Weekender
The weekender consists of 3 FIDE rated tournaments taking place on Friday the 12th until Sunday the 14th of July; the Open, Intermediate (1500-1900) and Junior (<1500) Sections.
The start times are as follows:
7.30pm start on Friday 12th of July
10am and 3pm Saturday 13th of July
9.30am and 2.30pm Sunday 14th of July
Each round is 90 minutes with a 30 second increment per move
The Open is open to all players of any rating. The Intermediate is limited to players rated 1500-1900 while the Juniors is limited to players rated 1500 and below. The Weekender tournaments are open to players from any federation
Prize-pool is dependent on entries.
Entry costs €30 per person with a late fee for entries AFTER June 28th (at €10 per person). Entry to the weekender is free if you enter the AM and PM tournament (Monday 8th – Friday 12th).
Entries so far
Open
| First Name | Last Name | Rating |
| Valentine | Kalinins | 2194 |
| Liam | O’Brien | 1923 |
| James | Danaher | 1748 |
| Len | Hackett | 1705 |
| Patrick | Divilly | 1489 |
| Anne | Coughlan | 1482 |
| Philip | Foenander | 1446 |
| Fiachra | Scallan | 1272 |
| Ron | Cummins | 1264 |
| David | Halpenny | 1184 |
| Shane | Sheedy | 1182 |
| Matthew | Gallagher | 1092 |
Intermediate
| First Name | Last Name | Rating |
| Henk | De Jonge | 1944 |
| Carl | Jackson | 1932 |
| Pat | Fitzsimons | 1815 |
| Daniel | Mallaghan | 1738 |
| Len | Hackett | 1705 |
| Cecil | Sloan | 1700 |
| Mark | Halley | 1668 |
| Keegan | O’Mahoney | 1667 |
| Thomas | Dunne | 1582 |
| Geoffrey | Keating | 1563 |
| Paul | Ward | 1551 |
| Sarah Jane | Hearne | 1550 |
| Denis | O’Connell | 1486 |
| Barry | Foran | 1473 |
| Kevin | Foley | 1431 |
| Catherine | Hearne | 1421 |
| Sean | McLoughlin | 1398 |
| Ross | Beatty** | 1341 |
| Tom | O’Gorman | 1328 |
** This player has had a rating performance of 1500+ in the last 6 months.
Juniors
| First Name | Last Name | Rating |
| Kenneth | Higgins | 1442 |
| Martin | Kelly | 1349 |
| Pat | McCarrick | 1344 |
| John P. | Dunne | 1271 |
| Luke | Scott | 1205 |
| Emmet | Mordaunt | 1199 |
| Cathal | Murphy | 1197 |
| Maurice | Coveney | 1192 |
| Stefan | Baczkowski | 1164 |
| Jeffery | Alfred | 1148 |
| Eric James | Salsac | 1111 |
| Aaron | Daly | 1076 |
| Robert | McLoughlin | 1059 |
| Desmond | Martin | 1007 |
| Killian | Burke | 1005 |
| Alice | O’Gorman | 944 |
| Adam J. | Deane | 930 |
| Alan John | Salsac | 880 |
| Matt | Burke | 857 |
| William | Gallagher | 846 |
| Noel | Keating | 816 |
| Claire | McCarrick | 805 |
| Saoirse | McLoughlin | 727 |
| Piotr | Baczkowski | 714 |
| Dylan | Foley | 700 |
| Dovydas | Pocevicius | 0 |
| Gabrielius | Pocevicius | 0 |
| Sean | Hunter | 0 |
| Andrew | Jordan | 0 |
| Enda | Sheehy | 0 |
| Cornelius | Kirby | 0 |
| Santos | Kumar | 0 |
| Edward | Blackwell | 0 |
Intermediate section is supposed to be for those rated between 1500-1900 section and yet 2 out 4 people registered here do not qualify and one is rated 200 points below minimum qualification , I played in ennis open recently and in limerick open last year , but this is putting me off coming to this tournament now
Hi Shahram,
I didn’t notice that; thanks for letting me know. People give the section they want to enter into as they pay. The list was generated from that. It is being corrected.
Denis won the juniors last year and as such he is allowed to play in the intermediate.
hi
Thanks for the reply , alot of organizers allow players to play up in a section if within 50 or 100 points of threshold but 200 points is too much unless players has great recent performance , you can always merge open & intermediate sections if numbers are not high , if I can get some one to cover me for work I will come.
