The Elm Mount Christmas Blitz was held on Monday 19th December. 21 players took part in 3 all-play-all sections of 7. The traditional time handicap system was used based on the rating difference between the players.

Elm Mount Christmas Blitz 2022 in progress

There were 3 clear first place finishers. Zygis Jakubauskas won Section A with 6/6, Nicu Boldijar won Section B with 5.5/6 and Thomas Syms won Section C with 6/6, giving them first pick of the prizes on offer. They are see below receiving their prizes:-

Zygis Jakubauskas 1st Section A

Nicu Boldijar, 1st Section B

Thomas Syms, 1st Section C

Paul O’Neill finished second in Section A , Jack Herring finished 2nd in Section B  and Philip Fitzsimmons finished 2nd in Section C.

Donal O Danachair finished 3rd in Section A, Wayne Crowley finished 3rd in Section B and Rory Power-Breen finished 3rd in Section C. Jeroen O’Flaherty finished joint 3rd in Section B but took 4th place on tie-break.

They are pictured below receiving their prizes:- 

Happy Christmas to all!