DCU Majors 2026

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40 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Education Building, St. Patrick's Campus, DCU, Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1794, and top seed was Marius Antohi (🇮🇪 IRL, 1831).

Cahit Furkan Sallan (🇹🇷 TUR, 1687) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Darshan Choudhury (4.0) and Illia Smoliarenko (4.0). Sallan broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Joseph A. McDonnell (1631) beat Clemens Dahmen (1783), a +152-point gap.

Location

🇮🇪Education Building, St. Patrick's Campus, DCU, Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland

Dates

20 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇮🇪Marius Antohi1831

Avg top 10

1,794

Participants

Federations · 7 represented

🇮🇪Ireland×33

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇮🇳India×1

🇩🇪Germany×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

Top 3

🥇
Cahit Furkan Sallan
🇹🇷TUR·1687
5.0pts·2595perf+64.6
🥈
Darshan Choudhury
🇮🇳IND·1796
4.0pts·1939perf+33.6
🥉
Illia Smoliarenko
🇺🇦UKR·1810
4.0pts·1973perf+39.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Cahit Furkan Sallan led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Sallan5Smoliarenko4Choudhury4Kelbas3.5Mariya Boby3.5Johannesson3.5

R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Cahit Furkan Sallan never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Cahit Furkan Sallan 5 wins (R1–R5)Illia Smoliarenko 3 wins (R1–R3)Darshan Choudhury 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Cahit Furkan Sallan	*	—	1	—
2Illia Smoliarenko	—	*	0	—
3Darshan Choudhury	0	1	*	—
4Anastasiya Kelbas	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sallan, Cahit Furkan	1687	TUR	+30N	+9B	+5N	+18B	+2N	5.0	13.0	14.5	14.50	2595	+64.6
2	Darshan Choudhury	1796	IND	+35N	+25B	+14N	+3N	−1B	4.0	13.5	14.5	9.50	1939	+33.6
3	Smoliarenko, Illia	1810	UKR	+26N	+15B	+23N	−2B	+16B	4.0	11.0	13.0	9.00	1973	+39.2
4	Kelbas, Anastasiya	1808	UKR	F	+11B	=7N	+15B	+9N	3.5	12.0	12.0	10.25	2054	+20.4
5	Kozlov, Alexander I.	1803	IRL	+29B	+28N	−1B	+31N	=6B	3.5	11.5	13.0	6.25	1855	+13.2
6	Johannesson, Bjorn	1702	NED	=12N	+37B	=16N	+19B	=5N	3.5	11.5	12.5	8.00	1887	+25.0
7	McBrien, Dylan	1749	IRL	+20B	=17N	=4B	=14N	+18N	3.5	11.0	13.5	9.25	1873	+16.4
8	Mariya Boby, Angel	1663	IRL	−10B	+32N	=28B	+34N	+27B	3.5	8.0	9.0	5.25	1878	+57.6
9	Su, Tengle Alvin	1760	IRL	+36B	−1N	+24B	+17N	−4B	3.0	13.0	14.0	5.50	1773	+4.0
10	Corry, Shane	1745	IRL	+8N	−14B	=11N	=12B	+23N	3.0	12.0	14.0	8.50	1716	-8.0
11	Kolev, Stefan	1646	IRL	+40B	−4N	=10B	=28N	+31B	3.0	9.5	9.5	3.75	1813	+46.0
12	Palihawadana, Aken Pinitha	1606	IRL	=6B	=38N	=29B	=10N	+34B	3.0	9.0	10.0	5.50	1795	+52.0
13	Herring, Jack	1751	IRL	−23N	+35B	−25N	+36B	+24N	3.0	7.0	8.0	4.00	1745	-0.6
14	McDonnell, Joseph A.	1631	IRL	F	+10N	−2B	=7B	+21N	2.5	13.0	13.0	7.25	1864	+24.8
