1993 Dublin Zonal Tournament, 1-12 April, Jury Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin

1993 Dublin Zonal		Fed	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Total
1	Michael Adams	ENG	2630g	◊ 1/35	♦ 1/19	◊ 1/4	♦ 1/12	◊ ½/3	♦ ½/2	◊ 1/5	♦ ½/7	◊ 1/11	♦ ½/6	◊ 1/14	9
2	Jonathan S Speelman	ENG	2595g	♦ 1/25	◊ ½/29	♦ 1/16	◊ 1/13	♦ ½/7	◊ ½/1	♦ 1/14	◊ 1/3	♦ ½/4	◊ 1/8	♦ ½/6	8½
3	Julian M Hodgson	ENG	2565g	♦ 1/38	◊ 1/23	♦ ½/7	◊ 1/10	♦ ½/1	◊ 1/9	♦ ½/26	♦ 0/2	◊ 0/8	♦ 1/19	◊ 1/13	7½
4	Jonathan P Levitt	ENG	2460m	♦ 1/40	◊ 1/18	♦ 0/1	◊ ½/27	♦ 1/29	◊ 1/7	♦ ½/13	◊ 1/26	◊ ½/2	♦ 1/9	♦ 0/5	7½
5	Matthew D Sadler	ENG	2540m	◊ 1/17	♦ 1/27	◊ ½/26	♦ ½/32	◊ 1/28	♦ 1/44	♦ 0/1	◊ ½/9	◊ ½/13	♦ ½/10	◊ 1/4	7½
6	Keith C Arkell	ENG	2450m	♦ 0/28	♦ 1/30	◊ 1/49	◊ 1/20	♦ 0/9	◊ ½/13	◊ 1/27	♦ 1/44	♦ 1/16	◊ ½/1	◊ ½/2	7½
7	James C Howell	ENG	2470m	◊ 1/53	♦ 1/37	◊ ½/3	♦ 1/26	◊ ½/2	♦ 0/4	◊ 1/44	◊ ½/1	♦ ½/9	♦ ½/13	◊ ½/10	7
8	Colin S Crouch	ENG	2415m	◊ 1/34	♦ ½/10	◊ ½/9	♦ ½/19	◊ 1/35	◊ 0/26	♦ 1/18	◊ 1/33	♦ 1/3	♦ 0/2	◊ ½/11	7
9	Andrew A Webster	ENG	2330f	♦ ½/50	◊ 1/48	♦ ½/8	◊ 1/15	◊ 1/6	♦ 0/3	◊ 1/32	♦ ½/5	◊ ½/7	◊ 0/4	♦ 1/23	7
10	Jonathan Parker	ENG	2350f	♦ 1/46	◊ ½/8	◊ 1/21	♦ 0/3	◊ ½/32	♦ ½/15	◊ 1/34	♦ ½/12	◊ 1/27	◊ ½/5	♦ ½/7	7
11	Peter K Wells	ENG	2485m	♦ ½/43	◊ 1/33	♦ 0/13	◊ 1/36	♦ 0/27	◊ 1/35	♦ 1/22	◊ 1/19	♦ 0/1	◊ 1/15	♦ ½/8	7
12	Colin A McNab	SCO	2490g	◊ 1/55	♦ 1/15	◊ 1/28	◊ 0/1	♦ 0/44	◊ 1/16	♦ ½/33	◊ ½/10	♦ ½/26	◊ ½/23	♦ 1/24	7
13	Dharshan Kumaran	ENG	2385f	◊ ½/37	♦ 1/53	◊ 1/11	♦ 0/2	◊ 1/42	♦ ½/6	◊ ½/4	◊ 1/14	♦ ½/5	◊ ½/7	♦ 0/3	6½
14	Anthony J Miles	ENG	2565g	◊ 0/15	♦ ½/42	◊ 1/37	♦ 1/22	◊ 1/19	♦ 1/27	◊ 0/2	♦ 0/13	◊ 1/34	◊ 1/26	♦ 0/1	6½
15	Philip J Rossiter	ENG	2270f	♦ 1/14	◊ 0/12	♦ 1/45	♦ 0/9	◊ 1/30	◊ ½/10	♦ 0/19	◊ 1/29	♦ 1/21	♦ 0/11	◊ 1/32	6½
16	Colm Barry	IRL	2275	◊ 1/39	♦ ½/32	◊ 0/2	♦ ½/55	◊ 1/49	♦ 0/12	◊ 1/42	♦ 1/30	◊ 0/6	◊ 1/22	♦ ½/21	6½
17	Alan T Ludgate	IRL	2250	♦ 0/5	◊ ½/41	♦ 1/50	◊ ½/33	♦ ½/52	◊ ½/24	♦ ½/23	◊ ½/22	◊ 1/30	♦ ½/20	♦ 1/27	6½
18	Andrew P Smith	ENG	2265	◊ 1/57	♦ 0/4	◊ 1/31	♦ 0/28	◊ 1/55	♦ ½/32	◊ 0/8	♦ 0/34	♦ 1/43	◊ 1/33	♦ 1/26	6½
