This event was held on Sunday 15 June 2008 at the Esplanade Hotel, Bray, Co Wicklow and organised by Bray Chess Club. It was run as a six round swiss system rapidplay with 78 players, and a prize fund of 2,000. Result:
- 1st-2nd: Petr Velicka GM, Alexander Baburin GM, 5½/6.
- 3rd-6th: Mark Heidenfeld, Ivan Lanca, Semyon Mkrtchyan, David Fitzsimons 5/6.
Grading prizes:
- 1700 - 1950: Semyon Mkrtchyan (1836) on 5/6.
- 1200 - 1699: Melvyn King (1495), Mark Berney (1696), Terry Creighton (1561) on 4/6.
- under 1200: Turlough Kelly (1150), Narcissa Pantaleon (UG), Noel Coster (1137), Thomas Fanthom (1121), Luke Reynolds (UG) all on 3/6.
The David v Goliath prize to Turlough Kelly (1150, pictured right) for his win v Raino Soikkeli (1726). Turlough was presented with the inaugural Thomas Clarke Memorial Trophy, by Tom's widow Christine who was invited to attend the tournament as a guest of honour. In the past Tom had represented Bray Chess Club on a number of occasions.
The Brendan Ryan Memorial Trophy went to Petr Velicka after a blitz playoff with Alexander Baburin.
Place Name Loc Club Score Buch. M-Buch.
1-2 BABURIN "GM", ALEXANDER 2534 KILKENNY 5.5 24.0 17.0
VELICKA "GM", PETR 2496 CZE 5.5 22.5 15.0
3-6 HEIDENFELD "IM", MARK 2388 DUBLIN 5 25.0 17.5
LANCA, IVAN 2102 5 24.0 16.0
MKRTCHYAN, SEMYON 1836 -Co. DUBLIN- 5 21.5 15.5
FITZSIMONS, DAVID 2118 ELM MOUNT 5 21.5 14.0
7-9 DALY "FM", COLM 2277 CASTLE 4.5 25.0 16.5
MORRIS, STEPHEN B. 2111 BRAY/GREYSTONES 4.5 21.5 14.0
OSBORNE, SAM C. 2068 St. BENILDUS 4.5 19.0 12.0
10-24 LAGUTIN, NELMAN 1870 4 25.0 16.5
O' CONNELL, GERARD 2105 St. BENILDUS 4 22.5 15.0
FOX, ANTHONY 2054 DUN LAOIRE 4 22.5 15.0
Mc GOVERN, MARK E. 1995 GONZAGA 4 21.5 14.5
KING, MELVYN 1495 NAOMH BARROG 4 21.0 15.0
Mc CABE, DARREN 1890 RATHMINES 4 21.0 14.0
Mc PHILLIPS, KARL 2269 KILKENNY 4 20.5 13.0
REYNOLDS, PAT 1929 BRAY/GREYSTONES 4 19.5 13.0
BERNEY, MARK 1696 GOREY 4 19.5 12.5
MADYNSKI, PAWEL 2157 "POLAND" 4 19.0 13.0
DENNEHY, TONY 1886 RATHMINES 4 19.0 11.5
O' ROURKE, RAY 1920 ELM MOUNT 4 18.5 11.0
BECKETT, BRIAN 1884 BRAY/GREYSTONES 4 17.5 11.5
MURRAY, DAVID B. 1956 GONZAGA 4 17.0 12.0
CREIGHTON, TERRY 1561 -Co. DUBLIN- 4 16.5 11.0
