Bunratty Chess Congress
15-17 February 2002
A large contingent of Ulster players travelled to the biggest chess congress in Ireland at Bunratty. IM Brian Kelly, a former Ulster champion but now living in England, won the Masters with a score of 5.5 out of 6, half-a-point ahead of English GM John Nunn, with whom he drew in the final round. Of the other Ulster players, IM Mark Orr scored 3.5, while Michael Holmes, Stephen Scannell and Tom Clarke all finished on 2.5.
