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NEWS
- 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
- Galway Winter League won by Anand Kumarby PeteThe 2023-4 Galway Winter League (our club championship) was won by Anand Kumar after an exciting and tense play-off against Chris Jonker. Both had scored 5½ points out of 7.… Read more: Galway Winter League won by Anand Kumar
- August Blitz Results
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Winter League 2011/12 Final Result
The winter league came to a conclusion a couple of weeks ago. The winner was Pete Morriss with a score of 6/7. Congratulations Pete on your second winter league title!
Second was Felix Calleja who was the main challenger to Pete for the last few rounds.
A notable mention should be made for Joona Kiiska who joined the competition after the first 3 rounds and managed to score 4/4.
| Place | Name | Rating | Score | Buch | Progr | MBuch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morriss, Pete | 1888 | 6/7 | 18.0 | 26.5 | 21.0 |
| 2 | Calleja, Felix | 1511 | 5.5/7 | 20.0 | 29.0 | 23.5 |
| 3-4 | Path, David | 1966 | 4.5/7 | 21.0 | 30.0 | 20.5 |
| 3-4 | McCann, David | 1581 | 4.5/7 | 16.5 | 23.5 | 18.5 |
| 5-7 | Ward, Paul | 1595 | 4/7 | 19.5 | 27.0 | 17.0 |
| 5-7 | Abberton, Ger | 1200 | 4/7 | 18.0 | 25.0 | 15.0 |
| 5-7 | Kiiski, Joona | 1900 | 4/4 | 14.0 | 20.0 | 10.0 |
| 8-9 | Abberton, Eamonn | 1410 | 3.5/7 | 19.5 | 25.5 | 15.0 |
| 8-9 | Baird, David | 1572 | 3.5/7 | 19.0 | 27.0 | 16.0 |
| 10-12 | Cunningham, Amos | 1000 | 3/7 | 15.5 | 22.0 | 12.0 |
| 10-12 | Golz, Adam | 1375 | 3/7 | 14.0 | 20.5 | 14.0 |
| 10-12 | Piercy, David | 941 | 3/7 | 14.0 | 20.5 | 10.5 |
| 13 | Korir, Paul | 800 | 2.5/7 | 15.0 | 20.0 | 7.0 |
| 14 | O Connell, Michael | 1200 | 2/7 | 17.0 | 23.5 | 9.0 |
| 15-16 | Byrne, Andrew | 800 | 1.5/7 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 1.0 |
| 15-16 | Pop, Melinda | 1500 | 1.5/7 | 12.5 | 17.0 | 2.0 |
The next league will begin in September (I’ll post details closer to the time).
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