Category Archives: Games

Armstrong Cup 2015-16, continued

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Sean Coffey

Even at the beginning of the season the general consensus was that it would be hard to stop Gonzaga in this year’s Armstrong Cup, and so it has proved. With some of the 8th-round matches played, Gonzaga leads by 4½ … Continue reading →

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Gonzaga Masters 2012

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Sean Coffey

The 15th Gonzaga Classic concluded today; congratulations to David Murray who won the top event, and for the first time. Apparently there will be no games available from this year’s event, but I’ve reorganized the Gonzaga Classics page here to … Continue reading →

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Quigley-Duignan, Irish championship 1946

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Sean Coffey

Happy New Year, and best wishes for 2016! For this first post of the new year, let’s turn to the next ‘new’ game from J.J. Walsh’s unpublished manuscript of selected Irish games 1896-1967. It’s an historic one, as a matter … Continue reading →

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At the cutting edge of theory

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Sean Coffey

At one time the Winawer made regular appearances at the highest levels, even in World Championship matches (Smyslov-Botvinnik, Tal-Botvinnik) but these days it’s a relatively rare occurrence. It’s therefore a delight to see two 2600+ grandmasters battle it out in … Continue reading →

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Munster championship 2015–II

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Sean Coffey

This year’s Munster championship provided a return to a separate event and live boards for the top two games, both welcome decisions. (See the recent post here.) In an even more welcome development, the Munster Chess Union has now followed … Continue reading →

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Dinev-McMorrow, European Club Championship 2015

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Sean Coffey

Both Irish teams found the going tough in this year’s recently-concluded European Club Championship in Skopje, with Gonzaga finishing 45th out of the 50 teams and Adare finishing last. But it was not all grim. John McMorrow, fresh from his … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup 2015

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Sean Coffey

Congratulations to the Irish Glorney Cup team, who won the Cup for the first time since 1963! Full coverage is available at the tournament web site. By all accounts it was a very well organized tournament, with live boards for … Continue reading →

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Drogheda 2015

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Sean Coffey

Drogheda 2015 was held over the weekend before last, May 30-June 1. The top section, which was won convincingly by Colm Daly–by far the highest-rated player–on 6/6, had two live boards in each round. I missed round 1 but the … Continue reading →

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Samuel Beckett, once removed

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Sean Coffey

Oliver Dunne asks the exact question I had been wondering about myself: is it possible that any of Beckett’s games survive? So far I have not found any. But I did find what may be the next best thing: a … Continue reading →

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Ballyfermot Open 1994, contd.

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Sean Coffey

On Ray Woodhouse’s photo of the Ballyfermot Open 1994, we’re a little further along but matters are still not entirely clear. David McAlister convincingly demonstrated that it was the 1994 event, the position on the top board identifying it as … Continue reading →

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