Munster Junior Chess Championships 2024
The Munster Junior 2024 was held on 7th-8th December at the West County hotel Ennis. There were 102 entries in the 5 Age Group sections, U8, U10, U12, U14 and combined U16-U18
The Tournament Controller was Ray O'Brien and John Cassidy was the Tournament Organiser
Prizes were presented by John Cassidy. Congratulations to all prize winners!
Prize winners
2024 Munster Junior tournament U18 1st prize winner Jamie Comley(Limerick) with his U18 prize Shield. Jamie scored 4.5/5 points in the combined U18/U16 section.
2024 Munster Junior tournament 2nd U18 section prize winner George Stack(Limerick) George scored 4/5 points.
2024 Munster Junior tournament 1st prize winner Cathal Murphy(Limerick) being presented with the U16 section Champion trophy by John Cassidy.
2024 Munster Junior tournament joint 2nd and U16 prize winner Misha Hudkov(Ukraine/Ennis) being presented with his prize by tournament organiser John Cassidy.
2024 Munster Junior tournament U16 joint 6th overall and girls 1st prize winner Leonie Heydemann(Ennis) presented with her prize by organiser John Cassidy.
2024 Munster Junior tournament winner in the U14 section, Henry Shagoyan presented with his Champion shield by John Cassidy.
2024 Munster Junior tournament joint 2nd in the U14 section, Kevin McInerney(Ennis) presented with his prize medallion by John Cassidy.
2024 Munster Junior tournament winner in the U12 section, Maslen Briggs(Limerick) being presented with his Champion Shield by John Cassidy.
2024 Munster Junior tournament joint second in the U12 section, Cillian McSweeney being presented with his medallion by John Cassidy.
2024 Munster Junior tournament joint second in the U12 section, Eshaan Dunna(Ennis) being presented with his medallion by John Cassidy.
2024 Munster Junior tournament joint second in the U12 section, Ericson Arackal(Ennis) being presented with his medallion by John Cassidy.
2024 Munster Junior tournament 5th in the U12 section, Devah Chandrasekar(Limerick) being presented with a medallion by John Cassidy.
2024 Munster Junior tournament 1st in the U10 section, Emmanuelle Jegasuthan(Cork) being presented with the Champion Shield by John Cassidy.
Combined U16-U18
Final standings after round 5.
| Place | Name | No. | Rtg | Score | M-Buch. | Buch. | Progr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comley, Jamie | 2 | 1871 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| 2 | Stack, George | 1 | 2033 | 4 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 11.5 |
| 3-5 | Murphy, Cathal | 3 | 1653 | 3 | 8.5 | 14.5 | 11.0 |
| Vitus, Richard | 12 | 3 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 9.5 | ||
| Hudkov, Misha | 9 | 3 | 6.5 | 11.0 | 7.0 | ||
| 6-7 | Heydemann, Tobias | 4 | 1481 | 2.5 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 5.5 |
| Heydemann, Leonie | 6 | 989 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 5.0 | |
| 8-10 | Horrigan, James | 5 | 1466 | 2 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 9.0 |
| Newman, Christopher | 11 | 2 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Wright, Marcus | 13 | 2 | 7.0 | 12.5 | 7.0 | ||
| 11 | Deegan, Fiachra | 7 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 2.5 | |
| 12-13 | Keane, Genevieve | 10 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Heydemann, Manuel | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Under 14
Final standings after round 5.
| Place | Name | No. | Rtg | Score | M-Buch. | Buch. | Progr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shagoyan, Henry | 2 | 1496 | 4 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 12.5 |
| 2-3 | Zak, Tal | 3 | 1483 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 15.5 | 12.0 |
| McInerney, Kevin | 1 | 1554 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 9.0 | |
| 4-6 | Crowe, David | 7 | 3 | 8.5 | 14.5 | 11.0 | |
| Arackal, Edwin Tony | 6 | 3 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 10.0 | ||
| Heydemann, Manuel | 9 | 3 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 6.0 | ||
| 7-8 | Patil, Vihan | 5 | 1411 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 14.5 | 10.0 |
| Enright, Jamie | 8 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 7.5 | ||
| 9-10 | Mayo, James | 11 | 2 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 5.0 | |
| Noonan, George | 12 | 2 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 5.0 | ||
| 11 | Kura, Chekith | 10 | 1 | 8.5 | 15.0 | 5.0 | |
| 12-13 | Collins, Lochlann | 13 | 0 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 0.0 | |
| Heydemann, Tobias | 4 | 1481 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Under 12
Final standings after round 5.
| Place | Name | No. | Rtg | Score | M-Buch. | Buch. | Progr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Briggs, Maslen | 3 | 1436 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| 2-4 | McSweeney, Cillian | 2 | 1482 | 4 | 9.0 | 15.5 | 13.0 |
| Dunna, Eshaan | 5 | 1360 | 4 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | |
| Tony Arackal, Ericson | 21 | 4 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | ||
| 5 | Chandrasekar, Devah | 4 | 1417 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 11.5 |
| 6-8 | Morgan, Alex | 18 | 3 | 7.5 | 14.0 | 8.0 | |
| Hall, Teagan | 13 | 3 | 7.5 | 13.0 | 9.0 | ||
| Connelan, Luke | 9 | 3 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 8.0 | ||
| 9-11 | Finucane, Julian | 10 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 15.5 | 8.5 | |
| Grigatis, Aaron | 12 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 6.5 | ||
| Profutkin, Theodore | 19 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 10.0 | 7.5 | ||
| 12-15 | Santos, Liam | 20 | 2 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 7.0 | |
| Walsh, Jason | 22 | 2 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 8.0 | ||
| Heydemann, Carina | 7 | 1092 | 2 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 5.0 | |
| Agarwal, Riyansh | 1 | 1618 | 2 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 5.0 | |
| 16 | Williams, Henry | 6 | 1293 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 3.5 |
| 17-19 | McNamara, Dylan | 16 | 1 | 7.5 | 12.0 | 3.0 | |
| McQuaid, Lochlann | 17 | 1 | 7.5 | 12.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Hutton Whitfield, Anthony | 14 | 1 | 7.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 20 | Boland, Joey | 8 | 578 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 0.5 |
| 21-22 | Keane, Vivienne | 15 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Gleeson, Kieran | 11 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Under 10
Final standings after round 6.
