The Limerick Open 2011 was held on the Halloween holiday weekend (29th-31st Oct) at the South Court hotel Limerick. There were 82 entries in both the Philip Hogarty Open(49 players including three IMs) and the Under 1400 Sections(33 players).
In the Phillip Hogarty Open section, last year's winner, IM Sam Collins from Gonzaga club, Dublin won outright first, scoring 6/6. Sam has 2 GM norms and is hoping to earn a third and final one soon.
He overcame IM Alex Lopez in Round 6 to clinch first prize (500 euro) and the perpetual trophy.
Three players shared joint 2nd-4th on 5/6 Gordon Freeman (Gonzaga), IM Alex Lopez(Cork) and Rory Quinn (Ennis)
In the Under 1400 section, James Danaher(Shannon) won first prize (250 euro) on 5.5/6 points.
Joint Second/Fifth were John P Dunne, Jack Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Alfred(Adare) and Thomas Keating all on 4.5 points.
Special thanks to John Cassidy for great work organising the Open and Ray O'Brien for doing the draws. Also thanks to all who helped out at the South Court hotel.
Organiser John Cassidy and Controller Ray O'Brien
They made it a great success!
Prize winners list:
- 1st Philip Hogarty Open prize IM Sam Collins 6 pts
- Joint 2nd-4th Philip Hogarty Open prize Gordon Freeman, IM Alex Lopez, Rory Quinn all on 5 points
- Best U-2000 Philip Hogarty Open prize Henk de Jonge 4 points
- Best U-1800 rating prize Philip Hogarty Open prize Valentine Kalinins 4.5 points
- Best U-1600 rating prize Philip Hogarty Open prize Len Hackett 4 points
- Special prize Open for beating a titled player prize Liam O'Brien and Carl Jackson who both beat IM Dumitrache 4 points
- 1st U-1400 Major James Danaher 5.5 points
- Joint 2nd-5th U-1400 Major John P Dunne, Jack Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Alfred and Thomas Keating 4.5 points
- 1000-1200 rating prize Jeffrey Alfred 4.5 points
- 800-1000 rating prize Ali Suliman and Muthu Thangaramanujam 4 points
- Unrated prize Kevin Kilduff 4 points
OPEN SECTION:
UNDER 1400 SECTION:
Congratulations to all prize winners!
2011 Open winner IM Sam Collins receiving his trophy from Limerick CC Secretary Phillip Foenander
Sam finished with a perfect 6/6 score for the second year running. Awesome!
2011 Open joint second prizewinner Gordon Freeman(Gonzaga) receiving his prize
2011 Open joint second prizewinner Alex Lopez(Cork) collecting his reward!
Its all hard work and concentration
2011 Open joint second prizewinner Rory Quinn(Ennis) collecting his prize
Great show Rory!
Final Standings in the Philip Hogarty LIMERICK OPEN 2011
| Place | Name | Loc | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IM SAM COLLINS | 2449 | 6 |
| 2-4 | GORDON FREEMAN | 2137 | 5 |
| IM ALEX LOPEZ | 2417 | 5 | |
| RORY QUINN | 2099 | 5 | |
| 5 | VALENTINE KALININS | 1690 | 4.5 |
| 6-11 | HENK DE JONGE | 1931 | 4 |
| MARTIN O'GRADY | 1833 | 4 | |
| LEN HACKETT | 1540 | 4 | |
| PAT TWOMEY | 1696 | 4 | |
| IM DRAGOS DUMITRACHE | 2482 | 4 | |
| JAN HEINRICH | 1911 | 4 | |
