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Gonzaga Chess Classic Masters 2026

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28 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Gonzaga College, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, Ireland. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2157, and top seed was Oleg Artemenko (🇺🇿 UZB, FM, 2291).

Oleg Artemenko (🇺🇿 UZB, FM, 2291) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Oisin O`cuilleanain (4.0) and Shane Melaugh (4.0). Artemenko shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Rudolf Tirziman (1946) beat Shane Melaugh (FM, 2189), a +243-point gap.

Location
🇮🇪Gonzaga College, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, Ireland
Dates
16 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇿FMOleg Artemenko2291
Avg top 10
2,157
Participants
28
Titled players · 8
FM×4
CM×2
WGM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×24
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇪🇬Egypt×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Oleg Artemenko led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
11
3
1
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Artemenko takes lead
Artemenko4.5Melaugh4Govindaraju4O`cuilleanain4Mulay3.5Arun3— ex-leaders:Wafaled R3, #8
R5 · LEADER CHANGE18 Jan

FM Oleg Artemenko takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Oleg Artemenko 4 wins (R2–R5)FM Shane Melaugh 4 wins (R2–R5)

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Artemenko, OlegFM2291UZB=11B+21N+7B+6B+5N4.512.013.512.252463+15.2
2O`cuilleanain, Oisin2146IRL+18N=12B=5N+17B+6N4.011.013.010.002292+17.6
3Melaugh, ShaneFM2189IRL−23N+16B+14N+12B+8N4.09.510.59.502229+5.2
4Govindaraju, Darun2124IRL+26B+23N−6N+9B+13N4.09.510.07.002274+37.6
5Mulay, PratikCM2087IND+27B+13N=2B+11N−1B3.513.513.57.002207+16.0
6Wafa, ShrookWGM2190EGY+10B+25N+4B−1N−2B3.015.516.58.002194+1.2
7McDermott, Malo2069IRL+28B=8B−1N+10N=19B3.012.512.55.502146+20.8
8Arun, NitishCM2161IRL+14B=7N=9B+15N−3B3.012.014.07.002129-5.6
9Daly, ColmFM2217IRL=22N+24B=8N−4N+11B3.011.012.05.752114-11.8
10Jagic, Jakov1975IRL−6N+20B+24N−7B+14N3.010.011.05.002063+23.6
11Petrenko, MarynaWFM2046IRL=1N+22B+25N−5B−9N2.512.513.54.752137+23.6
12Freeman, GordonFM1998IRL+15B=2NF−3N+18B2.512.012.06.002131+13.8
13Nichenametla V, Advaith1895IRL+17B−5B=19N+23N−4B2.511.512.54.002054+41.2
14Duan, Yinan1923IRL−8N+28B−3B+22N−10B2.011.511.51.501976+11.2
15Healy, John1888IRL−12N+18B+16N−8B−20N2.09.511.54.001909+1.8
16ORourke, Emmet1916IRL=21B−3N−15B=26N+17B2.09.510.03.001959+4.4
17Barnes, Oliver2066IRL−13N+26B+23B−2N−16N2.09.510.01.501893-46.8
18Hughes, Padraig1920IRL−2B−15N+27N+25B−12N2.09.59.51.001932+1.2
19Bartczak, Korneliusz2049IRL−24N+27B=13BF=7N2.08.08.02.751935-23.6
20White, Nicole1911IRL−25B−10N+26NF+15B2.07.07.52.501964+11.2
21Melaugh, Gavin2093IRL=16N−1B+22NFF1.510.010.02.502075-1.4
22Cole, Ethan2018IRL=9B−11N−21B−14B+25N1.59.010.02.501922-26.0
23Tirziman, Rudolf1946IRL+3B−4B−17N−13BF1.012.512.54.001876-7.6
24Ryan, Joshua1863IRL+19B−9N−10BFF1.010.010.02.001955+5.6
25O`reilly, Conor2074IRL+20N−6B−11B−18N−22B1.09.511.02.001777-75.2
26Burke, Kevin A.1919IRL−4N−17N−20B=16BF0.510.010.01.001683-21.0
27Gallagher, Brian1912IRL−5N−19N−18BFF0.07.57.50.001219-21.6
28Kelbas, Dariy1895UKR−7N−14NFFF0.05.05.00.001196-29.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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