Category Archives: Games

A Lively Skirmish: O’Hanlon – Scott, British Championship 1921

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Sean Coffey

One of the interesting aspects of chess history is that missing games from long-ago events turn up out of the blue, rediscovered in some out-of-the-way publication. One such game appeared this very month, discovered by “Tabanus” at chessgames.com and relayed … Continue reading →

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The John Bolger Cup 2022

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The inaugural John Bolger Cup was held at Coláiste Éanna in Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin, from March 25-27. The event attracted 154 players across three sections. All games for the Masters section were broadcast via live boards, and a full report … Continue reading →

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Gibson – Doyle, Leinster Championship 1980

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Sean Coffey

Among the many tributes that poured in for John Gibson was one at the Irish Go Association web site, which features a very nice recent photo: The photo’s metadata indicates that it was taken on February 29, 2020. The last … Continue reading →

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Van Manen – Gibson, Harrachov 1967—II

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The last post gave one of John Gibson’s wins from Harrachov 1967, against the Dutch player Gerben van Manen. Curiously, his other win from the event came against the same player, also as Black, in the preliminary rounds. Though the … Continue reading →

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Van Manen – Gibson, Harrachov 1967

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Sean Coffey

In 1967, Ireland sent a team to the World Student Team Championship, or “Student Olympiad”, in Harrachov, Czechoslovakia. As described here ten years ago, the Student Olympiads were very strong events, with far fewer weak teams than in Olympiads, and … Continue reading →

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More games from the Irish Championship 1971

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Sean Coffey

I’m delighted to report that Jim Murray has sent all of his games from the 1971 Irish championship. Only one of these, his round 6 game against John O’Brien, was available before, and these are the first new games to … Continue reading →

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Watson – Barry, Glorney Cup 1978

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Sean Coffey

I mentioned last week that I had the idea that I had overlapped with Paul Motwani in Glorney Cups. This reminded me that David McAlister sent me the full tournament book for the Glorney and Faber Cups in 1978 some … Continue reading →

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Irish New Year IM Norm Event 1 2020

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Sean Coffey

Two years ago, a GM norm event and two IM norm events were held in parallel at the Talbot Hotel in Stillorgan. Only the GM norm event had a report posted here; the other two have been listed as “pending” … Continue reading →

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Murphy – Fitzsimons, Irish New Year GM 2022

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Sean Coffey

Here is another interesting ending from the recent Irish New Year GM Norm Event: Murphy – Fitzsimons, Irish New Year GM Norm Event 2022 (3) 76. ? Conor Murphy rejected 76. Kf2, presumably because 76… g5 77. fxg5 fxg5 78. … Continue reading →

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Irish New Year GM Norm Event 2022

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Irish New Year GM Norm Event, which ran from January 2-6, has been added to the tournament section here. Full credit goes once again to the ICU for setting up a large number of events in … Continue reading →

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