Irish Championship 1962

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Basic data

Irish Championship 1962
Dates July 14-21, 1962
City Derry
Venue Magee University College
Organiser City of Derry C.C.
Arbiter Unknown
Players participating 16
Games played 64
Eligibility Defending champion, plus nomination by provincial unions, Universities, and the ICU (see Sources and notes)
Competition format 8-round Swiss
Tie-break Sonneborn-Berger (to produce single champion)
Time control Unknown
Prizes 1st: gold medal; 2nd: silver medal
Entry fee 21/–
Games available 1
Photographs The Belfast Telegraph, July 16, 1962 p. 11, has a photo of Mulholland, Montwill, MacGrillen, and Quinton in play in round 2.
Concurrent events Irish International Open Tournament 1962, 1st-2nd E. N. Hawkins (Stafford), R. E. James (London) (12 players)
References Sources and notes. If you have any other documents, reports, references, biographical information, annotations or (in particular) photos, please .


Tournament review



     —Eugene O'Hare, BCM 1962 p. 259


Interesting games

         Kerr, David – Déiseach, Donal      0-1