Category Archives: Players

O’Connell’s School, Leinster Schools champions 1957-58

O’Connell’s School, Leinster Schools Champions 1957-58 Front row, L.-R.: W. Davis, John McMahon, Art Coldrick, Paul Cassidy John McMahon sent me the very nice photo above in March, from the O’Connell’s School Yearbook of 1958. That season marked the fourth … Continue reading

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John McMahon 1940-2021

I was very sorry indeed to hear this morning that John McMahon died yesterday. We have been in regular contact over the past couple of years, mostly over the early history of the Glorney Cup. The history he compiled with … Continue reading

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(Fr. / Canon) Séamus Cunnane 1929-2021

Canon Séamus Cunnane of Carlow died last week in Cardigan, Wales, aged 92. His name will not be familiar to most readers, as he spent most of his life in Cardigan, where he was a parish priest from 1962 until … Continue reading

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Lyons – MacElligott, Kilkenny Open 1982

I was delighted to receive a comment and a separate email from Guy Lyons, whom I well remember from my playing days, not least because he beat me once, in a game that will appear here in due course. He … Continue reading

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Irish championship players, updated

The lists of Irish championship players have been updated to reflect the 2021 championship, and to correct a couple of errors. There are 570 players in all, including 557 men and 13 women. Of these, 49 have been Irish champion. … Continue reading

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Irish championship players, updated

The lists of Irish championship players have been updated to add the previously missing players from the 1889 championship, i.e., those who received a handicap and who did not qualify for the final. With these additions, the lists contain the … Continue reading

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J. J. Walsh, Hastings Premier Reserves 1959-60

J. J. Walsh’s column in the Irish Times recently reached No. 15,000, and the milestone has been noted by an article, “15,000 and counting – our record-breaking chess correspondent passes another major milestone” by Frank McNally in the paper on … Continue reading

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Leinster Championship 2007

A report on the Leinster Championship 2007 has been added to the tournament pages here. All 36 games are available, though none appear in the ICU games archive as of the date of this post. I downloaded the first copy … Continue reading

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Rynd – Baker, Armstrong Cup 1907-08

The sixth Irish champion was Philip Baker, 1879-1932, who won in 1924, 1927, 1928 and 1929. A recent blog post Philip Baker, the Jewish refugee from Latvia who became Irish chess champion, by Patrick Comerford (October 22, 2020) gives very … Continue reading

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Glorney Cup 1952

The Glorney Cup in 1952 was held at the College of Preceptors, Bloomsbury Square, London, from July 23-24, 1952. Once again, four teams competed. On the opening morning, England started with a 5 – 1 win against Scotland, while Wales … Continue reading

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