Brendan Jamison Chess Academy Classic 2026
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 08 Feb 2026 to 10 Feb 2026 in City of Bangor International Chess Club, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR, Ireland. Top 10 Elo average was 821, and top seed was Brendan Jamison (🇮🇪 IRL, 1875).
Seren Winstanley (🇮🇪 IRL, 0) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Paul O`Connor (4.5) and David McCracken (4.0). Winstanley won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇮🇪City of Bangor International Chess Club, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR, Ireland
Dates
08 Feb 2026 → 10 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/6. Winstanley takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Seren Winstanley drew with Paul O`Connor (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
David McCracken won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Seren Winstanley | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2Paul O`Connor | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3David McCracken | 1 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Alex McKeown | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winstanley, Seren | 0 | IRL | −3N | +4B | +6N | =2N | +9B | +5N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 11.75 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 2 | O`Connor, Paul | 1479 | IRL | +6N | +5B | −3N | =1B | +4B | +10N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 10.75 | 793 | -13.6 |
| 3 | McCracken, David | 1593 | IRL | +1B | +9N | +2B | +4N | F | F | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 2349 | +17.6 |
| 4 | McKeown, Alex | 0 | IRL | +9B | −1N | +10B | −3B | −2N | +8B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Miller, Rory | 0 | IRL | −7B | −2N | +9B | +6N | +10N | −1B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Lockhart, James | 0 | IRL | −2B | +10N | −1B | −5B | =8N | +9N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Jamison, Brendan | 1875 | IRL | +5N | +8B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2444 | +8.4 |
| 8 | Rollins, John | 1644 | IRL | +10B | −7N | F | F | =6B | −4N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1075 | -8.4 |
| 9 | Whearty, Josh | 1619 | IRL | −4N | −3B | −5N | +10B | −1N | −6B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 793 | -21.6 |
| 10 | Jordan, Luca | 0 | IRL | −8N | −6B | −4N | −9N | −5B | −2B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1McCracken, DavidIRL+17.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Jamison, BrendanIRL+8.42.0 pts · #5
- 3McKeown, AlexIRL0.03.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Whearty, JoshIRL-21.61.0 pts · #9
- 2O`Connor, PaulIRL-13.64.5 pts · #7
- 3Rollins, JohnIRL-8.41.5 pts · #10