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Drogheda Chess Congress 2026 - Murray Challenger

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36 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. Top 10 Elo average was 1522, and top seed was Max McGuinness (🇮🇪 IRL, 1586).

Ilankathir Vanjinathan (🇮🇪 IRL, 1433) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Max Tuite (5.0) and Cillian McBrien (4.5). Vanjinathan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Adam Mallett (1428) beat Seamus Martin (1537), a +109-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
🇮🇪Max McGuinness1586
Avg top 10
1,522
Participants
36
Federations · 1 represented
🇮🇪Ireland×19
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
15
7
3
1
1
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Vanjinathan5Tuite5McBrien4.5Elioutin4.54.5Chen4
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Vanjinathan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ilankathir Vanjinathan 3 wins (R1–R3)Max Tuite 5 wins (R2–R6)Cillian McBrien 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Ilankathir Vanjinathan*—
0
—
2Max Tuite—*
1
—
3Cillian McBrien
1
0
*—
4Michael Afanasiev Elioutin———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Vanjinathan, Ilankathir1433IRL+28B+7N+8B−3N+10B+6N5.020.022.017.501619+30.0
2Tuite, Max1554IRLF+34B+17N+26B+16N+3N5.014.015.013.502360+40.4
3McBrien, Cillian1534IRL+24N+26B+16N+1B=4N−2B4.520.022.014.751649+18.4
4FIDE 25329130—F+14N+9B+6N=3B+8N4.520.020.017.7515090.0
5Elioutin, Michael Afanasiev1482IRLF=18B+19N+15B+12N+13N4.516.016.014.501758+28.8
6Chen, Xinmin0IRL+?N+27B+15N−4B+18N−1B4.017.517.58.001499-8.0
7Bhardwaj, Shrey1521IRL+19N−1B+20N−16B+27N+17B4.017.019.011.00710-41.2
8Bharadwaj, Aarvi0IRL+34N+33B−1N+27B+11N−4B4.016.517.58.00633-30.0
9Murphy, Jay0IRL+17N+?B−4N−18B+26N+15B4.015.515.58.007650.0
10Mallett, Adam1428IRL=22B+25N+23N=12B−1N=11B3.517.019.59.751512+13.6
11Daly, Tim0IRL−13B+?N+14B+22N−8B=10N3.517.017.07.7514910.0
12Elioutin, Daniel Afanasiev1565IRLF+22N+29B=10N−5B+16B3.515.515.59.251499-10.4
13FIDE 25403800—+11N−15B+33N=?B+23N−5B3.515.015.07.5015100.0
14Emmo, David1443IRL+35N−4B−11N=23B+22N+33B3.514.515.56.251537+5.2
15FIDE 25459420—+?B+13N−6B−5N+20B−9N3.019.019.06.5014820.0
16McGuinness, Max1586IRL+36B+29N−3B+7N−2B−12N3.019.019.06.001351-49.2
17FIDE 25475700—−9B+21N−2B+31N+?B−7N3.018.018.05.0013940.0
18Rudroju, Aarav1565IRL=25B=5N+30B+9N−6BF3.017.017.09.501482-4.4
19FIDE 25453060—−7B+35N−5B=30N+29B=24N3.015.016.05.257020.0
20FIDE 25487470—−29B+36N−7B+28N−15N+26B3.013.013.04.007210.0
21FIDE 25486820—−?N−17B−?B+25N+28B+30N3.09.59.56.506810.0
22Ceban, Bogdan0IRL=10N−12B+24N−11B−14B+36N2.516.516.54.2512060.0
23Martin, Seamus1537IRL+32NF−10B=14N−13B+31N2.514.514.55.751243-31.2
24FIDE 25329720—−3B−31N−22B+36N+35N=19B2.513.013.02.507340.0
25Turcin, Anita Atelj0IRL=18N−10B−27N−21B+?B+?N2.511.511.51.501304-20.4
26FIDE 25403710—+31B−3N+28B−2N−9B−20N2.018.520.54.007440.0
27FIDE 25387840—+30B−6N+25B−8N−7B−?N2.016.516.54.507010.0
28FIDE 25487390—−1N+32B−26N−20B−21N+35B2.015.016.03.006330.0
29FIDE 25259250—+20N−16B−12N=33B−19N=32B2.014.516.04.757760.0
30Thakkar, Yuvan0IRL−27N+?B−18N=19B=32N−21B2.013.013.02.50765-27.6
31FIDE 25487040—−26N+24B−?N−17B+34N−23B2.011.011.03.507370.0
32FIDE 25371760—−23B−28N+36B−?N=30B=29N2.08.58.52.007090.0
33Mag Raine, Noah0IRLF−8N−13B=29N+?B−14N1.518.018.01.006430.0
34FIDE 25393650—−8B−2N+35B−?N−31B−?N1.012.012.01.007540.0
35FIDE 25487200—−14B−19B−34N+?N−24B−28N1.012.012.00.006430.0
36FIDE 25487120—−16N−20B−32N−24BF−22B0.013.013.00.007860.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets