Leinster U19 championships

The competition started in 1942. It was known for many years as the Leinster Schoolboys Individual Championship, and later as the Leinster Schools Individual Championship.

  • 1942       Vincent Doyle (Presentation College, Glasthule (Dublin))
  • 1943       Peter Carl Wahlrab (Presentation College, Glasthule (Dublin))
  • 1944       Vincent Doyle (Presentation College, Glasthule (Dublin))
  • 1945       Vincent Doyle (Presentation College, Glasthule (Dublin))
  • 1946       David Heelan (Blackrock College (Dublin))
  • 1947       Mervyn Jaffey (Wesley College (Dublin))
  • 1948       Geoffrey Hand (Blackrock College (Dublin))
  • 1949       J. J. Walsh (Belvedere College (Dublin) & Clontarf C.C.)
  • 1950       Michael Fagan (Westland Row C.B.S. (Dublin))
  • 1951       Fintan Doyle (Terenure College (Dublin))
  • 1952       Alex Montwill (Westland Row C.B.S. (Dublin))
  • 1953       Oisín Ó Siochrú (Coláiste Mhuire (Dublin))
  • 1954       Dermot O’Connell (St. Mary’s (Dublin))
  • 1955       Thomas O’Neill (Synge Street C.B.S. (Dublin) & Eoghan Ruadh)
  • 1956       Richard Grogan (Synge Street C.B.S. (Dublin))
  • 1957       John McMahon (O’Connell’s School (Dublin) & Kevin Barry C.C.)
  • 1958       John McMahon (O’Connell’s School (Dublin) & Kevin Barry C.C.)
  • 1959       Pat Deasy (Synge St. C.B.S. (Dublin) & Eoghan Ruadh C.C.)
  • 1960       Seán Gilroy (Synge St. C.B.S. (Dublin) & Eoghan Ruadh C.C.)
  • 1961       Seán Corcoran (Synge St. C.B.S. (Dublin))
  • 1962       Kevin Ryan (Synge St. C.B.S. (Dublin))
  • 1963       Seán Mooney (Synge St. C.B.S. (Dublin))
  • 1964       John Lacy (Belvedere College (Dublin))
  • 1965       John Gibson (Belvedere College (Dublin))
  • 1966       Charlie Barnwell (O’Connell’s School (Dublin))
  • 1967       John Gibson (Belvedere College (Dublin))
  • 1968       David Cox (Oatlands College (Dublin))
  • 1969       David Cox (Oatlands College (Dublin))
  • 1970       John Brennan (Oatlands College (Dublin))
  • 1971       Stephen Meyler (Oatlands College (Dublin))
  • 1972       Bernard Kernan (Oatlands College (Dublin) & Dublin C.C.) and Robert Pye (Presentation College, Bray (Wicklow) & Dublin C.C.)
  • 1973       Paul Duffy (O’Connell’s School (Dublin))
  • 1974       Rolande Anderson (Mountjoy (Dublin))
  • 1975       Colm Prendergast (Portmarnock C.C.)
  • 1976       Martin Delaney (Coláiste Mhuire (Dublin) & Kevin Barry C.C.)
  • 1977       Colm Barry (Terenure College (Dublin))
  • 1978       Eugene Curtin (Blackrock College (Dublin))
  • 1979       Seán Quigley (St. Benildus College (Dublin))
  • 1980       Seán Coffey (Oatlands College (Dublin) & Dundrum C.C.)
  • 1981       Jonathan O’Connor (Blackrock College (Dublin) & Dublin C.C.)
  • 1982       John Aherne (Athlone), Eddie Grant (Beneavin College (Dublin) & Phibsboro C.C.), Brendan Lyons (Dundrum C.C.), Fergal O’Dwyer (Kilkenny C.B.S. & Kilkenny C.C.)
  • 1983       Kilian Hynes (Blackrock College (Dublin)) and Stephen Morris
  • 1984       Kilian Hynes (Blackrock College (Dublin))
  • 1985       Christy O’Sullivan
  • 1986       Eric McMahon (St. Benildus College (Dublin) & Dundrum C.C.)
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  • 1995       Brian Leonard (Blackrock College (Dublin)) and Emmet Ryan (Skerries)
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  • 1999       John P. A. Kennedy (St. Benildus College (Dublin))
  • 2000       John P. A. Kennedy (St. Benildus College (Dublin))
  • 2001       John P. A. Kennedy (St. Benildus College (Dublin))
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  • 2004       Killian Delaney
  • 2005       David Fitzsimons () and John McMorrow (Gonzaga College (Dublin))
  • 2006       Rory Delaney
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  • 2009       Stephen Moran
  • 2010       Anthony Bourached
  • 2011       Cormac O’Brien
  • 2012       Ramiro Zambrana
  • 2013       Michael Higgins
  • 2014       Cian McGovern Leahy
  • 2015       Conor O’Donnell (Gonzaga College (Dublin) & Gonzaga C.C.)
  • 2016       Conor O’Donnell (Gonzaga College (Dublin) & Gonzaga C.C.)
  • 2017       Conor O’Donnell (Gonzaga College (Dublin) & Gonzaga C.C.)
  • 2018       Muhtarim-Ul Haque (Rathmines C.C.)
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  • 2020       Jacob Flynn (Malahide C.C.)
  • 2021       No championship
  • 2022       Cathal Keenan
  • 2023       Oisín O’Cuilleanain
  • 2024       Benjamin Murray

