Ennis Chess Congress 2014 Results

Ennis Congress Open (6 rounds, 45 players)

• Joint 1st IM Lucien Filip, Roumania 5 pts
• Joint 1st Valentine Kalinins, Cellbridge 5pts
• Joint 1st FM David Fitzsimons, Elm Mount 5 pts
• Joint 1st FM Colm Daly, Bray Greystones 5 pts
• Grading prize U-1800 , Patrick O'Sullivan, Tralee 4 pts
• Grading prize U-1600, Jacob Miller, Trinity College, Dublin 4 pts
• Grading prize U-1400, Brian O'Gorman, Shankill 3.5 pts
Open section tiebreak winner IM Lucien Filip receiving his trophy and share of prize money
for joint first on 5 points Open section joint 1st FM David Fitzsimons receiving his shared prize money
scoring 5 points Open section joint 1st FM Colm Daly collecting his shared prize money
scoring 5 points Open section U-1600 grading prize
went to Jacob Miller on 4 points Open section U-1800 grading prize
went to Patrick O'Sullivan on 4 points Open section winner U-1400 grading prize
went to Brian O'Gorman(rated at 960) on 3.5 points. Good show Brian!

Ennis Congress Under 1400 section (6 rounds, 58 players)

• 1st Dovydas Pocevicius, Chess school Polimas 6 pts, wins the Marcel Castricum perpetual trophy
• 2nd Maurice Coveney, Cork 5 pts
• Joint 3rd Joshua Redmond, Enniscorthy 4.5 pts
• Joint 3rd Jonathan Kiely, Waterford 4.5 pts
• Joint 3rd Padraig Dwyer, Blanchardstown 4.5 pts
• Grading prize Jason Harris, 4.5 pts
• Unrated Grading prize Eoin Govers, Ennis 4.5 pts
• Grading prize Alan Salsac, 4 pts
• Grading prize Mercedes Plaza Reino, Curragh 4 pts
• Grading prize Will Sydney, 2.5 pts
Under 1400 1st prize and the Marcel Castricum trophy
went to Dovydas Pocevicius on a perfect 6/6 points! Under 1400 2nd prize
was won by popular veteran Maurice Coveney on 5 points Under 1400 3rd prize
went to young Joshua Redmond on 4.5 points Under 1400 U-1200 prize
went to Jason Harris on 4.5 points Under 1400 U-1000 prize
was won by Jonathan Kiely on 4.5 points Under 1400 grading prize
won by a beaming Alan Salsac on 4 points(he outshone his son Eric this time around) Under 1400 Unrated grading prize
was won by Eoin Govers with a fine performance on 4.5 points Under 1400 grading prize
won by Mercedes Plaza Reino on 4 points