Maurice Kennefick, who was one of Munster’s strongest players in the 1960’s and 1970’s before switching to a long and successful playing career in bridge, died on December 31, 2018.
He played in 7 Irish championships from 1966, when he was a student at U.C.C., to 1977, and in the 1970 championship in Belfast finished joint second on 6½/9, a point behind Paul Henry. He played in the Olympiads of Siegen 1970 and Haifa 1976, as second reserve and first reserve, scoring +0 =9 -2 and +2 =1 -3, respectively.
The photo above is taken from Youghal Bridge Club‘s site. We also have a photo, shown here before, of him in his chessplaying days.
Maurice Kennefick: middle of front row
Deepest sympathies to his family.