Irish Championship 2020

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Basic data

Irish Championship 2020
Dates August 1-9, 2020
City Dublin
Venue Coláiste Éanna, Hillside Park, Ballyroan, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 E248.
Organiser John McMorrow
Local organiser Dave Grant, Ballyroan C.C.
Arbiter Ivan Baburin
Deputy Arbiter John McMorrow
Players participating 32
Games played 140
Competition format 9-round Swiss
Eligibility IRL registration with FIDE; additional rating requirement of 1900+ FIDE or ICU in the year prior to the championshup starting, with some exceptions (see Sources and Notes).
Tie-break 1. Head-to-head result(s). 2. Rapid playoff between two players, chosen based on head-to-head results.
Time control 40 moves in 135 minutes, plus a 35 second increment from move 1.
FIDE rated? Yes (ID 249836)
Prizes 1st €1500; 2nd €800; 3rd €450; 4th €300; 5th €250; 6th €200; U2100 Grading prizes – by rating performance 1st €300; 2nd €200
Sponsor None
Photos The Irish Chess Union Facebook page has a series of 54 photos of the event taken by Eugene Donohoe
Concurrent events None
Games available All 140
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

         Casey, Eoghan – Brady, Stephen      1-0

         Daly, Colm – Venkatesan, Kavin      1-0

         Putar, Lara – O'Connell, Gerard      ½-½

         Melaugh, Gavin – Peoples, Jonathon      1-0

         Kanyamarala, Tarun – Melaugh, Shane      1-0

         Fitzsimons, David – Murray, David      1-0

         Melaugh, Gavin – Putar, Leon      1-0

         Byrne, Alex – Peoples, Jonathon      0-1

         Lyons, Brendan – O'Connell, Gerard      1-0

         Putar, Leon – Byrne, Alex      1-0

         Delaney, Killian – O'Donnell, Conor      1-0

         Collins, Adam – Moran, Darragh      1-0

         O'Gorman, Alice – Jackson, Carl      1-0

         Collins, Sam – Fitzsimons, David      1-0

         O'Gorman, Tom – Wallace, Paul      1-0

         O'Gorman, Alice – Melaugh, Shane      0-1

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

         Brady, Stephen – Collins, Sam      1-0

         Wallace, Paul – O'Connell, Gerard      1-0

         Putar, Lara – O'Gorman, Alice      1-0