Sunday, June 20, 2010

Dun Laoghaire Master Tournaments

It's absolutely great news that the Dun Laoghaire Chess Club with the ICU and Rathdown County Council are organizing two closed all play all tournaments in Aug. Details of which can be seen on the ICU site. These tournaments will hopefully provide Irish players with GM and IM norms.

Now, for the real reason for this post! In today's world the profile of these tournaments (and Irish chess) can be highlighted easily, and for free, with the use of the internet. A blog could be created giving the results of each day’s games and the game scores. This event provides the ideal opportunity because of the small number of competitors involved. A simple hit counter would provide the necessary feedback on the interest generated.

Finally, it would be great if these tournaments became an annual event. For this reason I think the rough costs of organizing the event should be made public. The figure would provide a useful reference for other potential organizers.

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