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Bunratty Masters Tournament

Paul Wallace2.5/6(+2 -3 =1)[games]
Gerardo Artola Pola2/6(+1 -3 =2)[games]
Luke McShane5/6(+4 -0 =2)[games]
Mark Hebden5/6(+4 -0 =2)[games]
Nigel Short4.5/6(+3 -0 =3)[games]
Matthew James Turner4.5/6(+4 -1 =1)[games]
David Howell4.5/6(+4 -1 =1)[games]
David Fitzsimons4.5/6(+3 -0 =3)[games]
Adam Hunt4.5/6(+3 -0 =3)[games]
Bogdan Lalic4.5/6(+3 -0 =3)[games]
Peter K Wells4/6(+3 -1 =2)[games]
Mark Heidenfeld4/6(+3 -1 =2)[games]
Conor O'Donnell4/6(+3 -1 =2)[games]
Alexander Baburin4/6(+3 -1 =2)[games]
John McMorrow4/6(+4 -2 =0)[games]
Richard A Bates3.5/6(+3 -2 =1)[games]
Sam E Collins3.5/6(+3 -2 =1)[games]
Simon Kim Williams3.5/6(+3 -2 =1)[games]
Alex Astaneh Lopez3.5/6(+3 -2 =1)[games]
Peter Carroll3.5/6(+3 -2 =1)[games]
Marijus Vicas3.5/6(+3 -2 =1)[games]
Jonathan Pein3.5/6(+3 -2 =1)[games]
Gabriel Voiteanu3.5/6(+3 -2 =1)[games]
Alan J Walton3.5/6(+2 -1 =3)[games]
Tom O'Gorman3/6(+2 -2 =2)[games]
Fiona Steil-Antoni3/6(+2 -2 =2)[games]
Blair N Connell3/6(+3 -3 =0)[games]
Malcolm Pein3/6(+3 -3 =0)[games]
Aidan M Rawlinson3/6(+2 -2 =2)[games]
Gabor Horvath3/6(+2 -2 =2)[games]
Frans Wolferink3/6(+3 -3 =0)[games]
Henry Li2.5/6(+2 -3 =1)[games]
* (52 players total; 20 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Bunratty Masters (2019)

The 26th Bunratty Masters was a 6-round Swiss open (rating >2000) taking place from 22-24 February in Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty, Ireland. Players received 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 15-second increment starting from move 1. First prize: 1,000 euros; 2nd prize: 500 euros. If a tie for first place, the top two players in order of Median Buchholz score would have a blitz (3 min + 2 sec) playoff to decide the title. (1, 2) Chief arbiter: Ted Jennings. (3)

Luke McShane and Mark Hebden shared first with 5/6 and 750 euros each, after which McShane won the blitz playoff by 2-1 to take the title.

Official site: http://www.bunrattychess.com/. ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/bunra.... TWIC: http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews...

(1) chess24: Bunratty Masters 2019 https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t... (2) https://www.bunrattychess.com/terms... (3) https://www.fide.com/calendar/fide-...

 page 3 of 7; games 51-75 of 151  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
51. M Vicas vs C Nettleton  1-0532019Bunratty MastersB23 Sicilian, Closed
52. Jacob Flynn vs A Rawlinson  ½-½142019Bunratty MastersB06 Robatsch
53. A Baburin vs G Melaugh  ½-½392019Bunratty MastersA96 Dutch, Classical Variation
54. C Fegan vs A A Lopez  0-1442019Bunratty MastersE15 Queen's Indian
55. M Pein vs A Fox  1-0592019Bunratty MastersD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
56. G Machin vs J Fehr  1-0372019Bunratty MastersA04 Reti Opening
57. J McDonnell vs A J Walton  ½-½522019Bunratty MastersC05 French, Tarrasch
58. S Moran vs J McMorrow  0-1262019Bunratty MastersA28 English
59. P O'Neill vs J O'Connor  0-1362019Bunratty MastersD39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
60. S Melaugh vs Gerardo Artola Pola  ½-½592019Bunratty MastersB07 Pirc
61. F Wolferink vs A Byrne  1-0332019Bunratty MastersC13 French
62. E Keogh vs Colin Menzies  0-1322019Bunratty MastersB23 Sicilian, Closed
63. G Horvath vs K O'Flaherty  ½-½282019Bunratty MastersC50 Giuoco Piano
64. T O'Gorman vs M J Turner  0-1582019Bunratty MastersC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
65. S Collins vs F Steil-Antoni  1-0342019Bunratty MastersA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
66. J Pein vs A Hunt  0-1232019Bunratty MastersD85 Grunfeld
67. M Heidenfeld vs K Moynihan  1-0572019Bunratty MastersC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
68. S Williams vs G Voiteanu  1-0342019Bunratty MastersD55 Queen's Gambit Declined
69. A A Lopez vs J O'Connor  1-0382019Bunratty MastersE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
70. A Rawlinson vs M Pein  0-1102019Bunratty MastersE61 King's Indian
71. B Connell vs F Wolferink  1-0362019Bunratty MastersA45 Queen's Pawn Game
72. Colin Menzies vs H Li  0-1462019Bunratty MastersA45 Queen's Pawn Game
73. K Delaney vs P Carroll  0-1282019Bunratty MastersA45 Queen's Pawn Game
74. P Wallace vs Jacob Flynn  1-0282019Bunratty MastersB12 Caro-Kann Defense
75. J McMorrow vs G Machin  1-0572019Bunratty MastersC01 French, Exchange
 page 3 of 7; games 51-75 of 151  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-31-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sargon: Complete results have been added to the database for the 26th Bunratty Masters (2019) held February in Ireland.
Apr-01-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: https://www.icu.ie/system/images/da..., blitz playoff with a pint of beer.

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