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NEWS
- Galway come second in National Club Championshipby PeteGalway Chess Club came second in the National Club Championship, held in Dublin on the weekend of 26-28 April. In fact we came first equal with two other teams (Elm… Read more: Galway come second in National Club Championship
- April Blitz Resultsby PeteThe April Blitz Tournament, played on April 11th, ended with joint winners, Pete Morriss and Chris Jonker both scoring 6 points out of 7. The rating prize, for the highest-finishing player rated in the lower half of… Read more: April Blitz Results
- Spring Rapidplay 2024 Resultsby PeteOur Spring Rapidplay tournament was completed on Thursday 4 April. The winner was Pete Morriss, who scored 8 points out of a maximum of 9. Second was Eoin Callinan on… Read more: Spring Rapidplay 2024 Results
- March Blitz Resultsby PeteThe blitz tournament held on Thursday 7 March, played at our faster rate of 3 minutes plus 2 seconds increment, was won by Brian Gallagher with 8 points out of… Read more: March Blitz Results
- February Blitz resultsby PeteThe winner of the February Blitz, played on 8th February, was Simon Iwasaki, who scored 6/7. Second was Pete Morriss on 5½. The rating prize was won by Scott Reilly, with an excellent score… Read more: February Blitz results
- Galway come second in National Club Championship
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Thursdays Blitz Results (3rd May 2012)
The April blitz was won by WIM Hoang Xuan Thanh Khiet, with 4.5/5. Fair dues to Paul Ward for being the only player to draw with Kheit. Second was Pete Morriss with 3.5/5. This Thursday is the club AGM.
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April/May Blitz Tournament
In the Bridge Club next Thursday, 3 May: Our monthly blitz event has been somewhat delayed, because of our concentration on team matches. The usual rules apply: a six round Swiss, with 10 minutes each per player per game. It starts at 8 (prompt); late-comers can be admitted into round 2 (or 3), though you […]
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NCC 2012 – Result
The final day of the NCC was a lot more successful as Galway comfortably won both matches. However we faced much weaker teams. Our match results were: We came 4th which matches our seeding. Adare had the strength in depth to cruise home in 1st place ahead of Gonzaga. Ennis came third after loosing to […]
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NCC 2012 – Update
The National Club Championships are under way in Adare, Co. Limerick. Galway lost the first round to 5 – 1 to the favourites Adare. See here for individual scores. Most of us were out rated by about 300 points. Even so I think the team was a bit disappointed not to give them a better […]
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National Club Championships 2012
This event and the associated qualification for the European Club Cup have been the source of endless controversy since Galway first played in 2005. I could run an entire blog on the various machinations of this one event! Galway has on occasion been in the eye of the storm. We used to get a free pass into […]
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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 […]
Ennis Chess Congress 2012
In May the annual Ennis Chess Congress is happening as usual in the Auburn Lodge. The Ennis Congress is, from my experience, the most chilled out tournament of the year. By the time this tournament comes around the pattern to your season is well defined. It’s too late to change your fortunes. It’s time to […]
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Club Activity, Thurs, 12 April
This will be a social evening: friendly games with other club members. Also, by popular request, some members will show us a game or two which they have played recently – which we hope will be instructive and interesting for all. If you have a game that you would like to show us (and receive […]
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Oissine is Irish U-16 champion!
The Irish Junior Championships took place in Kilkenny last weekend (Mar 30th – Apr 1st). Topping the Under-16 section was Galway chess club member Oissine Murphy. Congratulations Oissine! Check out the ICU website for a full crosstable.
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March Blitz: Happening this Thursday (29 Mar)
As usual, this will start at 8pm at the Bridge Centre, and be a Swiss or all-play-all, depending on how many people turn up. Games are ten minutes per player per game.
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