Congress 2019

Galway Chess Congress

Friday 22 to Sunday 24
March 2019

Masters Standings

Place Name                       Score

  1   Li, Henry            FM    5.5  
 2-3  Sveshnikov, Vladimir IM    4    
      Ruchko, Denis              4    
 4-5  Baburin, Alexander   GM    3.5  
      Ruane, Brendan             3.5  
 6-7  Hintze, Helge        FM    3    
      Moran, Darragh             3    
8-11  Nemeth, Zalan              2.5  
      O'Flaherty, Kevin          2.5  
      Cafolla, Peter             2.5  
      Fox, Anthony               2.5  
12-13 Theile-Rasche, Ingo        2    
      Dwyer, Daniel              2    
14-15 Short, Don                 1    
      Murray, David B.           1

Masters Cross Table


No  Name                 FIDE ICU  Total  1    2    3    4    5    6  

1.  Sveshnikov, Vladimir 2419      4      9:W  4:L  2:D  7:W  3:W 14:D
2.  Baburin, Alexander        2415 3.5   10:W  3:D  1:D 14:D  6:D  4:D
3.  Hintze, Helge        2261      3     11:W  2:D  8:W  4:L  1:L 10:D
4.  Li, Henry                 2235 5.5   12:W  1:W 14:W  3:W 10:W  2:D
5.  Murray, David B.          2146 1       :  12:W   :    :    :    : 
6.  Fox, Anthony              2012 2.5   13:D 15:D  7:L  8:D  2:D 11:D
7.  Theile-Rasche, Ingo  1954      2     14:L  8:D  6:W  1:L  9:L 15:D
8.  Cafolla, Peter            1931 2.5   15:D  7:D  3:L  6:D 12:D 13:D
9.  Nemeth, Zalan             1887 2.5    1:L   :D 13:W 10:L  7:W 12:L
10. Ruane, Brendan       1885      3.5    2:L 11:W 15:W  9:W  4:L  3:D
11. O'Flaherty, Kevin         1865 2.5    3:L 10:L 12:D 15:D 13:W  6:D
12. Moran, Darragh            1853 3      4:L  5:L 11:D 13:W  8:D  9:W
13. Short, Don                1852 1      6:D 14:L  9:L 12:L 11:L  8:D
14. Ruchko, Denis             1816 4      7:W 13:W  4:L  2:D 15:W  1:D
15. Dwyer, Daniel             1793 2      8:D  6:D 10:L 11:D 14:L  7:D

Majors Standings

Place Name                    Score M-Buch.

  1   Asyraf, Khai            5.5      
  2   Putar, Leon             4.5      
  3   Harris, Jason           4.5      
  4   Phelan, Leo             4.5      
  5   Murphy, Dara T.         4.5      
  6   McMahon, Pat            4        
  7   Matthews, Gabriel       4        
  8   Wieczorek, Jarek        4        12.5
  9   O'Hanlon, Joe           4        11.5
 10   Putar, Lara             4        11.0
 11   Rawlinson, Jason        3.5      
 12   Delaney, Liam           3.5      
 13   McDonnell, Joseph A.    3.5      
 14   Tempany, Max            3.5      
 15   Ward, Paul              3.5      
      Foenander, Phillip      3.5      11.0
 17   McKenna-Carroll, Ruairi 3.5      10.5
 18   Kozlovs, Andrejs        3        
 19   Valle, Lorenzo          3        
 20   Solomatina, Jana        3        
      Mihaylova, Aliona       3        
 22   O'Hanlon, Pat           3        
      McIntyre, Jack          3        
 24   Abberton, Gerard        3        
 25   Phelan, John J.         3        
 26   Brozynski, Patryk       2.5      
      McGlade, Emmet          2.5      
 28   Scott, Shay             2.5      
      Divilly, Paddy          2.5      
 30   Sheahan, Richard        2.5      
 31   O'Sullivan, Christopher 2.5      
 32   Catalano, Enzo          2.5       
      Kelly, Martin           2.5       
 34   O'Reilly, P. J.         2        
 35   Hensey, John            2        
 36   Murphy, Cathal          2        
 37   Leavy, Paul A.          2         
 38   Coughlan, Paul          1.5      
 39   McDonnell, Pearse       1.5      
 40   Castle, Aoife           1.5       
 41   Arshakyan, Arman        1         
 42   Barber, Andrew          1         
 43   Fogarty, Patrick        0.5      
 44   McCann, David           0         
 45   Abberton, Eamonn        0

