The 2005 Kilkenny Congress took place last weekend (November 25-27) at various locations in Kilkenny City
Challengers, Club House Hotel: 1st Gregory Bailey 5½/6; 2nd-4th Ciaran Ruane, Michael Bradley, Diarmaid Mulvey 5/6; Grading prizes Danny Cashin, Michael Tierney, Richard Flynn, Hugh Doyle, David Finan
James Mason, Club House Hotel: 1st Thomas Lane 5½/6; 2nd-3rd Stephen W. Roe, Tom Fitzpatrick 5/6; Grading prizes Shane Brennan, Paul Ward, Aravind J. Menon, Richard Murphy, Brian Izzard
Major, Butler House: 1st Kevin Butler 5/6; 2nd-5th Robert Stuart, Liam Normoyle, D.J. O'Donoghue, Pete Morriss 4½/6; Grading prizes Tony Lee, Bernard Boyle, Gerard Buckley, Nick Larter
Masters, Kilkenny Castle: 1st Alexander Baburin GM 5/6; 2nd Anthony C. Kosten GM 4½/6; 3rd-5th Branko Damljanovic GM, Stuart Conquest GM, Mark Hebdon GM 4/6; Best Untitled Irish Karl McPhillips
Report by Gerry Graham, features pictures and an annotated game.
Created 2005-11-29 ◦ Last updated 2014-07-23 ◦ Editor VB