The 34th Drogheda Chess Congress | Thomson Masters is a 6-round Swiss tournament, held from the 31st to the 2nd of June in Drogheda, Ireland.

Time control is 90 minutes for the entire game with a 30-second increment from move 1.

This broadcast is of all of the Thomson Masters section for players in the Rating Band: ≥1900 ICU/FIDE.

History

The Thomson Masters is named in honour of Andrew Thomson (1929 - 2021), a strong player who instigated and ran the Wexford Congress from 1971 until 1998 before transforming it into the Drogheda Congress in 1999. Andrew was a keen correspondence chess player in his day and regularly had 5 or 6 games running simultaneously. He was a former president of Drogheda Chess Club.

Sponsors

Sponsored by Drogheda Credit Union

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