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- Rapidplay: Thursday 28 Septemberby PeteOn 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’ Nightby PeteGalway 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 Septemberby PeteGalway 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
- Galway Rapidplay 2023by PeteThe 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 Juneby PeteThe 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
- Rapidplay: Thursday 28 September
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Glorney & Robinson Cups retained by Ireland .. 2016
Great news from England .. Ireland are the 2016 Glorney Champions. But at a more local level .. Galway boy Denis Ruchko was a key member of the (u-14) Irish team.
Above Denis with his team mates .. winners of the Robinson Cup (U-14’s). Denis won the last game to capture 1st place for Ireland. Interestingly, after the game when everyone was looking to celebrate Denis asked FM David Fitz to review his game .. David was quite impressed as are we. Below his dad, Maksym, with the other parents ..
The parent team , “a great bunch of lads”.
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