Irish Championship 1978 information

Irish Championship 1978

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Basic data

Irish Championship 1978
Dates	July 8-16, 1978
City	Galway
Venue	University College Galway (New Concourse Area)
Organisers	Rory O'Mara, Mrs. E. O'Sullivan, Galway C.C., Connacht Chess Union
Controller	Unknown
Players participating	23
Games played	98
Competition format	9-round Swiss
Eligibility	Rating 1900+
Tie break	Probably title shared in the case of a tie between exactly two players; otherwise unknown
Time control	40 moves in 2½ hours for first session
FIDE rated?	No
Games available	25
Prize fund	1st £150 plus silver salver; 2nd £100; total prize fund £325
Entry fee	Unknown
Sponsor	Bank of Ireland
Concurrent events	Irish Intermediate Championship 1978; 1st Peter Muldoon (Galway); July 8-13; 34 players, 6 rounds (no games available) West of Ireland Open 1978; 1st Paul Wallace (Wexford); July 8-13; 37 players, 6 rounds (no games available) Galway International Weekender Open 1978; 1st Henk Temmink (Netherlands); July 14-16; 6 rounds (no games available)
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Tournament review

“Belfast-born mathematician Alan Ludgate won his third Irish senior chess championship in University College Galway on Sunday, when he carried off the 1978 title.

This year's success was a particularly sweet triumph for Ludgate. It was his first outright win of the championship, having already shared the title, in 1975 (with Eamon Keogh), and in Cork last year (with Ray Devenney).

He was the only player among the 23 contenders to go through the nine-day event unbeaten. Ludgate, who now resides in Liverpool, scored seven points to win by just half a point from the young Dubliner Eugene Curtin (Dundrum), who made 6½ points.

Consistent throughout and always in contention, the Northerner outpaced his rivals over the second half of the championship when he scored three wins and a draw in the final four rounds. ...”

—Cyril Hardiman, Irish Independent, July 20, 1978 p. 11.

Interesting games

         Clarke, Tom – Ludgate, Alan      0-1

         Porter, Liam – Griffin, John      0-1

         Gibson, John F. – Curtin, Eugene      1-0

         Gibson, John F. – Barry, Colm      0-1

         McDaid, Adrian – Ludgate, Alan      0-1

         Curtin, Eugene – Barry, Colm      1-0

         Palmer, Bernard – Ludgate, Alan      0-1

         Littleton, Michael – Ludgate, Alan      0-1

         Short, Philip – Clarke, Tom      1-0