City of Belfast Tournament 2026
31 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 04 May 2026 in Lisburn Chess Club, Longstone St, Lisburn BT28, Ireland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1950, and top seed was Mandar Tahmankar (🇮🇳 IND, 2094).
Stephen P. Scannell (🇮🇪 IRL, 2034) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Ethan Cole (5.0) and Nicole White (4.5). Scannell shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Florenz Schwalenberg (1800) beat Gareth Annesley (1918), a +118-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Scannell takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
Ethan Cole drew with Stephen P. Scannell (Black).
Stephen P. Scannell won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ethan Cole | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Stephen P. Scannell | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Andrew Campbell | — | — | * | — |
| 4Nicole White | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scannell, Stephen P. | 2034 | IRL | +14B | +5N | +18B | +19N | =2B | =3N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 16.75 | 2160 | +17.8 |
| 2 | Cole, Ethan | 2006 | IRL | +22N | =6B | +13N | +7B | =1N | +5B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 16.75 | 2141 | +38.0 |
| 3 | White, Nicole | 1797 | IRL | +29B | −7N | +16B | +14N | +15B | =1B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 12.50 | 1994 | +52.0 |
| 4 | Campbell, Andrew | 1939 | IRL | +26N | =15B | +6N | =12B | =10N | +13B | 4.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 13.25 | 2015 | +12.0 |
| 5 | White, George | 1870 | IRL | +27N | −1B | +22N | +9B | +12N | −2N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 2010 | +38.0 |
| 6 | Edens, Jack | 1836 | IRL | +20B | =2N | −4B | =8N | +16B | =12N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 1890 | +9.6 |
| 7 | Annesley, Gareth | 1918 | IRL | +21N | +3B | =19B | −2N | −8B | +20N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.25 | 1883 | -3.0 |
| 8 | Schwalenberg, Florenz | 1800 | GER | +31N | =9B | −10N | =6B | +7N | =11B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 1865 | +8.6 |
| 9 | Landmark, Gabriel | 1987 | IRL | +16B | =8N | F | −5N | +14B | +10B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 11.25 | 1955 | -3.2 |
| 10 | McClean, Caleb | 1888 | IRL | +28B | −19N | +8B | +18N | =4B | −9N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 9.25 | 1922 | +8.8 |
| 11 | Campbell, Peter | 1697 | IRL | −12N | +30B | =17N | =13B | +18B | =8N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 1822 | +16.6 |
| 12 | Roberts, Danny | 1931 | IRL | +11B | F | +15N | =4N | −5B | =6B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1901 | -3.2 |
| 13 | Tripathi, Anayraj | 1819 | IRL | =23N | +24B | −2B | =11N | +21B | −4N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1740 | -23.6 |
| 14 | Lavery, Robert | 1760 | IRL | −1N | +27B | +26N | −3B | −9N | +23B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1743 | -3.8 |
| 15 | Gould, Richard | 1804 | IRL | +25B | =4N | −12B | +24N | −3N | =18B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 1767 | -10.4 |
| 16 | King, Daniel | 1711 | IRL | −9N | +31B | −3N | +17B | −6N | +25B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1726 | +2.0 |
| 17 | Razbadauskas, Modestas | 1769 | IRL | −19B | +28N | =11B | −16N | =20B | +21N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1681 | -13.6 |
| 18 | Moreland, Desmond | 1792 | IRL | +30N | +23B | −1N | −10B | −11N | =15N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1656 | -36.8 |
| 19 | Tahmankar, Mandar | 2094 | IND | +17N | +10B | =7N | −1B | F | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.25 | 1997 | -8.8 |
| 20 | Smylie, Sam | 1610 | IRL | −6N | −22B | +31N | +25B | =17N | −7B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1622 | +0.4 |
| 21 | Magee, Paddy | 1651 | IRL | −7B | +29N | −24N | +23B | −13N | −17B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1490 | -40.8 |
| 22 | Spackman, Conor | 1732 | IRL | −2B | +20N | −5B | F | F | +24N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1757 | +2.0 |
| 23 | Stinson, William James | 1604 | IRL | =13B | −18N | =28B | −21N | +29B | −14N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1434 | -14.2 |
| 24 | Dimitrov, Nikolai | 1542 | IRL | F | −13N | +21B | −15B | +27N | −22B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1559 | +1.0 |
| 25 | Banerjee, Aharshi | 1602 | IRL | −15N | −26B | +30N | −20N | +28B | −16N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 894 | -60.4 |
| 26 | Goodfellow, Ruarai | 1652 | IRL | −4B | +25N | −14B | +29N | F | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1642 | -1.6 |
| 27 | Murphy, Jay | 0 | IRL | −5B | −14N | −29B | +30N | −24B | =28N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 924 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Briggs, Dylan | 0 | IRL | −10N | −17B | =23N | −?B | −25N | =27B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1345 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 2548364 | 0 | — | −3N | −21B | +27N | −26B | −23N | −?B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 877 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 2548372 | 0 | — | −18B | −11N | −25B | −27B | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 897 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 2548356 | 0 | — | −8B | −16N | −20B | −?N | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 901 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1White, NicoleIRL+52.04.5 pts · #6
- 2Cole, EthanIRL+38.05.0 pts · #1
- 3White, GeorgeIRL+38.04.0 pts · #11
- 1Banerjee, AharshiIRL-60.42.0 pts · #29
- 2Magee, PaddyIRL-40.82.0 pts · #23
- 3Moreland, DesmondIRL-36.82.5 pts · #20
- R5+118 Elo gap
- R4+117 Elo gap
- R3+109 Elo gap