Category Archives: Tournaments

Bunratty Masters 2020

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Bunratty Masters 2020 has been added to the Tournaments pages here. Nigel Short won for the third time in the past five years; it’s strange to think he had never won before then. The organisers did … Continue reading →

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Two knights versus a pawn

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Sean Coffey

The celebrated ending of two knights versus a pawn is the hardest of the ‘basic’ endings, and was exhaustively analyzed long before the tablebase era. Interesting though it is, its importance is mostly theoretical, as the ending is very rare … Continue reading →

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Glasgow Invitation 1968

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Sean Coffey

The Chess Scotland History pages have excellent coverage of many old Scottish tournament series. One such is the Glasgow Congress series that started in the early 1960’s. It included at various times a principal ‘Invitation’ tournament and a Glasgow Junior … Continue reading →

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Gonzaga Charity Classic 2020

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Sean Coffey

The annual Gonzaga Charity Classic was held last weekend, and it seems to have surpassed all previous versions. There were 201 players across three sections, with 532 games. The very strong Masters section was won by Tarun Kanyamarala via a … Continue reading →

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Williamson Shield 2020

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Sean Coffey

The Williamson Shield was held last weekend at Stormont, featuring 33 players over two sections. Gareth Annesley won the main event with 5/5. A full report has been added to the archives here.

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Irish New Year GM Norm Event 2020

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Sean Coffey

The Irish New Year 2020 events included three norm events, two rating-restricted all-play-alls, the Irish 50+/65+ Championship and a blitz tournament. A report on the GM Norm Event has been added to the tournament section here. As it happened, no … 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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Spackman – Annesley, Ulster Masters 2019

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Sean Coffey

The Ulster Masters 2019 took place on November 23-24 in Bangor, with 34 players competing across two sections. The top section finished in a three-way tie between Gareth Annesley, Calum Leitch, and Danny Roberts. A full report has been added … Continue reading →

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Ulster Championship 2019

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Sean Coffey

The Ulster Championship 2019 was held in the Europa Hotel over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The event was dominated by Daniil Zelenchuk, who started with five straight wins and had wrapped up clear first with a round to spare, … Continue reading →

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Irish Women’s Championship 2019

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Sean Coffey

The Irish Women’s Championship took place in Buswells Hotel over the weekend. Ioana Miller won for the third consecutive year, winning all her games, also for the third consecutive year. And for the second consecutive year there were no draws … Continue reading →

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