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The Leinster Junior Championship 2026 U19

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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Talbot Hotel Stillorgan, Dublin, Ireland. Top 10 Elo average was 197, and top seed was Oliver Barnes (🇮🇪 IRL, 1573).

Oleksii Rai (🇮🇪 IRL, 0) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Oliver Barnes (6.0) and Bill Shelley (5.5). Rai won solo starting round 4.

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
Top seed
🇮🇪Oliver Barnes1573
Avg top 10
197
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×7
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Oleksii Rai led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Rai6.5Barnes6Shelley5.5Zou3.5Bryan2.52
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

Oleksii Rai held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Oleksii Rai drew with Oliver Barnes (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Oleksii Rai 5 wins (R1–R5)Oliver Barnes 3 wins (R1–R3)Bill Shelley 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Oleksii Rai*
½
1
1
2Oliver Barnes
½
*
½
1
3Bill Shelley
0
½
*
1
4Nuoheng Zou
0
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Rai, Oleksii0IRL+3B+4B+6N+5B+7N=2B+8N6.521.521.518.502072+20.4
2Barnes, Oliver1573IRL+6N+5B+7N=3N+8B=1N+4B6.022.022.016.001889-20.0
3Shelley, Bill0IRL−1N+7B+4N=2B+6N+8B+5N5.522.522.513.001883+26.4
4Zou, Nuoheng0IRL+8B−1N−3B+6B=5N+7B−2N3.524.524.55.251090-26.8
5Bryan, Sean0IRL+7B−2N+8B−1N=4B−6N−3B2.525.525.53.7515120.0
6FIDE 25451100—−2B+8N−1B−4N−3B+5B−7N2.026.026.02.5010340.0
7Pesca, Sean0IRL−5N−3N−2B+8N−1B−4N+6B2.026.026.02.0010340.0
8O`connor, Sophie0IRL−4N−6B−5N−7B−2N−3N−1B0.026.028.00.0010340.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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