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NEWS
- August Blitz Resultsby PeteThe August Blitz was won by newcomer Ronaldo Alonso, with 5½ points out of 7. Second equal were another newcomer, Oleksandr Skorobogatko, and very-much-not-a-newcomer Michael O’Donnell, who both scored 5… Read more: August Blitz Results
- July Blitz Resultsby PeteThe July blitz tournament was a truly international one, as we were delighted to welcome visitors from the Czech Republic and Barcelona – and even Mayo – which made it a somewhat stronger… Read more: July Blitz Results
- June Blitz Resultsby PeteOur June blitz was won by Chris Jonker, who won all his games – a rare event in our blitz tournaments. Second was Alex Drimbarean. The rating prize (highest finish of someone… Read more: June Blitz Results
- May Blitz Resultsby PeteOur season-ending blitz tournament, held on 16th May, was won by Pete Morriss, who scored 5½ points out of a possible 7. Second was Lorcan Heron, on 5 points; he… Read more: May Blitz Results
- Galway Winter League won by Anand Kumarby PeteThe 2023-4 Galway Winter League (our club championship) was won by Anand Kumar after an exciting and tense play-off against Chris Jonker. Both had scored 5½ points out of 7.… Read more: Galway Winter League won by Anand Kumar
- August Blitz Results
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Rapidplay 2014
Final Standings:
| Name | Final Score | FIDE rating (ICU rating) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Colm Daly | 8½ | 2331 |
| Jonathan O'Connor | 8½ | 2150 | |
| 3 | Yury Rochev | 6½ | 2358 |
| 4-7 | Eddie O'Connor | 6 | 2015 |
| Kevin O'Flaherty | 6 | 1887 | |
| Robert Lydiard | 6 | 1988 | |
| Pat McMahon | 6 | (1681) | |
| 8-14 | Darko Polimac | 5½ | 1984 |
| Fiachra Scallan | 5½ | (1489) | |
| Drahoslav Stejskal | 5½ | 2001 | |
| David B. Murray | 5½ | 2141 | |
| Conall Hegarty | 5½ | (1686) | |
| Jason Rawlinson | 5½ | (1575) | |
| John Hensey | 5½ | (1337) | |
| 15-22 | Ciaran Quinn | 5 | 2072 |
| Michael O'Donnell | 5 | 1804 | |
| Joe O'Donnell | 5 | (1810) | |
| Oissine Murphy | 5 | 1858 | |
| Mark Monahan | 5 | (1374) | |
| Anton Kalinichenko | 5 | ||
| Joseph Reid | 5 | (1559) | |
| John Bourke | 5 | (1056) | |
| 23-25 | Dara T. Murphy | 4½ | 1922 |
| Henryk Raczkowiak | 4½ | ||
| Carlos Silva | 4½ | (1452) | |
| 26-35 | Fintan Hegarty | 4 | (1312) |
| Christopher A. Murphy | 4 | (1359) | |
| Joseph A. McDonnell | 4 | (1599) | |
| Agustin Plaza Reino | 4 | 1178 | |
| Nick Scallan | 4 | (1301) | |
| Dwayne Spiteri | 4 | (1330) | |
| Paddy Divilly | 4 | 1481 | |
| Ivica Suker | 4 | ||
| Jacob Gorman | 4 | (1465) | |
| Chris McGorrian | 4 | ||
| 36-38 | John Flanagan | 3½ | (1281) |
| Andrew Barber | 3½ | (1342) | |
| Andrejs Kozlovs | 3½ | (705) | |
| 39-44 | Denis Ruchko | 3 | (625) |
| Stephen England | 3 | (1240) | |
| Stephen Li | 3 | (958) | |
| Kevin Fitzpatrick | 3 | 1609 | |
| Evan Forde | 3 | ||
| Mercedes Plaza Reino | 3 | (711) | |
| 45 | Thierry Baba | 2½ | |
| 46 | Mateo Plaza Reino | 2 | (453) |
| 47 | Muthukumaran Thangaramanujam | 1½ | (761) |
| 48 | Leire Plaza Reino | 1 | (503) |
Full crosstable to follow.
See the report on last year’s Rapidplay here.
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Hi Pete can you put me down for saturday hope your well see you sat regards Kevin
Done! See you on Saturday.
Fintan
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