DCU Challengers 2024

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Basic data

DCU Challengers 2024
Dates March 8-10, 2024
City Dublin
Venue The Venue, the U Building, Dubin City University, Glasnevin Campus, D09 NRT0, Dublin
Organiser Julia Meza Osorio
Chief Arbiter Henry Williams
Players participating 60 (of whom 5 played no games)
Games played 123
Competition format 5-round Swiss
Eligibility Open to all ICU members with ICU ratings under 1200 and FIDE ratings under 1650, and all unrated players
Tie-break Direct Encounter; Sonneborn-Berger; Median Buchholz. Tie-break applied even for prize money.
Time control 60 minutes for all moves with a 30 second increment from move 1
Default time 30 minutes
Schedule Round 1 (Friday): 7.00pm; rounds 2 and 3 (Saturday): 10.00am and 2.00pm; rounds 4 and 5 (Sunday): 10.00am and 2.00pm
FIDE rated? Yes (ID 354760)
Prizes 1st €150; 2nd €125; 3rd €95; grading prizes (U1000 ICU and U500 ICU) €80 each
Entry fee €35 (€25 students and U18s)
Concurrent events
Games available 15 (of which 3 incomplete)
References Sources and notes. If you have any other documents, reports, references, biographical information, annotations or (in particular) photos, please .


Tournament review

DCU Open Prize Winners, Henry Williams, ICU web site, March 13, 2024.


Interesting games

         Doran, Cian – Courtney, Adam      ½-½

         Zalli, Amirsad – Barron, Jacob      0-1