The 103rd Irish Chess Championship 2024 was held from 3-11th August at The Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan, Dublin.
The 9-round Swiss tournament accepted players rated above 1900, current Irish Womenโs, 50+, and 65+ champions, all former Irish champions, two ICU nominees and one organiser nominee.
IM David Fitzsimons secured first place with an undefeated 7.5/9 points, finishing half a point ahead of the country’s only Grandmaster, Alex Baburin, to be declared the national champion.
This is Fitzsimons’ first championship. He is awarded with 1500 EUR top prize.
Final standings:
1 IM Fitzsimons David IRL 2301 – 7.5
2 GM Baburin Alexander IRL 2375 – 7
3 FM Venkatesan Kavin IRL 2202 – 6.5
4-8 CM Melaugh Shane IRL 2178, CM Flynn Jacob IRL 2134, FM Crowley James IRL 2122, O’Cuilleanain Oisin 2100 and Hushpit Lukian IRL 2074 – 6
9-12 Liu Jason IRL 2223, FM Carroll Peter IRL 2162, Brozynski Patryk IRL 2057 and Paibir Atharva IRL 1910 – 5.5
13-21 FM Daly Colm IRL 2211, Collins Adam IRL 2189, Murray Benjamin IRL 2096, Keenan Cathal IRL 2075, O’Gorman Alice 1988, Ivanov Andrey A. IRL 1942, Woods Yannick IRL 1876 and Govindaraju Darun IRL 1858 – 5
21-26 Kennedy John P. A. IRL 2045, Doyle Anthony IRL 2034, Gora Antonina IRL 1937, Arun Nitish IRL 1915, Gallagher Brian IRL 1859 and Putar Lara IRL 1841 – 4.5
27-37 Sheahan Ben IRL 2043, O’Connell Gerard IRL 2009, Nolan Conor IRL 2000, Putar Leon IRL 1958, Murphy Oissine 1957, Fox Anthony IRL 1930, Renji Rafael Ninan IRL 1920, Barnes Oliver IRL 1915, Parouare Mohammad Mahbub 1891, O’Neill Sam 1868 and Stokes Stephen IRL 1852 – 4
38-39 Burke Kevin A. IRL 1869 and Braine Harry IRL 1863 – 3.5
40-44 FM Freeman Gordon IRL 2071, CM MacElligott Gerard IRL 1989, Lyons Brendan IRL 1925, Cafolla Peter IRL 1908 and Reynolds Pat IRL 1900 – 3
45-50 Geaney-O’Brien David IRL 1980, Scott Luke IRL 1966, O’Rourke Emmet 1892, O’Reilly Conor 1889, Boyle Bernard IRL 1882 and Lorigan Maxim IRL 1879 – 2.5
51 Sheahan Gavin IRL 2028 and Sidney Will IRL 1889 – 2
53 O’Donnell Conor 2285 – 1.5
