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- Christmas Blitz tournament: Thursday 14 Decemberby PeteThursday 14 December sees our year-ending Christmas Blitz tournament. In addition to providing the opportunity of playing seven games of chess, there will be seasonal offerings for you to consume.… Read more: Christmas Blitz tournament: Thursday 14 December
- Thursday 23rd November: Puzzle nightby PeteOur next event is a Puzzle Night, in which you will be shown a number of carefully chosen puzzles, ranging in difficulty from those suitable for beginners to ones requiring… Read more: Thursday 23rd November: Puzzle night
- Rapidplay concludes: Thursday 16 Novemberby PeteOur Autumn Rapidplay tournament concludes on Thursday 16th November. You can play in it whether or not you have played in previous rounds: just show up at our venue upstairs… Read more: Rapidplay concludes: Thursday 16 November
- Thursday 2 November: Blitz Tournamentby PeteThis Thursday’s offering for you is one of our more popular events: an evening blitz tournament. Each player will have 5 minutes to make all their moves, plus an extra… Read more: Thursday 2 November: Blitz Tournament
- Rapidplay: Thursday 19 Octoberby PeteGalway Club’s Autumn Rapid tournament continues with rounds 4 to 6 on Thursday 19 October. Each player will have three games during the evening, and will have 15 minutes per game to… Read more: Rapidplay: Thursday 19 October
- Christmas Blitz tournament: Thursday 14 December
The home of chess in Galway
Limerick Open
The beautiful bank holiday weather did not manage to deter some Galway players taking part in the Limerick Open.
In the open section Denis Ruchko took home 4/6 points finishing 5th overall including a draw against FM Henry Li. Andrejs Kozlovs finished with 3/6 points and Andrew Finnerty finished with 2.5/6 points performing above his rating against a tough draw.
In the U1400 section the star performer was Ian Finnerty also finishing 5th overall on 4/6 points and winning a grading prize. James Blackwell finished on 3.5/6 points with the only highlight winning an interesting Knight & Queen v Bishop & Queen endgame.
There were also a large contingent of Galway Juniors competing well in the Open and U1400 sections.
I would also like to congratulate John Cassidy and the other tournament organisers on an exceptionally well run events.
The next events are Kilkenny Congress in November and Bunratty in February for anyone interested in some weekend competition.
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