Author Archives: Sean Coffey

Williamson Shield 2022

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The Williamson Shield 2022 took place at Stormont from February 4-6, marking another very welcome step in the transition back to in-person tournaments, and attracted 31 players across two sections. Many thanks to organiser Damien Lavery, who transcribed virtually all … Continue reading →

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More games from the Irish Championship 1971

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Sean Coffey

I’m delighted to report that Jim Murray has sent all of his games from the 1971 Irish championship. Only one of these, his round 6 game against John O’Brien, was available before, and these are the first new games to … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1971

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Sean Coffey

A report on the 1971 Irish championship has been added to the tournament pages here. The championship was held in Cork, at Lee Maltings, U.C.C., and 23 players participated. It was remarked at the time that the field was relatively … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup 1957

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The Glorney Cup 1957 took place at MacBrayne Hall, Glasgow, on July 24-25, 1957. Once again four teams competed. Earlier in the year, the British Chess Federation made a controversial decision to withdraw England from participation, starting in 1958, on … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1978, updated

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The reports on the 1978 Irish championship posted here over the past couple of years were unusually difficult to compile, because many of the pairings and results were unknown. Apart from leading to many missing entries in the tables, this … Continue reading →

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Watson – Barry, Glorney Cup 1978

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Sean Coffey

I mentioned last week that I had the idea that I had overlapped with Paul Motwani in Glorney Cups. This reminded me that David McAlister sent me the full tournament book for the Glorney and Faber Cups in 1978 some … Continue reading →

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Irish New Year IM Norm Event 1 2020

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Sean Coffey

Two years ago, a GM norm event and two IM norm events were held in parallel at the Talbot Hotel in Stillorgan. Only the GM norm event had a report posted here; the other two have been listed as “pending” … Continue reading →

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Murphy – Fitzsimons, Irish New Year GM 2022

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Sean Coffey

Here is another interesting ending from the recent Irish New Year GM Norm Event: Murphy – Fitzsimons, Irish New Year GM Norm Event 2022 (3) 76. ? Conor Murphy rejected 76. Kf2, presumably because 76… g5 77. fxg5 fxg5 78. … Continue reading →

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Irish New Year GM Norm Event 2022

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Irish New Year GM Norm Event, which ran from January 2-6, has been added to the tournament section here. Full credit goes once again to the ICU for setting up a large number of events in … Continue reading →

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A. Collins – Connell, Ennis November Open 2021

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Sean Coffey

Two tournaments were held last weekend: an over-the-board Open in Ennis, and the Ulster Masters in Q.U.B., with some games available from each. Twelve games from the Ennis event have been added to the archive here. The round 4 game … Continue reading →

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