Limerick Open 2013

The Limerick Open 2013 was held on the Halloween holiday weekend (26–28 October) at the South Court Hotel, Limerick. It was a six-round event, with 79 entries in the Philip Hogarty Open (37 players, including a GM) and the Under 1400 section (42 players).

Philip Hogarty Open

The winner, FM Colm Daly, won outright first place, scoring 5.5/6. He won his final game against Orison Carlile in round 6 to clinch first prize and the perpetual trophy. GM Petr Neumann (Czech Republic) was second on 5/6, and IM Dragos Dumitrache (Romania) and FM David Fitzsimons were joint third on 4.5/6.

• Grading prizes: Pete Morriss 4/6, Piotr Leichert 4/6, Brian Farragher 3/6, Phillip Foenander 3/6 and Kevin Fitzpatrick 3/6
• David and Goliath prize: Pat Twomey, for his win against IM Dragos Dumitrache in round 1

Under 1400 section

There were three joint first prize winners on 5/6: Jeffrey Alfred, Carlos Silva and Eric James Salsac.

• Grading prizes: Dean Copeland 4/6, Daniel Dwyer 4/6, Alice O’Gorman 4/6, Clare McCarrick 4/6, Tom Anderson 4/6, Joshua Cesar 3/6 and Con Kirby 3/6

Special thanks to John Cassidy for organising the Limerick Open and to the controller, Ted Jennings, for doing the draws.

Source: Limerick Chess Club archive.