Majors Cross Table


No  Name                     ICU  Total  1    2    3    4    5    6  

1.  Matthews, Gabriel        1763 4     23:W 15:L 18:W 11:D 29:W 35:D
2.  Murphy, Dara T.          1742 4.5   24:W 14:W  8:L 16:W 10:D  5:W
3.  Delaney, Liam            1738 3.5   25:D 30:W 36:W 35:L  4:W  6:L
4.  McMahon, Pat             1705 4     27:W 16:W  9:L 21:W  3:L 10:W
5.  Rawlinson, Jason         1686 3.5   28:W 17:W 15:W  8:D  9:L  2:L
6.  Phelan, Leo              1670 4.5   29:W 19:W 35:D  9:L 18:W  3:W
7.  Valle, Lorenzo           1659 3     30:D 25:D 23:W 15:D 22:D 19:L
8.  Putar, Leon              1651 4.5   31:W 21:W  2:W  5:D 35:D  9:D
9.  Asyraf, Khai             1626 5.5   32:W 22:W  4:W  6:W  5:W  8:D
10. McDonnell, Joseph A.     1600 3.5     :D 34:D 25:W 17:W  2:D  4:L
11. O'Hanlon, Pat            1600 3     33:W 35:L 29:D  1:D 23:L 31:W
12. Catalano, Enzo           1596 2.5   34:D 36:L   :D 38:D 33:D 42:D
13. McCann, David            1581 0     35:L   :    :    :    :    : 
14. Kozlovs, Andrejs         1568 3     37:W  2:L 28:D 19:W 15:D 22:L
15. Wieczorek, Jarek         1536 4     38:W  1:W  5:L  7:D 14:D 44:W
16. Solomatina, Jana         1523 3     40:W  4:L 34:W  2:L 25:D 23:D
17. Phelan, John J.          1522 3     41:W  5:L 45:W 10:L 44:L 33:W
18. Brozynski, Patryk        1521 2.5   42:D 39:W  1:L 30:W  6:L 28:L
19. Putar, Lara              1506 4     43:W  6:L 44:W 14:L 31:W  7:W
20. Abberton, Eamonn         1469 0       :    :    :  44:L   :    : 
21. Mihaylova, Aliona        1465 3     44:W  8:L 42:W  4:L 28:D 30:D
22. O'Hanlon, Joe            1458 4     45:W  9:L 31:D 27:W  7:D 14:W
23. Ward, Paul               1444 3.5    1:L 38:W  7:L 41:W 11:W 16:D
24. O'Sullivan, Christopher  1409 2.5    2:L 42:D 30:L 37:W 34:D 43:D
25. Tempany, Max             1400 3.5    3:D  7:D 10:L 43:W 16:D 29:W
26. Barber, Andrew           1382 1       :    :    :  39:W   :    : 
27. Foenander, Phillip       1366 3.5    4:L 37:D 39:W 22:L 36:W 34:W
28. McKenna-Carroll, Ruairi  1357 3.5    5:L 41:W 14:D 31:D 21:D 18:W
29. McGlade, Emmet           1342 2.5    6:L 40:W 11:D 36:W  1:L 25:L
30. Abberton, Gerard         1324 3      7:D  3:L 24:W 18:L 38:W 21:D
31. O'Reilly, P. J.          1315 2      8:L 43:W 22:D 28:D 19:L 11:L
32. Leavy, Paul A.           1313 2      9:L 45:L 41:L 40:W 37:W   : 
33. Murphy, Cathal           1312 2     11:L 44:L 37:W 42:D 12:D 17:L
34. Scott, Shay              1309 2.5   12:D 10:D 16:L 45:W 24:D 27:L
35. Harris, Jason            1284 4.5   13:W 11:W  6:D  3:W  8:D  1:D
36. Divilly, Paddy           1280 2.5     :D 12:W  3:L 29:L 27:L 38:W
37. Fogarty, Patrick         1270 .5    14:L 27:D 33:L 24:L 32:L 40:L
38. Coughlan, Paul           1257 1.5   15:L 23:L 40:W 12:D 30:L 36:L
39. Castle, Aoife            1254 1.5     :D 18:L 27:L 26:L 40:W   : 
40. Arshakyan, Arman         1244 1     16:L 29:L 38:L 32:L 39:L 37:W
41. Hensey, John             1237 2     17:L 28:L 32:W 23:L 42:D 45:D
42. Kelly, Martin            1225 2.5   18:D 24:D 21:L 33:D 41:D 12:D
43. Sheahan, Richard         1211 2.5   19:L 31:L   :W 25:L 45:W 24:D
44. McIntyre, Jack           1206 3     21:L 33:W 19:L 20:W 17:W 15:L
45. McDonnell, Pearse             1.5   22:L 32:W 17:L 34:L 43:L 41:D

Note: Asyraf, Khai is known to the ICU as Khairil Annuar, Muhammad Khairil Asyraf; we have used the shorter form of his name here for ease of presentation.

Minors Standings

Place Name                ICU  Score M-Buch. Buch.