| 12-17 | TOM HEALY | 1855 | 3.5 |
| CARL JACKSON | 1770 | 3.5 | |
| BERND THEE | 1766 | 3.5 | |
| NICK J LARTER | 1734 | 3.5 | |
| TOM O'SULLIVAN | 1524 | 3.5 | |
| PHILLIP FOENANDER | 1432 | 3.5 | |
| 18-26 | LIAM O'BRIEN | 1816 | 3 |
| DAVID BAIRD | 1572 | 3 | |
| GERRY CASEY | 1556 | 3 | |
| KEVIN O'FLAHERTY | 1703 | 3 | |
| PETER J LYNCH | 1603 | 3 | |
| ERIC BENNETT | 1871 | 3 | |
| RAY O'BRIEN | 1472 | 3 | |
| KEVIN FITZPATRICK | 1251 | 3 | |
| THOMAS DUNNE JNR | 1254 | 3 | |
| 27-35 | LIAM MURPHY | 1552 | 2.5 |
| PADDY QUINLAN | 1580 | 2.5 | |
| DIANA MIRZA | 1563 | 2.5 | |
| MICHAEL C DELANEY | 1696 | 2.5 | |
| THOMAS O'NEILL | 1741 | 2.5 | |
| BRIAN FARRAGHER | 1477 | 2.5 | |
| GABRIEL MIRZA | 1503 | 2.5 | |
| PADDY DIVILLY | 1423 | 2.5 | |
| JOHN HENSEY | 1428 | 2.5 | |
| 36-41 | DENNIS O'CONNELL | 1570 | 2 |
| SEAN GUINAN | 1063 | 2 | |
| STEPHEN DANAHER | 1311 | 2 | |
| JUSTIN MULROONEY | 1238 | 2 | |
| GEOFFREY KEATING | 1350 | 2 | |
| KIERAN O'RIORDAN | 1881 | 2 | |
| 42-46 | JOHN MCKENNA | 1202 | 2 |
| ROMANS KREMERTS | 11137 | 1.5 | |
| BILLY MCKENNA | 1064 | 1.5 | |
| CIAN GUINAN | 1171 | 1.5 | |
| TIM DINEEN | 1095 | 1.5 | |
| 47 | MICHAEL O'CONNELL | 1087 | 0.5 |
| 48-49 | CEZARY GLEGOLSKI | 1426 | 0 |
| MIKOLAI GLEGOLSKI | 854 | 0 |
Philip Hogarty Limerick Open Cross Table 2011
| No | Name | Loc | Club | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dragos Dumitrache IM | 2482 | Adare | 4 | 24:W | 12:L | 20:W | 13:L | 31:W | 17:W |
| 2. | Sam E. Collins IM | 2449 | Gonzaga | 6 | 25:W | 13:W | 6:W | 5:W | 10:W | 3:W |
| 3. | Alex Lopez IM | 2417 | Cork | 5 | 26:W | 14:W | 10:W | 22:W | 4:W | 2:L |
| 4. | Gordon Freeman | 2137 | Gonzaga | 5 | 27:W | 16:W | 11:W | 49:W | 3:L | 6:W |
| 5. | Rory Quinn | 2099 | Ennis | 5 | 28:W | 18:W | 12:W | 2:L | 17:W | 19:W |
| 6. | Henk De Jonge | 1931 | Cork | 4 | 29:W | 19:W | 2:L | 12:W | 22:W | 4:L |
| 7. | Jan Heinrich | 1911 | Charleville | 4 | 30:D | 49:D | 21:W | 17:L | 18:W | 22:W |
| 8. | Kieran O'Riordan | 1881 | Cork | 2 | 31:W | 20:W | : | : | : | : |
| 9. | Eric Bennett | 1871 | Bray/Greystones | 3 | 33:W | 22:L | 23:W | 19:L | 21:W | 27:L |
| 10. | Tom Healy | 1855 | Cork | 3.5 | 34:W | 21:W | 3:L | 31:W | 2:L | 32:D |
| 11. | Martin O'Grady | 1833 | Sarsfield | 4 | 35:W | 39:W | 4:L | 26:D | 28:W | :D |
| 12. | Liam O'Brien | 1816 | Sarsfield | 3 | 36:W | 1:W | 5:L | 6:L | 20:D | 13:D |
| 13. | Carl Jackson | 1770 | Gonzaga | 3.5 | 37:W | 2:L | 24:W | 1:W | 19:L | 12:D |
| 14. | Bernd Thee | 1766 | Adare | 3.5 | 38:W | 3:L | 25:D | 29:W | 26:W | 49:L |
| 15. | Thomas O'Neill | 1741 | Dun Laoghaire | 2.5 | 39:L | 35:W | 26:L | 47:W | 27:L | :D |
| 16. | Nick J. Larter | 1734 | Ennis | 3.5 | 40:W | 4:L | 28:D | 30:W | 49:L | 29:W |
| 17. | Kevin O'Flaherty | 1703 | University of Limerick | 3 | 42:D | 41:D | 39:W | 7:W | 5:L | 1:L |
| 18. | Michael C. Delaney | 1696 | Phibsboro | 2.5 | 43:W | 5:L | 31:L | 46:W | 7:L | 35:D |
| 19. | Pat Twomey | 1696 | C.C.Y.M.S. | 4 | 44:W | 6:L | 41:W | 9:W | 13:W | 5:L |
