Galway win Connaught League 2012

Galway Chess Club has won the Connaught Chess League by beating the combined Castlebar/Westport team 3.5 to 1.5 in a tight final match played in NUIG on Sat, 21st July 2012. The Connaught League is split into North and South Connaught divisions. The title is decided by the final match between the two division winners. […]

Posted by Admin on July 26th, 2012 | No Comments Posted in Connaught League, Leagues, Team

Winter League 2011/12 Final Result

The winter league came to a conclusion a couple of weeks ago. The winner was Pete Morriss with a score of 6/7. Congratulations Pete on your second winter league title! Second was Felix Calleja who was the main challenger to Pete for the last few rounds. A notable mention should be made for Joona Kiiska […]

Posted by Admin on April 18th, 2012 | No Comments Posted in Leagues, News

Galway Winter League 2011/12 – Final Round!

The final round draw is below, which will be due to be played on Thursday 22nd March. There is one final game being played tomorrow but the draw below will not change due to that result: 1 baird, d (6) : morriss, p (2) 2 abberton, e (8) : calleja, f (7) 3 , joona (16) […]

Posted by Admin on March 15th, 2012 | No Comments Posted in Club Night, Leagues, News

  • NEWS

    • Rapidplay: Thursday 28 September
      by Pete
      On Thursday 28 September we will host the first session of our Autumn Rapidplay tournament. Each player will have three games during the evening, and will have 15 minutes to make all … Read more
    • Thursday 21 September: Adult Beginners’ Night
      by Pete
      Galway Chess club’s season continues with an evening particularly for adult beginners on Thursday 21 September. If you think of yourself as a beginner at chess, and would like to … Read more
    • Blitz Tournament: Thursday 14 September
      by Pete
      Galway Chess Club’s 2023-4 season will open with a blitz tournament in our usual venue of upstairs in the Galway Bridge Centre , St Mary’s Road. Entry is from 7.00 … Read more
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      by Pete
      The 2023 Galway Rapidplay was held on Saturday 17 June. There was an unprecedented interest in playing in this tournament, and we had to close entries four weeks before the … Read more
    • Galway Rapidplay: Saturday 17 June
      by Pete
      The annual Galway Rapidplay will be held this year on Saturday 17 June in the Galway Bridge Centre.  You will need to enter in advance; you can do that from … Read more