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- 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
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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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