Category Archives: Irish championships

The Irish championship in 1972 marked the end of one era and the beginning of another. In part this was due to the Fischer boom: Fischer-Spassky began on July 11, in the middle of the event. For whatever reason, though … Continue reading →

A report on the 2005 Irish championship has been added to the tournament pages here. Colm Daly won his third championship, after 1998 and 1999, by a full point. All games are available. It’s interesting that fully half of the … Continue reading →

This year’s Irish championship, in progress as I write this, has a report available here, including all 35 games from the first four rounds. The report will be updated round-by-round. Though the field is markedly smaller than last year’s, it … Continue reading →

A tournament report for the 2008 Irish championship has now been added to the archive here. The champion was Alexander Baburin, who was playing in his first, and so far only, championship, after finishing joint first with Alon Greenfeld, who … Continue reading →

The Irish championship has started and it’s great to see one of the largest fields for many years, with 30 players vying for the title. (Setting aside the 2007 championship, where the monster field resulted from a variety of special … Continue reading →

This year’s Irish championship was the fourth ever held in Limerick, after the 1991, 2000, and 2004 championships: see David McAlister’s comprehensive compilation on his Irish Chess History web site. The 2004 championship was notable as the first championship of … Continue reading →

And they’re off … this year’s much-anticipated Irish championship has started. Already there’s a major shock in round 1 with Colm Daly (with White!) being routed by Ciarán Quinn. With the demise of the LCU Blog, it’s not clear where … Continue reading →

The ICU web site has an interview with Stephen Brady from 1995. His views on the Irish chess scene of the day make interesting reading. One comment that jumps out concerns Colm Daly, and whether he would ever win the … Continue reading →

Must dash, so very briefly: a report on the Irish championship has been added to the tournaments page.