25-30 SORIN, MAXIME 2289 "FRANCE" 3.5 23.0 16.0
PYE, ROBERT 2011 BRAY/GREYSTONES 3.5 21.0 15.0
AHERNE, JOHN P. 1763 RATHMINES 3.5 20.0 14.5
Mazur, Ireneusz 1800 3.5 17.5 11.5
BENNETT, ERIC 1871 BRAY/GREYSTONES 3.5 17.5 10.5
TAKACS, KRISTOV 2000 BRAY 3.5 16.5 11.5
31-49 JESSEL, STEPHEN 2239 "FRANCE" 3 24.5 16.0
HRUSKA, STANISLAV 1731 BRAY/GREYSTONES 3 21.0 14.0
BREZING, THOMAS 1928 PHIBSBORO 3 21.0 14.0
DUFFY, SEAMUS 1885 WICKLOW 3 20.5 14.0
Kouthtev, Atamas 1400 3 20.5 13.0
Janusaitis, Mindaugas 1940 3 19.5 13.0
KELLY, TURLOUGH 1150 3 19.0 13.0
BISSETT, VINCENT 1594 MALAHIDE 3 18.5 14.0
MITCHELL, DAVID 1597 DUN LAOIRE 3 18.5 12.5
SOIKKELI, RAINO 1726 -Co. DUBLIN- 3 17.0 12.0
FITZPATRICK, TOM 1534 PHIBSBORO 3 17.0 11.0
FANTHOM, THOMAS 1121 WICKLOW 3 16.0 11.0
Pantaleon, Narcissa 696 3 16.0 10.0
COSTER, NOEL 1137 BRAY/GREYSTONES 3 15.5 10.5
SCOTT, SHAY 1308 MALAHIDE 3 15.0 10.0
Mc AREE, JAMES 1302 -Co. WICKLOW- 3 15.0 10.0
STOKES, STEPHEN 1559 GRIFFITH COLLEGE 3 14.0 9.5
Reynolds, Luke 699 3 13.5 8.0
BYRNE, CIARAN J. 1320 RATHMINES 3 13.0 8.0
50-51 HEARNS, LIAM T. 1813 DUN LAOIRE 2.5 20.0 14.0
JACKSON, PETER C. 1259 PHIBSBORO 2.5 19.0 13.0
52-65 MURPHY, RORY 1423 BRAY/GREYSTONES 2 21.0 14.0
LEAVY, PAUL A. 1323 JOBSTOWN 2 19.0 13.5
FRENCH, WILLIAM 1317 ELM MOUNT 2 19.0 13.5
HOLOHAN, FRANK 1368 BRAY/GREYSTONES 2 19.0 12.0
BYFORD, COLIN 1716 BRAY/GREYSTONES 2 17.0 12.5
MAGUIRE, PHILIP 1161 WICKLOW 2 17.0 12.5
HONNER, MERVYN 1252 BRAY/GREYSTONES 2 15.5 11.0
MURPHY, WAYNE 1195 JOBSTOWN 2 15.5 10.0
HEARNE, SARAH JANE 1061 2 15.0 10.0
CULLEN, SENAN P. 1142 JOBSTOWN 2 14.5 10.0
Reynolds, Carl 698 2 14.5 10.0
Ryan, Alan 682 2 13.5 9.5
QUILL, PATRICK 1212 BRAY/GREYSTONES 2 13.0 8.0
MOWLDS, DEE 686 RATHMINES 2 11.0 7.0
66-69 Fernandes, Joao 695 1.5 18.0 12.0
BERNEY, CONOR 770 GOREY 1.5 15.5 10.0
Hearne, Catherine 687 1.5 10.0 6.5
Carton, Cian 694 1.5 10.0 5.0
70-75 STOKES, BERNADETTE 700 BRAY/GREYSTONES 1 17.0 12.0
FLEMING, HUGH 691 1 15.5 10.0
Cooke, Peter 683 RATHMINES 1 15.5 10.0
PIRKL, MICHAEL 690 1 15.0 10.0
ABBEY, JOHN 692 1 13.5 9.0
BENSON, NICOLA 908 St. BENILDUS 1 13.0 10.0
76 Maguire, Jake 686 0.5 13.0 8.5
77-78 USHER, STEPHEN 689 0 11.0 7.5
Tsaboshvili, Lasha 2015 0 0.0 0.0
