Irish Championship 1994

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Basic data

Irish Championship 1994
Dates July 9-17, 1994
City Armagh
Venue Charlemont Arms Hotel, 57-65 English Street, Armagh
Organiser Frank Coll
Arbiters Herbert Scarry, Alec Beckett
Players participating 20
Games played 89
Competition format 9-round Swiss
Eligibility Rating 1900+; and (a) born in either Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, or (b) had at least one parent born in Ireland, or (c) had been resident in Ireland for a period not less than three years
Tiebreak Two players who tied for first would share the title, while in the case of a tie between three or more players, a tie-break (Buchholz; Median Buchholz; Direct Encounter; Average rating of opponents cut 1, 2, 3, etc., per ICU 1990 rules) would apply to determine a single champion.
Time control 40 moves in 2 hours and 20 moves per hour thereafter
FIDE rated? Unknown
Prize fund 1st (Stg) £600; 2nd £300; 3rd £150; 4th £80; 5th £60; 6th £50; plus two grading prizes £30 each (£1300 total; £3010 over all four sections)
Entry fee £20
Games available All 89
Sponsors British Telecom Northern Ireland; Armagh Together
Concurrent events
  • Irish Intermediate Championship 1994, July 15-17, 1994; 1st Andrew Wright
  • Irish Junior Championship 1994, July 15-17, 1994; 1st Wenceslas Torres Gonzalez
  • Irish Championship Open Weekender 1994, July 7-9, 1994; 1st Alexander Baburin
References Sources and notes. If you have any other documents, reports, references, biographical information, annotations or (in particular) photos, please .


Tournament review

Irish Championships 1994, Herbert Scarry, Irish Chess Journal, vol. 6, no. 4, August-September 1994, pp. 16-22, and Armagh Revisited, Irish Chess Journal, vol. 6, no. 5, October 1994, pp. 19-22 (tournament overview by Colm Daly, p. 20).



Interesting games

         Clarke, Tom – Nicholson, John      1-0

         Daly, Colm – Kelly, Brian      1-0

         Devenney, Ray – Gillen, Adrian      0-1

         McDonnell, James J. – Carton, Niall      0-1

         McDonnell, James J. – Blair, David      1-0

         Daly, Colm – Carton, Niall      0-1

         Devenney, Ray – Pinkerton, Arthur      1-0

         Gillen, Adrian – Clarke, Tom      ½-½

         Carton, Niall – Kelly, Brian      0-1

         Clarke, Tom – MacElligott, Gerard      1-0

         Daly, Colm – O'Donovan, Richard      0-1

         Quinn, Ciarán – Nicholson, John      0-1

         Blair, David – Devenney, Ray      ½-½

         MacElligott, Gerard – Quinn, Ciarán      1-0

         Orr, Mark J. L. – O'Donovan, Richard      1-0

         Gillen, Adrian – Joyce, John      ½-½

         Ó Cinnéide, Mel – Orr, Mark J. L.      1-0

         Orr, Mark J. L. – Gillen, Adrian      1-0