| 20. | Peter Lynch | 1603 | Rathmines | 3 | 45:W | 8:L | 1:L | 35:W | 12:D | 38:D |
| 21. | Paddy Quinlan | 1580 | Waterford | 2.5 | 47:W | 10:L | 7:L | 37:W | 9:L | :D |
| 22. | David Baird | 1572 | Westport | 3 | 48:W | 9:W | 30:W | 3:L | 6:L | 7:L |
| 23. | Denis O'Connell | 1570 | Cork | 2 | 49:L | 36:W | 9:L | 39:D | 32:L | 40:D |
| 24. | Diana Mirza | 1563 | Adare | 2.5 | 1:L | 38:W | 13:L | 43:D | 39:L | 47:W |
| 25. | Gerry Casey | 1556 | Ennis | 3 | 2:L | 37:W | 14:D | 28:L | 33:W | 39:D |
| 26. | Liam Murphy | 1552 | Adare | 2.5 | 3:L | 40:W | 15:W | 11:D | 14:L | 28:L |
| 27. | Len Hackett | 1540 | CORK | 4 | 4:L | :D | 47:W | 32:D | 15:W | 9:W |
| 28. | Tom O'Sullivan | 1524 | Malahide | 3.5 | 5:L | 43:W | 16:D | 25:W | 11:L | 26:W |
| 29. | Gabriel Mirza | 1503 | Limerick | 2.5 | 6:L | 44:D | 42:W | 14:L | 46:W | 16:L |
| 30. | Brian Farragher | 1477 | Sarsfield | 2.5 | 7:D | 46:W | 22:L | 16:L | 38:L | 43:W |
| 31. | Ray O'Brien | 1472 | Limerick | 3 | 8:L | 45:W | 18:W | 10:L | 1:L | 37:W |
| 32. | Phillip Foenander | 1432 | Limerick | 3.5 | :D | 42:W | 49:L | 27:D | 23:W | 10:D |
| 33. | John Hensey | 1428 | Westport | 2.5 | 9:L | 47:L | 38:D | 41:W | 25:L | 46:W |
| 34. | Cezary Glegolski | 1426 | Kilkenny | 0 | 10:L | :L | : | : | : | : |
| 35. | Paddy Divilly | 1423 | Longford | 2.5 | 11:L | 15:L | 40:W | 20:L | 43:W | 18:D |
| 36. | Geoffrey Keating | 1350 | 2 | 12:L | 23:L | 43:L | 44:W | 47:L | 45:W | |
| 37. | Stephen Danaher | 1311 | Shannon | 2 | 13:L | 25:L | 45:W | 21:L | 41:W | 31:L |
| 38. | Thomas Junior Dunne | 1254 | Ballinasloe | 3 | 14:L | 24:L | 33:D | 42:W | 30:W | 20:D |
| 39. | Kevin Fitzpatrick | 1251 | Galway | 3 | 15:W | 11:L | 17:L | 23:D | 24:W | 25:D |
| 40. | Justin Mulrooney | 1238 | Balbriggan | 2 | 16:L | 26:L | 35:L | 45:W | 44:D | 23:D |
| 41. | John McKenna | 1202 | Ballinasloe | 1.5 | :D | 17:D | 19:L | 33:L | 37:L | :D |
| 42. | Cian Guinan | 1171 | Ballinasloe | 1.5 | 17:D | 32:L | 29:L | 38:L | 45:D | 44:D |
| 43. | Romans Kremerts | 1137 | Celbridge | 1.5 | 18:L | 28:L | 36:W | 24:D | 35:L | 30:L |
| 44. | Tim Dineen | 1095 | Limerick | 1.5 | 19:L | 29:D | 46:L | 36:L | 40:D | 42:D |
| 45. | Michael O'Connell | 1087 | Westport | .5 | 20:L | 31:L | 37:L | 40:L | 42:D | 36:L |
| 46. | Billy McKenna | 1064 | Ballinasloe | 1.5 | :D | 30:L | 44:W | 18:L | 29:L | 33:L |
| 47. | Sean Guinan | 1063 | Ballinasloe | 2 | 21:L | 33:W | 27:L | 15:L | 36:W | 24:L |
| 48. | Mikolaj Glegolski | 854 | Kilkenny | 0 | 22:L | :L | : | : | : | : |
| 49. | Valentine Kalinins | 4.5 | 23:W | 7:D | 32:W | 4:L | 16:W | 14:W |
The Rd6 game that decided the title IM Sam Collins (White) v IM Alex Lopez
Collins prevailed after an instructive battle of wits enjoyed by many kibitzers
Last game to finish in Round 6 Liam O'Brien (White) v Carl Jackson
both earlier won the bonus prize for beating a titled player (top seed IM Dumitrache)
Valentine Kalinins (White) v Nick Larter
Larter looks worried as Kalinins pushes a pawn towards the eighth rank!
