Ennis Congress over 65
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 05 Jun 2026 to 07 Jun 2026 in Ennis, Ireland. Top 10 Elo average was 1626, and top seed was Gerry Casey (🇮🇪 IRL, 1724).
Gerry Casey (🇮🇪 IRL, 1724) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Eugene Donohoe (4.0) and Niall P. Whelan (3.5). Casey won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Nikolai Dimitrov (1543) beat Jasvinderpal Singh (1684), a +141-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 · 1 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Casey takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Gerry Casey drew with Eugene Donohoe (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Gerry Casey went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gerry Casey | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Eugene Donohoe | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Niall P. Whelan | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Barry Foran | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey, Gerry | 1724 | IRL | +4B | =3N | =2B | +6N | +7B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.25 | 1850 | +14.6 |
| 2 | Donohoe, Eugene | 1689 | IRL | +9N | +7B | =1N | +5B | =3N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.75 | 1884 | +23.8 |
| 3 | Whelan, Niall P. | 1573 | IRL | +10N | =1B | =5B | +4N | =2B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 9.00 | 1821 | +33.4 |
| 4 | Scott, Shay | 1583 | IRL | −1N | +6B | +7N | −3B | +9N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1689 | +14.6 |
| 5 | Foran, Barry | 1680 | IRL | =6N | +10B | =3N | −2N | +8B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1678 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Dimitrov, Nikolai | 1543 | IRL | =5B | −4N | +8B | −1B | +10N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1643 | +13.4 |
| 7 | Foenander, Phillip | 1662 | IRL | +8B | −2N | −4B | +9N | −1N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1552 | -15.0 |
| 8 | O`Connell, Michael Joseph | 1542 | IRL | −7N | +9B | −6N | =10B | −5N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1481 | -8.2 |
| 9 | Stacey, Derek | 1581 | IRL | −2B | −8N | +10N | −7B | −4B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1392 | -23.0 |
| 10 | Singh, Jasvinderpal | 1684 | IRL | −3B | −5N | −9B | =8N | −6B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 0.75 | 1218 | -107.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Whelan, Niall P.IRL+33.43.5 pts · #3
- 2Donohoe, EugeneIRL+23.84.0 pts · #2
- 3Casey, GerryIRL+14.64.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Singh, JasvinderpalIRL-107.20.5 pts · #10
- 2Stacey, DerekIRL-23.01.0 pts · #9
- 3Foenander, PhillipIRL-15.02.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R5+141 Elo gap
- R1+111 Elo gap
- R3+103 Elo gap