Category Archives: Irish championships

Irish Championship 2006, contd.

Posted on May 19, 2026 by Sean Coffey

A report for the Irish Championship 2006 appeared here in 2011 (cf. cover post), and has been updated in only minor ways since. Only 14 of the 52 games were available, which meant it had the sparsest coverage of any … 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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1950 Irish Championship, Belfast

Posted on November 7, 2025 by David McAlister

We previously published reports on the 1949 and 1951 Irish Championships, and have now compiled a full report on the Championship in the middle. The group photograph above, unfortunately missing a few participants including the winner, is one of several … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 2025

Posted on August 7, 2025 by Sean Coffey

The Irish Championship started on Saturday in Ennis, and has today reached the two thirds stage. A preliminary report has been added to the Tournament pages here. Initially entries were slow to arrive, and it seemed the event might follow … 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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Irish Championship 1968

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Sean Coffey

The first Irish championship held under the newly introduced rules discussed in the last post was the 1968 event, held in Dixon Hall in Trinity College, Dublin. The field of 21 included the defending champion Wolfgang Heidenfeld, previous champion and … Continue reading →

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Changes in the Irish Championship

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Sean Coffey

From an article in the Cork Examiner on February 16, 1968, by “The Knight”: Changes In The Championship A number of important changes in the Irish Championship have been announced recently by the Irish Chess Union, who last year appointed … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1947

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Sean Coffey

The Irish Championship 1947 was held in Cork, for the first time ever, at the C.C.Y.M.S. Hall in Castle Street. The event was structured as a 14-player all-play-all, with the provincial unions each nominating three players, and with another place … Continue reading →

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Irish championship players

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Sean Coffey

The lists of Irish championship players have been updated to reflect the 2023 championship, and to correct some errors and add details. Four players made their débuts in 2023, taking the total to 580 players in all, including 566 men … Continue reading →

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Fox – D. Nolan, Irish Championship 2023

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Sean Coffey

Among the many interesting moments in the recently concluded Irish Championship was the following from the encounter between Anthony Fox and Dermot Nolan in round 6. Fox – D. Nolan, Irish Championship 202353. ? I was following the game live, … Continue reading →

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