Irish Championship 1988 information

Irish Championship 1988

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Basic data

Irish Championship 1988
Dates	July 9-17, 1988
City	Dublin
Venue	Ardscoil Rís, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9
Organiser	Maura Murphy
Controller	Unknown
Players participating	21
Games played	89
Competition format	9-round Swiss
Eligibility	Rating 1900+
Tie-break	Not certain, but very probably two players who tied for first would share the title, while in the case of a tie between three or more players, a single champion would be decided by progressive / cumulative. See Sources and notes.
Time control	Unknown. First sessions were scheduled to last six hours.
Prize fund	Unknown
Entry fee	(IR)£14
Games available	15 (2 incomplete)
Photos	A photo of Philip Short appeared on the cover of the Irish Chess Journal issue dealing with the championship.
Concurrent events	Irish Intermediate Championship 1988. (July 9-14). 1st-2nd Cormac Brady, P. Gardiner. 6 rounds Irish Junior Championship 1988. (July 9-14). 1st-2nd Stephen Gillen, S. Maycock. 6 rounds. East of Ireland Open 1988. July 15-17. 1st Colm Barry. 6 rounds.
References	Sources and notes. If you have any other documents, reports, references, biographical information, annotations or (in particular) photos, please .

Tournament review

“Corkman Philip Short is the new Irish chess champion. The 28-year-old international from Douglas scored a most emphatic victory in the 63rd Irish Championship in Dublin last week to capture the title from a top class field by a clear point. It was Short's first outright national success, having shared the title in 1981 with David Dunne and again in 1986 with John Delaney. ... ”

— Jim Olney, Evening Echo, July 26, 1988 p. 15

“... Philip Short was a most deserving winner, playing enterprising chess throughout.”

— Irish Chess Journal, August-September 1988

Interesting games

         Short, Philip – Orr, Mark J. L.      1-0

         Short, Philip – Ryan, Joe      1-0

         Orr, Mark J. L. – Dunne, David      1-0

         McMahon, Eric – McDaid, Adrian      1-0

         Ryan, Joe – Palmer, Bernard      1-0

         Crichton, Martin – Ludgate, Alan      ½-½

         Short, Philip – McMahon, Eric      1-0