Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026—Open
Sligo Chess & Culture Festival 2026—Open
Dates
February 2-8, 2026
Town
Enniscrone, Co. Sligo
Venue
Diamond Coast Hotel , Bartragh, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, F26 E9F9
Chief Organiser
Craig DuBose
Organiser
Sandra Woods
Chief Arbiter
Alon Shulman
Deputy Arbiter
Kieran Barry
Players participating
40
Games played
173
Competition format
9-round Swiss
Eligibility
Open
Tie-break
Direct Encounter, Buchholz Cut-1, Buchholz, Sonneborn-Berger, Performance (applied for all prizes, including cash)
Time control
90 minutes for all moves with a 30 second increment per move from move 1
Schedule
Round 1: Monday, February 2, 4:00pm rounds 2, 3: Tuesday, February 3, 9:30am and 4:00pm round 4: Wednesday, February 4, 4:00pm rounds 5, 6: Thursday, February 5, 9:30am and 4:00pm round 7: Friday, February 6, 4:00pm round 8: Saturday, February 7, 4:00pm round 9: Sunday, February 8, 4:00pm
FIDE rated?
Yes (ID 442761 )
Prize fund
Unknown
Entry fee
€65 (early; to November 30, 2025); €75 (standard; to December 30, 2025); €85 (late; to January 29, 2026)
Games available
All 173
Photography
A large number of photos (several hundred) of the Festival were taken by Condoh Photography :
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
The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Masters (1900+) ; 1st-4th Jacob Flynn (1st on tie-break), Shane Melaugh, Yannick Woods, Oisín O'Cuilleanáin; January 30-February 1The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Expert (1700-1899) ; 1st-4th Advaith Nichenametla V (1st on tie-break), Ben McIlroy, Lorcan Heron, Odhrán McDonnell; January 30-February 1The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Championship (1600-1749) ; 1st Lysander Schwab; January 30-February 1The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Major (1450-1599) ; 1st Niall P. Whelan; January 30-February 1The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Challenger (< 1450) ; 1st-3rd Artem Blokh (1st on tie-break), Alan Patterson, Ronan Zaletel; January 30-February 1The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Blitz ; February 7, 2026; 1st Alexander KrastevThe Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026—Rapid ; 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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