Knights of Eanna Club Championship 2026
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Colaiste Eanna, Hillside Park, Rathfarnham D16 E248 Co Dublin, Ireland. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1873, and top seed was Malo McDermott (🇮🇪 IRL, 2092).
Malo McDermott (🇮🇪 IRL, 2092) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Eoin Harrington (4.0) and Ayaansh Mulukutla (3.5). McDermott won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Ganesh Katuri (1190) beat Cillian McBrien (1537), a +347-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Ayaansh Mulukutla takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
2 players finish on 4.0/5. McDermott takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
Eoin Harrington won 4 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eoin Harrington | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Malo McDermott | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Ayaansh Mulukutla | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Conor O`reilly | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDermott, Malo | 2092 | IRL | +8B | =3N | =4B | +6N | +5B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 12.50 | 2016 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Harrington, Eoin | 2019 | IRL | +12B | +6N | F | +7N | +3B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 2520 | +18.4 |
| 3 | Mulukutla, Ayaansh | 1859 | IRL | +10N | =1B | +5N | +11B | −2N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 1954 | +36.4 |
| 4 | O`reilly, Conor | 2079 | IRL | +18N | −5B | =1N | +13B | +7B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1926 | -14.0 |
| 5 | Arpita Jain | 1923 | IND | +9B | +4N | −3B | +16N | −1N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1885 | +16.0 |
| 6 | Putar, Lorena | 1706 | IRL | +15N | −2B | +14N | −1B | +10N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1806 | +44.0 |
| 7 | Ryan, Joshua | 1943 | IRL | +17N | +11B | +16N | −2B | −4N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1854 | -3.0 |
| 8 | Lynch, Peter J. | 1665 | IRL | −1N | =10B | =17N | +14B | +11N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1818 | +15.6 |
| 9 | McBrien, Cillian | 1537 | IRL | −5N | −14B | =15N | +17B | +16B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1568 | +5.2 |
| 10 | Sharma, Eva | 1512 | IRL | −3B | =8N | =13B | +12N | −6B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1555 | -1.2 |
| 11 | Goggins, David | 1767 | IRL | +13B | −7N | +12B | −3N | −8B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1608 | -18.6 |
| 12 | Zou, Nuoheng | 1613 | IRL | −2N | +15B | −11N | −10B | +14N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1612 | +9.6 |
| 13 | Benson, Louis | 1474 | IRL | −11N | +17B | =10N | −4N | =15B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1498 | -1.6 |
| 14 | Katuri, Ganesh | 1190 | IRL | −16B | +9N | −6B | −8N | −12B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1371 | -53.2 |
| 15 | Chen, Xinmin | 1401 | IRL | −6B | −12N | =9B | F | =13N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1355 | -46.0 |
| 16 | Curtis, John W. | 1679 | IRL | +14N | F | −7B | −5B | −9N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1500 | -20.0 |
| 17 | Bermingham, Erica | 1571 | IRL | −7B | −13N | =8B | −9N | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1318 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Marchenko, Alexey | 1615 | ISR | −4B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1138 | -1.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Putar, LorenaIRL+44.03.0 pts · #6
- 2Mulukutla, AyaanshIRL+36.43.5 pts · #3
- 3Harrington, EoinIRL+18.44.0 pts · #1
- 1Katuri, GaneshIRL-53.21.0 pts · #13
- 2Chen, XinminIRL-46.01.0 pts · #15
- 3Curtis, John W.IRL-20.01.0 pts · #14
- R2+347 Elo gap
- R2+156 Elo gap
- R5+142 Elo gap