15	Venskus, Dominykas	1717	IRL	+24B	−3N	+36B	−4N	=17B	2.5	12.0	13.0	4.25	1726	+2.0
16	Kurochkin, Iaromir	1780	IRL	F	+22N	=6B	+25B	−3N	2.5	12.0	12.0	6.25	1807	+4.8
17	Fitzsimons, Pat	1681	IRL	+19N	=7B	=21N	−9B	=15N	2.5	11.5	14.0	6.75	1755	+10.2
18	Antohi, Marius	1831	IRL	+32B	=31N	+34B	−1N	−7B	2.5	11.5	12.5	3.25	1716	-15.8
19	Putar, Slavko	1762	IRL	−17B	+20N	+33B	−6N	=28B	2.5	10.0	11.5	4.75	1689	-10.2
20	Nowak, Krzysztof	1670	IRL	−7N	−19B	+26N	+37B	=33N	2.5	9.5	10.5	3.75	1726	+7.8
21	Dahmen, Clemens	1783	GER	+33N	−23B	=17B	+29N	−14B	2.5	8.5	10.0	4.25	1673	-30.0
22	Pentony, Michael	1658	IRL	=37N	−16B	−27N	+30B	+29B	2.5	7.5	8.5	3.50	1756	+27.2
23	Hakhumyan, Arsen	1672	IRL	+13B	+21N	−3B	−27N	−10B	2.0	12.5	14.5	5.50	1702	+7.6
24	Maniraj, Shasini	1654	IRL	−15N	+26B	−9N	+32N	−13B	2.0	10.5	12.0	3.50	1653	-0.8
25	Baczkowski, Stefan	1675	IRL	+38B	−2N	+13B	−16N	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.00	1772	+10.4
26	Biswal, Saiansh	1698	IRL	−3B	−24N	−20B	+35N	+38B	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.00	1644	-15.2
27	McGrady, Seth	1782	IRL	F	−34N	+22B	+23B	−8N	2.0	9.0	9.0	4.50	1676	-11.6
28	Greenan, Paul	1708	IRL	F	−5B	=8N	=11B	=19N	1.5	12.5	12.5	4.50	1632	-8.8
29	Deneher, Jimmy	1698	IRL	−5N	+39B	=12N	−21B	−22N	1.5	11.5	12.5	2.50	1552	-19.8
30	Sharry, Martin J	1784	IRL	−1B	−36N	+35B	−22N	=32B	1.5	10.0	11.0	1.75	1533	-68.0
31	Barry, Kieran	1731	IRL	+39N	=18B	F	−5B	−11N	1.5	10.0	10.0	2.25	1647	-9.6
32	Nielsen, Robert	1699	IRL	−18N	−8B	+39N	−24B	=30N	1.5	9.5	10.5	1.75	1569	-17.4
33	Bermingham, Adam D.	1684	IRL	−21B	F	−19N	+38N	=20B	1.5	8.5	8.5	2.25	1657	-3.2
34	Syms, Thomas	1708	IRL	F	+27B	−18N	−8B	−12N	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	1528	-37.2
35	Gu, Austin Haoen	1687	IRL	−2B	−13N	−30N	−26B	+36N	1.0	10.5	11.5	1.00	1501	-45.2
36	Bryan, Sean	1675	IRL	−9N	+30B	−15N	−13N	−35B	1.0	10.0	11.0	1.50	1500	-42.0
37	Kumar, Pritesh	1737	FID	=22B	−6N	=38B	−20N	−39B	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.75	1449	-73.2
38	Donohoe, Eugene	1761	IRL	−25N	=12B	=37N	−33B	−26N	1.0	8.5	9.5	2.00	1440	-41.2
39	Mitchell, Philip	1656	IRL	−31B	−29N	−32B	F	+37N	1.0	5.5	5.5	1.00	1523	-13.4
40	Courtney, Adam	1711	IRL	−11N	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	846	-23.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sallan, Cahit FurkanTUR
+64.6
5.0 pts · #1
2Mariya Boby, AngelIRL
+57.6
3.5 pts · #5
3Palihawadana, Aken PinithaIRL
+52.0
3.0 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Kumar, PriteshFID
-73.2
1.0 pts · #35
2Sharry, Martin JIRL
-68.0
1.5 pts · #30
3Gu, Austin HaoenIRL
-45.2
1.0 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R5+152 Elo gap
McDonnell, Joseph A.1631 beat Dahmen, Clemens1783
R4+144 Elo gap
Sallan, Cahit Furkan1687 beat Antohi, Marius1831
R4+126 Elo gap
Pentony, Michael1658 beat Sharry, Martin J1784