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Ulster schoolboy wins Irish Junior title

David Grzymek of Sullivan Upper and Bangor Chess Club has won the Irish Under 14 title

2004 Irish Junior Championships - Under 14s
Final Cross Table

No Name               Id    Rtg  Club             Total  1    2    3    4    5    6  

1  DAVID GRZYMEK     7942   1626 BANGOR           5      6:L 20:W 15:W 11:W  2:W  4:W
2  DAVID FITZSIMONS  6236   1471 ELM MOUNT        5     24:W 11:W 13:W  4:W  1:L  5:W
3  DARA T. MURPHY    5734   1453 GALWAY           4.5   21:W  8:W  9:D  5:L 10:W 14:W
4  SHANE O' CONNOR   5552   1381 SHANNON          4     17:W  6:W  5:W  2:L  9:W  1:L
5  STEPHEN MORAN     5388   1615 FAUGHS           4     15:W 14:W  4:L  3:W  6:W  2:L
6  JAN MUELLER       5971   889  LIMERICK         4      1:W  4:L 12:W 14:W  5:L  8:W
7  KYLE STOKES       5089   1307 GRIFFITH COLLEGE 4     19:L 21:W 16:W  9:D  8:D 12:W
8  JOHN PERROTT      5894   1043 ADARE            3.5   12:W  3:L 20:W 13:W  7:D  6:L
9  LIAM NORMOYLE     6143   1217 SHANNON          3.5   23:W 25:W  3:D  7:D  4:L 13:D
10 CIARAN BURKE      5998   944  STRAFFAN         3.5   20:L 18:W 24:W 22:D  3:L 19:W
11 GALIN GANCHEV     6163   1059 LIMERICK         3     22:W  2:L 19:W  1:L 13:D 17:D
12 PATRICK LENNON                KILKENNY         3      8:L  0:W  6:L 25:W 15:W  7:L
13 BEN QUIGLEY       5218   1121 -Co. DUBLIN-     3     16:W 19:W  2:L  8:L 11:D  9:D
14 NIALL KIERNAN     5329   1062 STRAFFAN         3     18:W  5:L 25:W  6:L 22:W  3:L
15 PETIE COLLUM      6004   781  Longford         3      5:L 23:W  1:L 16:W 12:L 22:W
16 EMMA FRANKS       6263        -Co. LIMERICK-   3     13:L 17:W  7:L 15:L 20:W 23:W
17 CONOR Mc EWAN     6391   998  NORTH BELFAST    3      4:L 16:L 21:W 23:W 19:D 11:D
18 DAN GILLAN        6288        LONGFORD         3     14:L 10:L 22:L 24:W 21:W 25:W
19 SARAH M. CORMICAN 6525        -Co. GALWAY-     2.5    7:W 13:L 11:L 20:W 17:D 10:L
20 MARK MONAHAN      5986        GALWAY           2     10:W  1:L  8:L 19:L 16:L  0:W
21 RAYMOND CAMPBELL  5671   676  STONEPARK        2      3:L  7:L 17:L  0:W 18:L 24:W
22 DOMINICK HALLINAN 6253        BALLINA          2     11:L 24:D 18:W 10:D 14:L 15:L
23 JOE CROTTY                    GALWAY           2      9:L 15:L  0:W 17:L 25:W 16:L
24 SHANE QUIGLEY     5219   731  -Co. DUBLIN-     1.5    2:L 22:D 10:L 18:L  0:W 21:L
25 JAMES CAMPION     6529        KILLARNEY        1      0:W  9:L 14:L 12:L 23:L 18:L

David Grzymek (third from left) at the Prizegiving Ceremony

Leon Hulleman (City of Derry) competed in the Under 12s

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