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Fingal Open Championships 2026 Group B Rounds 1-3

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6 players participated in this 3-round tournament, held from 06 Jan 2026 to 18 Feb 2026 in Skerries Amalgamated Bridge Clubs, 73B Strand Street, Skerries,, Ireland. Top 10 Elo average was 1638, and top seed was Joseph Dunne (🇮🇪 IRL, 1742).

Rajiv Gicale (🇮🇪 IRL, 1635) won with 3.0/3, ahead of Eavan Gleeson (2.0) and Gerard O`reilly (1.5). Gicale won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Eavan Gleeson (1468) beat Joseph Dunne (1742), a +274-point gap.

Location
🇮🇪Skerries Amalgamated Bridge Clubs, 73B Strand Street, Skerries,, Ireland
Dates
06 Jan 2026 → 18 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 3 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇪Joseph Dunne1742
Avg top 10
1,638
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×6
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Rajiv Gicale
    🇮🇪IRL·1635
    3.0pts·2461perf+64.4
  • 🥈
    Eavan Gleeson
    🇮🇪IRL·1468
    2.0pts·1796perf+25.4
  • 🥉
    Gerard O`reilly
    🇮🇪IRL·1606
    1.5pts·1798perf+19.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 3 rounds

Rajiv Gicale led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
#1#2#3#6R1R2R3
Gicale#1Gleeson#2Mitchell#3O`reilly#4Dunne#5Craig#6
R2–R3 · LEAD HELD

Rajiv Gicale never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Rajiv Gicale won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇮🇪Gicale, Rajiv1635*—11—13.03.003.0+64.42461
2🇮🇪Gleeson, Eavan1468—*½½1—2.02.504.0+25.41796
4🇮🇪O`reilly, Gerard16060½*—1—1.52.006.0+19.61798
3🇮🇪Mitchell, Philip16640½—*—11.51.005.0+6.41784
5🇮🇪Dunne, Joseph1742—00—*11.00.003.5-21.01471
6🇮🇪Craig, David17130——00*0.00.005.5-41.2903

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
Fingal Open Championships 2026 Group B Rounds 1-3 — Skerries Amalgamated Bridge Clubs, 73B Strand Street, Skerries,, Ireland | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats