ICU NEW YEAR FESTIVAL 2026 - OPEN
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46 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Talbot Hotel Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland. 5 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2050, and top seed was Colm Daly (🇮🇪 IRL, FM, 2217).
Pratik Mulay (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 2087) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Shane Melaugh (5.5) and Colm Daly (5.0). Mulay shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mark McGrath (1888) beat Colm Daly (FM, 2217), a +329-point gap.
Location
🇮🇪Talbot Hotel Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland
Dates
01 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 5
FM×3
CM×2
Federations · 5 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×41
🇮🇳India×2
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇵🇹Portugal×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
19
7
2
2
1
2
2
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Shane Melaugh held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Mulay takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Shane Melaugh drew with CM Pratik Mulay (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMShane Melaugh | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2CMPratik Mulay | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3CMAndrey A. Ivanov | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4FMColm Daly | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mulay, PratikCM | 2087 | IND | +35N | +27B | +13N | =2N | =4B | +12B | =3N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 21.25 | 2192 | +20.2 |
| 2 | Melaugh, ShaneFM | 2189 | IRL | +20N | +15B | +22N | =1B | +32N | =3B | =5N | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 20.75 | 2227 | +8.0 |
| 3 | Daly, ColmFM | 2217 | IRL | +25B | −23N | +17B | +15N | +7B | =2N | =1B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 21.50 | 2093 | -14.2 |
| 4 | Melaugh, Gavin | 2093 | IRL | +9B | +7N | =8B | =23B | =1N | =32B | +12N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 21.25 | 2048 | -5.0 |
| 5 | Ivanov, Andrey A.CM | 2055 | IRL | F | +16B | =23N | +27B | +11N | +8N | =2B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 20.25 | 2187 | +39.2 |
| 6 | Freeman, GordonFM | 1998 | IRL | =16N | +38B | −12N | +18B | =10N | +20B | +14N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 17.75 | 1941 | -7.4 |
| 7 | Sheehan, Conor | 1868 | IRL | +26N | −4B | +20N | +22B | −3N | +18B | +32N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 16.00 | 2063 | +73.2 |
| 8 | Gallagher, Brian | 1912 | IRL | +33N | +17B | =4N | =12B | +23N | −5B | =11N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 16.25 | 1987 | +16.0 |
| 9 | Mulukutla, Ayaansh | 1734 | IRL | −4N | +26B | =10N | +24B | =14N | =13B | +21N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 15.75 | 1882 | +46.0 |
| 10 | Goss, Alex | 1864 | IRL | −21B | +34N | =9B | +28N | =6B | +22B | =13N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 15.25 | 1973 | +19.6 |
| 11 | O`Gorman, Alice | 1995 | IRL | +31B | =12N | =21B | +37N | −5B | +29N | =8B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 14.00 | 1918 | -8.4 |
| 12 | Liu, Murray | 1798 | IRL | +37N | =11B | +6B | =8N | +19B | −1N | −4B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 15.50 | 1983 | +54.8 |
| 13 | Singhal, Vivaan | 1902 | IRL | +24B | +39N | −1B | =21N | =29B | =9N | =10B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 12.75 | 1815 | -21.6 |
| 14 | Hughes, Padraig | 1920 | IRL | +40B | =21N | −29B | +31N | =9B | +17N | −6B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 13.00 | 1826 | -13.0 |
| 15 | Heron, Lorcan | 1883 | IRL | +34B | −2N | +25B | −3B | −20N | +26N | +35B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 1872 | -3.2 |
| 16 | O Hanlon, Joe | 1692 | IRL | =6B | −5N | −24N | +39B | +36N | +38B | =19B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 1793 | +13.4 |
| 17 | O`reilly, Ciaran | 1754 | IRL | +41B | −8N | −3N | +33B | +27N | −14B | +38N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1836 | +15.0 |
| 18 | McGrady, Seth | 1780 | IRL | +28B | −32N | +39B | −6N | +37B | −7N | +25B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1721 | -6.6 |
| 19 | Darshan Choudhury | 1813 | IND | +42N | −22B | =33N | +30B | −12N | +24B | =16N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 1760 | -17.6 |
