Monthly Archives: April 2008

Killane Shield team win over Bray B

Posted on April 26, 2008 by rathmineschessclub

Bray B vs. Rathmines 1 Liam Bennett UG 0 / 1 Atanas Kouhtev 1443 2 Paddy McGarry 1320 0 / 1 Peter Bishop 1392 3 Paul Ryan 1211 ½ / ½ Dave O’Connell 1394 4 Richard Doyle 1254 ½ / … Continue reading →

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Club Championships 2008 – R4 Draw and Standings

Posted on April 26, 2008 by mjdkennedy

All Round 4 games to be played on Tuesday, 29-Apr-08, unless otherwise agreed. Senior CC 2008 – Round 4 Results No Name Result Name 1 Kennedy, M (3) : Moore, K (6) 2 Goralski, L (4) : Killane, J (7) … Continue reading →

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Branagan R2: Rathmines B knocked out by Gonzaga

Posted on April 25, 2008 by mjdkennedy

Last night in the Branagan Cup (24-Apr-08), Rathmines B went down to a 1-4 defeat at the hands of a stronger Gonzaga team.  This result means that Rathmines Chess Club has no teams left in the competition.  Here’s the scorecard: … Continue reading →

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Branagan R2: Rathmines A knocked out by Phibsboro

Posted on April 22, 2008 by mjdkennedy

Last night, 21-Apr-08, Rathmines A was comprehensively beaten by a very strong Phibsboro team.  This was no surprise, as they featured 5 of their top 6 player that won the Armstrong.  At this stage, they look unbackable favourites to go on … Continue reading →

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Rathmines Club Championship 2008 – Junior

Posted on April 21, 2008 by mjdkennedy

Junior Round 3 Pairings No Name Result Name 1 Mowlds, D (2) : Cunningham, E (8 ) 2 O’Brien, C (3) : Gaffney, J (1) 3 Hall, S (4) : O’Boyle, U (7) 4 McGrath, A (5) : O’Raw, M … Continue reading →

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Club Championship 2008: Round 3 Draw

Posted on April 19, 2008 by mjdkennedy

Rathmines Senior 2008 – Round 3 Round 3 Pairings No Name Result Name 1 Moore, K (6) : Killane, J (7) 2 Kennedy, M (3) : Delaney, K (2) 3 Goralski, L (4) : Kalam, A (1) 4 Doyle, P … Continue reading →

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Branagan Cup: Rathmines B Round 1 Report from John Maher

Posted on April 16, 2008 by mjdkennedy

This Round 1 match took place in Elm Mount Chess Club on Monday, 7-Apr-08.  Here’s captain John Maher’s Report: ”   Elm Mount A Rating Result Rathmines B Rating 1 David Fitzsimons 2125 1 – 0 Abul Kalam 2147 2 … Continue reading →

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Branagan Cup 2008: Round 2 Draw

Posted on April 16, 2008 by mjdkennedy

The Round 2 Draw has just been made available by the controller, Mick Germaine.       All Matches to be played by Friday 25th April  2008   Results  to reach Controller by Saturday 26th April 2008                                                                    Round 2                     Bray             Vs       St … Continue reading →

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2008 Club Championship: Round 1

Posted on April 16, 2008 by mjdkennedy

10 players showed up last Tuesday evening to contest the Rathmines Senior Club Championship.  This was a somewhat disappointing turnout compared to previous years.  It was unfortunate that some of the stronger players who entered were forced to withdraw at the … Continue reading →

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Branagan Cup: Round 1 Results

Posted on April 16, 2008 by mjdkennedy

Here’s the result of last Thursday’s (10-Apr-08) Branagan Cup Round 1match between Rathmines A and Elm Mount C:   Rathmines A     Elm Mount C   bd player rating result player rating 1 Killian Delaney 2001 1 – 0 Eugene … Continue reading →

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Killane Shield win for Rathmines

Posted on April 7, 2008 by rathmineschessclub

Round 1 Killane Shield 05/04/2008     Home Team: Rathmines; Away Team – Balbriggan 1 Peter Bishop 0 – 1 Thomas Brezing  2 Dave O’Connell 0.5 – 0.5 Peter Wheatley  3 Paul Mogerley 1 – 0 Aristo. Makois  4 Kannika Koomvilai … Continue reading →

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Cork Chess review

Posted on April 2, 2008 by rathmineschessclub

I took part in the annual Cork Chess congress last weekend. My result was an unimpressive 2/6. My most entertaining game was played against Calum Leitch. As can happen in chess, the most interesting variations remained unplayed.

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Rathmines Chess Club Championships

Posted on April 2, 2008 by rathmineschessclub

(This is a closed tournament for Rathmines club members only)  ICU GRADED  Sections Howell Cup (Junior)<=1299  Intermediate>=1300 and <=1599  Freestone Cup (Senior)>=1600  Time Controls Senior games will start at 7.15pm and will be 2hrs for each player for all moves.Junior … Continue reading →

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Branagan Cup A Panel

Posted on April 2, 2008 by rathmineschessclub

Here’s the Rathmines A Branagan Cup Panel (in order of rating). Michael Kennedy is captain.   1. Killian Delaney (2001) 2. Peter Cafolla (1976) 3. Darren McCabe (1955) 4. Mindaugas Janusaitis (1932) 5. Tony Scannell (1782) 6. Michael Kennedy (1777) … Continue reading →

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