Irish Championship 2023

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Basic data

Irish Championship 2023
Dates August 5-13, 2022
City Dublin
Venue Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan, The Priory, 409 Stillorgan Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 D6F2
Organiser John McMorrow
Arbiter Ivan Baburin
Players participating 32
Games played 134, plus 2 in rapid playoff
Competition format 9-round Swiss
Eligibility IRL registration with FIDE; additional rating requirement of 1900+ FIDE or ICU on any published FIDE or ICU list prior to the tournament starting (August 2023 for FIDE, June 2023 for ICU) with some exceptions (see Sources).
Tie-break 1. Head-to-head result(s). 2. Rapid playoff between two players, chosen based on head-to-head results.
Time control 40 moves in 105 minutes, plus an additional 30 minutes at move 40, plus a 30 second increment from move 1.
Schedule Rounds 1-8: 3.00pm-finish; round 9: 12.30pm-finish
FIDE rated? Yes (ID 335229)
Prizes 1st €1500. (Total prize fund €4000.)
Entry fee GMs, IMs & FMs: Free; otherwise €50 (rated over 2200 ICU); €75 (rated 2000-2200 ICU); €100 (rated below 2000 ICU), with 25% off for unwaged entrants (to June 1; rates increased July 1 and July 15)
Sponsor None specified
Concurrent events
Games available 131 (missing D. Nolan - Brozynski, round 4, Crowley - O'Connell, round 5, and Liu - Lara Putar, round 7), plus 2 from rapid playoff
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Tournament review

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Interesting games

         Venkatesan, Kavin – Daly, Colm      1-0

         Daly, Colm – O'Connor, Jonathan      ½-½

         Melaugh, Shane – Keenan, Cathal      1-0

         Fox, Anthony – Nolan, Dermot      1-0

         Baburin, Alexander – Melaugh, Shane      1-0

         Daly, Colm – Collins, Adam      0-1

         Flynn, Jacob – Baburin, Alexander      0-1

         Brozynski, Patryk – Kennedy, John P. A.      0-1

         O'Donnell, Conor – Crowley, James      0-1

         Venkatesan, Kavin – O'Connor, Jonathan      1-0