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Munster Chess Union Club League Division 2 Rounds 5-6

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70 players participated in this 2-round tournament, held on 22 Feb 2026 in Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown, Ireland. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1879, and top seed was Ioana Gelip (🇮🇪 IRL, WFM, 2143).

Kenneth Higgins (🇮🇪 IRL, 1917) won with 2.0/2, ahead of Paul Kellett (2.0) and Phillip Mootseng (2.0). Higgins shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: John Wynroe (1542) beat David Haigney (1725), a +183-point gap.

Location
🇮🇪Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown, Ireland
Dates
22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 2 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇪WFMIoana Gelip2143
Avg top 10
1,879
Participants
70
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×50
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇳🇦Namibia×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3

Standings

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#PlayerFedEloPtsAvg opp.PerfΔ Elo
5Higgins, Kenneth🇮🇪IRL19172.017692569+12.2
24Kellett, Paul🇬🇧ENG17492.016902490+8.0
1Mootseng, Phillip🇳🇦NAM02.016632463+18.0
4Moull, Arthur🇮🇪IRL18152.017072507+13.8
6Coughlan, James🇮🇪IRL16852.016782478+37.2
13Murphy, Cathal🇮🇪IRL16112.016592459+22.8
17Mrozowski, Andrzej🇵🇱POL18052.016832483+6.4
19Wynroe, John🇮🇪IRL15422.016922492+28.0
26McInerney, Kevin🇮🇪IRL16262.016362436+20.8
2O`neill, Matthew🇮🇪IRL17442.017812581+40.4
3Meghen, Brendan🇮🇪IRL02.0167117110.0
11O`Brien, Ray🇮🇪IRL18252.016402440+5.4
20O`flynn, Sean🇮🇪IRL02.016232423+15.6
22Jagic, Karlo🇮🇪IRL15902.016402440+20.8
35Shuman, Emily🇿🇦RSA15721.517151715+7.6
9Sheehan, Conor🇮🇪IRL18681.517891982+4.0
8Heydemann, Tobias🇮🇪IRL15861.515251718+13.6
10Ochieng, Paul🇮🇪IRL01.516651858+6.8
7WFMGelip, Ioana🇮🇪IRL21431.517901983-5.6
29Heydemann, Manuel🇮🇪IRL01.5165016500.0
32FIDE 2543630—01.5165016500.0
36Jagtap, Adhish🇮🇪IRL01.5162816280.0
21Ranade, Akshay🇮🇪IRL17161.017521752+1.4
23Dunne, John P.🇮🇪IRL16761.016821682-0.4
53Keane, Colm🇮🇪IRL17381.01699899-20.8
54Meaney, Robbie🇮🇪IRL01.0181610160.0
58Surowka, Michal🇮🇪IRL18351.019171117-14.4
18Minihane, Dylan🇮🇪IRL17201.017881788+6.4
28Haigney, David🇮🇪IRL17251.016241624-7.2
59Bhattacharjee Krish🇮🇪IRL01.01704904-17.2
60FIDE 2543729—01.016238230.0
67FIDE 2540983—01.016118110.0
69Allman, Adam🇮🇪IRL01.017599590.0
15Clancy, Stephen🇮🇪IRL17111.016821682-1.8
37O`callaghan, Alan🇮🇪IRL01.015831583-1.2
56FIDE 2546515—01.015727720.0
40Bayrak, Beril🇹🇷TUR17141.019411141-4.4
14Voogt, Declan🇮🇪IRL18201.019152715+13.0
25Shindgi, Sumanth🇮🇪IRL01.018022602+28.8
12Du Berry, Ross🇮🇪IRL19171.018181818-5.2
16Danaher, Eoghan🇮🇪IRL01.017071707+2.8
61Cashman, Kian🇮🇪IRL01.017119110.0
63McCarthy, Ben🇮🇪IRL01.0181710170.0
70Carr, Sean🇮🇪IRL16051.01690890-15.2
27Cabida, Sean🇮🇪IRL01.0161216120.0
39FIDE 2537214—01.015547540.0
65FIDE 2539551—01.016128120.0
33Perkin, Kenny🇮🇪IRL18120.518591666-19.6
34Danaher, James🇮🇪IRL18350.520311838-0.6
30Wycherley, Pierce🇮🇪IRL00.5160416040.0
31FIDE 2539608—00.5163514420.0
38FIDE 2543575—00.516128120.0
46Divilly, Paddy🇮🇪IRL16630.01720920-15.8
64Heydemann, Norbert🇮🇪IRL16360.01623823-20.8
57Kelly, Ronan🇮🇪IRL16080.01745945-26.0
62Lucey, John🇮🇪IRL16550.019501150-16.0
41Hayden, Rory🇮🇪IRL00.01666866-39.2
42Daros, Lukasz🇮🇪IRL16810.01752952-16.6
48Koeller, Peter🇮🇪IRL17000.01704904-20.0
68Kardkovacs, Akos🇮🇪IRL16520.01734934-36.8
43Manning, Isabelle🇮🇪IRL00.016268260.0
50Rinne, Karl-Heinz🇮🇪IRL16530.01705905-15.6
51FIDE 2543583—00.0181410140.0
55FIDE 2539489—00.015427420.0
66FIDE 2539454—00.017059050.0
47Coll, Aidan🇮🇪IRL14520.01583783-12.4
44FIDE 2543567—00.017019010.0
45FIDE 2543532—00.017139130.0
52FIDE 2528240—00.015807800.0
49FIDE 2543621—00.015347340.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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