Cross Table
No Name Loc Total 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 BABURIN "GM", ALEXANDER 2534 5.5 52:W 21:W 11:W 7:D 8:W 3:W
2 VELICKA "GM", PETR 2496 5.5 35:W 20:W 12:D 31:W 7:W 16:W
3 HEIDENFELD "IM", MARK 2388 5 55:W 15:W 9:W 4:W 10:W 1:L
4 LANCA, IVAN 2102 5 41:W 36:W 6:W 3:L 13:W 17:W
5 MKRTCHYAN, SEMYON 1836 5 69:W 16:W 8:D 12:W 25:D 11:W
6 FITZSIMONS, DAVID 2118 5 51:W 50:W 4:L 29:W 15:W 14:W
7 DALY "FM", COLM 2277 4.5 49:W 34:W 13:W 1:D 2:L 10:W
8 MORRIS, STEPHEN B. 2111 4.5 58:W 56:W 5:D 27:W 1:L 25:W
9 OSBORNE, SAM C. 2068 4.5 59:W 39:W 3:L 50:D 27:W 31:W
10 LAGUTIN, NELMAN 1870 4 18:W 17:W 19:W 25:W 3:L 7:L
11 O' CONNELL, GERARD 2105 4 64:W 40:W 1:L 22:W 38:W 5:L
12 FOX, ANTHONY 2054 4 57:W 38:W 2:D 5:L 33:W 19:D
13 Mc GOVERN, MARK E. 1995 4 42:W 14:W 7:L 56:W 4:L 40:W
14 KING, MELVYN 1495 4 72:W 13:L 28:W 21:W 26:W 6:L
15 Mc CABE, DARREN 1890 4 48:W 3:L 54:W 32:W 6:L 39:W
16 Mc PHILLIPS, KARL 2269 4 54:W 5:L 52:W 34:W 36:W 2:L
17 REYNOLDS, PAT 1929 4 67:W 10:L 35:W 37:W 31:W 4:L
18 BERNEY, MARK 1696 4 10:L 44:W 42:W 26:L 37:W 36:W
19 MADYNSKI, PAWEL 2157 4 46:W 27:D 10:L 66:W 50:W 12:D
20 DENNEHY, TONY 1886 4 62:W 2:L 51:W 33:L 35:W 45:W
21 O' ROURKE, RAY 1920 4 63:W 1:L 53:W 14:L 52:W 38:W
22 BECKETT, BRIAN 1884 4 43:W 25:L 57:W 11:L 53:W 33:W
23 MURRAY, DAVID B. 1956 4 60:W 37:W 31:L 38:L 41:W 32:W
24 CREIGHTON, TERRY 1561 4 65:W 26:L 32:L 57:W 43:W 34:W
25 SORIN, MAXIME 2289 3.5 53:W 22:W 26:W 10:L 5:D 8:L
26 PYE, ROBERT 2011 3.5 61:W 24:W 25:L 18:W 14:L 29:D
27 AHERNE, JOHN P. 1763 3.5 71:W 19:D 30:W 8:L 9:L 51:W
28 Mazur, Ireneusz 1800 3.5 47:W 30:L 14:L 51:D 57:W 50:W
29 BENNETT, ERIC 1871 3.5 66:W 31:L 58:W 6:L 54:W 26:D
30 TAKACS, KRISTOV 2000 3.5 44:D 28:W 27:L 39:L 67:W 56:W
31 JESSEL, STEPHEN 2239 3 45:W 29:W 23:W 2:L 17:L 9:L
32 HRUSKA, STANISLAV 1731 3 34:L 49:W 24:W 15:L 47:W 23:L
33 BREZING, THOMAS 1928 3 0: 41:W 39:W 20:W 12:L 22:L
34 DUFFY, SEAMUS 1885 3 32:W 7:L 46:W 16:L 55:W 24:L
35 Kouthtev, Atamas 1400 3 2:L 62:W 17:L 42:W 20:L 61:W
36 Janusaitis, Mindaugas 1940 3 75:W 4:L 55:W 47:W 16:L 18:L
37 KELLY, TURLOUGH 1150 3 70:W 23:L 40:W 17:L 18:L 52:W
38 BISSETT, VINCENT 1594 3 76:W 12:L 60:W 23:W 11:L 21:L
