Irish Championship 1995

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Basic data

Irish Championship 1995
Dates July 8-16, 1995
City Dublin
Venue The Teachers' Club, 36 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1
Controller Unknown
Players participating 26
Games played 114
Competition format 9-round Swiss
Eligibility Rating 1900+
Tie break Unknown. Almost certainly two players who tied for first would share the title, while in the case of a tie between three or more players, a tie-break (progressive?) would apply to determine a single champion.
Time control Unknown. Playing session 4pm–11pm each day with no adjournments.
Prize fund 1st IR£500
Entry fee IR£20
Sponsor Morris Insulation
Games available 112, of which 1 incomplete
Concurrent events
  • Irish Interrmediate Championship 1995. July 14-16. 1st Arthur Pinkerton. 6 rounds.
  • Irish Junior Chammpionship 1995. 1st Fergal O'Beirne. 6 rounds.
  • Irish Championship Summer Weekender 1995. July 8-9. 1st-2nd Colm Barry, Mark Quinn. 5 rounds.
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Tournament review

The 1995 Irish championship sponsored by Morris Insulations was won by Brian Kelly last weekend at the Teachers' Club in Dublin. With a score of 7/9, the young Belfaster finished a clear point ahead of his nearest rivals and becomes, at sixteen years and eight months, the youngest Irish champion by two months ahead of John Moles who won in 1965. Kelly conceded only one loss - to Gerry O'Connell - and two draws - to Antony Fox and Kieran Moynihan - and scored victories over former Irish champion Stephen Brady as well as internationals Conor O'Shaughnessy and Joe Ryan. After a poor start (2.5/5) top seed Colm Daly failed to recover sufficient ground to challenge the champion and had to be content with a share of second place.

 RESULTS: Irish Championship 1995 (July 8-16)
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Kelly, Bryan IRL 2300 12 . . M 7 /9
Moynihan, Kieran IRL 2095 0 . . M 6
O'Shaughnessy, Conor IRL 2230 10 . . M 6
Daly, Colm IRL 2280 29 [...] M 6
Brady, Stephen f IRL 2320 0 [...] M 5.5
Fox, Anthony IRL 2125 8 . . M 5.5
Harding,Tim 5.5
Ryan, Joseph IRL 2210 14 [...] M 5.5
Byrne,Ray 5
Cafola, Peter IRL 2160 9 . . M 5
Clarke, Thomas IRL 2225 3 [...] M 5
Hurley,John 5
Welsh, Michael 5
Brady,Cormac 4.5
McCarthy,Jim 4.5
Killane,Jack 4
O'Connell, Gerard IRL 2145 0 [...] M 4
Palmer, Bernard IRL 2105 0 . . M 4
Cummins,Hugh 3.5
Lewis,Gareth 3.5
MacElligott, Gerry IRL 2150 0 . . M 3.5
Peart,Alan 3.5
Muntadas,Alan 3
Nicholson, John IRL 2065 0 [...] M 2.5
Roberts,Danny 2.5
Delaney,Ann 2

— Kieran English, TWIC 42



Interesting games

         Brady, Cormac – Welsh, Michael      1-0

         Cummins, Hugh – Clarke, Tom      0-1

         Brady, Stephen – McCarthy, Jim      1-0

         Byrne, Ray – Ryan, Joe      ½-½

         Daly, Colm – Moynihan, Kieran      ½-½

         O'Connell, Gerard – Lewis, Gareth      1-0

         Peart, Alan – O'Shaughnessy, Conor      ½-½

         Kelly, Brian – Brady, Stephen      1-0

         Lewis, Gareth – Muntadas, Alan      1-0

         Harding, Tim – Ryan, Joe      ½-½

         O'Connell, Gerard – Kelly, Brian      1-0

         Killane, Jack – Lewis, Gareth      1-0

         O'Shaughnessy, Conor – Daly, Colm      1-0

         Clarke, Tom – Roberts, Danny      1-0

         McCarthy, Jim – Killane, Jack      1-0

         Byrne, Ray – MacElligott, Gerard      1-0

         Roberts, Danny – Killane, Jack      ½-½