19	Philip M Short	IRL	2300f	♦ 1/41	◊ 0/1	♦ 1/51	◊ ½/8	♦ 0/14	◊ 1/25	◊ 1/15	♦ 0/11	♦ 1/33	◊ 0/3	◊ ½/20	6
20	Francis Rayner	WLS	2270	♦ ½/51	◊ 1/24	◊ ½/22	♦ 0/6	◊ ½/34	♦ ½/42	◊ 1/28	♦ 0/21	◊ 1/32	◊ ½/17	♦ ½/19	6
21	Stephen R Mannion	SCO	2405f	♦ ½/33	◊ 1/43	♦ 0/10	◊ ½/52	♦ 0/26	◊ ½/36	♦ 1/31	◊ 1/20	◊ 0/15	♦ 1/28	◊ ½/16	6
22	David J James	WLS	2285f	♦ ½/48	◊ 1/50	♦ ½/20	◊ 0/14	♦ ½/25	◊ 1/52	◊ 0/11	♦ ½/17	◊ 1/45	♦ 0/16	◊ 1/34	6
23	Chris R Duncan	ENG	2285	◊ 1/47	♦ 0/3	◊ ½/55	♦ 0/34	◊ ½/43	♦ 1/39	◊ ½/17	♦ 1/38	◊ 1/36	♦ ½/12	◊ 0/9	6
24	Daire McMahon	IRL	2310	◊ ½/52	♦ 0/20	◊ 0/42	♦ 1/41	◊ 1/37	♦ ½/17	◊ 1/45	♦ 0/27	◊ 1/44	♦ 1/25	◊ 0/12	6
25	Mark Quinn	IRL	2270	◊ 0/2	♦ ½/47	◊ ½/39	♦ 1/57	◊ ½/22	♦ 0/19	◊ 1/40	♦ ½/32	◊ 1/46	◊ 0/24	♦ 1/35	6
26	Aaron Summerscale	ENG	2345f	◊ 1/31	♦ 1/49	♦ ½/5	◊ 0/7	◊ 1/21	♦ 1/8	◊ ½/3	♦ 0/4	◊ ½/12	♦ 0/14	◊ 0/18	5½
27	Colm Daly	IRL	2275	♦ 1/54	◊ 0/5	♦ 1/56	♦ ½/4	◊ 1/11	◊ 0/14	♦ 0/6	◊ 1/24	♦ 0/10	♦ 1/36	◊ 0/17	5½
28	Thomas M Clarke	IRL	2205	◊ 1/6	♦ 1/36	♦ 0/12	◊ 1/18	♦ 0/5	◊ 0/33	♦ 0/20	◊ ½/47	♦ 1/29	◊ 0/21	♦ 1/42	5½
29	Gavin Wall	IRL	2300	◊ 1/42	♦ ½/2	◊ ½/32	♦ ½/35	◊ 0/4	♦ 0/34	◊ 1/37	♦ 0/15	◊ 0/28	♦ 1/47	◊ 1/46	5½
30	Stephen Brady	IRL	2305f	♦ 0/36	◊ 0/6	♦ 1/46	◊ 1/47	♦ 0/15	◊ 1/55	♦ 1/49	◊ 0/16	♦ 0/17	◊ ½/31	♦ 1/41	5½
31	Michael Neville	IRL	(2080)	♦ 0/26	◊ 1/46	♦ 0/18	◊ ½/45	0/def	♦ 1/57	◊ 0/21	♦ 1/48	◊ ½/38	♦ ½/30	◊ 1/43	5½
32	Daniel J King	ENG	2500g	♦ 1/45	◊ ½/16	♦ ½/29	◊ ½/5	♦ ½/10	◊ ½/18	♦ 0/9	◊ ½/25	♦ 0/20	◊ 1/44	♦ 0/15	5
33	Conor O'Shaughnessy	IRL	(2173)	◊ ½/21	♦ 0/11	◊ 1/48	♦ ½/17	◊ 1/38	♦ 1/28	◊ ½/12	♦ 0/8	◊ 0/19	♦ 0/18	◊ ½/36	5
34	Mel O'Cinneide	IRL	(2180)	♦ 0/8	◊ 0/44	♦ 1/54	◊ 1/23	♦ ½/20	◊ 1/29	♦ 0/10	◊ 1/18	♦ 0/14	◊ ½/35	♦ 0/22	5
35	Joseph Ryan	IRL	2270	♦ 0/1	◊ 1/40	♦ 1/44	◊ ½/29	♦ 0/8	♦ 0/11	◊ 1/50	◊ 0/36	♦ 1/47	♦ ½/34	◊ 0/25	5
36	Gerard MacElligott	IRL	(2013)	◊ 1/30	◊ 0/28	♦ ½/52	♦ 0/11	◊ ½/45	♦ ½/21	◊ 1/43	♦ 1/35	♦ 0/23	◊ 0/27	♦ ½/33	5
37	Gerard O'Connell	IRL	2165	♦ ½/13	◊ 0/7	♦ 0/14	◊ 1/40	♦ 0/24	◊ 1/54	♦ 0/29	♦ ½/52	◊ 1/48	◊ ½/42	♦ ½/38	5
38	David Lawson	SCO	2255f	◊ 0/3	♦ ½/39	◊ ½/47	◊ 1/51	♦ 0/33	♦ ½/43	◊ 1/52	◊ 0/23	♦ ½/31	♦ ½/46	◊ ½/37	5
