Lisburn October Classic
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 30 Oct 2025 in Lisburn Chess Club, Ireland. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1396, and top seed was Ethan Cole (🇮🇪 IRL, 1936).
Andrew Todd (🇬🇧 SCO, 1790) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Ethan Cole (3.0) and Sam Smylie (2.0). Todd clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ali Abul Hassan (1647) beat Jack Edens (1862), a +215-point gap.
Location
🇮🇪Lisburn Chess Club, Ireland
Dates
25 Oct 2025 → 30 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×10
🇬🇧Scotland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsAndrew Todd led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE30 Oct
Andrew Todd takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Ethan Cole won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Andrew Todd | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Ethan Cole | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Ali Abul Hassan | — | — | * | — |
| 4Sam Smylie | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todd, Andrew | 1790 | SCO | +10B | =6N | +3B | +7B | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.00 | 2488 | +22.0 |
| 2 | Cole, Ethan | 1936 | IRL | +5B | +3N | +12N | F | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2528 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Smylie, Sam | 1593 | IRL | +12B | −2B | −1N | +11N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1672 | +4.6 |
| 4 | Hassan, Ali Abul | 1647 | IRL | F | +5N | F | +12B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2662 | +30.8 |
| 5 | Edens, Jack | 1862 | IRL | −2N | −4B | +8N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 992 | -23.4 |
| 6 | Green, Ray | 0 | IRL | =?N | =1B | F | −?B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1433 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gardner, Neil | 1811 | IRL | F | F | +13B | −1N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 990 | -21.2 |
| 8 | Boomer, James | 0 | IRL | F | F | −5B | +?N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1062 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 2543486 | 0 | — | F | F | F | +10B | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Hood, Michael | 1659 | IRL | −1N | F | =11B | −9N | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1535 | -12.4 |
| 11 | Banerjee, Aharshi | 1665 | IRL | F | F | =10N | −3B | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.25 | 1433 | -24.4 |
| 12 | FIDE 2542293 | 0 | — | −3N | F | −2B | −4N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 925 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Taylor, Stephen | 0 | IRL | F | F | −7N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1011 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 2543508 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 955 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 2543494 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1011 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hassan, Ali AbulIRL+30.82.0 pts · #3
- 2Todd, AndrewSCO+22.03.5 pts · #1
- 3Cole, EthanIRL+20.83.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Banerjee, AharshiIRL-24.40.5 pts · #7
- 2Edens, JackIRL-23.41.0 pts · #13
- 3Gardner, NeilIRL-21.21.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R2+215 Elo gap