U-1400 Major section first prize winner James Danaher
receiving his paycheck for a weekend's brainy effort!
U-1400 Major section joint second prize winner future star Jeffrey Alfred
receiving his prize money
U-1400 Major section joint second prize winner future star Jack Fitzgerald
accepts his prize money
Final Standings in the LIMERICK OPEN U-1400 SECTION 2011
| Place | Name | Loc | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAMES DANAHER | 1338 | 5.5 |
| 2-5 | JOHN P DUNNE | 819 | 4.5 |
| JACK FITZGERALD | 920 | 4.5 | |
| JEFFREY ALFRED | 1053 | 4.5 | |
| THOMAS KEATING | 783 | 4.5 | |
| 6-8 | SULIMAN ALI | 820 | 4 |
| KEVIN KILDUFF | 4 | ||
| MUTHUKUMARAN THANGARAMANUJAM | 758 | 4 | |
| 9-14 | MARTIN KELLY | 1368 | 3.5 |
| STEPHEN MEANEY | 3.5 | ||
| ROSS O'CONNOR | 710 | 3.5 | |
| MAURICE J COVENEY | 1309 | 3.5 | |
| JOHN REDICAN | 1017 | 3.5 | |
| RICHARD FLYNN | 1121 | 3.5 | |
| 15-19 | MICHAEL O'CONNELL | 1087 | 3 |
| ROBBIE MEANEY | 713 | 3 | |
| JOSEPH CESAR | 3 | ||
| RUAIRI FREEMAN | 3 | ||
| JOE CRONIN | 3 | ||
| 20-23 | THOMAS DUNNE SNR | 793 | 2.5 |
| ANDREW INGRAM | 891 | 2.5 | |
| NOEL KEATING | 670 | 2.5 | |
| TOM ANDERSON | 2.5 | ||
| 24-27 | PAUL KORAR | 2 | |
| JOSHUA CESAR | 2 | ||
| THOMAS POWER | 2 | ||
| JESSICA MULQUEEN-DANAHER | 240 | 2 | |
| 28 | DARRAGH FLYNN | 1.5 | |
| 29-31 | THOMAS EADIE | 1 | |
| 30-32 | HAZEL MEANEY | 1 | |
| FIONANN CRIMMINS | 1 | ||
| 32-33 | DARRAGH MULQUEEN-DANAHER | 0 | |
| JAN GLEGOLSKI | 0 |
Limerick Open Major U-1400 Cross Table 2011
| No | Name | Loc | Club | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Martin Kelly | 1368 | Malone | 3.5 | 18:W | 9:D | 7:W | 10:D | 2:D | 8:L |
| 2. | James Danaher | 1338 | Shannon | 5.5 | 19:W | 11:W | 8:W | 5:W | 1:D | 10:W |
| 3. | Maurice J. Coveney | 1309 | Cork | 3.5 | 20:W | 12:D | 10:L | 17:W | 29:W | 11:L |
| 4. | Richard Flynn | 1121 | Limerick | 3.5 | 21:W | 15:L | 25:W | :D | 12:W | 13:L |
| 5. | Michael O'Connell | 1087 | Westport | 3 | 22:W | 28:W | 15:W | 2:L | 10:L | 27:L |
| 6. | Jeffrey Alfred | 1053 | Adare | 4.5 | :D | :D | 12:W | 15:W | 11:D | 16:W |
| 7. | John Redican | 1017 | 3.5 | 23:W | 29:D | 1:L | 16:L | 19:W | 9:W | |
| 8. | Jack Fitzgerald | 920 | Adare | 4.5 | 24:W | 31:W | 2:L | 29:W | 13:D | 1:W |
| 9. | Andrew Ingram | 891 | Limerick | 2.5 | 25:W | 1:D | 29:L | 21:W | 16:L | 7:L |
| 10. | Suliman Ali | 820 | Ballinasloe | 4 | :D | 16:W | 3:W | 1:D | 5:W | 2:L |
| 11. | John P. Dunne | 819 | Ballinasloe | 4.5 | 26:W | 2:L | 28:W | 23:W | 6:D | 3:W |
| 12. | Thomas Senior Dunne | 793 | Ballinasloe | 2.5 | 27:W | 3:D | 6:L | 19:W | 4:L | 15:L |
| 13. | Thomas Keating | 783 | 4.5 | 28:L | 24:W | 30:W | 27:W | 8:D | 4:W | |
| 14. | Muthukumaran Thangaramanujam | 758 | University of Limerick | 4 | 29:L | 17:W | 27:L | 31:W | 25:W | 23:W |
| 15. | Robbie Meaney | 713 | Shannon | 3 | 32:W | 4:W | 5:L | 6:L | 27:L | 12:W |
| 16. | Ross O'Connor | 710 | 3.5 | :D | 10:L | 20:W | 7:W | 9:W | 6:L | |
| 17. | Noel Keating | 670 | 2.5 | :D | 14:L | 32:W | 3:L | 28:W | 29:L | |
| 18. | Darragh Mulqueen-Danaher | 425 | Shannon | 0 | 1:L | 23:L | : | : | : | : |
| 19. | Darragh Flynn | 316 | Killimer Knockerra Junior | 1.5 | 2:L | 26:+ | :D | 12:L | 7:L | 32:L |
| 20. | Jessica Mulqueen-Danaher | 240 | Shannon | 2 | 3:L | 25:L | 16:L | 33:W | 21:L | 30:W |
| 21. | Tom Anderson | 2.5 | 4:L | 30:L | 22:W | 9:L | 20:W | :D | ||
| 22. | Joshua Cesar | Shannon | 2 | 5:L | 27:L | 21:L | :W | 30:W | 25:L | |
| 23. | Joseph Cesar | Shannon | 3 | 7:L | 18:W | 31:W | 11:L | 32:W | 14:L | |
| 24. | Fionnan Crimmins | Shannon | 1 | 8:L | 13:L | :W | : | : | : | |
| 25. | Joe Cronin | Limerick | 3 | 9:L | 20:W | 4:L | 30:W | 14:L | 22:W | |
| 26. | Jan Glegolski | Kilkenny | 0 | 11:L | 19:- | : | : | : | : | |
| 27. | Kevin Kilduff | 4 | 12:L | 22:W | 14:W | 13:L | 15:W | 5:W | ||
| 28. | Paul Korar | 2 | 13:W | 5:L | 11:L | 32:L | 17:L | 33:W | ||
| 29. | Stephen Meaney | Killimer Knockerra Junior | 3.5 | 14:W | 7:D | 9:W | 8:L | 3:L | 17:W | |
| 30. | Hazel Meaney | Shannon | 1 | 31: | 21:W | 13:L | 25:L | 22:L | 20:L | |
| 31. | Thomas Power | 2 | 30:W | 8:L | 23:L | 14:L | 23:L | :W | ||
| 32. | Ruairi Freeman | 711 | 2 | 15:L | :W | 17:L | 28:W | 23:L | 19:W | |
| 33. | Thomas Eadie Killarney | Killarney | 1 | : | : | : | 20:L | 31:W | 28:L |
Round 5 clash of the top seeds in the U-1400 section Martin Kelly (White, from Belfast) v James Danaher
James drew this crucial game and went on to win the section