Irish Championship 2006

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Basic data

Irish Championship 2006
Dates July 8-16, 2006
City Dublin
Venue St. Benildus College, Upper Kilmacud Rd., Co. Dublin
Tournament Director Gerard O'Connell
Players participating 12
Games played 52
Competition format 9-round Swiss
Tie-break 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 two hours, and one hour allegro for each player
Schedule All rounds (except possibly the last) 2.00pm
Default time One hour
Prizes Unknown
Entry fee €50
Games available All 52 (one (Fitzsimons - Delaney, round 3) incomplete)
Sponsor None
Concurrent events
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Tournament review

See John Healy's round-by-round updates on the ICU web site (July 2006) (archived version)


Interesting games

         Short, Philip – Daly, Colm      0-1

         MacElligott, Gerard – Brady, Stephen      0-1

         Fitzsimons, David – Boyle, Bernard      1-0

         Delaney, Killian – Cafolla, Peter      1-0

         Brady, Stephen – Daly, Colm      1-0

         Short, Philip – Jessel, Stephen      1-0

         Fitzsimons, David – Keogh, Eamon      ½-½