- Venue: THE HUNT MUSEUM garden, Rutland St. Limerick City. Thanks to the Hunt museum management for providing the venue.
- Schedule: 4 Rounds, 1st Round @ 1130 am - 1230 pm, meal break @ 12.30-1 pm Round 2 @ 1-2 pm, Round 3 - 2-3 pm, Round 4(Final) - 3-3.45 pm, followed by the prize giving
- Entry Fee: Entry For All competitors was free
- Time Limit: Time limit for all games was 20 minutes each player for all moves with no increment except in the final it was 20 min plus 5 second increment
- Prize Trophies sponsored by the Hunt museum were awarded for 1st, 2nd and Best Junior.
- This non-rated event was open to all chess players or members of the public who know the Rules of chess .
- The tournament was held outdoors under the Hunt museum back garden awnings shelter in rainy weather, which cleared later in the afternoon.
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Number of entries were limited to 16 with 8 boards played and the final played on the giant chess board.
- The Arbiter was Neal Kirby, who also did the round draws.
- Sets & clocks were provided at the venue by the Limerick chess club.
ENTRIES:
Sun 18th June 2023: (16 entries max)
1. Con Kirby
2. George Stack
3. Jamie Comley
4. Scott Fitzgerald
5. Brian Murphy
6. Ethan Murphy
7. David Carmody
8. Ben Hogan
9. Conor Sheehan
10. Lukasz Daros
11. Matthew O'Connor
12. Brendan Kennedy
13. Emmanual Clancy
14. Aldo Gaxha
15. James Naughton
16. Everett Hauge
RESULTS RD 1:
No Name Result Name 1 Brendan Kennedy 1 : 0 Everett Hauge 2 Con Kirby* 1 : 0 Aldo Gaxha* 3 David Carmody 1 : 0 Brian Murphy 4 Conor Sheehan 1 : 0 Ethan Murphy 5 George Stack 0 : 1 James Naughton 6 Matthew O'Connr 1 : 0 Emmanuel Clancy 7 Scott Fitzgerald 1 : 0 Jamie Comley 8 Lukasz Daros 1 : 0 Ben Hogan RESULTS RD 2:
No Name Result Name 1 Lukasz Daros* 0 : 1 Conor Sheehan* 2 Brendan Kennedy 0 : 1 Matthew O'Connor 3 Scott Fitzgerald 0 : 1 James Naughton 4 Con Kirby 1 : 0 David Carmody RESULTS RD 3:
No Name Result Name 1 Con Kirby 1 : 0 Conor Sheehan 2 Matthew O'Connor 0 : 1 James Naughton BEST JUNIOR PLAYOFF(3 min + 2 sec blitz):
No Name Result Name 1 Conor Sheehan 1 : 0 Matthew O'Connor RESULT FINAL:
No Name Result Name 1 James Naughton 0 : 1 Con Kirby Winner: Con Kirby (Limerick)
Runner up: James Naughton (Limerick)
Best Junior: Conor Sheehan (Limerick)
NOTES:
1. All games were 20 mins each with no increment except the Final with 20 mins + 5 sec
2. Best Junior Playoff was a 3 min + 2 sec blitz
3. The Final was played on the Hunt Museum Giant Chess Board
4. Two games in Rds 1 and 2(denoted by asterisks) required a 3 min + 2 sec blitz playoff
PHOTOS: SUNDAY 18TH JUNE 2023
Since the Hunt museum built this giant chess board in early 2021, they have helped to popularise the game among the public and tourists.
The start of round 1 in the Hunt museum tournament on Sunday 18th June 2023 with 8 boards. Brendan Kennedy v Everett Hauge on board 1 closest
Round 1 games in the Hunt museum tournament on Sunday 18th June 2023 bd 8 Lukasz Daros(Ennis) v Ben Hogan(Limerick) nearest.
Round 1 games in the Hunt museum tournament on Sunday 18th June 2023 bd 4 Conor Sheehan v Ethan Murphy are nearest.
Round 1 game in the Hunt museum tournament on Sunday 18th June 2023 bd 2 Con Kirby v Aldo Gaxha critical position. Con has just played h5! and Aldo has a double attack on Con's f4 pawn, with both players having just over a minute left on their clocks. This 20 min a side game ended in a draw, and Aldo lost the 3 + 2 blitz playoff.
Hunt Summer Garden tournament 2023 Round 1 being played with organisers(L-R) Phillip Foenander, Ray O'Brien and Arbiter Neal Kirby.
Hunt Summer Garden tournament 2023 Round 2 Scott Fitzgerald v James Naughton. The players are very relaxed during this tournament.
Round 2 Brendan Kennedy v Matthew O'Connor. Young Matthew who is uncastled is about to push h5-h4, sacrificing his N on g4 to the h3 pawn, then push his h pawn down to force open the h file and brought his Q onto the h file to threaten a mate on h1 which Brendan somehow missed. Quickest win of rd 2 because fortune favours the bold.
Hunt Summer Garden tournament 2023 Round 2 Conor Sheehan v Lukasz Daros. A very sharp game from both players but draw agreed. So it went to a 3 + 2 blitz playoff(next photo).
Hunt Summer Garden tournament 2023 Round 2 Lukasz Daros v Conor Sheehan 3 min + 2 sec playoff. Material is even and Lukasz has an attack along the b file but can't break through. Conor has 14 sec and Lukasz has 17 seconds on the clock but it was Lukasz whose time ran out. Such are the fine margins in a chess game.
Hunt Summer Garden tournament 2023 Round 3 Con Kirby v Conor Sheehan. Black has the turn and an extra but doubled c pawn so it is even. Con won this game to qualify for the final.
Hunt Summer Garden tournament 2023 Round 3 Matthew O'Connor v James Naughton. Matthew gave highly rated James a real hard fight in this game, and had a big time advantage but blundered in a tense endgame.
Hunt tournament Final in the Opening James Naughton moves Bh4 in reply to Con's h6.
Hunt tournament Final in the middlegame Con Kirby is contemplating his next move.
Hunt tournament Final at the end of the game James is ready to resign as the passed pawn on b2 supported by the Black R and B threatens to Queen.
Hunt tournament winner Con Kirby receiving his trophy from Hunt Museum Director Jill Cousins on Sunday 18th June 2023.
Hunt tournament James Naughton receiving his 2nd place trophy from Hunt Museum Director Jill Cousins on Sunday 18th June 2023.
Hunt tournament Conor Sheehan receiving his best Junior trophy from Hunt Museum Director Jill Cousins on Sunday 18th June 2023. Conor beat Matthew O'Connor in a 3 min plus 2 sec blitz playoff to win Best Junior player.
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