Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026—Masters

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Basic data

Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026—Masters
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 30
Games played 67
Competition format 5-round Swiss
Eligibility Rating 1900+ 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 442756)
Prize fund 1st €825 and 3 month Diamond Chess.com membership; 2nd €530 and 2 month Diamond Chess.com membership; 3rd €300 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 67 (of which at least 1 incomplete)
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)
Concurrent events
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Tournament review

None available.


Interesting games

         Hushpit, Lukian – Blijlevens, Pim      ½-½

         Nikiforov, Sergey – Barnes, Oliver      0-1

         Woods, Christopher – Gallagher, Brian      ½-½

         Campbell, Andrew – Haque, Mustakim-Ul      1-0

         O'Flaherty, Kevin – Duggan, Dylan      1-0

         Gallagher, Brian – O'Gorman, Alice      0-1

         O'Gorman, Alice – Melaugh, Shane      ½-½

         Duggan, Dylan – Halvorsen, Benjamin      1-0

         Millward, Kevin P. – Gulljord, Birk      1-0

         Haque, Mustakim-Ul – Millward, Kevin P.      1-0