 1-2  Paibir, Atharva     1067 5.5      16.0  
      Crowley, James      1130 5.5      15.0  
 3-5  Finnerty, Andrew    1004 5          
      Sawantawadi, Joshua      5          
      Dragic, Zoran       775  5           
 6-7  Trehan, Ritvik      957  4.5      15.5  
      Coveney, Maurice J. 913  4.5      10.0  
8-19  Lucey, John         1115 4        
      Arshakyan, Hayk     1096 4        
      Verma, Pranav            4        
      Wang, Eric          1115 4        
      Doyle, John         1037 4        
      Li, Henry J.        828  4        
      Ranade, Akshay      977  4        
      Bonnell, Ryan       1051 4        
      Delee, Bill         1071 4        
      Cunningham, David   822  4        
      Sheahan, Michael    790  4        
      Paibir, Ajay        894  4        
20-28 Van Tonder, Daniel       3.5      15.0  23.0
      Ameer, Mohammed          3.5      15.0  22.5
      Piercy, David       931  3.5      
      Tiernan, Matthew    809  3.5      
      Ridgway, Charles    568  3.5      13.0  
      Kennedy, Jamie      742  3.5      
      Holland, Tadhg      728  3.5      
      Carton, John        694  3.5      11.5  
      Bueckert, Diana     511  3.5       9.0  
29-39 Durnin, Sean             3        
      Mulvey, James       763  3        
      Flinn, David        701  3        
      Makarenko, Yuliya        3        
      O Riordan, Ross          3        
      Bueckert, Lucy      755  3        
      O'Loughlin, Morgan       3        
      Reilly, Scott            3        
      Senzel, Markus           3        
      Connolly, Paddy          3        
      Alsaleh, Moe             3        
40-48 Wegrzyn, Szymon          2.5      
      Trautt, Christopher      2.5      
      Roe, Oscar               2.5      
      Lenihan, Eamon      751  2.5      
      Rowland, Paul            2.5      
      Finnerty, Ian       944  2.5      
      Bourke, John        1046 2.5      
      Le Febvrier, Aidan       2.5      
      Jennings, Joseph         2.5       
49-57 Scully, Michael     650  2        
      Geary, Henry             2        
      Collins, Eoghan          2        
      Ryan, Eoin          354  2        
      Cassidy, Patrick    591  2        
      Bueckert, Helen     210  2        
      Loughlin, Shane          2        
      Scarry, Luke             2        
      Cooke, Eoghan            2         
58-60 Mahon, Oisin             1.5      
      Nolan, Jack              1.5      
      Hernon, Proinsias        1.5       
61-65 Mc Aleer, Aleksandr      1        
      Dhama, Arnav        1076 1         
      Kearney, Tadhg           1         
      Scott, Ciaran            1         
      Cunningham, Leah    493  1         
 66   Conmy, David        767  0.5       
 67   Kenny, John              0

