Category Archives: Irish championships

Clarke – Ludgate, Irish Championship 1978

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Sean Coffey

One of the critical games of the entire Irish championship in 1978 occurred in the opening round, when Tom Clarke had the white pieces against the top seed Alan Ludgate. Clarke built up a large advantage, turned down a draw … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1978

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Irish Championship 1978 has been added to the tournament pages here. The event returned to Galway, for the first time since 1965, and 23 players entered. In a well-contested championship in which many players were in … Continue reading →

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S. Moran – O’Donnell, Irish Championship 2019

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Sean Coffey

S. Moran – O’Donnell, Irish Championship 2019 30. ? Another game from the sixth round of the 2019 Irish championship, and another missed opportunity. Stephen Moran now played 30. Rxg6+? and the game soon ended in a draw. He could … Continue reading →

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O’Connell – G. Melaugh, Irish Championship 2019

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Sean Coffey

O’Connell – G. Melaugh, Irish Championship 2019 35. ? In this round 6 game, Gerard O’Connell had fought back from a losing game to reach the diagrammed position. He now saw nothing better than 35. Nxf8, and the game soon … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 2019

Posted on March 26, 2020 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Irish Championship 2019 has been added to the Tournaments sections here. The championship has been going from strength to strength, with each of the last three years bringing a stronger field. This year had in addition … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 2018

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Sean Coffey

A report has (at long last) been added here on the Irish Championship 2018. Jim Olney described the field as “the strongest for some years” in the Irish Examiner, but really he could have said “ever”, with 8 former champions, … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1977

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Sean Coffey

The Irish Championship for 1977, held in Cork, attracted a field of 34 players. It was a very young field, in which 15 players were playing in their first championship, including future winners Philip Short, John Delaney, Eugene Curtin, and … Continue reading →

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P. B. Kennedy and the Irish Championship 1949

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Sean Coffey

The Irish Championship of 1949, held in Galway, ended 70 years ago today. The event was a 7-round Swiss—the first time the Swiss system was used for an Irish Championship–with 16 players. The field included the defending champion, Dónal J. … Continue reading →

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Kernan – Cassidy, Irish Championship 1974

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Sean Coffey

Last year, we reported here on the 1974 Irish championship, and remarked that no games were available from the event. Remarkably, a few months later one turned up, on the ICU web site, in Paul Cassidy’s article My Memorable Games … Continue reading →

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Irish championship players, updated

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Sean Coffey

The lists of Irish championship players have been updated to include the 2018 championship: see the full list in descending order of number of championships played, and the same in alphabetical order. Two errors have been corrected: Previously “W. Laveney” … Continue reading →

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