Category Archives: Leinster championships

Malahide Millennium Senior & Leinster Championship 2024

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Sean Coffey

The Malahide Millennium Tournament, incorporating the Leinster Championships, took place at Dublin Airport over the weekend. The top section attracted 14 players. The top seed by a considerable margin was IM Gediminas Sarakauskas of Lithuania, but he suffered an early … 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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P.J. Laracy, Philip Baker and the 1927 Leinster Championship

Posted on May 7, 2012 by David McAlister

When compiling the Roll of Honour for the Leinster Championship, there was a particularly tricky decision to make about the 1927 renewal. There was evidence pointing towards two possible candidates. They were Philip Baker, champion the previous year (and also … Continue reading →

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Leinster Championships centenary

Posted on May 5, 2012 by David McAlister

The Leinster Championships are being held over the May Bank Holiday weekend, the usual slot for the Malahide Millennium Tournament. In fact these two tournaments have amalgamated this year, and pre-event it was being anticipated that the quality and quantity … Continue reading →

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J.J. Walsh unpublished manuscript: selected Irish games 1896-1967

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Sean Coffey

At IRLchess we’re interested in all aspects of Irish chess history and records, but above all in games. The ICU games archive has good coverage, of course, but there are many other published games that are not included there. And … Continue reading →

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Leinster championship 2006

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Sean Coffey

The Leinster championship 2006 has been added to the tournaments page. (Or rather, the Masters section of the Leinster championships, as there were three other sections.) 1st-2nd Karl McPhillips, GM Jan Votava (CZE), with Karl McPhillips champion on tie-break. 17 … Continue reading →

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