Knights of Eanna Club Group B 2026
6 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 1642, and top seed was Pat Fitzsimons (🇮🇪 IRL, 1709).
Pat Fitzsimons (🇮🇪 IRL, 1709) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Krzysztof Nowak (3.0) and John Halpenny (3.0). Fitzsimons won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Max Tuite (1526) beat John Halpenny (1699), a +173-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsPat Fitzsimons led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Pat Fitzsimons never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Pat Fitzsimons drew with Krzysztof Nowak (White).
Pat Fitzsimons went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 2 | 🇮🇪Fitzsimons, Pat | 1709 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 7.00 | 10.0 | +16.0 | 1853 |
| 1 | 🇮🇪Nowak, Krzysztof | 1642 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | 3.0 | 7.50 | 11.0 | +19.0 | 1859 |
| 3 | 🇮🇪Halpenny, John | 1699 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.50 | 11.0 | +3.0 | 1673 |
| 5 | 🇮🇪Tuite, Max | 1526 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3.00 | 12.0 | -38.4 | 1476 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧Reid, Caitlin | 1658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 12.0 | -18.8 | 1477 |
| 6 | FIDE 2546710 | 1615 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 866 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nowak, KrzysztofIRL+19.03.0 pts · #1
- 2Fitzsimons, PatIRL+16.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Halpenny, JohnIRL+3.03.0 pts · #3
- 1Tuite, MaxIRL-38.42.0 pts · #5
- 2Reid, CaitlinSCO-18.82.0 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 25467100.00.0 pts · #6
- R3+173 Elo gap