Monthly Archives: May 2008

Congratulations to Cormac O’Brien, who was the convincing winner of this year’s Rathmines Junior Chess Championships. I believe he scored 7/7 (corrected), in an all-play-all format, a tremendous result under any circumstances. Andrew McGrath was runner-up on the basis of cumulative … Continue reading →

Senior Round 6 Results No Name Result Name 1 Goralski, L (4) 0 : 1 Kennedy, M (3) 2 Lynch, P (9) 0 : 1 Killane, J (7) 3 Moore, K (6) 0 : 1 Delaney, K (2) 4 Fagan, L … Continue reading →

Rathmines Senior 2008 – Round 6 Results No Name Result Name 1 Goralski, L (4) : Kennedy, M (3) 2 Lynch, P (9) : Killane, J (7) 3 Moore, K (6) : Delaney, K (2) 4 Fagan, L (5) : … Continue reading →

Played Tuesday, 14th May, 2008. Rathmines Club Championships, Senior section. Of all the games played last night, this struck me as the most interesting. It is far from perfect, but is a very tactical and attacking game, full of brave … Continue reading →

The annual Summer Team Tournament starts soon. This annual event provides an opportunity for players of all strengths to play as part of a small team in competing against other Rathmines players. June 2008 – Controller: John Maher Entrants will … Continue reading →

I have done a quick set of calculations in Excel, to reveal whose ratings have changed the most over the last rating period. Mainly, the changes are due to the inclusion of the just-completed Leinster leagues, but also some tournaments. … Continue reading →

Rathmines vs. Dunshaughlin; Played 7th May 2008. 1 Peter Bishop  1392 ½ / ½ Patrick Launders 1543 2 Atanas Kouhtev  1319 0 / 1 Niall Mulligan 1543 3 Cieran Byrne  1257 ½ / ½ Barry Higgins 1482 4 Paul Mogerley  … Continue reading →

The Irish Chess Union has just published the new rating list for May 2008.  The full list can be found on the ICU website at: http://www.icu.ie/ratings/list.php Here are the new ratings for Rathmines players:     ICU No. Name Rating Games … Continue reading →

Rathmines Senior 2008 – Round 5 Pairings 1 Killane, J (7) : Kennedy, M (3) 2 Moore, K (6) : Kalam, A (1) 3 Doyle, P (8 ) : Goralski, L (4) 4 Delaney, K (2) : Lynch, P (9) … Continue reading →