I would like to thank the Chief Arbiter FA Colm O’Muireagain, Deputy Arbiter NA James Forde, NA Eibhia Ní Mhuireagáin, Arbiter Elma Jegasuthan, IA David Clayton, Steve Hughes, ICU Chairperson Desmond Beatty, the ICU, Deputy Tournament Director Sandra Woods, Ola Piechorowska, smart board set up specialists Frank Pentony & Sean Cummins & Thierry Brearley, WICF Advocates Brid Graham & Camille Secher & Emilia Castelao, Twitch Streamers WFM Diana Mirza & Jonathan O’Connor & IM Mark Quinn, Social Media Manager Ella Joyce, Lorna McHugh, Noel Farry, Jane Farry, Oksana Hushpit, anyone who helped in any way, the players and their families, the Diamond Coast Hotel, photographer Conor Doherty, our corporate sponsors: Beyond, Chessable, Liber Bookshop, Dmac Media, Abtran, Dunnes Stores, Chess.ie, Sligo Credit Union, Sligo County Council, Sligo LEADER, CBE Software, and our many board sponsors. The tournament would not have been possible without all of these people and companies. Thank you all. Your generosity and hard work are greatly appreciated.
Thank you to Women In Chess Foundation (WICF) President Emilia Castelao for attending the tournament and for participating in our Saturday fireside chat. Thank you to Jonathan O’Connor for leading the fireside chat. Thank you to Michael Duke (aka Mr Dodgy) for attending the tournament.
Thank you to our non-tournament Twitch streamers: WCM Adriana Palao and WCM Antonina Gora. Thank you to our content creators Leo Latorre, Vladimir Mabhena, and Arronn Maccormack. Also a big thanks to Vladimir for filming the awards ceremony and Saturday fireside chat between Jonathan O’Connor and Women In Chess Foundation President Emilia Castelao.
I hope I haven’t missed anyone, but if I have, please know that you were instrumental in making it happen and that I and everyone associated with the event appreciate your efforts.
Place By Section
Master Section
| Place | Name | Points | Prize |
| 1st | FM Colm Daly | 4.5/5 | €1200 and 1-Yr Chessable PRO |
| 2nd | Yannick Woods | 4/5 | €800 and 6-Mth Chessable PRO |
| 3rd | WGM Marina Gajcin | 4/5 | €500 and 3-Mth Chessable PRO |
| Best Over 50 | CM Gerard McIlroy | 2.5/5 | €100 |
Best Women
| Place | Name | Points | Prize |
| 1st | WCM Adriana Palao | 3/5 | €500 and 1-Yr Chessable PRO |
| 2nd | Sarah Scott | 2.5/5 | €300 and 6-Mth Chessable PRO |
| 3rd | WCM Jasmina Gajcin | 2/5 | €200 and 3-Mth Chessable PRO |
Championship Section
| Place | Name | Points | Prize |
| 1st | Fionn O’Neill | 5/5 | €400 and 1-Yr Chessable PRO |
| 2nd | Sean Cummins | 4.5/5 | €200 and 6-Mth Chessable PRO |
| 3rd | Slavko Putar | 4.5/5 | €115 and 3-Mth Chessable PRO |
| Best Woman | Jade Sandrey | 3/5 | €100 |
| Best Over 50 | Dean Gorman | 4/5 | €100 |
Major Section
| Place | Name | Points | Prize |
| 1st | George White | 4.5/5 | €300 and 1-Yr Chessable PRO |
| 2nd | Austin O’Hara | 4.5/5 | €150 and 6-Mth Chessable PRO |
| 3rd | Anton Biarozkin | 4/5 | €75 and 3-Mth Chessable PRO |
| Best Woman | Emmanuelle Jegasuthan | 2.5/5 | €75 |
| Best Over 50 | Frank Pentony | 2/5 | €75 |
Challenger Section
| Place | Name | Points | Prize |
| 1st | Kirill Burianchyk | 5/5 | €175 and 1-Yr Chessable PRO |
| 2nd | Lorena Putar | 4.5/5 | €125 and 6-Mth Chessable PRO |
| 3rd | Sean Durnin | 4.5/5 | €75 and 3-Mth Chessable PRO |
| Best Woman | Aoibhin Burke | 2.5/5 | €50 |
| Best Over 50 | Brendan Collins | 3/5 | €50 |
Chess-Results
https://chess-results.com/tnr997280.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=1
Live Games
- Chess.com – https://www.chess.com/events/info/2025-the-sligo-tournament
- Lichess.org – https://lichess.org/broadcast/the-sligo-tournament-2025–masters/round-1/vVCDlz5v
Twitch – WFM Diana Mirza
- Round 1 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2373464091?collection=AwZ8Vc-a1RfXiQ
- Round 2 Part 1 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2373472139?collection=AwZ8Vc-a1RfXiQ
- Round 2 Part 2 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2373475533?collection=AwZ8Vc-a1RfXiQ
- Round 3 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2373476638?collection=AwZ8Vc-a1RfXiQ
- Round 4 Part 1 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2373478351?collection=AwZ8Vc-a1RfXiQ
- Round 4 Part 2 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2373480482?collection=AwZ8Vc-a1RfXiQ
- Round 5 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2373485545?collection=AwZ8Vc-a1RfXiQ