Elm Mount Christmas Handicap Blitz 2004 Home
Handicap Blitz Champion 2004-5
Zygis Jakubauskas
Final
David Fitzsimons 0 1 Zygis Jakubauskas
Semi-finals
Pat Fitzsimons 0 1 David Fitzsimons
Zygis Jakubauskas 1 0 Eugene Donohue
The winner of each section qualified for the semifinals.  Added to this was the best second placed player,
first on points and then with the lowest rating, as a tie breaker (Pat Fitzsimons).
Groups
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Place Pld %score
1 Bernard Boyle   0 0.5 1 1 0 1 1 4.5   7 64%
2 Karl Vernor 1   0 0 1 1 1 0 4   7 57%
3 Donal Harrington 0.5 1   0 1 1 1 0 4.5   7 64%
4 Pat Fitzsimons 0 1 1   1 1 1 0 5 2nd 7 71%
5 Kevin Murray 0 0 0 0   0 1 0 1   7 14%
6 Eugene McMorrow 1 0 0 0 1   0 0 2   7 29%
7 Victor Murray 0 0 0 0 0 1   0 1   7 14%
8 Zygis Jakubauskas 0 1 1 1 1 1 1   6 1st 7 86%
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Place Pld %score
1 Gerry Barry   1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5   7 71%
2 Denis Donachie 0   0   0 0 0   0   5 0%
3 Gerry Behan 0 1   1 0 0.5 0   2.5   6 42%
4 Greg Coyle 0   0   0 0 1   1   5 20%
5 Gedas Jakubauskas 0 1 1 1   0 1 1 5   7 71%
6 Eugene Donohoe 0 1 0.5 1 1   1 1 5.5 1st 7 79%
7 Jim Shanahan 1 1 1 0 0 0   0 3   7 43%
8 William 1       0 0 1   2   4 50%
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts Place Pld %score
1 Ciaran Quinn   0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3   7 43%
2 Alan MacDonagh 1   1 1 0 0 1 1 5   7 71%
3 Silvia de Espana 0 0   0 0 0.5 0 0 0.5   7 7%
4 David Fitzsimons 1 0 1   1 1 0.5 1 5.5 1st 7 79%
5 David O'Mahony 0 1 1 0   1 0.5 0 3.5   7 50%
6 Sean Davoren 1 1 0.5 0 0   1 1 4.5   7 64%
7 John Loughran 1 0 1 0.5 0.5 0   0 3   7 43%
8 Peter Scott 0 0 1 0 1 1 1   4   7 57%
Handicap System
Points Difference Minutes
<100 5-5
100-200 6-4
200-300 7-3
300-400 8-2
>400 9-1
The handicap system used for this year's event was different to that of previous years.
While it was easier to remember it favoured the stronger players significantly as the analysis shows.
To see results sorted by ratings for this and previous events see the following link:
Results of Handicap Blitz Events