2001 Irish Championship Congress
Greystones County Wexford 7-15 July 2001
20 players competed in the Irish Senior Championship. Stephen Brady, twice champion in the early 1990s, won his third title with a final score of 7.5 from 9 games, half a point ahead of last year's champion Mark Heidenfeld and Sam Collins. Two Ulster players competed - Tom Clarke got off to a reasonable start and after 5 Rounds was on 3.5 points, but then only added one more point to finish 9th equal with 4.5. Ulster champion Stephen Scannell was never really in the hunt for the main prizes and finished 11th equal on 4.0 - considering how dominant he has been all season in Ulster events, this performance must be a disappointment to him.
Final Standings Irish Championship
Place Name Rating Score M-Buch Buch Progr 1 BRADY, STEPHEN 2310 7.5 37.0 47.0 36.5 2-3 COLLINS, SAM 2194 7 37.5 49.5 35.0 HEIDENFELD, MARK 2377 7 36.0 47.0 37.0 4 DALY, COLM 2367 6 34.5 44.5 27.0 5-8 DEMPSEY, PAUL 2115 5 39.0 49.0 26.5 McMAHON, DAIRE 2240 5 34.5 44.5 26.5 FOX, ANTHONY 2112 5 32.0 42.5 25.5 FREEMAN, GORDON 2082 5 25.5 35.0 18.0 9-10 CLARKE, TOM 2178 4.5 35.5 46.5 27.0 O'CONNELL, GERRY 2175 4.5 32.5 42.5 25.0 11-14 FITZPATRICK, BRIAN 1816 4 32.5 41.0 24.5 CAFOLLA, PETER 2106 4 31.0 40.0 21.5 SCANNELL, STEPHEN 2152 4 28.5 38.0 21.0 KENNEDY, JOHN 2042 4 27.5 35.0 17.0 15-16 LYONS, BRENDAN 2135 3.5 25.0 34.5 12.0 DUFFY, SEAMUS 1900 3.5 25.0 33.5 14.5 17-18 BECKETT, BRIAN 1903 3 27.0 37.0 15.5 KILLANE, JACK 2178 3 24.5 32.0 13.5 19-20 KHONJI, HAMID 1610 2.5 29.0 38.0 15.0 BENNETT, ERIC 1853 2.5 28.0 36.0 16.0
Final Cross Table Irish Championship
No Name Rtg Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 BRADY, STEPHEN 2310 7.5 7:D 17:W 4:W 6:W 2:W 3:L 5:W 9:W 10:W 2 COLLINS, SAM 2194 7 8:W 4:W 10:W 3:D 1:L 5:D 6:W 7:W 9:W 3 HEIDENFELD, MARK 2377 7 15:W 9:W 6:D 2:D 13:W 1:W 4:W 10:D 5:D 4 DALY, COLM 2367 6 5:W 2:L 1:L 16:W 19:W 9:W 3:L 11:W 12:W 5 DEMPSEY, PAUL 2115 5 4:L 8:W 20:W 7:D 6:W 2:D 1:L 12:D 3:D 6 McMAHON, DAIRE 2240 5 12:W 11:W 3:D 1:L 5:L 13:W 2:L 19:D 14:W 7 FOX, ANTHONY 2112 5 1:D 13:D 14:W 5:D 12:D 10:D 11:D 2:L 17:W 8 FREEMAN, GORDON 2082 5 2:L 5:L 18:W 19:L 14:W 12:L 15:W 20:W 11:W 9 CLARKE, TOM 2178 4.5 14:W 