Limerick Open 2015

The Limerick Open 2015 was held on the October bank holiday weekend (24–26 October) at the Savoy Hotel, Limerick. It was a six-round event, with 70 entries in the Philip Hogarty Open (40 players) and the Under 1400 section (30 players).

Philip Hogarty Open

Ioana Gelip (Romania) finished first on 5.5/6 and won the perpetual trophy. Round 5 leader Tom O’Gorman (Dun Laoghaire) lost in round 6 to Ioana Gelip, which allowed her to move into sole first place. Tom O’Gorman and Stephen Moran (Trinity College) shared joint second on 5/6.

• Grading prizes: U-1800 Thomas Dunne Jnr 4/6; U-1600 Desmond Fanning 4/6; U-1400 Dennis Ruchko 3.5/6

Under 1400 section

• First prize: Jonathan Peoples (Derry), 5.5/6
• Second prize: David Remenyik (Gorey), 5/6
• Third prize: Diarmud Reidy, 4.5/6
• Grading prizes: Ludmila Podzimkova 4/6, Mateo Plaza Reino 3/6 and Dylan Murphy 3/6

Special thanks to John Cassidy for organising the Limerick Open and to the controllers, Ted Jennings, Ivan Baburin and Pat Scanlan, for doing the draws. Prizes were presented by Munster League Secretary Alan Salsac.

Source: Limerick Chess Club archive.