6
18	O`sullivan, Christy	🇮🇪IRL	1966	1.0	1878	1878	-9.2
33	Heydemann, Tobias	🇮🇪IRL	1586	0.5	1756	1563	-2.8
34	Arellano, Robert	🇮🇪IRL	2076	0.5	1968	1775	-15.8
35	Hakobyan, Aram	🇮🇪IRL	1871	0.5	2148	1955	+6.4
29	O`Donovan, Paul	🇮🇪IRL	1890	0.5	1820	1627	-13.8
32	Stinson, Conor	🇮🇪IRL	1781	0.5	1923	1730	-5.2
26	Cogelja, Mihovil Niko	🇮🇪IRL	1846	0.5	1846	1653	-20.0
27	Hackett, Len	🇮🇪IRL	1768	0.5	1883	1690	-3.8
28	CMMacElligott, Gerard	🇮🇪IRL	1921	0.5	1980	1787	-7.2
31	McSweeney, John	🇮🇪IRL	1825	0.5	1928	1735	-4.4
25	Arun, Rahul	🇮🇪IRL	2161	0.5	1928	1735	+7.6
30	De Jonge, Henk	🇮🇪IRL	1925	0.5	1845	1652	-13.4
36	Crean, Conor	🇮🇪IRL	1600	0.0	1867	1067	-14.0
38	FIDE 2505363	—	0	0.0	1819	1019	0.0
40	Racz, David	🇮🇪IRL	1659	0.0	1820	1020	-11.6
39	Cole, Kieran	🇮🇪IRL	1797	0.0	1966	1166	-5.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bartczak, KorneliuszIRL
+32.0
2.0 pts · #3
2Fil, Alkim AlperTUR
+18.8
2.0 pts · #1
3Moynihan, KieranIRL
+16.2
1.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Cogelja, Mihovil NikoIRL
-20.0
0.5 pts · #26
2Arellano, RobertIRL
-15.8
0.5 pts · #34
3Heron, LorcanIRL
-14.4
1.0 pts · #23

Biggest upsets

R3+233 Elo gap
CMArun, Nitish1638 beat Hakobyan, Aram1871
R4+231 Elo gap
Dunne, Thomas Junior1930 beat Arun, Rahul2161
R4+121 Elo gap
Watkins, Mark R.1769 beat O`Donovan, Paul1890