21st Gonzaga Charity Classic 2026 Major

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36 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Gonzaga College SJ, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. Ireland, Ireland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1676, and top seed was Adam Quinn (🇮🇪 IRL, 1775).

Shane Corry (🇮🇪 IRL, 1687) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Ayaan Prabhith (4.5) and Krzysztof Nowak (4.5). Corry won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Shreyansh Duppalapudi (1473) beat Chris Ducker (1681), a +208-point gap.

Location

🇮🇪Gonzaga College SJ, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6. Ireland, Ireland

Dates

16 Jan 2026 → 18 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇪Adam Quinn1775

Avg top 10

1,676

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇮🇪Ireland×34

🇬🇷Greece×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Shane Corry
🇮🇪IRL·1687
5.5pts·1982perf+51.2
🥈
Ayaan Prabhith
🇮🇪IRL·1595
4.5pts·1783perf+58.0
🥉
Krzysztof Nowak
🇮🇪IRL·1672
4.5pts·1665perf-0.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Shane Corry led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Corry5.5Ryan Smith4.5Prabhith4.5Nowak4.5Catacutan4Cahill4

R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

Shane Corry never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Shane Corry 5 wins (R1–R5)Charlie Ryan Smith 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Shane Corry	*	—	½	1
2Charlie Ryan Smith	—	*	—	—
3Ayaan Prabhith	½	—	*	—
4Krzysztof Nowak	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Corry, Shane	1687	IRL	+35B	+21N	+20B	+3N	+8B	=2N	5.5	17.5	17.5	15.25	1982	+51.2
2	Prabhith, Ayaan	1595	IRL	=15B	+29N	=10B	+20N	+6N	=1B	4.5	18.5	19.5	13.50	1783	+58.0
3	Nowak, Krzysztof	1672	IRL	+33B	+9N	+16B	−1B	=25N	+12N	4.5	18.0	18.5	11.75	1665	-0.8
4	Ryan Smith, Charlie	1584	IRL	−19B	+31N	=15B	+22N	+9B	+8N	4.5	15.5	16.5	12.00	1763	+54.4
5	Catacutan, Elijah Patrick	1611	IRL	+7B	−16N	=9B	+29N	+19N	=18B	4.0	16.5	17.5	11.25	1846	+38.0
6	Lane, Alan	1715	IRL	+28B	−20N	+21B	+16N	−2B	+23N	4.0	15.0	17.0	10.00	1601	-12.2
7	Cahill, James A	1525	IRL	−5N	+36B	−24N	+34B	+27B	+14N	4.0	12.0	12.0	5.50	1610	+18.4
8	Quinn, Adam	1775	IRL	+30N	+14B	=18B	+13N	−1N	−4B	3.5	19.5	20.5	9.00	1679	-24.0
9	Qiao, Jingxuan	1536	IRL	+36N	−3B	=5N	+26B	−4N	+30B	3.5	16.5	16.5	5.50	1584	+12.8
10	Hanna, Patrick	1615	IRL	=11N	+22B	=2N	−14B	=21N	+26B	3.5	16.0	18.5	10.25	1623	+0.8
11	Bulatov, Damir	0	RUS	=10B	+32N	−17B	=15N	=13B	+27N	3.5	15.0	15.5	7.50	1491	0.0
12	Conway, Mark	0	IRL	+27B	−18N	+32B	+24N	=17N	−3B	3.5	15.0	15.5	6.50	1620	0.0