39 MITCHELL, DAVID 1597 3 68:W 9:L 33:L 30:W 64:W 15:L
40 SOIKKELI, RAINO 1726 3 73:W 11:L 37:L 59:W 46:W 13:L
41 FITZPATRICK, TOM 1534 3 4:L 33:L 71:W 61:W 23:L 64:W
42 FANTHOM, THOMAS 1121 3 13:L 72:W 18:L 35:L 62:W 53:W
43 Pantaleon, Narcissa 696 3 22:L 53:L 65:W 58:W 24:L 54:W
44 COSTER, NOEL 1137 3 30:D 18:L 45:D 52:L 72:W 55:W
45 SCOTT, SHAY 1308 3 31:L 66:D 44:D 73:W 56:W 20:L
46 Mc AREE, JAMES 1302 3 19:L 71:W 34:L 62:W 40:L 63:W
47 STOKES, STEPHEN 1559 3 28:L 75:W 73:W 36:L 32:L 58:W
48 Reynolds, Luke 699 3 15:L 55:L 63:W 54:L 59:W 67:W
49 BYRNE, CIARAN J. 1320 3 7:L 32:L 66:L 76:W 74:W 60:W
50 HEARNS, LIAM T. 1813 2.5 74:W 6:L 59:W 9:D 19:L 28:L
51 JACKSON, PETER C. 1259 2.5 6:L 74:W 20:L 28:D 66:W 27:L
52 MURPHY, RORY 1423 2 1:L 67:W 16:L 44:W 21:L 37:L
53 LEAVY, PAUL A. 1323 2 25:L 43:W 21:L 75:W 22:L 42:L
54 FRENCH, WILLIAM 1317 2 16:L 69:W 15:L 48:W 29:L 43:L
55 HOLOHAN, FRANK 1368 2 3:L 48:W 36:L 60:W 34:L 44:L
56 BYFORD, COLIN 1716 2 77:W 8:L 61:W 13:L 45:L 30:L
57 MAGUIRE, PHILIP 1161 2 12:L 76:W 22:L 24:L 28:L 73:W
58 HONNER, MERVYN 1252 2 8:L 77:W 29:L 43:L 75:W 47:L
59 MURPHY, WAYNE 1195 2 9:L 68:W 50:L 40:L 48:L 71:W
60 HEARNE, SARAH JANE 1061 2 23:L 63:W 38:L 55:L 71:W 49:L
61 CULLEN, SENAN P. 1142 2 26:L 65:W 56:L 41:L 73:W 35:L
62 Reynolds, Carl 698 2 20:L 35:L 76:W 46:L 42:L 72:W
63 Ryan, Alan 682 2 21:L 60:L 48:L 77:W 68:W 46:L
64 QUILL, PATRICK 1212 2 11:L 73:L 74:W 72:W 39:L 41:L
65 MOWLDS, DEE 686 2 24:L 61:L 43:L 71:L 77:W 74:W
66 Fernandes, Joao 695 1.5 29:L 45:D 49:W 19:L 51:L 70:-
67 BERNEY, CONOR 770 1.5 17:L 52:L 68:D 69:W 30:L 48:L
68 Hearne, Catherine 687 1.5 39:L 59:L 67:D 74:L 63:L 76:W
69 Carton, Cian 694 1.5 5:L 54:L 72:L 67:L 76:D 77:W
70 STOKES, BERNADETTE 700 1 37:L 0: 0:L 0:L 0:L 66:+
71 FLEMING, HUGH 691 1 27:L 46:L 41:L 65:W 60:L 59:L
72 Cooke, Peter 683 1 14:L 42:L 69:W 64:L 44:L 62:L
73 PIRKL, MICHAEL 690 1 40:L 64:W 47:L 45:L 61:L 57:L
74 ABBEY, JOHN 692 1 50:L 51:L 64:L 68:W 49:L 65:L
75 BENSON, NICOLA 908 1 36:L 47:L 77:W 53:L 58:L 0:L
76 Maguire, Jake 686 .5 38:L 57:L 62:L 49:L 69:D 68:L
77 USHER, STEPHEN 689 0 56:L 58:L 75:L 63:L 65:L 69:L
78 Tsaboshvili, Lasha 2015 0 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: