Category Archives: Irish championships

Irish Championship 1985

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Irish Championship 1985 has been added to the tournament pages here. The event was held in Dublin, at Ardscoil Rís on Griffith Avenue, from July 6-14, 1985. 30 players took part, including defending champion Eugene Curtin, … Continue reading →

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Irish championship players

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The lists of Irish championship players have been updated to reflect the 2022 championship, and to correct some errors and add details. Five players made their débuts in 2022, taking the total to 575 players in all, including 561 men … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1962

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Irish Championship 1962 has been added to the tournaments pages here. This is based on joint work with David McAlister, to whom many thanks; we have been trading versions back and forth and adding details sporadically … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 2022

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The Irish Championship is in progress in Dublin, and reaches the halfway stage today. A report has been added to the tournament pages here; updates will be added round by round until the conclusion. Numbers are down from the past … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1951

Posted on June 13, 2022 by David McAlister

A report on the 1951 Irish championship has been added to the tournament pages here. The championship was held in University College, Cork from the 16th to the 24th July. Eighteen players participated over eight rounds with the Swiss pairing … Continue reading →

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More games from the Irish Championship 1971

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Sean Coffey

I’m delighted to report that Jim Murray has sent all of his games from the 1971 Irish championship. Only one of these, his round 6 game against John O’Brien, was available before, and these are the first new games to … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1971

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Sean Coffey

A report on the 1971 Irish championship has been added to the tournament pages here. The championship was held in Cork, at Lee Maltings, U.C.C., and 23 players participated. It was remarked at the time that the field was relatively … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1978, updated

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Sean Coffey

The reports on the 1978 Irish championship posted here over the past couple of years were unusually difficult to compile, because many of the pairings and results were unknown. Apart from leading to many missing entries in the tables, this … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1982

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Irish Championship 1982 has been added to the tournaments pages here. 16 of the 99 games are included; there are currently none in the ICU games archive. The event, sponsored by IBM Ireland, took place (mostly) … Continue reading →

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Porter – Griffin, Irish Championship 1978

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Sean Coffey

When I posted an initial report on the 1978 Irish championship here last year, I noted that there was one game that was known to survive, but was nevertheless missing: an annotation by John Griffin of one of his games, … Continue reading →

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