The Bunratty Chess Festival 2015 is scheduled to take place from 18th to 22nd February, 2015, at the luxurious Bunratty Castle Hotel & Spa, Ireland. The highlight of the event, Bunratty Weekender 2015, includes the following players with more to...
GM Gawain Jones Wins Bunratty Masters
The Bunratty Weekender was held over on 7-9th February at the Bunratty Castle Hotel in Ireland. The tournament was held over six rounds of Swiss system and in four sections: Masters, Challengers, Major and Minor. English Grandmaster Gawain Jones...
Adams wins Bunratty Masters 2013
Super-GM Michael Adams won the Masters Section of the Bunratty Masters 2013. With this edition, the tournament celebrated 20 years of chess. As in every year the tournament was divided into four sections, Minor (for beginners), Major (intermediate), Challengers (advanced)...
Bunratty Chess 2013
Young players enjoy the company of Grandmasters at Bunratty Bunratty Chess Festival is going to celebrate 20 years of chess. This year’s tournament will be held February 27th – March 3rd in Ireland. The tournament is divided into four...
20th Bunratty International Chess Festival
Castling in Bunratty as chess grandmasters arrive for tournament Monday 11 February 2013 By Mike Dwane Published on Monday 11 February 2013 06:30 LOCAL enthusiasts get the chance to rub shoulders with the kings of the chess world as elite players...
Bunratty 2012
Bunratty 2012by Gerry Graham (Febuary 2012) The 19th Bunratty Chess Festival took place in the Bunratty Castle Hotel from February 17th to 19th and it was, without doubt, the strongest weekender ever held in Ireland and one of the...
Adams beat Short to earn Bunratty Masters title
Adams edges out Short for Bunratty Masters title IM Malcolm Pein – Thursday 23rd February 2012 IM Malcolm Pein reports that Michael Adams beat Nigel Short in a blitz playoff to take the Bunratty Masters title for 2012. The...
Short leads Bunratty Masters, Adams & Jones 1/2 pt back
Leaders after 4 rounds Rank Name Title Rtg 1 2 3 4 Pts 1 Short, Nigel GM 2641 1 1 1 1 4.0 2 Adams, Michael GM 2709 1 1 ½ 1 3.5 3 Jones, Gawain C. GM 2566...
Gawain Jones wins Bunratty
Top 10 finishers # Name/Rtng/ID Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot 1 GM Gawain Jones B 13 W 16 B 15 W 5 B 2 W 4 2503 1.0 1.5 2.5 3.5...
Svidler wins Bunratty again!
Bunratty, Ireland The Bunratty Chess Festival took place from 20-22 February 2009. The favourite, GM Peter Svidler, repeated his success from last year. In the last round Svidler won against Chess Today’s editor in chief Alex Baburin. Earlier Svidler...