The Bunratty Congresses have been around for many years now but they still post-date my own playing career by several years, so I have never played in any of them. Looking at the various reports this is a matter of some regret for me, as it looks to be a fantastic tournament.
Strangely the Tournaments pages here have not included any of the entire series up to now, but now this omission is corrected with a report on this year’s Bunratty Classic, which produced two norms, one of which was the first ever GM norm at an event held in Ireland. Though there were some complaints in various quarters about the number of short draws, there were many interesting games as well.