Monthly Archives: March 2020

O’Connell – G. Melaugh, Irish Championship 2019

O’Connell – G. Melaugh, Irish Championship 2019 35. ? In this round 6 game, Gerard O’Connell had fought back from a losing game to reach the diagrammed position. He now saw nothing better than 35. Nxf8, and the game soon … Continue reading

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Irish Championship 2019

A report on the Irish Championship 2019 has been added to the Tournaments sections here. The championship has been going from strength to strength, with each of the last three years bringing a stronger field. This year had in addition … Continue reading

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Windmill

Some considerable time ago, we had an example of a double seesaw/windmill here, in a game between Oliver Dunne and Pat Fitzsimons. The theme arises again, and once again in a game of Oliver Dunne’s. This time he’s on the … Continue reading

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Bunratty Masters 2020

A report on the Bunratty Masters 2020 has been added to the Tournaments pages here. Nigel Short won for the third time in the past five years; it’s strange to think he had never won before then. The organisers did … Continue reading

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Inscription

My local club, the Mechanics’ Institute in San Francisco, has an excellent chess library, with about 2,000 books, along with complete runs of the British Chess Magazine, Informator, New in Chess, and others. I have meant for some time to … Continue reading

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FIDE ratings, March 2020

The FIDE record ratings page, recording the all-time peak ratings of Irish players, has been updated to account for the March 2020 rating list. Three players reached new personal highest ratings: Tarun Kanyamarala 2349 → 2376, =21st → 18th; Henry … Continue reading

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