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Basic data

The Sligo Spring Tournament Challenger 2023
Dates	February 3-5, 2023
Town	Sligo
Venue	Diamond Coast Hotel, Bartragh, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, F26 E9F9
Chief Organiser	Craig DuBose
Arbiter	Colm Ó Muireagáin
Players participating	76
Games played	173
Competition format	5-round Swiss
Eligibility	Nominally rating < 1200, either FIDE or ICU
Tie break	Blitz playoff
Time control	90 minutes for all moves with a 30 second increment per move from move 1
FIDE rated?	Yes (ID 312253)
Prize fund	€3425 overall, between four sections
Entry fee	€50 (early)
Games available	29
Sponsors	Chessable Abtran Dunnes Stores Liber
Photos	The tournament web site had about 300 photos available for purchase. Above: playing hall (from ChessSligo Twitter account).
Concurrent events	The Sligo Spring Tournament Masters 2023; 1st Jonathan Pein; same dates The Sligo Spring Tournament Championship 2023; 1st-2nd Lukian Hushpit (1st on tiebreak), Dean Gorman; same dates The Sligo Spring Tournament Challenger 2023; 1st-2nd Oisín O'Sullivan (1st on tiebreak), Polly McCormick; dates
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