START OF SEASON BLITZ(7 ROUNDS)
DATE: THURS SEPT 26TH - 8 PM
VENUE: LIMERICK CHESS CLUB (LIMERICK LAWN TENNIS CLUB)
RATE OF PLAY: Standard 5 minutes a side, with time increment 2 sec for each move, and time handicaps. For 500+ ratings difference between the players, time handicap of 6 min + 2 sec for weaker player v 4 min + 2 sec for stronger player.
CONTROLLER: RAY O'BRIEN
ORGANISER: PHILLIP FOENANDER
ENTRY FEES:
Adult: 5 EURO;
Junior: 3 EURO;
PRIZE WINNERS:
1st Hamilton Mandeya
Joint 2nd George Stack, Adam McCoy
Best Junior - Dominik Niewczas
Congratulations to all prize winners!
All sets and clocks were provided by Club.
In the start of season blitz held on 26th Oct 2024, new Club member Hamilton Mandeya finished 1st scoring an impressive 7/7 points
Start of season blitz held on 26th Oct 2024, George Stack finished in joint 2nd scoring 5/7 points
Start of season blitz held on 26th Oct 2024, Adam McCoy also finished in joint 2nd scoring 5/7 points
Start of season blitz held on 26th Oct 2024, new unrated Club member Dominik Niewczas performed really well on 4/7 points.
Start of season blitz held on 26th Oct 2024, nearest table shows Laurent Talazac playing new member Lira Rajamanohar in rd 1.
Start of season blitz held on 26th Oct 2024, nearest table shows Adam McCoy v Colm Keane(with the Guinness) in rd 1.
Start of season blitz held on 26th Oct 2024, nearest table shows Paul McGurran v new Club member Luke Hayden in rd 1.
Start of season blitz held on 26th Oct 2024, nearest table shows Liam O'Brien v Keith O'Rahilly on the right and eventual winner Hamilton v Tim Dineen on left in rd 1.
Start of season blitz held on 26th Oct 2024, nearest table shows new Club member Brian O'Keefe v Club veteran Des Fanning in rd 1.
ENTRIES: There were 24 players who participated in the blitz
1. Hamilton Mandeya 2077
2. George Stack 2002
3. Adam McCoy 1944
4. Korneliuz Bartczak 1870
5. Liam O'Brien 1858
6. Luke Hayden 1823
7. Christy McInerney 1764
8. Stephen Clancy 1743
9. Murali Kathiresan 1730 p
10. Jamie Comley 1713
11. Des Fanning 1696
12. Tim Dineen 1690
13. Cathal Murphy 1660
14. Colm Keane 1649
15. Scott Fitzgerald 1607
16. Keith O'Rahilliy 1542
17. Sean Phillips 1456
18. Paul McGurran 1491
19. Pradeep Trijal Rai 1475
20. Maslen Briggs 1417
21. Tony Ryan 1381
22. Brian O'Keefe 1000
23. Dominik Niewczas 1000
24. Lira Rajamanohar 800
Final Standings
Place Name Rtg Score M-Buch. Buch. Progr.
1 Mandeya, Hamilton (1) 21807 2077 7 22.0 31.0 28.0
2-3 Stack, George (2) 19059 2002 5 22.5 33.0 21.0
McCoy, Adam (3) 17625 1944 5 21.5 31.0 22.0
4-6 McInerney, Christy (7) 3136 1764 4.5 20.0 27.0 19.0
Comley, Jamie (10) 20368 1713 4.5 19.0 28.5 18.5
O'Rahilly, Keith (16) 6502 1542 4.5 17.5 24.0 17.0
7-12 O'Brien, Liam (5) 1215 1858 4 22.0 32.5 19.0
Bartczak, Korneliusz (4) 20095 1870 4 21.5 30.5 17.0
Clancy, Stephen (8) 18484 1743 4 18.0 26.5 16.0
Niewczas, Dominic (22) 1000 4 17.0 23.5 12.0
Dineen, Tim (12) 12252 1689 4 14.0 19.5 12.0
Karthiresan, Murali (9) 20971 1730 4 12.5 18.0 14.0
13-14 Murphy, Cathal (13) 20132 1660 3.5 17.0 24.0 13.5
Fanning, Desmond (11) 17584 1696 3.5 16.5 23.5 15.5
15 Fitzgerald, Scott (15) 19888 1607 3 19.0 26.0 13.0
16-18 Keane, Colm (14) 20023 1649 2.5 20.0 25.5 13.0
McGurran, Paul (17) 19604 1491 2.5 17.0 22.0 10.5
Hayden, Luke (6) 12786 1823 2.5 5.5 13.0 7.5
19-21 Phillips, Sean (19) 20431 1456 2 20.0 25.5 8.0
O'Keefe, Brian (23) 1000 2 17.0 22.0 8.0
Rai, Trijal Pradeep (18) 20088 1475 2 16.0 21.5 4.0
22-23 Briggs, Maslen (20) 21112 1417 1 7.5 13.5 1.0
Rajamandhar, Lira (24) 800 1 5.5 5.5 2.0
24 Ryan, Tony (21) 18889 1381 0.5 12.5 18.0 3.5
CROSS TABLE
No Name 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Mandeya, Hamilton 12:W 8:W 5:W 2:W 4:W 3:W 10:W
2. Stack, George 13:W 9:W 7:W 1:L 3:L 16:W 4:W
3. McCoy, Adam 14:W 10:W 6:W 4:L 2:W 1:L 5:W
4. Bartczak, Korneliusz 15:L 18:W 12:W 3:W 1:L 8:W 2:L
5. O'Brien, Liam 16:W 11:W 1:L 8:W 7:L 13:W 3:L
6. Hayden, Luke 17:W 15:W 3:L 14:D : : :
7. McInerney, Christy 18:W 24:W 2:L 16:D 5:W 10:L 11:W
8. Clancy, Stephen 19:W 1:L 13:W 5:L 22:W 4:L 14:W
9. Karthiresan, Murali 20:W 2:L 14:L 19:W 13:L 15:W 21:W
10. Comley, Jamie 22:W 3:L 15:D 17:W 14:W 7:W 1:L
11. Fanning, Desmond 23:W 5:L 17:D 15:W 16:L 14:W 7:L
12. Dineen, Tim 1:L 19:W 4:L 22:L 18:W 23:W 17:W
13. Murphy, Cathal 2:L 20:W 8:L 23:W 9:W 5:L 15:D
14. Keane, Colm 3:L 21:W 9:W 6:D 10:L 11:L 8:L
15. Fitzgerald, Scott 4:W 6:L 10:D 11:L 17:W 9:L 13:D
16. O'Rahilly, Keith 5:L 22:W 18:W 7:D 11:W 2:L 19:W
17. McGurran, Paul 6:L 23:W 11:D 10:L 15:L 21:W 12:L
18. Rai, Trijal Pradeep 7:L 4:L 16:L 21:W 12:L :W :
19. Phillips, Sean 8:L 12:L 21:W 9:L :W 22:L 16:L
20. Briggs, Maslen 9:L 13:L 22:L :W : : :
21. Ryan, Tony :L 14:L 19:L 18:L 23:L 17:L 9:L
22. Niewczas, Dominic 10:L 16:L 20:W 12:W 8:L 19:W 23:W
23. O'Keefe, Brian 11:L 17:L :W 13:L 21:W 12:L 22:L
24. Rajamandhar, Lira :W 7:L : : : : :