Irish Chess Championships 2013 Results
Irish chess champion 2013 Colm Daly (Bray) receiving his money prize and trophy
for outright first on 7/9 points
Irish chess championship 2013 joint second prize winners
John P Redmond and Philip Short posing with Jonathan
Irish chess championship 2013 grading prize winners
Paul Walsh, Killian Delaney and Rory Quinn with Jonathan O'Connor
Irish chess championship 2013 grading prize winner
John L Hughes (also winner of the AM) with Jonathan O'Connor
Irish chess championship 2013 group photo
outside the UL PESS building venue on a sunny Tuesday 9th July before round 4
Irish chess championship 2013 rd 4 games in progress
nearest is Anthony Fox(White) v Gordon Freeman
Irish Chess Championship Killian Delaney v Martin O'Grady(Black) round 1 match July 6th 2013 at University of Limerick.
ICC round 1 match John Cormican v Paul Walsh(Black) board nearest 6th July 2013.
Pat Twomey v Rory Quinn(Black) rd 1 match played at the Limk University PESS building on 6th July 2013
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Irish chess championship 2013 rd 9 game position Martin O'Grady(White) v MacElligott
White has just played g6 to force open the g file and eventually won
Irish Chess Championships Senior 6-14th July 2013(9 rounds, 21 players)
- 1st Colm Daly, Bray 7 pts wins Championship trophy
- Joint 2nd/3rd John P Redmond, Dun Laoghaire 6.5 pts
- Joint 2nd/3rd FM Philip Short, 6.5 pts
- Grading prize Rory Quinn, Ennis 5 pts
- Grading prize Paul Walsh, Sarsfield 5 pts
- Grading prize Killian Delaney, Rathmines 5 pts
- Grading prize John L Hughes, 5 pts
Standings 2013 Irish Chess Championships Senior
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Irish Women's Championships 6-7th July 2013(5 rounds, 6 players)
- 1st Diana Mirza, St Michaels 4.5 pts wins trophy
- 2nd WCM Gearoidin Ui Laighleis, Aer Lingus 4 pts
- 3rd Elizabeth Shaughnessy, Rathmines 3.5 pts
Standings 2013 Irish Women's championship
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Report
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2013 Irish women's champion Diana Mirza receiving her prize from ICU Chairman Jonathan O'Connor
Claire McCarrick v Elizabeth Shaughnessy in the 2013 Irish Women's Championship
Irish Chess Championships AM tournament 8-12th July 2013(5 rounds, 16 players)
- 1st John J Hughes, 5 pts wins trophy
- 2nd Keegan O'Mahony, Cork 3.5 pts
- Joint 3rd Cecil Sloane, 3 pts
- Joint 3rd, Carl Jackson, Gonzaga 3 pts
- Joint 3rd, Shane Sheedy, Trinity College 3 pts
- Joint 3rd, Paddy Divilly, Longford 3 pts
Standings AM tournament 2013
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John L Hughes clean sweep winner of the AM tournament receiving his prize from ICU Chairman Jonathan O'Connor
Carl Jackson joint 3rd along with Cecil Sloan(not present), Shane Sheedy(in green shirt background), and Paddy Divilly(not present) in the AM tournament receiving his prize from ICU Chairman Jonathan O'Connor
Round 2 AM tournament games on Tuesday 9th July in progress
The sunlight glare from the ceiling glass windows caused problems for some players as shown in this pic
Irish Chess Championships PM tournament 8-12th July 2013(5 rounds, 22 players)
- 1st Keegan O'Mahony, Cork 4.5 pts wins trophy
- Joint 2nd/3rd James Danaher, Shannon 4 pts
- Joint 2nd/3rd Ruth Cormican, Galway 4 pts
- Grading prize, Phillip Foenander, Limerick 3.5 pts
Standings PM tournament 2013
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Keegan O'Mahony winner of the PM tournament (and 2nd in the AM) receiving his prize from ICU Chairman Jonathan O'Connor
James Danaher who finished joint 2nd in the PM tournament receiving his prize from ICU Secretary and tournament organiser Kevin O'Flaherty
