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- 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 club members do well in Sligo tournamentsby PeteSome news of achievements by our members in tournaments elsewhere in Ireland. First, two of our younger members braved Storm Isha in January to play in the Connaught Junior Championship in… Read more: Galway club members do well in Sligo tournaments
- January Blitz won by Alex Drimbareanby PeteThe January blitz, held on 18 January, was won by Alex Drimbarean, with 6 points out of 7. Second equal were Luke Iwasaki and Pete Morriss on 5. The rating… Read more: January Blitz won by Alex Drimbarean
- Spring Rapidplay 2024 Results
The home of chess in Galway
Ballinasloe the centre of Irish chess!
Ballinasloe will be the centre of Irish chess this month. On the final weekend in April the National Club Championships will be taking place there, and Galway Chess Club will be entering a team, hoping to improve on last year’s third place. Two weeks earlier (11 to 13 April) the Irish Junior Championships will be held in Ballinasloe, with tournaments in all age ranges from under 8 to under 19. So if you are under 19, and play chess, now is your chance to become an Irish champion! Further details and an entry form can be found at http://www.icu.ie/events/forms/598.pdf. Good luck: we’ll be following your progress.
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Good luck to everyone participating in the challenges ahead in Ballinasloe.
Please also remember that it is extremely important to drink plenty of fluids during suffer from lethargy, fatigue and confusion if they forget to eat and drink. It can happen. So please stock up on soft drinks and energy bars such as muesli or cereal flap jacks with some dried fruit and nuts when the going gets tough. Good luck to all.