Irish Championship 2024

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Basic data

Irish Championship 2024
Dates August 3-11, 2024
City Dublin
Venue Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan, The Priory, 409 Stillorgan Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 D6F2
Organiser John McMorrow
Arbiter Ivan Baburin
Players participating 53
Games played 225
Competition format 9-round Swiss
Eligibility IRL registration with FIDE; additional rating requirement of 1900+ FIDE or ICU on any published FIDE or ICU list prior to the tournament starting (August 2024 for each list) with some exceptions (see Sources).
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 105 minutes, plus an additional 30 minutes at move 40, plus a 30 second increment from move 1.
Schedule Rounds 1-8: 3.00pm-finish; round 9: 12.30pm-finish
FIDE rated? Yes (ID 381591)
Prizes 1st €1500. (Total prize fund €4000.)
Entry fee GMs, IMs & FMs: Free; otherwise €40 (rated over 2200 ICU); €65 (rated 2000-2200 ICU); €90 (rated below 2000 ICU), with 25% off for unwaged entrants (to June 1; rates increased July 1 and July 15)
Sponsor None specified
Games available All 225
Concurrent events
References Sources and notes. If you have any other documents, reports, references, biographical information, annotations or (in particular) photos, please .


Tournament review

David Fitzsimons is 2024 Irish Champion, Tim Harding, Chess Mail web site, August 14, 2024; Alexander Baburin, Sunday Independent, August 25, 2024 p. 25.


Interesting games