Category Archives: Games

Mr. and Mrs. Rowland

Posted on May 31, 2026 by David McAlister

Thomas Benjamin Rowland and Frideswide Fanny Beechey married on the 5th of June 1884. In its August-September 1884 Issue, the British Chess Magazine reported on a presentation to Mr. and Mrs. T.B. Rowland by the Reverend William Anderson. A large … Continue reading →

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Porterfield Rynd on James Mason, and the Simpson’s Divan Handicap 1884

Posted on May 28, 2026 by David McAlister

Prospecting for chess reportage one occasionally finds a gold nugget in an unlikely place, though there might have been a certain logic in going there. Recently I found one such little treasure in the Saturday 4th February 1905 edition of … Continue reading →

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Tony Miles simuls: Dublin, Cork, and Galway

Posted on April 25, 2026 by Sean Coffey

In the recent post on Tony Miles and the Dundrum International Congress 1975, I wrote that Miles had greatly raised the profile of the event via a series of mammoth simuls in Dublin, Cork, and Galway in the lead-up. On … Continue reading →

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Tarun Kanyamarala, Javokhir Sindarov, and the World School Open U15 Championship 2019

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Sean Coffey

Following Javokhir Sindarov’s resounding victory at the Candidates Tournament this week, Tarun Kanyamarala posted a congratulatory message on Facebook. They had met at the World School Championship in Antalya, Turkey in 2019, where they both competed in the Open U15 … Continue reading →

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Tony Miles and the Dundrum International Congress 1975

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Sean Coffey

In describing the life and contributions of the late Henry Higgins here a few months ago, I gave my impressions of the Dundrum International Congress of 1975, the first of a series of two mammoth events that were his landmark … Continue reading →

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Paul Cassidy on the Irish Championship 1968

Posted on March 31, 2026 by Sean Coffey

A little while back we had a post and report on the Irish Championship 1968. Wolfgang Heidenfeld won the fifth of his six titles, holding off a strong challenge from Paul Cassidy, who was making his début, as was over … Continue reading →

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Choudhury – Sallan, DCU Majors 2026

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Sean Coffey

The last post mentioned that Cahit Furkan Sallan recorded a perfect 5/5 in last month’s DCU Majors. In the last round, he faced Darshan Choudhury, who had also reached that point with a perfect score. The game had an interesting, … Continue reading →

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DCU Congress 2026

Posted on March 23, 2026 by Sean Coffey

The DCU Congress 2026 took place at DCU St. Patrick’s campus in Drumcondra, from February 20-22. The event comprised three sections, Open, Majors, and Challengers, and also, on the Saturday, the Leinster Open Go tournament. Full tournament reports for each … Continue reading →

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More games from Lilienthal’s 1935 Dublin simul

Posted on March 4, 2026 by David McAlister

In one of the earliest posts on IRLchess, in Lilienthal in Dublin, we recounted his visit to the city in 1935. That post featured a game from his simultaneous exhibition won by Barry St. John Galvin. More recently in Austin … Continue reading →

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Sligo Open 2026

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Sean Coffey

The recently concluded Sligo Chess and Culture Festival featured four subsidiary events in the Weekender on the opening weekend, plus a 9-round international Open, a rapid, and a blitz, in addition several other non-tournament events in an ambitious programme. Full … Continue reading →

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