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- Season Opening Blitz Tournament (19 September) resultsby PeteOur Opening Blitz tournament was won by Christy O’Sullivan, with 6 points out of 7. This was Christy’s first appearance in Galway Chess Club, although he played a lot in… Read more: Season Opening Blitz Tournament (19 September) results
- 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
- Season Opening Blitz Tournament (19 September) results
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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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