Category Archives: Tournaments

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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St. Andrew’s Masters 2019

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Sean Coffey

The third annual St. Andrew’s Charity Classic was held the weekend before last in Booterstown, Co. Dublin. The event attracted 130 players across 3 sections. The Masters ended in a tie for first between Tarun Kanyamarala and Conor O’Donnell. A … Continue reading →

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City of Dublin Championships 2019

Posted on September 9, 2019 by Sean Coffey

The City of Dublin Championships were held in Coláiste Éanna over the weekend, attracting 123 players over four sections. In the Masters, Conor O’Donnell became champion for the first time, with 4½/5. Of the 32 games played, 29 were available … Continue reading →

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Glorney Gilbert IM Norm Event 2019

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Sean Coffey

A norm event was held alongside the Glorney Gilbert events, held near Dundalk, in July. The tournament was won by the young Icelandic player Vignir Vatnar Stéfansson, who recorded his first IM norm in the process. The event also resulted … Continue reading →

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Canton-Steen, Dublin 1955

Posted on July 27, 2019 by David McAlister

“Congratulations to young Clontarf Club player B. Canton for the … brilliant and imaginative win against J.B. Steen (Ulster) in the recent Inter-Provincial match in Dublin. It is seldom one gets, much less expects, such a high standard of play … 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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1975 Irish Championship revisited

Posted on June 23, 2019 by David McAlister

Just over a year ago we published a tournament report on the 1975 Irish Championship which was much enhanced by material provided by joint winner Alan Ludgate. At that time 11 games were available, 8 of those featuring Ludgate, and we … Continue reading →

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Irish Championship 1976

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Sean Coffey

A report on the Irish Championship 1976 has been added to the tournament section here. The championship was held at the New University of Ulster in Coleraine (now “Ulster University at Coleraine”), from July 17-25, 1976. It was sponsored (for … Continue reading →

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