Category Archives: Irish championships

Irish Championship 1988

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Irish Championship 1988 has been added to the tournaments collection here. The event was held in Dublin, at Árdscoil Rís in Griffith Avenue. The field comprised 21 players, with Mark Orr, David Dunne, Philip Short, Pat … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1994, Re-revisited

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Sean Coffey

Herbert Scarry has contributed yet more information on the 1994 Irish championship, for which many thanks. The new material includes the tournament brochure, the flyer, and a supplemental report in the October 1994 issue of the Irish Chess Journal. As … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1994, Revisited

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Sean Coffey

For the Irish Championship 1994, David McAlister has provided an avalanche of new information, for which many thanks. All tournament reports here are updated from time to time, to correct errors, incorporate new information, and add analysis, but I cannot … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1994

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Sean Coffey

A report has been added here on the Irish Championship 1994. The championship was held for the first and only time in the town of Armagh. The field of 20 players included the defending champion Niall Carton, along with a … Continue reading →

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Richard Whieldon Barnett and the Irish Championship 1886

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Sean Coffey

The build-up for the 100th Irish championship is underway, and the ICU has had the nice idea of extending the now-usual profiles of the contestants to include all previous champions, over 100 days. As I write, the build-up includes the … Continue reading →

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Irish championship players, updated

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Sean Coffey

Preparations for the 100th Irish championship are gathering pace, and all looks set for an outstanding event, provided it is permitted to go ahead, of course. The

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Irish Championship 1949

Posted on January 30, 2021 by Sean Coffey

Following up on the last two posts, a full report on the Irish Championship 1949 has been added to the tournament sections here, including all 7 of Paddy Kennedy’s games. These games and the two in the previous posts make … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1995

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Irish Championship 1995 has been added to the tournament pages here. Brian Kelly became the youngest ever Irish champion, at about 16 years, 8 months, beating the previous record set by John Moles, who was 16 … Continue reading →

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Heidenfeld – Coldrick, Irish Championship 1973

Posted on November 14, 2020 by Sean Coffey

Andy Ansel has sent another game from the Irish Championship 1973, the round 4 encounter between Wolfgang Heidenfeld and Art Coldrick, which appeared in the South African Chessplayer, May 1974. Many thanks, Andy! Heidenfeld was defending champion, and was playing … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1980, contd.

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Sean Coffey

I’m delighted to report that David McAlister has found several more games from this event. Here’s an excerpt from his email explaining the background: “Opening some storage boxes in preparation for further organising my new study I came across my … Continue reading →

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