Category Archives: Irish championships

Irish Championship 1968

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Sean Coffey

The first Irish championship held under the newly introduced rules discussed in the last post was the 1968 event, held in Dixon Hall in Trinity College, Dublin. The field of 21 included the defending champion Wolfgang Heidenfeld, previous champion and … Continue reading →

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Changes in the Irish Championship

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Sean Coffey

From an article in the Cork Examiner on February 16, 1968, by “The Knight”: Changes In The Championship A number of important changes in the Irish Championship have been announced recently by the Irish Chess Union, who last year appointed … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1947

Posted on June 1, 2024 by Sean Coffey

The Irish Championship 1947 was held in Cork, for the first time ever, at the C.C.Y.M.S. Hall in Castle Street. The event was structured as a 14-player all-play-all, with the provincial unions each nominating three players, and with another place … Continue reading →

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Irish championship players

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Sean Coffey

The lists of Irish championship players have been updated to reflect the 2023 championship, and to correct some errors and add details. Four players made their débuts in 2023, taking the total to 580 players in all, including 566 men … Continue reading →

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Fox – D. Nolan, Irish Championship 2023

Posted on August 24, 2023 by Sean Coffey

Among the many interesting moments in the recently concluded Irish Championship was the following from the encounter between Anthony Fox and Dermot Nolan in round 6. Fox – D. Nolan, Irish Championship 202353. ? I was following the game live, … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 2023

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Sean Coffey

The Irish Championship 2023 is reaching its halfway stage, with (as I write this) ronnd 4 completed. A partial report, [update, August 13: now final] reflecting progress so far, has been uploaded to the tournament pages here, and will be … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1983

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Sean Coffey

The Irish Championship in 1983 was held, for the first and so far only time ever, in Castlebar. With continued sponsorship from IBM, the event attracted a large field of 32, including almost all of the top players in the … Continue reading →

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Proved or not proved?

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Sean Coffey

The Irish Championship 1997 came down to the final game between Anthony Fox and Stephen Brady. A win for Brady would leave him tied with Joe Ryan for first, on the astounding score of 8½/9, thus sharing the title, while … Continue reading →

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Cafolla – McCarthy, Irish Championship 1999

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Sean Coffey

Peter Cafolla’s round 3 game against Jim McCarthy in the Irish Championship 1999 reached the diagrammed position at move 25. Cafolla – McCarthy, Irish Championship 1999 (3) 25. ? Black’s last move 24… Rf8-d8? turns out to be an error … Continue reading →

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O’Connell – Daly, Irish Championship 1999

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Sean Coffey

In the Irish Championship 1999, defending champion Colm Daly had some difficulties at the beginning of the event, drawing in round 2 against Gerard O’Connell and then losing in round 3 against Jonathan O’Connor. His 5½/6 in the remaining games … Continue reading →

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