Location	St Mary's Parish Primary School, Bryanstown, Drogheda A92 XD80
Start date	2026-05-30
End date	2026-06-01
Prize fund	€3,000
Sections	Thomson Masters (≥1900 Rating), O'Boyle Championship (1750-1949 Rating), Fox Major (1550-1799 Rating), Murray Challengers (<1600 Rating)
Contact	Frank Pentony, +353 87 798 7947
Event website	congress.droghedachess.club
Flyer	DroghedaChessCongress2026Flyer.pdf
Category	Irish
FIDE Rated?	Yes
Time Control(s)	Classical
Notes
FIDE & ICU rated all sections. 90+30. 6 rounds. 10am, 3pm daily. Sat, Sun & Mon (Bank Holiday) €10 reduction for Under 18s in the Murray Challengers section only. Discount deadline for all entries is by Wed 27th May, increasing by €10 after that and a further €10 if you pay on the day if accepted. See Conditions for more information. See 2025 Congress Tournament Report here for a preview of what to expect!

Enter Tournament

€50.00	DCC Standard Sections: Thomson Masters (≥1900 Rating), O'Boyle Championship (1750-1949 Rating), Fox Major (1550-1799 Rating), Murray Challengers (<1600 Rating)
€40.00	DCC U18s in Challengers Sections: Murray Challengers (<1600 Rating), aged 18 or under

Entries

Thomson Masters (≥1900 Rating) 7 entries

2383 FM Oleg Artemenko

2265 CM Shane Melaugh

2227 Oisin O'Cuilleanain

2220 FM Jason Liu

2192 FM Colm Daly

2136 WFM Maryna Petrenko

2102 CM Andrey A. Ivanov

O'Boyle Championship (1750-1949 Rating) 5 entries

1853 John Loughran

1804 Shane Keers

1758 Jarek Wieczorek

1758 Hugh Kelly

1758 Joe O'Hanlon

Fox Major (1550-1799 Rating) 0 entries

Murray Challengers (<1600 Rating) 7 entries

1497 Max Tuite

1396 Erin O'Reilly

1385 Dean Patrick Sherry

1185 Rayyan Alam

1121 Siddhant Dhake

Andrew Anderson

Jay Murphy