Irish Championship 1950

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Information

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Basic data

Irish Championship 1950
Dates July 17-25, 1950
City Belfast
Venue Belfast High School
Organiser Ulster Chess Union
Chief Arbiter Alfred S. Roper
Assistant Arbiters Sam Ferris snr. and Albert Long
Players participating 22
Games played 88
Competition format 8-round Swiss
Eligibility Each of the four provinces was entitled to nominate four players apiece, together with two each from both the Irish Civil Service Chess Union and the Inter-Universities Chess League, the reigning Irish Champion and the winner of the previous year's Premier Tournament.
Tie break Sonneborn-Berger
Schedule Starting at 2.30 pm for the first round, and all following days from 9.30am to 1.30pm with adjournment sessions between 6.30pm to 10.30pm.
Concurrent events
  • Irish Championship Premier Trophy 1950, 1st Eugene Courtney.
Games available 15, including 7 games played by J. J. Walsh not previously published.
Extra information Courtesy of the Albert Long Archive, there is a collection of photographs.
References Sources and notes. If you have any other documents, reports, references, biographical information, annotations or (in particular) photos, please .


Tournament review

See 1950 Irish Championship, Belfast, David McAlister, IRLchess, November 7, 2025.



Interesting games

         O'Leary, Cornelius – Flood, J. A.      0-1

         Maher, T. Vincent – Jackson, Denis G.      1-0

         Bewley, Thomas H. – Nash, Warwick      1-0

         Walsh, J. J. – Bewley, Thomas H.      1-0

         Flood, J. A. – Walsh, J. J.      1-0