ial ▁prize ▁money ▁is ▁awarded ▁not ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁overall ▁top ▁finish ers , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁the ▁highest ▁finishing ▁women ▁and ▁junior ▁players . ▁Add itional ▁pri zes ▁go ▁to ▁those ▁showing ▁the ▁best ▁rating ▁improvement ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁The ▁time ▁limits ▁for ▁play ▁t ended ▁not ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁F IDE ▁format , ▁but ▁more ▁closely ▁res emble ▁classical ▁time ▁limits , ▁to ▁give ▁some ▁assistance ▁to ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁end game ▁phase . ▁ ▁Results ▁▁ 1 st ▁EU ▁Ind ividual ▁Open , ▁C ork ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁European ▁Union ▁Ind ividual ▁Open ▁Championship ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁programme ▁of ▁events ▁celebr ating ▁C ork ▁City ' s ▁status ▁as ▁European ▁Capital ▁of ▁Culture ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Play ed ▁over ▁ten ▁r ounds , ▁the ▁event ▁took ▁place ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁- ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁the ▁Ball room ▁Su ite ▁of ▁the ▁G res ham ▁Metro pole ▁Hotel , ▁Mac Cur tain ▁Street , ▁C ork , ▁Ireland . ▁There ▁were ▁one ▁hundred ▁and ▁fifteen ▁participants ▁and ▁Hung arian ▁grand master ▁Z ol tan ▁Gy imes i ▁won ▁the ▁event ▁on ▁tie - break ▁from ▁Mate usz ▁Bart el ▁of ▁Poland , ▁who ▁drew ▁level ▁on ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round . ▁The ▁highest ▁placed ▁woman ▁player ▁was ▁IM ▁Vik tor ija ▁Č m ily t ė ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁with ▁ 6 ½ ▁points . ▁ ▁{