Category Archives: Tournaments

B. E. A. Cup

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Sean Coffey

The recent posts about the Branagan Cup reminded me that there are many other competitions that we haven’t gotten around to covering here yet. At the final day of the Leinster Leagues this year, I was taken aback when I … Continue reading →

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Branagan Cup 1977

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Sean Coffey

David McAlister has provided a huge amount of new information on the Branagan Cup page, and we’re now down to just seven seasons where we’re not sure of the winners. There are also many more details of winning teams and … Continue reading →

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Branagan Cup final 2014: Elm Mount 3½ – 2½ Gonzaga

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Sean Coffey

Congratulations to Elm Mount (and commiserations to Gonzaga) on winning the Branagan Cup for the fourth year in succession (and the fourth year in all). From Gerry MacElligott’s Facebook page (and with permission, for which thanks) we have a picture … Continue reading →

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Irish championship 2014

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Sean Coffey

The Irish championship has started and it’s great to see one of the largest fields for many years, with 30 players vying for the title. (Setting aside the 2007 championship, where the monster field resulted from a variety of special … Continue reading →

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Celtic Triangular 1981-1984

Posted on June 6, 2014 by David McAlister

Olimpbase, the encyclopaedia of team chess, has recently added to its vast archives the Celtic Triangular tournaments of 1981-1982 and 1983-1984. In both series there were three rounds with Ireland, Scotland and Wales each taking it in turns to host … Continue reading →

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Armstrong Cup, 1977 and today

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Sean Coffey

This Sunday sees the final round of the Armstrong Cup. Dublin University has been ahead all season, but stumbled slightly recently with a loss to Gonzaga. With a 2-point lead, and with the only other possible winners Elm Mount and … Continue reading →

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Armstrong Cup 1976-77

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Sean Coffey

The Armstrong Cup page has been updated with details of the 1976-77 season. In a close finish U.C.D. retained the cup, fighting off the challenge of Portmarnock, Dublin A, and Collegians. The winning team consisted of Bernard Kernan, Oisín McGuinness, … Continue reading →

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Gonzaga Masters 2014

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Sean Coffey

The Gonzaga Classic was held two weeks ago, a little earlier than usual. In the Masters, David Fitzsimons had a 200+ point rating advantage over the field and had won the event for the four previous years. Once again in … Continue reading →

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Irish Women’s Championship 2013

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Sean Coffey

Among the events around last year’s Irish championship in Limerick was the Irish Women’s Championship 2013. Over the years this event has been held on a very sporadic basis, but recently there seems to be a significant effort to promote … Continue reading →

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A MacGuffin, a play-off and a foreshadowing

Posted on December 10, 2013 by David McAlister

On the 28th November Edward Winter’s Chess Notes ran a story about a chessplayer called Aaron Sayers who had fallen on hard times and run into a bit of trouble with the law. Mr Winter quoted from the April 1928 edition … Continue reading →

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