DATE: THURS DEC 8TH - 7.45 PM
VENUE: LIMERICK CHESS CLUB (LIMERICK LAWN TENNIS CLUB)
RATE OF PLAY: 5 minutes with 2 second increment for all moves with time handicap based on ratings.
ENTRIES AND REPORT:
There were 20 players participating in this 6 round tournament.
Con Kirby won joint first prize on 5/6 points. Martin O'Grady also joint first prize on 5/6 points. James Naughton, Niall McDonnell, Liam O'Brien, Gerry Burke and Conor Sheehan won joint third prize on 4/6 points. Con Kirby (Limerick) won Best Junior prize on 5/6 points. Neal Kirby was the Controller with Phillip Foenander organising. PHOTOS
Con Kirby and Martin O'Grady finished joint 1st on 5/6 points
in the Club Xmas blitz held on 8th Dec 2022.
Con Kirby won the Michael Meaney Memorial Shield
for Best Junior in the Club Xmas Blitz on 8th Dec 2022.
Club Xmas Blitz on 8 Dec 2022 round 2. Dr. Gerry Burke playing Harry Fitzgerald at the table nearest.
Round 2 action. Tony Ryan playing Abhishek Tomar in the Club Xmas blitz on 8 Dec 2022.
Round 2 action. Martin O'Grady playing Tim Dineen in the Club Xmas blitz on 8 Dec 2022.
Round 2 action. Abeer Singh Tomar playing Brian Murphy in the Club Xmas blitz on 8 Dec 2022.
FINAL STANDINGS(6 rounds:)
Ranking after round 6 of Limerick Chess Club Christmas Blitz 8 Dec 2022
No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat TPR W-We
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1. 2 Con Kirby 5.0 23.0 19.00 17.0 1794 - 0
4 Martin O'Grady 5.0 17.0 15.00 15.0 1707 - 0
3. 1 James Naughton 4.0 23.5 14.50 16.0 2026 - 0
3 Niall McDonnell 4.0 20.0 11.00 16.0 1788 - 0
5 Liam O'Brien 4.0 23.0 14.00 18.0 1593 - 0
7 Gerry Burke 4.0 18.5 9.50 13.0 1400 - 0
9 Conor Sheehan 4.0 18.5 8.50 14.0 1254 - 0
8. 11 Murali Kathiresan 3.5 15.5 7.25 9.5 1000 - 0
9. 6 George Stack 3.0 17.0 7.00 12.0 1505 - 0
8 Tim Dineen 3.0 20.0 7.00 12.0 1313 - 0
10 Colm Keane 3.0 18.5 6.50 10.0 1010 - 0
12 Akash Sreenivasan 3.0 17.5 6.00 9.0 0983 - 0
18 Korneliuz Bartczak 3.0 12.5 4.50 7.0 0700 - 0
14. 17 Harry Fitzgerald 2.5 16.5 3.75 7.5 0700 - 0
15. 13 Brian Murphy 2.0 16.5 4.00 7.0 0965 - 0
14 Scott Fitzgerald 2.0 22.0 8.00 11.0 0734 - 0
15 Abeer Singh Tomar 2.0 18.0 3.00 8.0 0700 - 0
18. 16 Abhishek Tomar 1.0 15.5 1.00 1.0 0700 - 0
19 Tony Ryan 1.0 14.5 1.00 3.0 0700 - 0
20 Trijal Rai 1.0 12.5 1.00 4.0 0700 - 0