13	Kennedy, John	1626	IRL	−21N	+30B	+33N	−8B	=11N	+22B	3.5	13.0	13.5	5.75	1776	+30.8
14	Greenan, David	1557	IRL	+31B	−8N	+23B	+10N	−18N	−7B	3.0	16.5	17.5	7.00	1731	+47.2
15	Sharma, Eva	1476	IRL	=2N	=24B	=4N	=11B	−30N	+29B	3.0	16.0	17.0	8.50	1572	+26.4
16	McIntyre, Edmund	0	IRL	+?N	+5B	−3N	−6B	−24B	+32N	3.0	15.5	15.5	4.50	1581	0.0
17	Sykaras, Alexandros	1596	GRE	=22N	+26B	+11N	F	=12B	F	3.0	14.5	14.5	9.00	1671	+3.6
18	Burns, Daoin	0	IRL	F	+12B	=8N	F	+14B	=5N	3.0	14.0	14.0	10.25	1668	0.0
19	Gleeson, Eavan	1468	IRL	+4N	−25B	+35N	F	−5B	+20B	3.0	13.5	13.5	7.00	1574	+11.6
20	Dimitrov, Nikolai	1539	IRL	+34N	+6B	−1N	−2B	=23B	−19N	2.5	19.5	20.0	5.75	1584	+6.2
21	Gu, Austin Haoen	0	IRL	+13B	−1B	−6N	+28N	=10B	F	2.5	18.5	18.5	7.25	1642	0.0
22	Putar, Lorena	1482	IRL	=17B	−10N	+28B	−4B	+35N	−13N	2.5	16.5	16.5	3.50	1448	-9.2
23	Fang, Yiming	1701	IRL	−25N	+27B	−14N	+35B	=20N	−6B	2.5	14.0	14.0	3.25	1272	-82.8
24	Fitzpatrick, Kevin	1591	IRL	F	=15N	+7B	−12B	+16N	F	2.5	13.5	13.5	8.50	1694	+5.0
25	Butler, Jp	1562	IRL	+23B	+19N	F	F	=3B	F	2.5	13.0	13.0	7.75	1887	+48.4
26	Duppalapudi, Shreyansh	1473	IRL	=32B	−17N	+31B	−9N	+29B	−10N	2.5	12.0	12.5	2.25	1515	+10.8
27	O`connor, Hugh	1611	IRL	−12N	−23N	+36B	+33B	−7N	−11B	2.0	14.0	14.0	0.50	1448	0.0
28	Rudroju, Aarav	1566	IRL	−6N	=34B	−22N	−21B	=31N	+35B	2.0	10.5	10.5	0.75	1447	-23.6
29	Tang, Hezhang	1509	IRL	F	−2B	+34N	−5B	−26N	−15N	1.0	14.5	14.5	0.50	1327	-44.4
30	Martin, Desmond	1579	IRL	−8B	−13N	F	F	+15B	−9N	1.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	1410	-17.8
31	Ducker, Chris	1681	IRL	−14N	−4B	−26N	F	=28B	=33N	1.0	12.5	12.5	1.25	1295	-49.4
32	Papadopoulos, Sotirios	0	IRL	=26N	−11B	−12N	F	F	−16B	0.5	13.0	13.0	1.25	1473	0.0
33	Reinhardt, Sean	1494	IRL	−3N	F	−13B	−27N	F	=31B	0.5	11.5	11.5	0.50	1387	-7.0
34	Oconnor, Jamie S	1680	IRL	−20B	=28N	−29B	−7N	F	F	0.5	9.5	9.5	1.00	1213	-91.6
35	Ramesh, Aiden Jos	0	IRL	−1N	F	−19B	−23N	−22B	−28N	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	781	0.0
36	Brennan, Thomas	0	IRL	−9B	−7N	−27N	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	731	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Prabhith, AyaanIRL
+58.0
4.5 pts · #2
2Ryan Smith, CharlieIRL
+54.4
4.5 pts · #1
3Corry, ShaneIRL
+51.2
5.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Oconnor, Jamie SIRL
-91.6
0.5 pts · #33
2Fang, YimingIRL
-82.8
2.5 pts · #31
3Ducker, ChrisIRL
-49.4
1.0 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R3+208 Elo gap
Duppalapudi, Shreyansh1473 beat Ducker, Chris1681
R6+191 Elo gap
Ryan Smith, Charlie1584 beat Quinn, Adam1775
R2+176 Elo gap
Dimitrov, Nikolai1539 beat Lane, Alan1715