Minors Cross Table


No  Name                    ICU  Total  1    2    3    4    5    6  

1.  Crowley, James          1130 5.5   33:W 18:D 31:W 62:W 10:W 13:W
2.  Lucey, John             1115 4     34:W 19:W 11:L 25:W  7:L 24:W
3.  Wang, Eric              1115 4     35:W 20:D 64:W 18:W 13:L 10:D
4.  Arshakyan, Hayk         1096 4     36:W 21:W 13:L 29:W 19:W 60:L
5.  Dhama, Arnav            1076 1     37:L 62:L 50:L 55:L 38:L   :W
6.  Delee, Bill             1071 4     38:W 24:L 56:W 30:W 60:L 47:W
7.  Paibir, Atharva         1067 5.5   39:W 27:W 12:W 13:D  2:W 11:W
8.  Bonnell, Ryan           1051 4     40:W 25:W 15:D 47:W 11:L 62:D
9.  Bourke, John            1046 2.5     :D 42:W 24:L 14:L 43:L 56:W
10. Doyle, John             1037 4       :D 43:W 28:W 15:W  1:L  3:D
11. Finnerty, Andrew        1004 5     44:W 29:W  2:W 24:W  8:W  7:L
12. Ranade, Akshay          977  4     45:W 32:W  7:L 59:W 24:W 22:L
13. Trehan, Ritvik          957  4.5   46:W 37:W  4:W  7:D  3:W  1:L
14. Finnerty, Ian           944  2.5   47:D 51:L 43:W  9:W 16:L 39:L
15. Piercy, David           931  3.5   48:W 57:W  8:D 10:L 27:W 16:L
16. Coveney, Maurice J.     913  4.5   49:W 56:D 47:L 42:W 14:W 15:W
17. Paibir, Ajay            894  4     50:W 64:D 62:L 31:D 37:W 29:W
18. Li, Henry J.            828  4     52:W  1:D 51:W  3:L 47:D 67:W
19. Cunningham, David       822  4     53:W  2:L 37:W 66:W  4:L 44:W
20. Tiernan, Matthew        809  3.5   54:W  3:D 67:D 60:L 40:W 30:D
21. Sheahan, Michael        790  4     55:W  4:L 44:L 46:W 64:W 52:W
22. Dragic, Zoran           775  5     56:L 49:W 36:W 67:W 39:W 12:W
23. Conmy, David            767  .5    57:L 46:L 52:L   :D 58:-   : 
24. Mulvey, James           763  3     59:W  6:W  9:W 11:L 12:L  2:L
25. Bueckert, Lucy          755  3     60:W  8:L 46:W  2:L 44:L 50:W
26. Lenihan, Eamon          751  2.5     :D 47:L 45:W 51:W 62:- 64:-
27. Kennedy, Jamie          742  3.5   61:W  7:L 39:D 56:W 15:L 43:W
28. Holland, Tadhg          728  3.5   62:D 58:W 10:L 64:L 51:W 54:W
29. Flinn, David            701  3     63:W 11:L 54:W  4:L 61:W 17:L
30. Carton, John            694  3.5   64:L 50:W 57:W  6:L 66:W 20:D
31. Scully, Michael         650  2       :D 65:W  1:L 17:D 52:L 42:L
32. Cassidy, Patrick        591  2     66:W 12:L 59:L 53:W 67:L 34:L
33. Ridgway, Charles        568  3.5    1:L 52:W 60:L 54:D 56:W 59:W
34. Bueckert, Diana         511  3.5    2:L 53:W 66:L 50:W 59:D 32:W
35. Cunningham, Leah        493  1      3:L 54:L 63:L 49:W 53:L 58:L
36. Ryan, Eoin              354  2      4:L 55:W 22:L 61:L 65:W 57:L
37. Bueckert, Helen         210  2      5:W 13:L 19:L 63:W 17:L 53:L
38. Cooke, Eoghan                2      6:L 59:L 53:- 52:L  5:W 49:W
39. Van Tonder, Daniel           3.5    7:L 61:+ 27:D 44:W 22:L 14:W
40. Collins, Eoghan              2      8:L 60:L 55:W 65:W 20:L 61:L
41. Jennings, Joseph             2.5     :D 67:L 65:D   :L 55:D 66:W
42. Senzel, Markus               3       :D  9:L 58:W 16:L 57:D 31:W
43. Rowland, Paul                2.5     :D 10:L 14:L 58:W  9:W 27:L
44. Makarenko, Yuliya            3     11:L 63:W 21:W 39:L 25:W 19:L
45. Nolan, Jack                  1.5   12:L   :D 26:L   :L   :L 65:W
46. Loughlin, Shane              2     13:L 23:W 25:L 21:L 54:L 63:W
47. Durnin, Sean                 3     14:D 26:W 16:W  8:L 18:D  6:L
48. Kenny, John                  0     15:L   :    :    :    :    : 
49. Mc Aleer, Aleksandr          1     16:L 22:L 61:L 35:L   :W 38:L
50. Scarry, Luke                 2     17:L 30:L  5:W 34:L 63:W 25:L
51. Trautt, Christopher          2.5     :D 14:W 18:L 26:L 28:L 55:W
52. O'Loughlin, Morgan           3     18:L 33:L 23:W 38:W 31:W 21:L
53. Connolly, Paddy              3     19:L 34:L 38:+ 32:L 35:W 37:W
54. Roe, Oscar                   2.5   20:L 35:W 29:L 33:D 46:W 28:L
55. Hernon, Proinsias            1.5   21:L 36:L 40:L  5:W 41:D 51:L
56. Mahon, Oisin                 1.5   22:W 16:D  6:L 27:L 33:L  9:L
57. Reilly, Scott                3     23:W 15:L 30:L   :D 42:D 36:W
58. Le Febvrier, Aidan           2.5     :D 28:L 42:L 43:L 23:+ 35:W
59. Wegrzyn, Szymon              2.5   24:L 38:W 32:W 12:L 34:D 33:L
60. Sawantawadi, Joshua          5     25:L 40:W 33:W 20:W  6:W  4:W
61. Alsaleh, Moe                 3     27:L 39:- 49:W 36:W 29:L 40:W
62. Verma, Pranav                4     28:D  5:W 17:W  1:L 26:+  8:D
63. Scott, Ciaran                1     29:L 44:L 35:W 37:L 50:L 46:L
64. Ameer, Mohammed              3.5   30:W 17:D  3:L 28:W 21:L 26:+
65. Kearney, Tadhg               1       :D 31:L 41:D 40:L 36:L 45:L
66. Geary, Henry                 2     32:L   :W 34:W 19:L 30:L 41:L
67. O Riordan, Ross              3       :D 41:W 20:D 22:L 32:W 18:L

Posted by Fintan on October 15th, 2018

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