Castlebar 1969, or to give it its full name, the Castlebar Chess Festival international tournament, ran from August 24th to 31st 1969, finishing 42 years ago today.
1st Robert Hübner by a wide margin, ahead of a diverse international field including Bob Wade, James M. Aitken, Stewart Reuben, David and Elaine Pritchard, Les Blackstock, and a strong contingent from Denmark including Bjørn Brinck-Claussen and Mogens Moe. The Irish players, greatly outnumbered by the international contingent, included the then Irish champion Nick Patterson, Wolfgang Heidenfeld, and a young Bernard Kernan, who greatly outperformed expectations.
The tournament report, with 61 of the 63 games and profiles of most of the players, is now posted on the tournaments page.