Irish Championship 1968

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Basic data

Irish Championship 1968
Dates July 6-14, 1968
City Dublin
Venue Dixon Hall, Trinity College Dublin
Controller Chris Shouldice
Players participating 21
Games played 90
Competition format 9-round Swiss
Eligibility Nomination by provincial secretaries of players who were considered capable of scoring 50% in the Irish Championship as it had been run in recent years, with the lists subject to approval by the ICU, with a right for players to appeal.

In addition, “first generation Irish players” could play.
Tie-break Playoff match, in case of a tie between exactly two players.
Time control Not explicitly stated, but probably 40 moves in 2½ hours and 16 moves per hour thereafter. The initial sessions lasted 5 hours.
Schedule Main sessions 2.00pm-7.00pm daily.
Games available 3, plus one position with no moves (O'Hare - Egan, round 1)
Concurrent events
  • Irish Ladies' Championship 1968; 1st Dorren O'Siochru
  • Irish Premier Open Tournament 1968; 1st Finbarr O'Donohoe
References Sources and notes. If you have any other documents, reports, references, biographical information, annotations or (in particular) photos, please .


Tournament review

The Irish Chess Championship, J. J. Walsh, BCM, October 1968, pp. 222-23.


Interesting games

         Heidenfeld, Wolfgang – Byrne, Ray      1-0

         Byrne, Ray – O'Leary, Matt      1-0

         Reilly, Brian – Heidenfeld, Wolfgang      0-1