Category Archives: Tournaments

New analysis: a missed win

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Sean Coffey

Round 6 of the 1975 Irish championship paired Oisín McGuinness and Alan Ludgate, each on 3½/5 and just half a point off the lead. The following position was reached after White’s 24. Nce4. McGuinness – Ludgate, Irish Championship 1975 Black … Continue reading →

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Irish championship 1975

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Irish championship 1975 has been added to the tournament archive pages here. In a field of 30 players, Eamon Keogh and Alan Ludgate tied for first and shared the title; this was the first time either … Continue reading →

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Armstrong Cup 1892-93: Kingstown

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Sean Coffey

Congratulations to Gonzaga on winning the Armstrong Cup for the fourth consecutive season! For the first time in a while there was a close finish, with the result well in doubt heading into the final day. The last post discussed … Continue reading →

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Controversy in the Armstrong Cup!

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Sean Coffey

Players allegedly placed out of order in violation of the rules … objections lodged … draconian penalties applied, affecting the fate of the entire season … this describes the Armstrong Cup. The season 1891-92 of the Armstrong Cup, to be … Continue reading →

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Bunratty Festival 2018

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Sean Coffey

This year’s Bunratty Festival, the 25th in the series, was, as has been very widely reported, the largest ever, with 362 players across 4 sections. All 155 games from the Masters were made available on the tournament website almost immediately … Continue reading →

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Irish championship 1974

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Sean Coffey

The Irish championship 1974 was an 8-round, 28-player Swiss held in the Dublin C.C. clubrooms at 20 Lincoln Place from July 6-13, 1974. A full report has been added to the archives here: see also the Irish championships and Tournaments … Continue reading →

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Irish championship players, updated

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Sean Coffey

The lists of Irish championship players have been updated: see the full list in descending order of number of championships played, and the same in alphabetical order. Compared with the lists originally posted last July, full names are given for … Continue reading →

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Cootes-Heidenfeld, Irish championship 1973

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Sean Coffey

Wolfgang Heidenfeld’s wild game against Arthur Cootes from the first round of the Irish championship in 1973—discussed by David McAlister in his reconstruction of the event in the previous post—featured a king hunt triggered by an early piece sacrifice by … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1973

Posted on December 31, 2017 by David McAlister

In a comment about our list of players who have competed in the Irish Championship over the years, Martin Crichton points out that Daire McMahon was unlikely to have played in the 1973 Irish Championship. The error appears to have … Continue reading →

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Irish championship 2001

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Sean Coffey

A report for the Irish championship 2001 has been added to the archives here: see also the Irish championships and Tournaments pages. This was the first of three consecutive championships that were held in Greystones. In a field of 20 … Continue reading →

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