Ruth Cormican joint 2nd in the PM tournament receiving her prize from ICU Chairman and championship participant Jonathan O'Connor
Phillip Foenander received the rating prize in the PM tournament from ICU Chairman Jonathan O'Connor
Irish Chess Championships Weekend Open tournament 12-14th July 2013(5 rounds, 11 players)
- 1st Valentin Kalinins, Cellbridge 4.5 pts
- 2nd Diana Mirza, St Michaels 3.5 pts
- Joint 3rd Phillip Foenander, Limerick 3 pts
- Joint 3rd Liam O'Brien, Sarsfield 3 pts
- Grading prize, David Halfpenny, Shankill 2.5 pts
Standings Weekend Open tournament 2013
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Valentin Kalinins(White) won against Liam O'Brien in round 4 to wrap up the Weekend Open tournament title with a round to spare
Diana Mirza second prize winner in the Weekend Open tournament receiving prize and trophy from Jonathan
Joint third prize winners in the Weekend Open and Limerick club members Phillip Foenander and Liam O'Brien receiving prize from Jonathan
Fast improving Weekend Open rating prize winner David Halfpenny may be only 12 but he's a future star for Ireland
Weekend Open, Intermediate and Junior section round 3 games in progress Saturday July 13th
Irish Chess Championships Weekend Intermediate tournament 12-14th July 2013(5 rounds, 23 players)
- 1st Danny Mallaghan, Clifton House 4.5 pts
- Joint 2nd/3rd Pat Fitzsimons, Elm Mount 3.5 pts
- Joint 2nd/3rd Ross Beatty, St. Benildus 3.5 pts
- Joint 2nd/3rd Mindaugas Janusaitis, Round Touers 3.5 pts
- Joint 2nd/3rd, Henk de Jonge, Cork 3.5 pts
- Grading prize, Thomas Dunne Jnr, Ballinasloe 3 pts
Standings Weekend Intermediate tournament 2013
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Danny Mallaghan receiving his first prize from ICU Chairman Jonathan O'Connor in Weekend Intermediate tournament
Henk de Jonge receiving his joint 2nd prize from ICU Chairman Jonathan O'Connor in Weekend Intermediate tournament
Mindaugas Janusaitis receiving his joint 2nd prize from ICU Chairman Jonathan O'Connor in Weekend Intermediate tournament
The loudest cheer was for pint sized young player Ross Beatty for joint 2nd prize in the Weekend Intermediate tournament
Popular player Pat Fitzsimons also got a share joint 2nd prize in the Weekend Intermediate
Thomas Dunne Jnr won the rating prize in the Weekend Intermediate tournament
Round 4 game Cecil Sloan v Paddy Divilly in the Weekend Intermediate tournament which Sloan eventually won
Round 4 game Pat Fitzsimons(Black) v Mindaugas Janusaitis in the Weekend Intermediate tournament which ended in a draw
Carl Jackson is playing Black v Danny Mallaghan on the adjacent board 1
Irish Chess Championships Weekend Junior tournament 12-14th July 2013(5 rounds, 23 players)
- 1st Jacob Miller, 5 pts
- Joint 2nd/3rd Pat McCarrick, 4 pts
- Joint 2nd/3rd Luke Scott, Blanchardstown 4 pts
- Joint 2nd/3rd Cathal Murphy 4 pts
- Joint 2nd/3rd, Atanas Kouhtev 4 pts
- Grading prize, Eric James Salsac, Tralee 3.5 pts
Standings Weekend Junior tournament 2013
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Jacob Milller receiving his first prize from ICU Chairman Jonathan O'Connor in Weekend Junior tournament
ICC Weekend Junior tournament joint 2nd prize winner Luke Scott claiming his prize from Jonathan
ICC Weekend Junior tournament joint 2nd prize winner Atanas Kouhtev happily gets his prize from Jonathan
ICC Weekend Junior tournament joint 2nd prize winner Pat McCarrick receiving prize from Jonathan
ICC Weekend Junior tournament joint 2nd prize winner Cathal Murphy proudly holds his prize from Jonathan
ICC Weekend Junior tournament rating prize winner Eric James Salsac gets prize and handshake from Jonathan
ICC Weekend Junior tournament rating prize winner Edward Blackwell congratulated by Jonathan