Knights of Eanna Junior 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. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1345, and top seed was Lugh Bulfin (🇮🇪 IRL, 1526).
Deekshita Dukanam (🇮🇪 IRL, 1252) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Ilankathir Vanjinathan (4.0) and Aidan Kennedy (3.5). Dukanam won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Deekshita Dukanam (1252) beat Adam Mallet (1427), a +175-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.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Dukanam takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
Deekshita Dukanam beat Ilankathir Vanjinathan (White).
Ilankathir Vanjinathan won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Deekshita Dukanam | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Ilankathir Vanjinathan | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Adam Mallet | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Max McGuinness | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dukanam, Deekshita | 1252 | IRL | +18N | +2B | =3N | =7B | +5B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 10.75 | 1680 | +22.0 |
| 2 | Vanjinathan, Ilankathir | 1407 | IRL | +16B | −1N | +4B | +10N | +7B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 1512 | +3.2 |
| 3 | Kennedy, Aidan | 1454 | IRL | +10B | =4N | =1B | =6N | +12B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 1547 | +9.2 |
| 4 | McGuinness, Max | 1378 | IRL | +12N | =3B | −2N | +13B | +11N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1477 | -12.8 |
| 5 | Mallet, Adam | 1427 | FRA | +14N | +9B | =7N | +11B | −1N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Bulfin, Lugh | 1526 | IRL | +8N | −11B | +14N | =3B | +9N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 8.25 | 1487 | -20.8 |
| 7 | Deane, Jack | 1169 | IRL | +13N | +8B | =5B | =1N | −2N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 8.25 | 1284 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Dukanam, Sathvika | 1154 | IRL | −6B | −7N | +15B | +14N | +10B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 9 | McGrail, Max | 1172 | IRL | +15B | −5N | =13B | +16N | −6B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 818 | -14.4 |
| 10 | Leonard, Harrison | 1304 | IRL | −3N | +18B | +12N | −2B | −8N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Scanlan Gleeson, Theo | 1358 | IRL | +17B | +6N | F | −5N | −4B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1585 | +13.6 |
| 12 | FIDE 2536056 | 870 | — | −4B | +15N | −10B | +18N | −3N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2548771 | 0 | — | −7B | F | =9N | −4N | +14B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1339 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 2539365 | 999 | — | −5B | +17N | −6B | −8B | −13N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 818 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 2544083 | 767 | — | −9N | −12B | −8N | −17B | +18B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 2534630 | 982 | — | −2N | F | F | −9B | +17N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 2534614 | 870 | — | −11N | −14B | F | +15N | −16B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 2534584 | 864 | — | −1B | −10N | F | −12B | −15N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dukanam, DeekshitaIRL+22.04.0 pts · #3
- 2Scanlan Gleeson, TheoIRL+13.62.0 pts · #7
- 3Kennedy, AidanIRL+9.23.5 pts · #4
- 1Bulfin, LughIRL-20.83.5 pts · #5
- 2McGrail, MaxIRL-14.42.5 pts · #11
- 3McGuinness, MaxIRL-12.83.5 pts · #2
- R5+175 Elo gap
- R2+168 Elo gap
- R2+155 Elo gap