Target Recruitment Open 2001

Photographs of the early rounds of the blitz tournament
Photographs copyright Damien Lavery


Ulster Chess Union President and chief organiser of the
Congress Tony Beckett (on the left) takes some time off
to play in the blitz. His opponent is Damien Cunningham

 

Yasser Tello (on the left) and David O'Donnell in play

 

The first round. In the foreground Stephen McInerney
from Limerick and Jack McCann from Dublin

 

The second round. In the foreground eventual winner
Mark Orr (on the left) plays Nicholas Pilkiewicz

 

Our intrepid photographer on the other side of the lens, seen here
with a very mellow Stephen Scannell