3:L 16:W 13:D 11:W 4:L 12:W 1:L 2:L 10 O'CONNELL, GERRY 2175 4.5 16:D 19:W 2:L 11:D 20:W 7:D 13:D 3:D 1:L 11 FITZPATRICK, BRIAN 1816 4 0:W 6:L 12:W 10:D 9:L 20:W 7:D 4:L 8:L 12 CAFOLLA, PETER 2106 4 6:L 18:W 11:L 17:W 7:D 8:W 9:L 5:D 4:L 13 SCANNELL, STEPHEN 2152 4 20:D 7:D 17:W 9:D 3:L 6:L 10:D 15:L 18:W 14 KENNEDY, JOHN 2042 4 9:L 15:W 7:L 20:L 8:L 17:W 16:W 18:W 6:L 15 LYONS, BRENDAN 2135 3.5 3:L 14:L 19:D 18:D 17:D 16:L 8:L 13:W 20:W 16 DUFFY, SEAMUS 1900 3.5 10:D 20:D 9:L 4:L 18:L 15:W 14:L 17:D 19:W 17 BECKETT, BRIAN 1903 3 18:W 1:L 13:L 12:L 15:D 14:L 19:W 16:D 7:L 18 KILLANE, JACK 2178 3 17:L 12:L 8:L 15:D 16:W 19:W 20:D 14:L 13:L 19 KHONJI, HAMID 1610 2.5 0:D 10:L 15:D 8:W 4:L 18:L 17:L 6:D 16:L 20 BENNETT, ERIC 1853 2.5 13:D 16:D 5:L 14:W 10:L 11:L 18:D 8:L 15:L
There was also a Weekender Open, incorporating the Irish Intermediate and Junior Championships. IM Mark Quinn won with 5.5 out of 6. Five Ulster players, all eligible for the Intermediate Championship, competed with Cecil Sloan taking 1st place and Desmond Moreland second in the Intermediate standings, each with 4.5 points. Sam Moore scored 4.0, Paul McLoughlin 3.5 and Danny Mallaghan 3.0.
Final Cross Table Open Weekender 13-15 July 2001
(incorporating Irish Intermediate and Junior Championships)
No Name Rtg Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 QUINN, MARK 2350 5.5 25:W 7:W 10:W 3:D 2:W 9:W 2 KELLY, ADAM 2015 5 19:W 20:W 4:W 6:W 1:L 12:W 3 HARPUR, COLIN 2000 5 39:W 24:W 21:W 1:D 5:D 11:W 4 SLOANE, CECIL 1721 4.5 11:W 40:W 2:L 20:D 17:W 15:W 5 WIECH, WIT 1500 4.5 55:W 15:W 18:D 25:W 3:D 10:D 6 MORELAND, DESMOND 1782 4.5 51:W 44:W 27:W 2:L 9:D 19:W 7 LOUGHRAN, JON 1614 4.5 36:W 1:L 44:W 0:D 24:W 30:W 8 JOHNSON, CHRIS 1385 4.5 48:W 45:W 38:W 15:L 10:D 18:W 9 MCDERMOTT, ROLAND 1773 4 13:W 17:D 22:W 18:W 6:D 1:L 10 MOORE, SAM 1763 4 52:W 41:W 1:L 26:W 8:D 5:D 11 LEGGETT, DEREK 1433 4 4:L 47:W 54:W 19:W 16:W 3:L 12 BRUEN, BRENDAN 1800 4 41:L 55:W 33:W 14:W 13:W 2:L 13 CROWLEY, JOHN 1720 4 9:L 31:W 24:W 39:W 12:L 29:W 14 JACKSON, CARL 1620 4 0:D 35:W 16:D 12:L 39:W 31:W 15 MCELLIGOTT, GERRY 1988 3.5 32:W 5:L 28:D 8:W 21:W 4:L 16 PATH, DAVID 1780 3.5 0:D 23:W 14:D 29:W 11:L 22:D 17 MCPHILLIPS, KARL 1350 3.5 28:W 9:D 19:L 23:W 4:L 37:W 18 JEFFARES, SIMON 1865 3.5 45:W 42:W 5:D 9:L 20:W 8:L 19 ROGERS, KIERAN 1688 3.5 0:D 43:W 17:W 11:L 27:W 6:L 20 BRANIGAN, STEVEN 1483 3.5 54:W 2:L 40:W 4:D 18:L 34:W 21 MCLOUGHLIN, PAUL 1676 3.5 47:W 34:W 3:L 27:D 15:L 26:W 22 FLYNN, PATRICK 1576 3.5 0:D 49:W 9:L 28:D 43:W 16:D 23 UI LEITHLEIS, GEAROIDIN 1517 3.5 0:D 16:L 51:W 17:L 40:W 35:W 24 WHELAN, NIALL 1382 3 30:W 3:L 13:L 41:W 7:L 49:W 25 KEESHAN, MICHAEL 1800 3 1:L 36:W 42:W 5:L 26:L 43:W 26 HACKETT, LEONARD 1484 3 0:D 38:D 41:W 10:L 25:W 21:L 27 TOBIN, EDWARD 1189 3 53:W 46:W 6:L 21:D 19:L 32:D 28 DELANEY, KILLIAN 1425 3 17:L 50:W 15:D 22:D 29:L 39:W 29 KUXTEB, ATHAC 1600 3 42:L 52:W 34:W 16:L 28:W 13:L 30 MALLAGHAN, DANNY 1869 3 24:L 37:W 39:L 44:W 35:W 7:L 31 MCNAMEE, EAMON 1225 3 40:L 13:L 45:W 42:W 46:W 14:L 32 WALSHE, GRAEME 1517 3 15:L 48:D 37:D 34:D 47:W 27:D 33 MCGLONE, JOHN 1573 3 0: 51:D 12:L 52:W 36:D 42:W 34 CHIN - SHONG, DAVID 1302 2.5 43:W 21:L 29:L 32:D 53:W 20:L 35 JACKSON CON, PETER 1318 2.5 37:D 14:L 46:W 49:W 30:L 23:L 36 STOKES, STEPHEN 1368 2.5 7:L 25:L 50:W 37:D 33:D 38:D 37 PITTS, EAMON 1223 2.5 35:D 30:L 32:D 36:D 49:W 17:L 38 SMITH, DAVID 1734 2.5 0:D 26:D 8:L 43:L 44:W 36:D 39 O'CONNELL, JOHN 1406 2 3:L 53:W 30:W 13:L 14:L 28:L 40 DALY, JUSTIN 1000 2 31:W 4:L 20:L 51:D 23:L 48:D 41 CARROLL, OISIN 1000 2 12:W 10:L 26:L 24:L 48:L 51:W 42 SHARP, STEVEN 1400 2 29:W 18:L 25:L 31:L 51:W 33:L 43 MCCARTHY, DAVID 1320 2 34:L 19:L 53:W 38:W 22:L 25:L 44 HONNER, MERVYN 1365 2 50:W 6:L 7:L 30:L 38:L 53:W 45 QUIGLEY, SHANE 1000 2 18:L 8:L 31:L 53:L 0:W 52:W 46 MCCARRICK, PAT 1805 2 0:D 27:L 35:L 48:W 31:L 47:D 47 CULLEN, SEAN 938 2 21:L 11:L 52:D 50:W 32:L 46:D 48 QUIGLEY, BEN 1000 2 8:L 32:D 49:L 46:L 41:W 40:D 49 MCCARRICK, SEAN 838 1.5 0:D 22:L 48:W 35:L 37:L 24:L 50 O'CONNELL, GERRY 1078 1.5 44:L 28:L 36:L 47:L 52:D 0:W 51 FRENCH, JACK 1220 1 6:L 33:D 23:L 40:D 42:L 41:L 52 FLYNN, FRED 1231 1 10:L 29:L 47:D 33:L 50:D 45:L 53 LOWRY - O'REILLY, HANNAH 1001 1 27:L 39:L 43:L 45:W 34:L 44:L 54 O'TOOLE, LORCAN 830 1 20:L 0:W 11:L 0: 0: 0: 55 BYE, 500 0 5:L 12:L 0: 0: 0: 0: IRISH INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION CECIL SLOANE IRISH JUNIOR CHAMPION CHRIS JOHNSON
