Gonzaga Chess Classic Challengers 2026
Open SwissStandard
24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Gonzaga College, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, Ireland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Rohan Megadi-Walia (🇮🇪 IRL, 1624).
Theo Scanlan Gleeson (🇮🇪 IRL, 0) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Pritesh Kumar (5.0) and Kevin Deme (4.5).
Location
🇮🇪Gonzaga College, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, Ireland
Dates
16 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
24
Federations · 3 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×18
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
25
10
5
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE18 Jan
Aarvi Bharadwaj takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Scanlan Gleeson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (7.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Pritesh Kumar 4 wins (R1–R4)Theo Scanlan Gleeson 4 wins (R3–R6)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scanlan Gleeson, Theo | 0 | IRL | +?N | −?B | +7N | +17B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Kumar, Pritesh | 0 | FID | +23B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | +4N | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Deme, Kevin | 0 | IRL | −?N | +?B | +?N | =?B | +?B | +?N | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bermingham, Erica | 0 | IRL | +?N | +?B | +?N | =14B | =5N | −2B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1628 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 2536692 | 0 | — | +6B | +?N | +15B | =?N | =4B | −?N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.00 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Potru, Riyansh | 0 | IRL | −5N | +?B | +?N | +12B | −?N | +?B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Lawlor, Tom | 0 | IRL | −?B | +?N | −1B | +?N | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Malone, Oscar | 0 | IRL | F | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1578 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ramesh, Aiben Steve | 0 | IRL | +?B | −?N | +13B | −?N | +?B | =10N | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.75 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dukanam, Deekshita | 0 | IRL | −?N | +?B | +?N | =18B | =?N | =9B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1395 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Stritch, Seamus | 0 | IRL | +?B | −?N | +23B | −?N | +13B | =?B | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 1285 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Kennedy, Aidan | 0 | IRL | +?B | −?B | +?N | −6N | =20B | =21N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2536765 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −9N | +?B | −11N | +?B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 604 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mallett, Adam | 0 | IRL | +?B | =?N | +21B | =4N | −?B | −?N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.50 | 1210 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sklym, Piotr | 0 | POL | +?N | +?B | −5N | −?B | −?N | +23B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Lo Moriello, Diego Joseph | 0 | IRL | +?B | =?N | −?B | =20N | +19B | F | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 1278 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Oconnor, Sophie | 0 | IRL | −?B | +?N | +?B | −1N | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 18 | O`reilly, Cian | 0 | IRL | +?N | +?B | −?B | =10N | =?B | −?N | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Burke, Christopher | 0 | IRL | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −16N | +?B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 633 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Wang, George | 0 | IRL | −?N | +?B | =?N | =16B | =12N | −?B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1338 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 2545233 | 0 | — | F | +?B | −14N | −?B | +?N | =12B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 2545195 | 0 | — | −?B | F | +?N | −?B | +?N | =?N | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Byrne, Andrew | 0 | IRL | −2N | +?B | −11N | −?B | +?N | −15N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 604 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Du, Kejun James | 0 | IRL | −?B | F | +?N | −?N | −?B | +?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Wang, GeorgeIRL0.02.5 pts · #10
- 2Bermingham, EricaIRL0.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Deme, KevinIRL0.04.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Wang, GeorgeIRL0.02.5 pts · #10
- 2Bermingham, EricaIRL0.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Deme, KevinIRL0.04.5 pts · #5