The Cavan Chess Congress 2026 Masters
26 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Cavan Crystal Hotel, Dublin Road, Co.Cavan, Ireland. 8 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2186, and top seed was Alexander Baburin (🇮🇪 IRL, GM, 2355).
Shane Melaugh (🇮🇪 IRL, FM, 2214) won with 3.5/4, ahead of Jason Liu (3.5) and Oleg Artemenko (3.5). Melaugh won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ayaansh Mulukutla (1811) beat Alice O`Gorman (2023), a +212-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 3.5/4, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 3.5/4. Melaugh takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (9.0).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMOleg Artemenko | * | — | — | — |
| 2FMJason Liu | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3FMShane Melaugh | — | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4WFMMaryna Petrenko | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melaugh, ShaneFM | 2214 | IRL | +22B | +5N | =2B | +7N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 8.25 | 2415 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Liu, JasonFM | 2209 | IRL | +15N | +19B | =1N | +4B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 2354 | +26.8 |
| 3 | Artemenko, OlegFM | 2313 | UZB | +25B | =7N | +8B | +11N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.75 | 2502 | +16.6 |
| 4 | Daly, ColmFM | 2179 | IRL | +16B | +12N | +11B | −2N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 2217 | +6.8 |
| 5 | Petrenko, MarynaWFM | 2049 | IRL | +18N | −1B | +17N | +14B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 2121 | +15.6 |
| 6 | Sidney, WillCM | 2028 | IRL | +9B | −11N | +19B | +12N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 5.50 | 2105 | +9.2 |
| 7 | O`cuilleanain, Oisin | 2171 | IRL | +17N | =3B | +13N | −1B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 2219 | +6.2 |
| 8 | Baburin, AlexanderGM | 2355 | IRL | +20N | =13B | −3N | +18B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 2181 | -6.9 |
| 9 | Moore, Fiachra | 1815 | IRL | −6N | +24B | +20N | =13B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 2075 | +53.2 |
| 10 | O`Gorman, Alice | 2023 | IRL | −19N | +14B | =18N | +21B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 1950 | -7.2 |
| 11 | Flynn, JacobCM | 2225 | IRL | +24N | +6B | −4N | −3B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 2099 | -12.0 |
| 12 | White, Chris | 1810 | ENG | +21N | −4B | +15N | −6B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 2010 | +19.6 |
| 13 | Bartczak, Korneliusz | 2120 | IRL | +23B | =8N | −7B | =9N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 2044 | -13.6 |
| 14 | Andhurthi, Sreeyan | 1801 | IRL | +26B | −10N | +16B | −5N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1963 | +28.0 |
| 15 | Fitzgerald, Niall | 1871 | IRL | −2B | +26N | −12B | +19N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1935 | +5.2 |
| 16 | Kelbas, Dariy | 1855 | UKR | −4N | +21B | −14N | +20B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1969 | +22.0 |
| 17 | Bolkeny, Gabor | 1850 | HUN | −7B | +25N | −5B | +24N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 2000 | +14.8 |
| 18 | Moull, Arthur | 1821 | IRL | −5B | +22N | =10B | −8N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1958 | +11.2 |
| 19 | Mulukutla, Ayaansh | 1811 | IRL | +10B | −2N | −6N | −15B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 2.50 | 1834 | +3.2 |
| 20 | Fitzgerald, Martin | 1897 | IRL | −8B | +23N | −9B | −16N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1758 | -16.8 |
| 21 | Rai, Oleksii | 1974 | IRL | −12B | −16N | +25B | −10N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1702 | -56.8 |
| 22 | Murphy, Dara | 1888 | IRL | −1N | −18B | +26B | −23N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1756 | -14.8 |
| 23 | Loughran, John | 1847 | IRL | −13N | −20B | F | +22B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1843 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Goss, Alex | 1888 | IRL | −11B | −9N | F | −17B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1164 | -25.4 |
| 25 | Cummins, Sean | 1892 | IRL | −3N | −17B | −21N | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1239 | -20.6 |
| 26 | Lessmeister, Patrick | 1924 | GER | −14N | −15B | −22N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1062 | -35.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Moore, FiachraIRL+53.22.5 pts · #7
- 2Andhurthi, SreeyanIRL+28.02.0 pts · #13
- 3Liu, JasonFMIRL+26.83.5 pts · #2
- 1Rai, OleksiiIRL-56.81.0 pts · #19
- 2Lessmeister, PatrickGER-35.00.0 pts · #26
- 3Goss, AlexIRL-25.40.0 pts · #24
- R1+212 Elo gap
- R1+164 Elo gap
- R1+123 Elo gap