Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026—Expert
Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026—Expert
Dates
January 30–February 1, 2026
Town
Enniscrone, Co. Sligo
Venue
Diamond Coast Hotel , Bartragh, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, F26 E9F9
Chief Organiser
Craig DuBose
Organiser
Sandra Woods
Chief Arbiter
Colm Ó Muireagáin
Players participating
32
Games played
74
Competition format
5-round Swiss
Eligibility
Rating 1759-1899+ FIDE, or if not available ICU, or if not available other published national rating
Tie-break
Unknown
Time control
90 minutes for all moves with a 30 second increment per move from move 1
Schedule
Round 1: 7.00pm; rounds 2-5: 9.30am and 3.00 pm
FIDE rated?
Yes (ID 442757 )
Prize fund
1st €310 and 3 month Diamond Chess.com membership; 2nd €200 and 2 month Diamond Chess.com membership; 3rd €115 and 1 month Diamond Chess.com membership
Entry fee
€65 (early; to November 30, 2025); €75 (standard; to December 30, 2025); €85 (late; to January 29, 2026)
Games available
All 74
Sponsors
Chess.ie Bed, Bath & Beyond Chess Track Government of Ireland – Ár dTodhchaí Tuaithe / Our Rural Future Sligo County Council Sligo Leader Partnership Visit Sligo dmac Media EisnerAmper Ireland Chessable liber Books | Music | Gifts Women in Chess Foundation North West Credit Union Sligo Chess Club Dunnes Stores (cf. tournament website )
Photography
A large number of photos (several hundred) of the Festival were taken by Condoh Photography :
Concurrent events
The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Masters (1900+) ; 1st-4th Jacob Flynn (1st on tie-break), Shane Melaugh, Yannick Woods, Oisín O'Cuilleanáin; same datesThe Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Championship (1600-1749) ; 1st Lysander Schwab; same datesThe Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Major (1450-1599) ; 1st Niall P. Whelan; January 30-February 1The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Challenger (-1449) ; 1st-3rd Artem Blokh, Alan Patterson, Ronan Zaletel; same datesThe Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Open ; February 2-8, 2026; 1st Felix BlohbergerThe Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Blitz ; February 7, 2026; 1st Alexander KrastevThe Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Blitz ; February 8, 2026; 1st-5th Alexander Krastev (1st on tie-break), Mark Quinn, Christopher Woods, Augustin Fernandez Manrique, Andrei Rakhmangulov
References
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