  • References:
  • “13-year-old Chess Champion”, Irish Independent, 8 May 1942 p. 2 (1942 winner, with photo)
  • Irish Independent, 5 April 1943 p. 3 (1943 winner)
  • Evening Herald, 1 October 1945 p. 2 (1942, 1944, 1945 winner)
  • “Tipperary boy’s chess title”, Irish Press, 9 April 1946 p. 9 (1946 winner)
  • Evening Herald, 10 April 1946 p. 3 (1946 winner, with photo)
  • Irish Independent, 10 March 1947 p. 8 (1947 winner)
  • Sunday Independent, April 1, 1951 p. 8 (1955 winner, with photograph)
  • Irish Independent, April 9, 1955 p. 16 (1955 winner)
  • Evening Herald, May 27, 1955 p. 7 (1955 winner photo and biographical sketch)
  • Irish Independent, 31 March 1959 p. 15 (re 1959 winner)
  • Irish Press, 15 April 1960 p. 18 (re 1960 winner)
  • Irish Independent, 6 January 1961 p. 11 (re 1961 winner)
  • Irish Press, 3 January 1962 p. 13 (re 1962 winner)
  • Irish Independent, 6 March 1963 p. 15 (re 1963 winner)
  • Irish Times, 2 January 1964 p. 7 (re 1964 winner’s school)
  • Irish Times, 2 April 1964 p. 11 (re 1964 winner)
  • Irish Press, 2 January 1965 p. 16 (re 1965 winner)
  • Irish Independent, 3 January 1966 p. 15 (re 1966 winner)
  • Irish Times, 18 April 1967 p. 10 (re 1967 winner)
  • Irish Press, 1 January 1968 p. 14 (re 1968 winner, with photo)
  • Irish Independent, 3 January 1969 p. 13 (re 1969 winner)
  • Irish Press, 5 January 1970 p. 13 (re 1970 winner)
  • Irish Press, 5 January 1971 p. 13 (re 1971 winner)
  • Irish Independent, 4 January 1972 p. 14 (re 1972 main event)
  • Comment, Robert Pye, IRLchess, 9 January 2023 (re 1972 winners)
  • Irish Independent, 5 January 1973 p. 14 (re 1973 winner)
  • Irish Times, 4 January 1974 p. 4 (via David McAlsiter) (re 1974 winner)
  • Irish Press, 3 January 1975 p. 13 (re 1975 winner)
  • Irish Press, 3 April 1975 p. 3 (re 1975 winner, including photo)
  • Irish Independent, 8 January 1976 p. 13 (re 1976 winner)
  • Irish Press, 4 January 1977 p. 12 (re 1977 winner)
  • Irish Press, 5 January 1978 p. 11 (re 1978 winner)
  • Irish Times, 9 January 1979 p. 15 (re 1979 winner)
  • Irish Press, 8 January 1980 p. 12 (re 1980 winner)
  • Irish Times, 8 January 1981 p. 7 (re 1981 winner)
  • Fiacla Fichille, vol. 1, no. 6, Easter 1982, pp. 7-8 (re 1982 winners)
  • Irish Press, 27 January 1983 p. 15 (re 1983 winners)
  • Fiacla Fichille, vol. 2, issue 13, March 1984 p. 19 (re 1984 winner)
  • Fiacla Fichille, vol. 2, no. 17, April 1985 p. 18 (re 1985 winner)
  • Fiacla Fichille, vol. 2, issue 20, April 1986 p. 12 (re 1986 winner)
  • Irish Chess Journal, vol. 7, nos. 1-2, March 1995 p. 20 (re 1995 winners)
  • (via the Wayback Machine) (re 1999 winner)
  • CHESS IRELAND – NEWS, Jan-Mar 2000 (via the Wayback Machine) (re 2000 winner)
  • Irish Chess Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, October 2001 pp. 20-21 (re 2001 winner (“earlier in the year he had retained his Leinster U19 title”)).
  • LSCA web page (via the Wayback Machine) (re 2004 winner)
  • Irish Chess Journal, August 2005 p. 27 (re 2005 winners)
  • Rating report, 2013 championship
  • Rating report, 2014 championship
  • Rating report, 2015 championship
  • Post, Irish Chess Union Facebook page, 5 December 2016 (re 2016 winner, including picture)
  • Rating report, 2017 championship
  • History, Leinster Schools Chess Association web pages (via the Wayback Machine) (via David McAlister) (re 2006, 2009-2012 winners)
  • Post, Irish Chess Union Facebook page, 2 January 2018 (re 2018 winner)
  • Rating report, 2020 championship
  • Rating report, 2022 championship
  • Pairings & results, 2023 championship, Chess-Results.com (re 2023 winner)
  • Pairings & results, 2024 championship, Chess-Results.com (re 2024 winner)

Last updated January 13, 2024.