The Sligo Spring Tournament Championship 2024
Dates
February 2-4, 2024
Town
Enniscrone, Co. Sligo
Venue
Diamond Coast Hotel , Bartragh, Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, F26 E9F9
Chief Organiser
Craig DuBose
Chief Arbiter
IA Alon Shulman
Deputy Arbiter
FA Colm Ó Muireagáin
Players participating
40, including one who played no games
Games played
91
Competition format
5-round Swiss
Eligibility
Nominally rating 1500-1900, higher of FIDE or ICU
Tie-break
Direct Encounter, Buchholz Cut-1, Buchholz, Sonneborn-Berger, Progressive Score. (Applicable for money prizes.)
Time control
90 minutes for all moves with a 30 second increment per move from move 1
Default time
30 minutes
FIDE rated?
Yes (ID 348179 )
Prize fund
1st €800, 2nd €400, 3rd €200
Entry fee
€50
Games available
72 (plus another 15 from round 4, but attribution to players uncertain)
Sponsors
Beyond Chessable Liber Bookshop Dmac Media Abtran Dunnes Stores Chess.ie Sligo Credit Union DGT plus many board sponsors (see tournament web site main page (archived February 27, 2024), bottom right, for logos)
Photographs
A professional photographer took many photos of round 3 and the closing ceremony. See condohphotography.pixieset.com .
Concurrent events
References
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