| 20 | Greenan, Darragh | 1736 | IRL | −2B | +43N | −7B | +34N | +15B | −6N | =29B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 9.50 | 1810 | +23.2 |
| 21 | Lynch, Conor | 0 | IRL | +10N | =14B | =11N | =13B | −22N | +30B | −9B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 13.75 | 1876 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Braine, Harry | 2004 | IRL | +30B | +19N | −2B | −7N | +21B | −10N | F | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1818 | -49.2 |
| 23 | McGrath, Mark | 1888 | IRL | +36N | +3B | =5B | =4N | −8B | F | F | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.50 | 2045 | +20.8 |
| 24 | Desai, Indrajit | 1614 | POL | −13N | F | +16B | −9N | +31B | −19N | +33B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1741 | +19.4 |
| 25 | Lynch, David | 1745 | IRL | −3N | +36B | −15N | +45B | −30N | +37B | −18N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 1629 | -38.8 |
| 26 | Greenan, David | 1557 | IRL | −7B | −9N | −40B | +43N | +39N | −15B | +41N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 1539 | -10.8 |
| 27 | Karacol, Sitki Fatih | 1806 | TUR | +43B | −1N | +45B | −5N | −17B | +28N | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1691 | -13.6 |
| 28 | Gupta, Prisha | 1413 | IRL | −18N | =35B | +38N | −10B | =33N | −27B | +39N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1612 | +48.4 |
| 29 | Moore, Fiachra | 1775 | IRL | F | +44B | +14N | −32B | =13N | −11B | =20N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1828 | +12.8 |
| 30 | Lane, Alan | 1715 | IRL | −22N | F | +42B | −19N | +25B | −21N | +34B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.50 | 1806 | +11.8 |
| 31 | Slevin, Sean | 1690 | IRL | −11N | =42B | +44N | −14B | −24N | +36B | =40N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1594 | -33.6 |
| 32 | Tirziman, Rudolf | 1946 | IRL | F | +18B | F | +29N | −2B | =4N | −7B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1941 | -1.2 |
| 33 | Hanna, Patrick | 1615 | IRL | −8B | +41N | =19B | −17N | =28B | =34N | −24N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 6.75 | 1539 | -31.6 |
| 34 | Elioutin, Daniel Afanasiev | 1577 | IRL | −15N | −10B | +41N | −20B | +45N | =33B | −30N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.25 | 1560 | -11.6 |
| 35 | O`daly, Liam | 1729 | IRL | −1B | =28N | −37N | +44B | F | +41B | −15N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1609 | -12.6 |
| 36 | Fitzpatrick, Kevin | 1591 | IRL | −23B | −25N | +43B | =40N | −16B | −31N | +44N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.50 | 1492 | -15.4 |
| 37 | Sharry, Martin J | 0 | IRL | −12B | +40N | +35B | −11B | −18N | −25N | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1660 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Syms, Thomas | 1683 | IRL | F | −6N | −28B | +42N | +40B | −16N | −17B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 1549 | -44.0 |
| 39 | Lynch, Fionn | 0 | IRL | +45N | −13B | −18N | −16N | −26B | +43N | −28B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Afonso, Edgar Manuel Cavaco | 1661 | POR | −14N | −37B | +26N | =36B | −38N | F | =31B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.75 | 1617 | -14.0 |
| 41 | Schranz, Martin | 1407 | IRL | −17N | −33B | −34B | +46N | +42B | −35N | −26B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1444 | +7.2 |
| 42 | Elioutin, Michael Afanasiev | 1530 | IRL | −19B | =31N | −30N | −38B | −41N | +44B | =43B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.25 | 1351 | -52.0 |
| 43 | McMahon, Conor | 1433 | IRL | −27N | −20B | −36N | −26B | +44N | −39B | =42N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 1279 | -28.8 |
| 44 | Katuri, Ganesh | 0 | IRL | F | −29N | −31B | −35N | −43B | −42N | −36B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Morrison, Ryan | 1411 | IRL | −39B | F | −27N | −25N | −34B | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 910 | -19.2 |
| 46 | Rigney, Ronan | 0 | IRL | F | F | F | −41B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 608 | -22.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sheehan, ConorIRL+73.25.0 pts · #5
- 2Liu, MurrayIRL+54.84.0 pts · #17
- 3Gupta, PrishaIRL+48.43.0 pts · #34
Top rating losers
- 1Elioutin, Michael AfanasievIRL-52.02.0 pts · #42
- 2Braine, HarryIRL-49.23.0 pts · #38
- 3Syms, ThomasIRL-44.02.0 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R2+329 Elo gap
- R3+270 Elo gap
- R3+200 Elo gap