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It won’t come as a surprise to anyone… but having been selected for today’s round, we can confirm that Conor Murphy has officially made his 2nd GM Norm - whether he wins, loses or draws 😎 #ChessOlympiad he continues to play for a chance at a medal, his team and Ireland 💪
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Ambassador H.E. Shri @AkhileshIFS had a meeting with Mr. Bharat Singh Chuhan, Chairman of @FIDE_chess Advisory board, Mr. Desmond Beatty, Chairperson of @IrishChessUnion (ICU), Mr. Jonathan O’Conor, FIDE delegate for Ireland and Mrs. Nandita Kanyamarala, PRO for ICU.
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Honored to have represented Ireland at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest! It was an incredible experience competing on the world stage. A huge thank you to everyone who supported and cheered us on during this journey!
@FIDE_chess
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The Irish women’s team finished above their seeding in 57th place after a final round win over Nicaragua 3.5-0.5. Lara made it 5 wins from 5 over the second half of the event and @toshqueen1 claimed a WCM title with her score of 4.5/9. Great job team!
Tom and Tarun were our standout performers on the open side finishing with 6.5/9 and 6/10 respectively and 2496 and 2420 rating performances! Well done guys
Our open team finished with a convincing 4-0 over Lebanon meaning we had 5 match wins, 2 draws and 4 losses over the two weeks which was good enough for a 66th place finish. Our two draws against the 20th and 37th seeds were the standout results! Well done team! #ChessOlympiad
Congrats to India on winning the open section of the #chessolympiad; led by 2 insane 3000 rating performances from Arjun and Gukesh. It could be a long time until they are dislodged from the world’s top 5 players..
It’s a WFM title for Lara Putar after 4 fantastic wins in a row against tough opposition takes here from 2/4 to 6/8! 66% or better from 9 games is required for the WFM title in Olympiads which means even a loss tomorrow will secure the title. Huge congrats, Lara! #ChessOlympiad
What a round from the Irish women’s team who hold the 29th seeded Cuban team to a 2-2 draw thanks to wins from Trisha and Lara. Lara showed nerves of steel and was again last to finish as she defeated a former world top 15 girl to seal the draw! #ChessOlympiad
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Things to discuss @SligoChampion, @sligoweekender.
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A stunning photo of our team courtesy of @StevBonhage - our women’s team are coming into form just at the right time with 3 match wins over the last 4 rounds including a 4-0 win over Zimbabwe today! Diana has won her last 3 games (4.5/6) & Alice her last 2 (3.5/6). Cuba tomorrow!
The Irish open team have climbed into the top 50 with 4 rounds to go at the 2024 #ChessOlympiad. Today they defeated Ecuador 3-1 with wins for Alex and Tom. After 6 games, Tom is on 4.5 with a 2500+ rating performance! 🔥
Incredible result for our open team (seeded 64th) as they draw with the 20th seeded team! Tom was player of the day as he produced a near perfect game to defeat 2630 rated GM Nabaty while Tarun produced a stunning comeback to defeat 2543 rated GM Gorshtein. Greece up tomorrow 🇬🇷
The Irish Open team (not photogenic so far) will play the 20th seeds today.. Alex is rested. They were given a stern test by Fiji in round 1 with an eventual winning score of 3.5-0.5 - Alex drawing and Tom rested. Conor Murphy has moved to 8.5/10 for his Olympiad career.
The Irish women’s team got off to a perfect start at the #Olympiad - defeating Cameroon 4-0, with Trisha having the day off. They will play Vietnam who have a very strong team from 3pm today, with Tosia rested. Best of luck Trisha, Alice, Diana and Lara!
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The @IrishChessUnion basically picks the 5 highest rated players. There's some activity requirements and the selection committee does have wriggle room but only if 2 players are within 25 Elo. Rules are only changed at AGMs, active after the next olympiad.
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IM Mark Quinn and I will be starting our commentary at 15:30 for the penultimate round. We'll be joined later by 9-time Irish Champion, Stephen Brady.
@IrishChessUnion @Ficheall_ie
We'll be here each day during the Irish Chess Championships.
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@IrishChessUnion what a fantastic Championships you had!
Our congratulations to the 2024 Champ, David! 🏆
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Congratulations to IM David Fitzsimons on winning the Irish Chess Championship 2024! 🏆👏
The 103rd Irish Chess Championship took place from 3-11 August, with more than 50 participants who competed over 9 swiss rounds. IM David Fitzsimons was unbeaten in the tournament and emerged as the sole winner of the event scoring 7.5/9 points. GM Alexander Baburin claimed silver with 7 points, and FM Kavin Venkatesan clinched bronze with the score of 6.5 points.
♟️Final rankings: chess-results.com/tnr981694.…
👉Official website: icu.ie/
📸Photo by @IrishChessUnion
