IM Tarun Kanyamarala is the 101st Irish Chess Champion
The 101st edition of the Irish National Chess Championship took place from 2-10 July in Dublin. The event was played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with participation of 25 players.
18-year-old IM Tarun Kanyamarala convincingly won the event scoring unbeaten 8/9 points. Ireland’s youngest ever International Master will be the 50th person to hold the Irish Chess Champion perpetual trophy. GM Alexander Baburin claimed silver medal with 6.5 points, while FM Tom O’Gorman and FM Colm Daly tied for the third place. Tiebreak criteria favored FM Tom O’Gorman who eventually clinched bronze. (Scroll down for final rankings)
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101st Irish National Chess Championship – Final rankings:
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | FM | Kanyamarala Tarun | IRL | 2379 | 8 | 37 | 48 | 41 |
| 2 | GM | Baburin Alexander | IRL | 2400 | 6.5 | 37 | 48 | 32 |
| 3 | FM | O’Gorman Tom | IRL | 2401 | 6 | 37 | 49 | 34 |
| 4 | FM | Daly Colm | IRL | 2190 | 6 | 37 | 47 | 29 |
| 5 | FM | O’Donnell Conor | IRL | 2269 | 5.5 | 37 | 49 | 30 |
| 6 | FM | Li Henry | IRL | 2319 | 5.5 | 34 | 45 | 29 |
| 7 | O’Cuilleanain Oisin | IRL | 1936 | 5 | 35 | 45 | 26 | |
| 8 | CM | Flynn Jacob | IRL | 2199 | 5 | 32 | 42 | 25 |
| 9 | Kennedy John | IRL | 2047 | 5 | 29 | 37 | 20 | |
| 10 | CM | Carroll Peter | IRL | 2116 | 4.5 | 37 | 48 | 27 |
| 11 | FM | Ryan Joe | IRL | 2270 | 4.5 | 36 | 48 | 25 |
| 12 | O’Connell Gerard | IRL | 2052 | 4.5 | 32 | 40 | 23 | |
| 13 | Venkatesan Kavin | IRL | 2076 | 4.5 | 30 | 39 | 22 | |
| 14 | Mats Diana | UKR | 2028 | 4 | 32 | 42 | 22 | |
| 15 | Keenan Cathal | IRL | 1811 | 4 | 30 | 39 | 22 | |
| 16 | Cafolla Peter | IRL | 1937 | 4 | 29 | 37 | 20 | |
| 17 | Fox Anthony | IRL | 1945 | 4 | 28 | 35 | 18 | |
| 18 | Goss Alex | IRL | 1859 | 3.5 | 29 | 37 | 18 | |
| 19 | Liu Jason | IRL | 1746 | 3.5 | 28 | 34 | 16 | |
| 20 | O’Gorman Alice | IRL | 2043 | 3.5 | 27 | 36 | 14 | |
| 21 | Ivanov Andrey | IRL | 1844 | 3 | 29 | 36 | 17 | |
| 22 | Doyle Anthony | IRL | 2116 | 2.5 | 28 | 36 | 13 | |
| 23 | Melaugh Gavin | IRL | 2020 | 1 | 25 | 32 | 8.5 | |
| 24 | Murray Sam | IRL | 1624 | 1 | 24 | 31 | 4 | |
| 25 | Keogh Eamon | IRL | 1931 | 0.5 | 25 | 32 | 3.5 |
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