Author Archives: Sean Coffey

North City, Ennis Shield champions 1936-37, contd.

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Sean Coffey

In response to the recent post on North City and the Ennis Shield 1936-37, Philip Doyle has written to provide more information on two of the players, much more in the case of one of them. “W. Breen” in the … Continue reading →

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Irish championship players

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Sean Coffey

The lists of Irish championship players have been updated to reflect the 2024 championship, and to add some details. The full list is available in alphabetical order and in descending order of number of championships played. The 2024 championship set … Continue reading →

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North City, Ennis Shield champions 1936-37

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Sean Coffey

North CityEnnis Shield champions 1936-37 North City C.C., in only their second season, won the Ennis Shield, then the second division of the Leinster Leagues, in what seems to have been a surprise. The outstanding photo above shows the club … Continue reading →

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Another king hunt

Posted on May 2, 2025 by Sean Coffey

The last round of the Leinster leagues took place on Sunday. Congratulations to Knights of Éanna / Rathmines for an emphatic win in the Armstrong Cup, their first as a merged club. The Armstrong Cup page here has been updated. … Continue reading →

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Gerard McDonnell 1960-2023

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Sean Coffey

I was very sorry to learn of the passing of Gerard McDonnell, in Manhattan, New York, on June 3, 2023, after a long illness. He was born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, on October 30, 1960, the eldest of a family … Continue reading →

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MacElligott – Kennedy, Armstrong Cup 2024-25

Posted on April 5, 2025 by Sean Coffey

Gerard MacElligott has sent another interesting game, for which many thanks, played last Saturday in the Armstrong Cup. In the diagrammed position, it’s White to play and draw. MacElligott – Kennedy, Armstrong Cup 2024-25White to play and draw The solution … Continue reading →

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Dunne – Beryozkin, Heidenfeld Trophy 2024-25

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Sean Coffey

Oliver Dunne has sent an interesting game, for which many thanks, from this year’s Heidenfeld Trophy. This is from the penultimate round match between Phibsboro and the runaway leaders Dún Laoghaire, played on March 24. Dunne – Beryozkin, Heidenfeld Trophy … Continue reading →

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Drogheda Super Rapid 2K24 KlimaX 2024

Posted on March 22, 2025 by Sean Coffey

The inaugural Drogheda Super Rapid 2K24 KlimaX 2024 was held on December 28-29, 2024, with a field of 76, and 15 rounds. A full report has been added to the tournament pages here. The organisers provided twenty live boards, with … Continue reading →

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A king hunt

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Sean Coffey

From an Armstrong Cup game played on Wednesday: Jonathan O’Connor, on X, remarked that “My opponent went downhill very quickly after forgetting his Sveshnikov theory”. This happened around ten moves before the diagrammed position. Beatty – O’Connor, Armstrong Cup 2024-25 … Continue reading →

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Zalan Nemeth, FM title and two IM norms

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Sean Coffey

Congratulations are due to Zalan Nemeth, who recorded two IM norms within the span of the past few weeks, at the SixDays Budapest IM-C January 2025 and the 1st EUTender Sinus Sárkány IM 2025. Each was structured as a ten-player … Continue reading →

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