Category Archives: Tournaments

Munster championship 2015

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Sean Coffey

The Munster championship has had various formats over the years, often taking the form of the highest Munster-based player in some other event, and in several years not being held at all. This year saw a welcome return to a … Continue reading →

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City of Dublin 2015

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Sean Coffey

The City of Dublin Championships took place at the Gresham Hotel last weekend. Colm Daly finished first in the championship itself, for his 6th City of Dublin Championship. All games are available (inputted by the organiser, Herbert Scarry), and based … Continue reading →

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Armstrong Cup 2015-16

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Sean Coffey

The new Armstrong Cup season started on Monday. Over at Boards.ie there has been some speculation about the prospects, with the general opinion being that it will be hard to stop Gonzaga retaining the trophy. In the opening match of … Continue reading →

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Ulster championships 2015

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Sean Coffey

The Ulster Chess Union’s organisation of this year’s Ulster Championship included a major effort to upgrade the technology: not only live boards, but also a live webcam, added to the plush surroundings of the Europa Hotel in Belfast. By all … Continue reading →

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Irish championship 2005

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Sean Coffey

A report on the 2005 Irish championship has been added to the tournament pages here. Colm Daly won his third championship, after 1998 and 1999, by a full point. All games are available. It’s interesting that fully half of the … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup 2015

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Sean Coffey

Congratulations to the Irish Glorney Cup team, who won the Cup for the first time since 1963! Full coverage is available at the tournament web site. By all accounts it was a very well organized tournament, with live boards for … Continue reading →

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Irish championship 2015

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Sean Coffey

This year’s Irish championship, in progress as I write this, has a report available here, including all 35 games from the first four rounds. The report will be updated round-by-round. Though the field is markedly smaller than last year’s, it … Continue reading →

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Drogheda 2015

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Sean Coffey

Drogheda 2015 was held over the weekend before last, May 30-June 1. The top section, which was won convincingly by Colm Daly–by far the highest-rated player–on 6/6, had two live boards in each round. I missed round 1 but the … Continue reading →

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Samuel Beckett, contd.

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Sean Coffey

In Samuel Beckett and the Armstrong Cup, I thought I had made an original discovery of Samuel Beckett’s career as a chess player, as chess players would understand the term, in the form of an Armstrong Cup scorecard from the … Continue reading →

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Ballyfermot Open 1994, contd.

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Sean Coffey

On Ray Woodhouse’s photo of the Ballyfermot Open 1994, we’re a little further along but matters are still not entirely clear. David McAlister convincingly demonstrated that it was the 1994 event, the position on the top board identifying it as … Continue reading →

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