The 101st edition of the Irish National Chess Championship took place from 2-10 July in Dublin. The event was played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with participation of 25 players.
18-year-old IM Tarun Kanyamarala convincingly won the event scoring unbeaten 8/9 points. Ireland’s youngest ever International Master will be the 50th person to hold the Irish Chess Champion perpetual trophy. GM Alexander Baburin claimed silver medal with 6.5 points, while FM Tom O’Gorman and FM Colm Daly tied for the third place. Tiebreak criteria favored FM Tom O’Gorman who eventually clinched bronze. (Scroll down for final rankings)
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101st Irish National Chess Championship – Final rankings:
Rk.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts.
TB1
TB2
TB3
1
FM
Kanyamarala Tarun
IRL
2379
8
37
48
41
2
GM
Baburin Alexander
IRL
2400
6.5
37
48
32
3
FM
O’Gorman Tom
IRL
2401
6
37
49
34
4
FM
Daly Colm
IRL
2190
6
37
47
29
5
FM
O’Donnell Conor
IRL
2269
5.5
37
49
30
6
FM
Li Henry
IRL
2319
5.5
34
45
29
7
O’Cuilleanain Oisin
IRL
1936
5
35
45
26
8
CM
Flynn Jacob
IRL
2199
5
32
42
25
9
Kennedy John
IRL
2047
5
29
37
20
10
CM
Carroll Peter
IRL
2116
4.5
37
48
27
11
FM
Ryan Joe
IRL
2270
4.5
36
48
25
12
O’Connell Gerard
IRL
2052
4.5
32
40
23
13
Venkatesan Kavin
IRL
2076
4.5
30
39
22
14
Mats Diana
UKR
2028
4
32
42
22
15
Keenan Cathal
IRL
1811
4
30
39
22
16
Cafolla Peter
IRL
1937
4
29
37
20
17
Fox Anthony
IRL
1945
4
28
35
18
18
Goss Alex
IRL
1859
3.5
29
37
18
19
Liu Jason
IRL
1746
3.5
28
34
16
20
O’Gorman Alice
IRL
2043
3.5
27
36
14
21
Ivanov Andrey
IRL
1844
3
29
36
17
22
Doyle Anthony
IRL
2116
2.5
28
36
13
23
Melaugh Gavin
IRL
2020
1
25
32
8.5
24
Murray Sam
IRL
1624
1
24
31
4
25
Keogh Eamon
IRL
1931
0.5
25
32
3.5
.