The “Irish International Festival 2024”, held at the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan from January 4-7, featured an open tournament and the Irish 50+ and 65+ championships, and the Leinster Junior Championships, as well as a blitz.
Congratulations to Jonathan O’Connor, who won the Irish 50+ championship convincingly, ½ point ahead of John Delaney, and a full point ahead of Stephen Brady and Oscar Culbeaux Tello. He was the only unbeaten player in the event, and his record of +5 =2 -0 included wins against Brady and Anthony Fox.
Many games are available via live boards, and a full report has been added to the tournament pages here.
Reports on the concurrent Irish International Open 2024 and Irish 65+ Championship 2024 will appear here soon.