Hi Kevin,
I entered the AM/PM tournaments. Kindly also include my name in the weekender which I forgot to enter. Thx
Regs, Phillip
Hi Kev,
I just entered the am/pm/weekenders but I don’t think I stipulated which weekender I was playing in, do you need me to pick one now? Im eligible to play either the intermediate or the open.
Carl
Hi Carl,
I’m not sure if you did. Which section would you like to enter?
I would like to play in the intermediate section Kev,
Cheers
Hi Kevin,
Just wondering how i would go about booking on campus accommodation for the friday, saturday and sunday nights so i can compete in the weekender?
Thanks,
Conor
Hi Conor,
You can use the additional nights option on the payment option.
You put a quantity of 2 (friday night and saturday night) and when you have the option to give instructions to the seller you fill in the dates you want them for.
Regards
Kevin
Hi
Was just wondering about the on campus accommodation.
If two people are going to stay is it €35 for one room and one night or €70.
Thanks
Hi Luke,
Unfortuently the university only allows 1 person per room. So the prices are quoted per person per room.
The rooms are a double bed with an ensuite.
A more appropriate place to stay would be the travel lodge. It is located about a 5 minute walk from the university and costs €45 per room.
Thanks very much.
Kevin
The late fee deadline has been extended according to the ICU website…extract below….
The deadline to register for the Irish Championships is the 28th of June. The late fee deadline has been extended until the 28th of June.
After this date a late fee will be applied to the AM/PM and Weekender tournaments and you will not be allowed to register to play in the Irish Championships.
Regards
Martin
Repeating what’s already been said, but I don’t think it’s fair on the rest of the players that someone rated 1301 should be allowed to play in the intermediate section.
Hi
I registered for the junior section a few days ago with my farther’s paypal, if you could kindly add me to list please.
Luke Scott ICU No. 13306 Rating: 1230
Hi kev,
Is there 54 entries into the open? If so can you add their name’s to the list please
Thanks James
HI James,
There aren’t 54 entries into the open. There are currently 5 players entered.
Regards
Kevin
Hi Kevin,
Oh on the icu site it says 54 entries.
Thanks
James
Hi Kevin,
Just entered the weekender junior. Dont see it on the list.
Thanks
Desmond Martin
Hi Kevin,
Just paid for my son, Matthew Gallagher, and I for Weekender tournament. Can you enter him into Open and me into Junior?
Thanks,
William Gallagher
Hi William,
That should be done now.
Regards
Kevin
Hi Kevin
You entered my son Adam J Deane into the wrong event we registered him to play in the juniors section for the weekender , not the Am/Pm event.
Thanks Amanda
Hi Amanda,
I’ve moved Adam to the Juniors event.
Regards
Kevin
Thanks Kevin
Kevin,
I entered the am and pm tournaments there would it be possible for you to put me into the open as well for the weekender please.
Thanks,
Shane Sheedy
Hi Kevin
I was wondering if you could register me for the intermediate section,my dad(Robert McLoughlin 1059) and sister(Saoirse McLoughlin 727) for the junior section.We will then give you the money on friday as we are finding it difficult to register online.
Kevin, could you please regiser my son Tom (ICU 13368, rating 1328) for the open weekender and my daughter Alice (ICU 13408, rating 944) for the weekender junior section. My wife will be travelling with them and will pay you the entry fee on Friday when they arrive. Thank you. Brian
Hi Brian,
Tom can enter the Intermediate section if he’d like to enter; based on his performance in the Ennis Open.
regard
Kevin
Hi, Kevin,
is it possible to apply 2 Charleville players into weekender?
1. EDWARD BLACKWELL – Junior section, no rating yet, played in Bunratty this year
2. KEVIN FOLEY – Intermediate if possible, if not so Junior section. Probably he is not listed on ICU rating site, his playing strenght is about 1600. He was inactive for many years, but played last season for Charleville team in North Munster League and got a few rated games.
Players will pay entry fee before 1st round, is that OK?
Hi Jan,
That’s fine for both players to play those sections; you can pay before the start of round 1.
Regards
Kevin
OK, thanks
Dear Kevin,
Matthew Gallagher (Open competition) and I (Junior competition) will need a travelling bye for Round 1. We are coming up late on Friday night. Can you confirm this is OK? Thanks.
Regards,
Liam
Hi Liam,
They are entered!
Hi Liam,
That’s fine
Regards
Kevin