| Place | Name | No. | Rtg | Score | M-Buch. | Buch. | Progr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jegasuthan, Emmanuelle | 1 | 1591 | 6 | 15.5 | 23.5 | 21.0 |
| 2-3 | Aziz, Miro | 11 | 5 | 17.0 | 26.0 | 19.0 | |
| Rountree, Dawson | 6 | 1157 | 5 | 14.5 | 21.0 | 17.0 | |
| 4-5 | Bhattacharjee, Krish | 3 | 1526 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 22.5 | 17.0 |
| Palihawadana, Aken Pinitha | 2 | 1580 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 20.0 | 15.0 | |
| 6-8 | Mindhe, Gauri | 7 | 1128 | 4 | 13.5 | 20.5 | 16.0 |
| Keohane, Pearse | 9 | 1058 | 4 | 12.5 | 19.0 | 16.0 | |
| Mackevic, Kaja | 8 | 1103 | 4 | 11.0 | 18.0 | 14.0 | |
| 9-12 | O'Neill, Sam | 10 | 1012 | 3.5 | 14.0 | 21.0 | 12.5 |
| Jakusz, Leo | 22 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 18.5 | 10.5 | ||
| Patadja, Aarav | 33 | 3.5 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 11.0 | ||
| Palichuck, Oleksandr | 32 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 16.0 | 8.0 | ||
| 13-21 | Bharambe, Nevan | 5 | 1298 | 3 | 15.5 | 23.5 | 15.0 |
| Lochte, Vihan | 24 | 3 | 14.5 | 21.5 | 13.0 | ||
| Schranz, Daphne | 4 | 1360 | 3 | 13.5 | 20.5 | 11.0 | |
| Dawson, Luke | 19 | 3 | 12.5 | 19.0 | 13.0 | ||
| Hall, Jordan | 21 | 3 | 11.5 | 18.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Profutkin, Andrew | 34 | 3 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 11.5 | ||
| Taylor, Nikolai | 36 | 3 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 10.0 | ||
| Whelan, Patrick | 40 | 3 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 10.0 | ||
| Walsh, Colin | 38 | 3 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 7.0 | ||
| 22-25 | Black, Nathan | 12 | 2.5 | 12.0 | 17.5 | 8.5 | |
| O'Hara, Vincent | 29 | 2.5 | 12.0 | 17.5 | 8.5 | ||
| McInerney, John Og | 25 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 16.0 | 7.0 | ||
| Singh, Aviraj | 35 | 2.5 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 8.5 | ||
| 26-30 | Mishra, Pranav | 26 | 2 | 13.0 | 18.0 | 9.0 | |
| Boland, Harry | 13 | 2 | 10.5 | 15.0 | 6.0 | ||
| Clune Hession, Matthew | 14 | 2 | 10.5 | 15.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Thompson, Eddie | 37 | 2 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 6.0 | ||
| O'Loughlin, Aran | 30 | 2 | 8.5 | 13.5 | 3.0 | ||
| 31-34 | Draszick, Max | 20 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 19.5 | 7.0 | |
| Collins, Shay | 16 | 1.5 | 11.0 | 15.5 | 7.0 | ||
| O'Mahony, Gabriel | 31 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 15.5 | 3.5 | ||
| O'Connor, Siofra | 27 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 4.0 | ||
| 35-36 | O'Hara, Peter | 28 | 1 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 2.5 | |
| Walsh, Jason | 39 | 1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| 37-40 | Collins, Loughlan | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Collins, Ethan | 17 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Collins, Ciaran | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Kennedy, Lochlan | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Under 8
Final standings after round 5.
| Place | Name | No. | Rtg | Score | M-Buch. | Buch. | Progr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanjinathan, Ilankathir | 1 | 1362 | 5 | 8.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 |
| 2-3 | Kehoe, Blai | 6 | 4 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 10.0 | |
| Mindhe, Gauri | 2 | 1128 | 4 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | |
| 4 | Boland, Harry | 3 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 9.5 | |
| 5-7 | Kennedy Roche, Lochlann | 7 | 2 | 10.0 | 16.5 | 6.0 | |
| Satish, Sanjan | 13 | 2 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 4.0 | ||
| de Santos, Noah | 4 | 2 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 4.0 | ||
| 8 | Lyons, Fiachra | 8 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 4.5 | |
| 9-11 | Howard, Tom | 5 | 1 | 8.5 | 14.0 | 5.0 | |
| Walsh, Colin | 14 | 1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Mulcahy, Dylan | 12 | 1 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | ||
| 12-14 | Mbundinga, Tinotenda | 9 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Mbundinga, Mukudzei | 10 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Mbundinga, Ngoni | 11 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |