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Drogheda Chess Congress 2026 - Thomson Masters

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21 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 May 2026 to 01 Jun 2026 in St Marys Parish Primary School, Bryanstown, Drogheda A92 XD80, Ireland. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2251, and top seed was Tarun Kanyamarala (🇮🇪 IRL, IM, 2418).

Tarun Kanyamarala (🇮🇪 IRL, IM, 2418) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Jacob Flynn (5.0) and Oleg Artemenko (4.5). Kanyamarala shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Alkim Alper Fil (1930) beat Shane Melaugh (FM, 2254), a +324-point gap.

Location
🇮🇪St Marys Parish Primary School, Bryanstown, Drogheda A92 XD80, Ireland
Dates
30 May 2026 → 01 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇪IMTarun Kanyamarala2418
Avg top 10
2,251
Participants
21
Titled players · 9
IM×2
FM×4
CM×2
WGM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×17
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
🇬🇧England×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
7
4
4
1
1
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Kanyamarala5Flynn5Artemenko4.5Balaji4Hughes4Ivanov3.5
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

IM Tarun Kanyamarala held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Kanyamarala takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Tarun Kanyamarala drew with CM Jacob Flynn (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMTarun Kanyamarala*
½
½
—
2CMJacob Flynn
½
*—
½
3FMOleg Artemenko
½
—*
1
4IMAaravamudhan Balaji—
½
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kanyamarala, TarunIM2418IRL+8N+13B=2N+12B+6N=3B5.019.021.516.752421+1.5
2Flynn, JacobCM2241IRL+16B+17N=1B=4N+5B+7N5.018.520.015.502370+21.6
3Artemenko, OlegFM2330UZB=9B+20N=7B+18N+4B=1N4.517.018.012.252323+3.6
4Balaji, AaravamudhanIM2304ENG+6N+5B=12N=2B−3N+9B4.020.022.514.252234-6.8
5Hughes, Padraig1917IRL+10B−4N+20B+9N−2N+11B4.018.019.010.002257+50.2
6Barnes, Oliver1966IRL−4B+10N+17B+21N−1B=8N3.517.018.07.252168+58.0
7Daly, ColmFM2191IRL=14N=15B=3N+19B+12N−2B3.516.518.08.502258+12.2
8Ivanov, Andrey A.CM2086IRL−1B+19N−18N+17B+13N=6B3.514.015.57.252102+5.6
9Cole, Ethan2006IRL=3N+14B=11N−5B+15B−4N3.018.020.08.252144+39.2
10O`cuilleanain, Oisin2197IRL−5N−6B+14N−13B+19N+20B3.014.015.05.001986-30.6
11Bartczak, Korneliusz2130IRL−17B+16N=9B=15N+18B−5N3.012.514.06.001965-42.7
12Kanyamarala, TrishaWGM2193IRL+18B+21N=4B−1N−7BF2.515.015.04.502130-6.4
13Fil, Alkim Alper1930TUR+19B−1N−21B+10N−8B=18N2.514.515.55.252044+13.0
14Andhurthi, Sreeyan1933IRL=7B−9N−10B=20N+21B=15N2.512.513.54.252016+20.0
15Liu, JasonFM2252IRL=20B=7NF=11B−9N=14B2.013.013.05.001963-72.4
16Cummins, Sean1910IRL−2N−11B−19BF+17N+21N2.012.012.02.501996+7.8
17Liu, Murray1839IRL+11N−2B−6N−8N−16B=19N1.517.018.53.751902+10.8
18Ozarpaci, Mert Can1863TUR−12NF+8B−3B−11N=13B1.516.016.04.751971+9.8
19Melaugh, ShaneFM2254IRL−13N−8B+16N−7N−10B=17B1.514.516.02.751835-61.2
20Nichenametla V, Advaith1915IRL=15N−3B−5N=14BF−10N1.016.016.02.251883-13.2
21Ryan, Joshua1874IRLF−12B+13N−6B−14N−16B1.013.013.02.501746-15.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets