Jinrun Han is the champion of the 2026 Ulster Championship.

See the championship rules. Please report the game results to the organiser, Dewei Liu.

Seeds are determined by players’ EGD ranks as of the end of 2025 as follows.

Jinrun Han (1) Minyi Lu (2) Tiberiu Gociu (3) Ruari McCloskey (4)

The pairings are based on the above seeds.

All players have agreed to have their games rated by EGF and recorded in EGD.

Semi-finals

Players are encouraged to play the first two rounds by the end of March 2026.

Jinrun Han vs Ruari McCloskey

Round No.	Date	Winner	Remarks
1	21/03/2026	Jinrun Han	Jinrun – Black vs Ruari – White
2	06/06/2026	Jinrun Han	Jinrun – White vs Ruari – Black

Minyi Lu vs Tiberiu Gociu

Round No.	Date	Winner	Remarks
1	04/04/2026	Minyi Lu	Minyi – Black vs Tiberiu – White
2	04/04/2026	Tiberiu Gociu	Minyi – White vs Tiberiu – Black
3	17/04/2026	Tiberiu Gociu	Minyi – White vs Tiberiu – Black

Final

Jinrun Han vs Tiberiu Gociu

Round No.	Date	Winner	Remarks
1	02/08/2026	Jinrun Han	Jinrun – Black vs Tiberiu – White
2	02/08/2026	Jinrun Han	Jinrun – White vs Tiberiu – Black