Ennis Congress 1700-1899
Open SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Jun 2026 to 07 Jun 2026 in Ennis, Ireland. 7 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1826, and top seed was Gabor Bolkeny (🇭🇺 HUN, 1859).
Mihovil Niko Cogelja (🇮🇪 IRL, 1825) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Emir Abiltarov (4.0) and Kyle Purcell (4.0). Cogelja won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Aken Pinitha Palihawadana (1615) beat Jj McNamara (1806), a +191-point gap.
Location
🇮🇪Ennis, Ireland
Dates
05 Jun 2026 → 07 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 7 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×31
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇬🇧Scotland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMihovil Niko Cogelja led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
14
4
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Mihovil Niko Cogelja held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mihovil Niko Cogelja drew with Emir Abiltarov (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Mihovil Niko Cogelja 4 wins (R1–R4)Kyle Purcell 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mihovil Niko Cogelja | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Emir Abiltarov | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Kyle Purcell | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Len Hackett | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cogelja, Mihovil Niko | 1825 | IRL | +24N | +3B | +5N | +4B | =2N | 4.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 15.00 | 2542 | +62.0 |
| 2 | Abiltarov, Emir | 0 | IRL | +20B | =14N | +31B | +13N | =1B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 1776 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Purcell, Kyle | 1750 | IRL | +35B | −1N | +19B | +17N | +7B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1951 | +24.6 |
| 4 | O`Flaherty, Paul | 1744 | IRL | +19N | +30B | +7B | −1N | =6N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1917 | +46.8 |
| 5 | Hackett, Len | 1753 | IRL | +25N | +18B | −1B | +14N | =9B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1895 | +19.2 |
| 6 | Quinn, Adam | 1785 | IRL | −17B | +23N | +36B | +32N | =4B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1791 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Mullins, Niki | 1782 | IRL | +8N | +34B | −4N | +18B | −3N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1795 | +4.0 |
| 8 | McDonnell, Joseph A. | 1671 | IRL | −7B | =16N | +35B | +10N | =22B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1849 | +24.0 |
| 9 | Taylor-Hewins, Romani | 1833 | IRL | F | =13N | +34B | +11B | =5N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 1903 | +13.6 |
| 10 | O`neill, Matthew | 1831 | IRL | F | +15B | +21N | −8B | +23N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1892 | +12.0 |
| 11 | Marshall, Roy | 1740 | IRL | −13B | +37N | +28B | −9N | +17B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1779 | +5.8 |
| 12 | McGrady, Seth | 1821 | IRL | +37B | =31N | =17B | F | +13N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.25 | 1843 | +2.2 |
| 13 | Palihawadana, Aken Pinitha | 1615 | IRL | +11N | =9B | +22N | −2B | −12B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1895 | +58.4 |
| 14 | Bermingham, Adam D. | 1700 | IRL | +26N | =2B | F | −5B | +21N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1904 | +16.4 |
| 15 | Daros, Lukasz | 1690 | IRL | =21B | −10N | +20B | −22N | +30B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1792 | +13.8 |
| 16 | Kelbas, Anastasiya | 1816 | UKR | −18N | =8B | F | +36N | +32B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 1698 | -9.6 |
| 17 | Arun, Rahul | 1682 | IRL | +6N | =22B | =12N | −3B | −11N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1708 | +6.8 |
| 18 | Coughlan, James | 1715 | IRL | +16B | −5N | +29B | −7N | −25N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1702 | -4.4 |
| 19 | Putar, Lorena | 1617 | IRL | −4B | F | −3N | +34N | +27B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1740 | +26.8 |
| 20 | Bayrak, Beril | 1704 | TUR | −2N | =29B | −15N | +37B | =26N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1728 | +2.6 |
| 21 | Surowka, Michal | 1786 | IRL | =15N | +33B | −10B | =27N | −14B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1674 | -31.2 |
| 22 | McNamara, Jj | 1806 | IRL | F | =17N | −13B | +15B | =8N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1665 | -15.2 |
| 23 | Sakellariou, Ioannis X | 1649 | GRE | F | −6B | +33N | +26B | −10B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1798 | +31.6 |
| 24 | O`Connell, Denis | 1722 | IRL | −1B | −28N | +37B | =30N | =29B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1712 | -1.6 |
| 25 | Reid, Caitlin | 1658 | SCO | −5B | −27N | F | +28N | +18B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1761 | +11.0 |
| 26 | Mac Carthaigh, Padraig | 1798 | IRL | −14B | +35N | =27B | −23N | =20B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1615 | -50.0 |
| 27 | O Hanlon, Joe | 1732 | IRL | −30N | +25B | =26N | =21B | −19N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1666 | -9.0 |
| 28 | McCarthy, Ben | 1842 | IRL | −34N | +24B | −11N | −25B | +36N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1520 | -67.6 |
| 29 | Bolkeny, Gabor | 1859 | HUN | −31B | =20N | −18N | +33B | =24N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1659 | -27.2 |
| 30 | Mariya Boby, Angel | 1831 | IRL | +27B | −4N | −32N | =24B | −15N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1570 | -70.8 |
| 31 | Callinan, Eoin | 1737 | IRL | +29N | =12B | −2N | F | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 2033 | +31.6 |
| 32 | O`rourke, Alex | 1708 | IRL | F | =36N | +30B | −6B | −16N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1686 | -1.4 |
| 33 | O`kelly, David | 1776 | IRL | =36B | −21N | −23B | −29N | +37N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1522 | -26.4 |
| 34 | Johannesson, Bjorn | 1733 | NED | +28B | −7N | −9N | −19B | −35N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1505 | -28.2 |
| 35 | McInerney, Kevin | 1650 | IRL | −3N | −26B | −8N | F | +34B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1545 | -20.8 |
| 36 | Harrington, Cathan | 0 | IRL | =33N | =32B | −6N | −16B | −28B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Chandrasekar, Devah | 1564 | IRL | −12N | −11B | −24N | −20N | −33B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 953 | -51.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cogelja, Mihovil NikoIRL+62.04.5 pts · #2
- 2Palihawadana, Aken PinithaIRL+58.42.5 pts · #14
- 3O`Flaherty, PaulIRL+46.83.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Mariya Boby, AngelIRL-70.81.5 pts · #30
- 2McCarthy, BenIRL-67.62.0 pts · #36
- 3Chandrasekar, DevahIRL-51.20.0 pts · #37
Biggest upsets
- R3+191 Elo gap
- R4+184 Elo gap
- R4+160 Elo gap