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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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NCC 2012 – Result
The final day of the NCC was a lot more successful as Galway comfortably won both matches. However we faced much weaker teams.
Our match results were:
| Day 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 1 | Adare | 5 | |
| Galway | 1.5 | Gonzaga | 4.5 | |
| Day 2 | ||||
| Galway | 4.5 | Limerick | 1.5 | |
| Galway | 4.5 | Sarsfields | 1.5 |
We came 4th which matches our seeding. Adare had the strength in depth to cruise home in 1st place ahead of Gonzaga. Ennis came third after loosing to Gonzaga’s board order tricks:
| Place | Team | Avg Rating | Team Score | Game Score | ECC 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adare | 2211 | 3.5 | 16.5 | Qualified |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 2007 | 3 | 16.0 | Qualified |
| 3 | Ennis | 2068 | 2.5 | 15.0 | |
| 4 | Galway | 1909 | 2 | 11.5 | |
| 5 | Sarsfield | 1824 | 1 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | Limerick | 1503 | 0 | 2.5 |
A full set of results can be found at the ICU website.
For an Ennis perspective on the event go here.
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