Irish Championship 1940

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Basic data

Irish Championship 1940
Dates July 15-19, 1940
City Dublin
Venue Dublin Chess Club, 20 Lincoln Place
Organiser Leinster Chess Union (?)
Chief Arbiter Unknown
Players participating 8
Games played 28
Eligibility Defending champion, plus two nominations by each provincial union, but planned as 10-player all-play-all.
Competition format 7-round all-play-all
Session times 9.30am to 1.30pm and 6.30pm to 10.30pm
Time control 40 moves in the first two hours and thereafter 20 moves for each subsequent hour
Games available 3
Concurrent events None
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Tournament review

O'Hanlon at the 1940 Irish Championship, David McAlister, IRLchess, June 18, 2025.


Interesting games

         O'Hanlon, John J. – Bourke, Austin      1-0

         Nash, Warwick – Barry, Charles J.      1-0

         Bourke, Austin – Nash, Warwick      ½-½