Category Archives: Games

Missed opportunity

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Sean Coffey

The very welcome news that the ICU is offering two norm events in Tralee in April brought back memories of other recent norm events and opportunities. One such event was the City of Dublin IM Norm Tournament 2011. No norms … Continue reading →

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Opportunity and chance, contd.

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Sean Coffey

From the position in the last post, after 1…. Qg3+!! 2. Kh1, Black could have won by 2… e3!!. The immediate threat, which is enough to account for White’s tries 3. Be2 and 3. Ra3, is 3… Qh3+ 4. Kg1 … Continue reading →

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Opportunity and chance

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Sean Coffey

From Chess Combination as a Fine Art (Pitman, 1976) by Golz and Keres, which we’ve mentioned here before, another Irish game and a puzzle: Oliff – Keogh, Dublin 1964 We’ll take up the story as Golz and Keres present it: … Continue reading →

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Wilkes-Doyle, EU/M/633 corr 1983

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Sean Coffey

And here is one more game from the same event as for the last two posts; thanks again to Tony for supplying notes. Günter W. Wilkes (GER) — Tony Doyle EU/M/633 ICCF corr 1983 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 … Continue reading →

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Doyle-Bodisko, EU/M/633 corr 1983

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Sean Coffey

Here is another game from the event mentioned in the last post; thanks again to Tony Doyle for providing notes: Tony Doyle — Alexanadr Petrovich Bodisko (USSR) EU/M/633 ICCF corr 1983 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bg4 … Continue reading →

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Voss-Doyle, EU/M/633 corr 1983

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Sean Coffey

My playing career, roughly 1974-1985, overlapped significantly with the over-the-board portion of Tony Doyle’s, 1970-1983, when he was one of the top players in the country. He was Irish champion in 1974, and played in three Olympiads, among many other … Continue reading →

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C.C., R.I.P.

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Tony Doyle

I switched from O.T.B. to C.C. in 1983 and played this wonderfully rewarding form of chess until 1992, which was just before the introduction of computer programs which radically altered the nature of the game. These “engines” have eliminated all … Continue reading →

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N. McCluskey-M. O’Nolan, Armstrong Cup 1932-33

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Sean Coffey

The Armstrong Cup has received excellent coverage in the papers down the years, and for many seasons we even have most match scorecards. However actual games from long-ago seasons are still quite rare and so it’s difficult to judge the … Continue reading →

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Daly-O’Connor, Irish championship qualifier 1986

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Sean Coffey

In 1986 it was decided to make the Irish championship a 10-player invitational all-play-all. There was also a separate qualifying tournament that decided at least some of the places (one?). In the last round Colm Daly (White) and Jonathan O’Connor … Continue reading →

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D. Dunne-N. Short, Glorney Cup 1977

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Sean Coffey

In 1977 the Glorney Cup was held in Ireland (Gormanston College), and six teams competed, including the Netherlands and France. The English team included Nigel Short, Nigel Davies, Glenn Flear, Daniel King, and William Watson—and they didn’t even win. (See … Continue reading →

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