Irish Championship 2013

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Basic data

Irish Championship 2013
Dates July 6-14, 2013
City Limerick
Venue University of Limerick
Organiser Kevin O'Flaherty
Chief Arbiter Rory Delaney
Deputy Arbiter Pete Morriss
Players participating 20 (plus Kevin O'Flaherty where there would otherwise be a bye)
Games played 90
Competition format 9-round Swiss
Eligibility IRL registration wih FIDE, and rating 1800+ (FIDE or ICU) “from September 2012”.
Tie break Uncertain. A tie between exactly two eligible players would almost certainly have resulted in a shared title. See Sources and Notes.
Time control 40 moves in 90 minutes, followed by 30 minutes for the remaining moves plus a 30 second increment from move 1
FIDE rated? Yes (ID 82387)
Games available 77 of the 90
Sponsors
References Sources and notes. If you have any other documents, reports, references, biographical information, annotations or (in particular) photos, please .


Tournament review

None available.


Interesting games

A first-round shock: the defending co-champion is routed:
         Daly, Colm – Quinn, Ciarán      0-1

Black forgets the theory of the Max Lange Attack and is massacred:
         Quinn, Rory – Short, Philip      1-0

A critical win on the path back into contention:
         Orr, Mark J. L. – Daly, Colm      0-1

Nobody ever won by resigning:
         Quinn, Ciarán – Hughes, John L.      ½-½

White spurns straightforward win (41. d8=Q), ends up losing K+B+N v. K ending
         Hughes, John L. – Orr, Mark J. L.      0-1

The championship thrown wide open as the leader is caught:
         Fitzsimons, David – Daly, Colm      0-1

Black conjures up a devastating attack out of nowhere:
         Orr, Mark J. L. – Short, Philip      0-1

An entertaining ending
         O'Rourke, Ray – Cormican, John      ½-½

A major letoff with a critical effect on the championship as Black spoils an overwhelming position:
         Daly, Colm – Delaney, Killian      1-0

A complex struggle:
         Freeman, Gordon – Quinn, Rory      ½-½