1st prize winner in the Limerick End of Season blitz on 21st May 2026 with 5.5/6 points, with tournament Controller Neal Kirby.
The Limerick End of Season Blitz, with the club prizegiving, was held on Thursday 21 May 2026 over six rounds. The tournament controller was Neal Kirby.
Blitz results
1st: Robert Arellano, 5.5/6.
Joint 2nd: Jamie Comley and Rory Heffernan, 5/6.
Joint Best Juniors: Korneliusz Bartczak and Scott Fitzgerald.
Tom White Cup prizes presented
After the blitz the Tom White Cup 2025-26 prizes were presented: Korneliusz Bartczak (winner, who received his trophy from Neal Kirby), Jamie Comley (2nd), Stephen Clancy, Robert Arellano and Adam McCoy (joint 3rd) and Cathal Murphy (Best Junior).
Source: Limerick Chess Club archive.
Photographs
Club winners at the Limerick End of Season blitz held 21st May 2026. L-R Cathal Murphy(Tom White Best Junior), Stephen Clancy(Tom White joint 3rd), Robert Arellano (Tom White joint 3rd), and Adam McCoy(Tom White joint 3rd).
Jamie Comley finished in joint 2nd in the End of season blitz on 21st May 2026, and also 2nd in the Tom White Cup.
Korneliusz Bartczak was presented with his Tom White Cup winners trophy by Neal Kirby after the Blitz on 21st May 2026.
Joint 2nd in the End of Season blitz on 21st May 2026 was shared by Jamie Comley and Rory Heffernan on 5/6 points.
Best juniors in the End of Season blitz 2026 was shared by Korneliusz Bartczak and Scott Fitzgerald.
