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Category Archives: Tournaments
Irish Championship 1985
A report on the Irish Championship 1985 has been added to the tournament pages here. The event was held in Dublin, at Ardscoil Rís on Griffith Avenue, from July 6-14, 1985. 30 players took part, including defending champion Eugene Curtin, … Continue reading
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Sligo Spring Tournament Masters 2023
The Sligo Spring Tournament 2023 was held in Enniscrone, Co. Sligo, from February 3-5. The event was held over four sections, and a full report on the Masters has been uploaded to the Tournament pages here. The Masters attracted a … Continue reading
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City of Belfast Championship 2022
The City of Belfast Championships 2022 were held in June at the Maynard Sinclair Pavilion at Stormont. Usually there are two separate events for the Nemtzov Cup and the Henderson Cup, but in this case the two were combined into … Continue reading
Leinster Schools Championships
The Leinster Junior Championships for 2023 begin tomorrow in Stillorgan. Best of luck to all participants! The competition started in 1942, with only a single section, and limited to boys. The Leinster Schoolboys’ Championship quickly became the Leinster Senior Schoolboys’ … Continue reading
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Irish championship players
The lists of Irish championship players have been updated to reflect the 2022 championship, and to correct some errors and add details. Five players made their débuts in 2022, taking the total to 575 players in all, including 561 men … Continue reading
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Ulster Masters 2022
The Ulster Masters took place last weekend, in Lisburn C.C.’s new premises, attracting 40 players across two sections. The top section was won by Peter Carroll, for the second year in a row. A full report has been added here. … Continue reading
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Target Recruitment Masters, Belfast 2001
Over five years ago, a report on the Target Recruitment Masters 2001 was added to the tournament pages here. The overall event, held at Queen’s University Belfast, attracted 86 players across three sections. The top section was won jointly by … Continue reading
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Irish Championship 1962
A report on the Irish Championship 1962 has been added to the tournaments pages here. This is based on joint work with David McAlister, to whom many thanks; we have been trading versions back and forth and adding details sporadically … Continue reading
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Women’s Olympiad, Lublin 1969
Ireland’s record at Women’s Olympiads had an outstanding start at the first such event, Emmen 1957, when the team of Hilda Chater and Beth Cassidy finished equal 14th-15th out of 21, ahead of France, Austria, Finland, Norway, Belgium, and Luxembourg. … Continue reading
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Irish Championship 2022
The Irish Championship is in progress in Dublin, and reaches the halfway stage today. A report has been added to the tournament pages here; updates will be added round by round until the conclusion. Numbers are down from the past … Continue reading
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