39	Brendan Lyons	IRL	(1917)	♦ 0/16	◊ ½/38	♦ ½/25	♦ 0/49	◊ 1/50	◊ 0/23	♦ 0/46	◊ 1/54	♦ ½/52	♦ ½/40	◊ 1/53	5
40	Bernard Palmer	IRL	(2061)	◊ 0/4	♦ 0/35	◊ 1/53	♦ 0/37	◊ ½/57	♦ 1/48	♦ 0/25	◊ 0/43	♦ 1/51	◊ ½/39	♦ 1/49	5
41	Christopher N Njotea	ENG	(2000)	◊ 0/19	♦ ½/17	♦ 0/43	◊ 0/24	♦ ½/51	◊ ½/56	◊ 1/57	♦ ½/50	◊ 1/49	♦ 1/45	◊ 0/30	5
42	John Joyce	IRL	(2011)	♦ 0/29	◊ ½/14	♦ 1/24	◊ 1/43	♦ 0/13	◊ ½/20	♦ 0/16	♦ 0/45	◊ 1/50	♦ ½/37	◊ 0/28	4½
43	Kieran Greer	IRL	2230	◊ ½/11	♦ 0/21	◊ 1/41	♦ 0/42	♦ ½/23	◊ ½/38	♦ 0/36	♦ 1/40	◊ 0/18	◊ 1/52	♦ 0/31	4½
44	Kevin McHugh	IRL	(2126)	1/bye	♦ 1/34	◊ 0/35	♦ 1/56	◊ 1/12	◊ 0/5	♦ 0/7	◊ 0/6	♦ 0/24	♦ 0/32	♦ ½/45	4½
45	Andrew Dunn	ENG	2245	◊ 0/32	♦ 1/57	◊ 0/15	♦ ½/31	♦ ½/36	◊ 1/46	♦ 0/24	◊ 1/42	♦ 0/22	◊ 0/41	◊ ½/44	4½
46	Michael Waters	IRL	2100	◊ 0/10	♦ 0/31	◊ 0/30	♦ 1/53	◊ 1/56	♦ 0/45	◊ 1/39	♦ 1/49	♦ 0/25	◊ ½/38	♦ 0/29	4½
47	Kieran Moynihan	IRL	(1993)	♦ 0/23	◊ ½/25	♦ ½/38	♦ 0/30	◊ 1/54	◊ 0/49	♦ 1/55	♦ ½/28	◊ 0/35	◊ 0/29	♦ 1/52	4½
48	Tim McCarthy	IRL	(1991)	◊ ½/22	♦ 0/9	♦ 0/33	◊ 0/50	♦ 1/53	◊ 0/40	♦ 1/56	◊ 0/31	♦ 0/37	◊ 1/54	♦ 1/55	4½
49	Colin Costello	ENG	2245	◊ 1/56	◊ 0/26	♦ 0/6	◊ 1/39	♦ 0/16	♦ 1/47	◊ 0/30	◊ 0/46	♦ 0/41	♦ 1/50	◊ 0/40	4
50	Danny Roberts	IRL	(2070)	◊ ½/9	♦ 0/22	◊ 0/17	♦ 1/48	♦ 0/39	◊ 1/51	♦ 0/35	◊ ½/41	♦ 0/42	◊ 0/49	♦ 1/56	4
51	Sean O'Kearney	IRL	(1773)	◊ ½/20	♦ ½/52	◊ 0/19	♦ 0/38	◊ ½/41	♦ 0/50	1/bye	♦ ½/55	◊ 0/40	◊ ½/53	♦ ½/54	4
52	Anthony Fox	IRL	(2017)	♦ ½/24	◊ ½/51	◊ ½/36	♦ ½/21	◊ ½/17	♦ 0/22	♦ 0/38	◊ ½/37	◊ ½/39	♦ 0/43	◊ 0/47	3½
53	Eamon Keogh	IRL	2215	♦ 0/7	◊ 0/13	♦ 0/40	◊ 0/46	◊ 0/48	1/bye	♦ 0/54	◊ 1/56	◊ 1/55	♦ ½/51	♦ 0/39	3½
54	Pat Reynolds	IRL	(1885)	◊ 0/27	♦ 0/55	◊ 0/34	1/bye	♦ 0/47	♦ 0/37	◊ 1/53	♦ 0/39	◊ 1/56	♦ 0/48	◊ ½/51	3½
55	Robert C Noyce	ENG	2245	♦ 0/12	◊ 1/54	♦ ½/23	◊ ½/16	♦ 0/18	♦ 0/30	◊ 0/47	◊ ½/51	♦ 0/53	♦ 0/56	◊ 0/48	2½
56	Andrew F Wright	IRL	(1687)	♦ 0/49	1/bye	◊ 0/27	◊ 0/44	♦ 0/46	♦ ½/41	◊ 0/48	♦ 0/53	♦ 0/54	◊ 1/55	◊ 0/50	2½
57	Colm Fitzpatrick	IRL	(1800)	♦ 0/18	◊ 0/45	1/bye	◊ 0/25	♦ ½/40	◊ 0/31	♦ 0/41	withdrew				1½ / 7

