Category Archives: Games

Basman – Walsh, Hastings Challengers Reserves A 1963-64

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Sean Coffey

John Saunders posted a report on Hastings 1963-64 at BritBase, and I was interested to note that J. J. Walsh had finished second in the Challengers Reserves A ‘Pelton’, behind Michael Basman. The report had none of J. J.’s games. … Continue reading →

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A four queens game: Fitzsimons – Rowson, London 2022

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The Mindsports Masters GM Norm event in London in September produced the following interesting position early on: Fitzsimons – Rowson, Mindsports Masters GM 2022 46. ? If you would like to treat this as a (not too easy) puzzle, please … Continue reading →

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W. Desmond Taylor 1941-2022

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Sean Coffey

I was sorry to hear of the death of one of Ireland’s most distinguished correspondence players, Desmond Taylor, in August, aged 80. He earned the correspondence chess International Master title in 1998 and the correspondence chess Senior International Master title … Continue reading →

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Basman – Tr. Kanyamarala, 1st EJCOA Invitational 2021

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Sean Coffey

Michael Basman played some tournaments last year, including the 1st EJCOA Forest Hall Invitational in Northumbria, England, a 10-player all-play-all in which Tarun Kanyamarala earned his first IM norm. The 75-year-old Basman scored 2½/9. A photo of round 7 shows … Continue reading →

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A trap in the Petroff

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The chess world is abuzz with news of the 10-move win of Leinier Domínguez Pérez against Elshan Moradiabadi in the US Championship in St. Louis earlier this month. After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 … Continue reading →

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An echo of Capablanca

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The last round of the recent Sligo Spring Tournament Masters featured an interesting ending on board 1 between Lara Putar and the tournament winner, Ukrainian WGM Evgeniya Doluhanova. Duras – Capablanca, Rice C.C. Masters, New York 1913 Lara Putar – … Continue reading →

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The Sligo Spring Tournament 2022—II

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Sligo Spring Tournament Challengers 2022 has been added to the tournament pages here. The event attracted an impressive entry of 87 players, and after five rounds, two players were on full points: Dariy Kelbas (Ukraine) and … Continue reading →

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O’Hanlon – Seitz, British Championship Major Open B 1938

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The last post commented that new games from long-ago events appear all the time. Here is another example, which has also surfaced this month, and which also involves John O’Hanlon. This one is from a subsidiary event of the British … Continue reading →

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A Lively Skirmish: O’Hanlon – Scott, British Championship 1921

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Sean Coffey

One of the interesting aspects of chess history is that missing games from long-ago events turn up out of the blue, rediscovered in some out-of-the-way publication. One such game appeared this very month, discovered by “Tabanus” at chessgames.com and relayed … Continue reading →

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The John Bolger Cup 2022

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The inaugural John Bolger Cup was held at Coláiste Éanna in Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin, from March 25-27. The event attracted 154 players across three sections. All games for the Masters section were broadcast via live boards, and a full report … Continue reading →

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