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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
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David Piercey and Eamonn win prizes in Bunratty; Galway results in full
Eamonn Abberton (in the Major section) and David Piercey (Minor) both won grading prizes in the Bunratty Chess tournament last weekend. Congratulations to both of them! Eamonn was playing for first place in the last round, but nobly allowed a young kid to get that title. Other notable performances were by our young juniors Denis Ruchko and Eimear O’Tuathail.
Here are our results in full. Unfortunately we had nobody in the top tournament (rated over 2000) but we were well represented in the other three sections, as follows. Challengers (1600-1999): Pete Morriss (4½), Jonathon Melling (3½), Pat McMahon (2½), Jason Rawlinson (2), Carlos Silva (2), David Baird (1/5); Major (1200-1599): Eamonn Abberton (4½), Paul Ward (4), Andrew Barber (3½), Kevin Fitzpatrick (2½); Minor (under 1200): David Piercey (4½), Denis Ruchko (4), Ivica Suker (3½), Eimear O’Tuathail (1½/4).
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