Category Archives: Games

Glorney Cup 2016

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Sean Coffey

The Glorney Cup 2016 has concluded with a victory for the Irish team (Tom O’Gorman, Henry Li, Luke Scott, Ross Beatty, Scott Mulligan), retaining the trophy from last year, and finishing clear first for the first time since Cardiff 1958 … Continue reading →

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A famous ending—epilogue

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Sean Coffey

I had never seen the original article in “the Irish chess magazine” that Golz and Keres quoted, but now it has been supplied by David McAlister, for which many thanks. The article appeared in Chess in Ireland, September 1959, p. … Continue reading →

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A famous ending—III

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Sean Coffey

J. J. Walsh has scorebooks covering all of his games, going back to the late 1940’s, and in the collection is included the full score of the game from the last two posts. White was Barney O’Sullivan, and the event … Continue reading →

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Dick Grogan 1938-2016

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Sean Coffey

Dick Grogan, who died earlier this month, was a nationally prominent journalist. Most of his career was spent with the Irish Times, where among other assignments he served as Northern Editor. His Irish Times obituary is subtitled “Journalist whose career … Continue reading →

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Bunratty Masters 2016

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Sean Coffey

A full report on this year’s Bunratty Masters is now available here. Nigel Short finished clear first, apparently and surprisingly for the first time ever. All 135 games are available. In perhaps the most interesting of all, the French player … Continue reading →

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Hogarty-Green, European Boys U18 Team Championship 2006

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Sean Coffey

In the puzzle in the last post, White must not play 1. Ke3?, which loses: after 1. … c1=Q+ 2. Nxc1 Kxc1 3. Ke4 Kd2 4. Ke5 Ke3 5. Kxe6 Kf3 6. Kf6 White is one move too late. The … Continue reading →

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Moulton-Crichton, Mulcahy Memorial 1988

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Sean Coffey

Congratulations to Martin Crichton, who recently finished equal first in a small FIDE Open tournament in London, the Colin Crouch Celebration Congress Weekender. Always good to see IRL at the top of the leaderboard! This was a decade since his … Continue reading →

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Irish Junior Championships 2016

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Sean Coffey

Congratulations to the winners in this year’s Irish Junior Championships, held last weekend in Killiney: Conor O’Donnell (Gonzaga), U19; Diana Mirza (St. Michael’s), U16; Henry Li (Gonzaga), U14; Danny Dwyer (Blanchardstown), U12, and Con Kirby (Limerick), U10. (I understand there … Continue reading →

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“An unexpected move”

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Sean Coffey

23. ? In the position at right it’s White to play: how should he continue? The position arose in a casual consultation game played around 1887, probably somewhere in Dublin, between J. A. “Porterfield” Rynd (White) and John Morphy and … Continue reading →

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Gonzaga Masters 2016

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Sean Coffey

Last month I wrote here that there were apparently going to be no games available from this year’s Gonzaga Masters. I’m delighted to report that the great majority of the games have now been made available, compiled by Ruth Redmond … Continue reading →

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