Category Archives: Players

Lyons – MacElligott, Kilkenny Open 1982

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Sean Coffey

I was delighted to receive a comment and a separate email from Guy Lyons, whom I well remember from my playing days, not least because he beat me once, in a game that will appear here in due course. He … Continue reading →

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Irish championship players, updated

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Sean Coffey

The lists of Irish championship players have been updated to reflect the 2021 championship, and to correct a couple of errors. There are 570 players in all, including 557 men and 13 women. Of these, 49 have been Irish champion. … Continue reading →

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Irish championship players, updated

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Sean Coffey

The lists of Irish championship players have been updated to add the previously missing players from the 1889 championship, i.e., those who received a handicap and who did not qualify for the final. With these additions, the lists contain the … Continue reading →

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J. J. Walsh, Hastings Premier Reserves 1959-60

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Sean Coffey

J. J. Walsh’s column in the Irish Times recently reached No. 15,000, and the milestone has been noted by an article, “15,000 and counting – our record-breaking chess correspondent passes another major milestone” by Frank McNally in the paper on … Continue reading →

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Leinster Championship 2007

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Leinster Championship 2007 has been added to the tournament pages here. All 36 games are available, though none appear in the ICU games archive as of the date of this post. I downloaded the first copy … Continue reading →

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Rynd – Baker, Armstrong Cup 1907-08

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Sean Coffey

The sixth Irish champion was Philip Baker, 1879-1932, who won in 1924, 1927, 1928 and 1929. A recent blog post Philip Baker, the Jewish refugee from Latvia who became Irish chess champion, by Patrick Comerford (October 22, 2020) gives very … Continue reading →

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Glorney Cup 1952

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Sean Coffey

The Glorney Cup in 1952 was held at the College of Preceptors, Bloomsbury Square, London, from July 23-24, 1952. Once again, four teams competed. On the opening morning, England started with a 5 – 1 win against Scotland, while Wales … Continue reading →

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Barnett – Whitmarsh, Imperial v Lensbury Match 1925

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Sean Coffey

by Lafayette (Lafayette Ltd), whole-plate film negative, 18 October 1929 By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40802266 Richard Whieldon Barnett, 1863-1930, the 1886 Irish champion, was described by Gerald Abrahams in Not Only Chess (London, 1974) as follows: “[T]he late Sir … Continue reading →

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Richard Whieldon Barnett and the Irish Championship 1886

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Sean Coffey

The build-up for the 100th Irish championship is underway, and the ICU has had the nice idea of extending the now-usual profiles of the contestants to include all previous champions, over 100 days. As I write, the build-up includes the … Continue reading →

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Irish championship players, updated

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Sean Coffey

Preparations for the 100th Irish championship are gathering pace, and all looks set for an outstanding event, provided it is permitted to go ahead, of course. The

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