The Irish Chess Union

The 2005 City of Dublin Championships took place last weekend (August 26-28) in "An Oige" Youth Hostel, Dublin

Novices: 1st-2nd Senan Cullen, Eoin O’ Dwyer 4½/6; 3rd-4th Jaya Thorayic, Pat Todd 4/6

Junior: 1st Michael Monahan 5/6; 2nd Christodoulos Makris 4½/6; 3rd-4th Michael Bradley, Vincent Denard 4/6; Grading prizes Wayne Murphy, Paul Griffiths

Challengers: 1st David O’ Mahony 5/6; 2nd-5th John Hensey, Stephen Stokes, David Normoyle, Emily Alfred 4½/6; Grading prizes Robert Richardson, Aravind Menon, Peter Cloonan

Major: 1st-2nd David Path, Semyon Mkrtchyan 5/6; 3rd-5th Adam Kelly, Darren McCabe, Gareth Annesley 4½/6; Grading prizes Alan MacDonagh, Tomas Bajcar, Lorcan O’ Toole

Masters: 1st-2nd Gavin Wall IM, John Delaney FM 4½/6; 3rd-5th Alexander Baburin GM, Karl McPhillips, Mel O’ Cinneide 4/6; Grading prizes David B. Murray, Simon Jeffares

Report by Pat Fitzsimons