ENNIS CHESS OPEN 2021

 

Date: Friday 12th - Sunday 14th, November 2021
Venue: WEST COUNTY HOTEL, Clare Rd. Ennis tel: 065-6869600
Sections: Open Section only, limited to 100 entries
5 Rounds, 1st Round 1 starts @ 8 pm, Friday
Saturday, Round 2 starts @ 10 am, Round 3 - 3 pm,
Sunday, Round 4 starts @ 10 am, Round 5 - 3 pm
Entry Fee: Adults: 40 euro, if paid by Nov 1st, after that 50 euro
Juniors 30 euro
Prize fund(tba) depending on number of entries.

Open:

1st - subject to entry

2nd - subject to entry

3rd - subject to entry

Terms and Conditions:
1. The FIDE Rules of Chess will apply, except where amended below.
2. Players must be vaccinated and provide their Covid Cert for inspection. Details will be recorded with their competition entry. In line with GDPR, information is requested to allow us to to run the tournament safely. At the end of the tournament this information will not be retained. All personal information will be destroyed.
3. All Players, even if vaccinated are requested to wear a mask while in the playing area.
4. Players must be ICU members.
5. The tournament will be ICU rated and will be run using Swiss Master.
6. In the event of a tie for first place - a blitz (3+2) will be used to decide the title winner. For any other prize, the following tie breaking system will be applied in this order: Median Bucholz; Bucholz. If players cannot be separated after this, the position shall be shared. No player shall win more than one prize.
7. TIME LIMIT: 90 minutes + 15 sec increment each player for all moves.
8. The default time for games is 30 minutes.
9. Players may request a "Travelling Bye". All communication to the Tournament Director prior to and within 2 hours of the first game. After round 1 all "Travelling Bye" requests should be made to the Arbiter before the end of the previous round.
10. Only one parent(if participant is under 18), will be allowed in the playing hall until play is about to commence. Players who have finished their games shall be considered spectators and should leave the playing hall.
11. Once the game has started, no player shall consult with books, electronic devices or any other player, except the Arbiter until after the game has finished.
12. Mobile phones and electronic devices are not allowed in the playing hall. Should such a device make a noise during a game, the relevant player will be deemed to have forfeited.
13. In the event of any dispute during the game, the players should stop the clock and look for an Arbiter to rule on the issue. The decision of the Arbiter shall be final.
14. Sets & clocks will be provided for all players.
15. At the end of each game, players must set the board up correctly (i.e. White Rook on a1).
16. Sets and clocks must not be removed from the playing room.
17. Clocks must be left at the side of the board where placed by the Arbiter.
18. Spare sets will be available for analysis subject to availability.
Accomodation:
Special discounted rates for all players staying at West County hotel tournament venue. Ask at hotel reception for the special discount rate for Ennis chess tournament players.
Entry Contact: John Cassidy, tel: 065 6824642 or mob.: 087 2495913
Email:ennischessclub@hotmail.com

Entry Form here.

ENTRIES SO FAR: (93 entries)

OPEN: ICU no. Name (Rating)

Blair Connell (2230)

Juan R. Rodriguez Fernandez (2163)

1405 Rory Quinn (2063)

17739 Kavin Vengkatesan (2060)

Markel Vesga Izeta (2050)

18019 Adam Collins (1992)

456 Anthony Fox (1959)

13408 Alice O'Gorman (1948)

159 Peter Cafolla (1931)

18099 John Waldron (1870)

10914 Thomas Junior Dunne (1856)

16006 Henk de Jonge (1823)

6066 John C Kelly 1777

13468 Con Kirby (1735)

3075 Gerry Buckley (1735)

6280 James Danaher 1705

18814 Jarek Wieczorek (1592)

12160 Cian Guinan (1581)

17916 Jana Solomatina (1574)

18095 Raphael Ninan Renji (1515)

18717 Oisin O'Cuilleanain (1491)

18112 Cody Coughlan (1489)

3575 Niki Mullins (1489)

5963 Dennis O'Connell (1482)

5342 Barry Foran (1447)

12684 Aaron Daly (1446)

1784 Joe O'Hanlon (1440)

1874 Gerry Casey (1435)

17520 Dylan Murphy (1426)

6756 Michael Bradley 1425

19074 Surour Alneyadi 1397

17664 Andrew Finnerty (1382)

17724 Jack Mcintyre (1381)

18780 Andrey Ivanov (1373)

19084 Ali Abdul Jalil (1339)

10205 John Dunne (1335)

7168 Phillip Foenander (1332)

1537 Shay Scott (1326)

1717 Jamie Dowling (1292)

1674 Niall P Whelan (1215)

6968 Kevin Fitzpatrick (1213)

12190 Michael Joseph O'Connell (1190)

12371 Stephen Meaney (1164)

18829 Shindgi Sumanth (1156)

6240 John Lucey (1126)

17623 James O'Sullivan (1118)

1344 Tom O'Sullivan 1282

19349 Conor Sheehan (1093)

4511 Georgie Casey (1085)

4888 Derek Stacey (1029)

17976 Denis Lynch (996)

17468 Chris McGorrian (984)

18669 Emmet Power (964)

5997 James Scarry 920

18310 Zoran Dragic (900)

18090 David Racz 889

19104 Fergal Gallagher (877)

19459 Conor Gunn (864)

18813 Renji Rajan (857)

19098 Paul McGurran 854

19195 Harry Cummins (821)

19271 Zara Sviridova (817)

18849 Szymon Wegrzyn (760)

17782 Michael Scully (741)

18234 Phil Timlin (727)

19127 Corey Whelan (725)

18100 Diarmaid Waldron (700)

19059 George Stack (700)

18961 Nathan Jacob Renji (700)

19021 Vihan Patil (700)

19078 Amy Dykes (638)

19480 Edward Loane (629)

19454 Siofra Finnerty (447)

19571 Alwaleed Alabassi 0

19586 Anabella Stewartmiller 0

Charles Ridgeway 0

19524 Craig Dubose 0

19218 Dylan Collins 0

19572 Emily Feisal 0

19599 Jack McAuliffe 0

Jacob Carson Rennie 0

19585 Jaiten Saini 0

19597 Matthew Thurm 0

19588 Mohamed Almulla 0

19657 Molly Mcnee 0

19570 Mustafa Almashhadi 0

19592 Oisin O'Sullivan 0

19569 Rayan Alrasheed 0

Roy Nascimento Marshall 0

19589 Turki Almulhim 0

Ultan Breslin 0

Vladimir Mhabane 0

Byes:
Bye - Rd 1 - Friday Evening

Dylan Collins

Ali Abdul Jalil

Phillip Foenander

Matthew Thurm

David Racz

Szymon Wegrzyn

Conor Sheehan

Bye - Rd 2 - Saturday Morning

George Stack

Kevin Fitzpatrick

David Racz

Bye - Rd 3 - Saturday Evening

Kevin Fitzpatrick

David Racz

Paul McGurrian

 

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