IM Norms for Parker, Summerscale and Rossiter

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BCM, June 1993, ppn 284-285

Drama and Democracy in Dublin Zonal

Murray Chandler and Bernard Cafferty report

“Everyone is a genius at least once a year, a real genius has his original ideas much closer together” - G. C. Lichtenberg (1742-1799)

The FIDE qualification tournament for Zone 1.1a (England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Guernsey), held in Dublin during April, featured a revolutionary concept. Anyone who could raise the fee (£100 if Elo-rated 2000-2100 or £150 for players below Elo 2000) could compete with the Grandmasters in this first rung of the next Championship cycle. This democratic innovation proved quite popular, but didn’t stop Michael Adams and Jon Speelman, the top seeds, from taking the qualification spots. Both went through undefeated, and have already done preparation together for the Swiss system Biel Interzonal this July. From Biel there are 10 places through to the knockout Candidates Matches, and with no Gary Kasparov at the end, super-GMs such as Speelman and Adams must be in with a real chance of going all the way.

With a mixture of strengths, ages and talents, Dublin produced a sparkling mixture of blunders and brilliancies. Britain’s first ever Grandmaster Tony Miles, at 38 a seasoned professional, set the tone for blunders in round one. His amateur opponent, Philip Rossiter from Portsmouth, turned up 40 minutes late – but didn’t look a gift-bishop in the mouth. In round eight it was Miles again on the receiving end, this time of an extraordinary and brilliant miniature by teenage prodigy Dharshan Kumaran. Of course Kumaran, a FIDE master, is a strong player in his own right, but his standard of play in the Miles game was exceptional. In club play ordinary players have often risen to the big occasion, and produced a glorious game. The difference, as the quotation above emphasises, is that talents like Mickey Adams or Jon Speelman can do it all the time.

In Dublin, Adams was undoubtedly the creative as well as the tournament champion. The two games annotated by Mickey here show how essential tactical ability is even for a noted positional player. Many top GMs now use PC programs like Fritz 2 or Chess Genius to sharpen their tactical skills between tournaments.

The annual Biel tournament can be highly recommended for a summer holiday, and will have numerous subsidiary tournaments running concurrently with the Interzonal.

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File Updated

Date	Notes
20 September 2023	First upload. 308 games plus crosstable.
12 October 2023	A correction: Paul Roberts (SCO) did not play in this event - it was the Irish player Danny Roberts (national rating 2070). Also, note that I have discovered a forename for AF Wright - he is Andrew F Wright. I have added some national ratings for Irish players, found in the first round bulletin.