Irish Championship 1973

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Basic data

Irish Championship 1973
Dates July 7-15, 1973
City Cork
Venue Lee Maltings Restaurant, U.C.C., Prospect Row
Organiser John Gibson
Controller Maurice Coveney
Players participating 18
Games played 81
Competition format 9-round Swiss
Eligibility Rating 2000+
Tie break Unknown; probably playoff
Time control 45 moves in 2½ hours (and presumably 18 moves per hour thereafter)
FIDE rated? No
Games available 19 (of which 1 incomplete)
Concurrent events
  • Irish Championship Premier Open 1973. 1st Pat McCarthy. July 8-15, 1973. 22 players, 6 rounds (no games available).
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Tournament review

"The Irish Championship 1973", Wolfgang Heidenfeld, BCM 1973 pp. 379-81.


Interesting games

         Cootes, Arthur – Heidenfeld, Wolfgang      0-1

         Ó Briain, Pádraig – Doyle, Tony      1-0

         Heidenfeld, Wolfgang – Coldrick, Art      1-0

         Ó Briain, Pádraig – MacGrillen, Hugh      0-1

         Henry, Paul – Cox, David      ½-½

         Cassidy, Paul – Henry, Paul      1-0

         Pinkerton, Arthur – McMahon, Frank      0-1

         MacGrillen, Hugh – Coldrick, Art      1-0