Monthly Archives: October 2008

Round 3 of the BEA Cup, played 22nd October 2008 Bray/Greystones vs. Rathmines Richard Doyle 1248 0 – 1 Ed Cunningham 966 Jimmy Kelly 1215 1/2 – 1/2 Shane Hall 728 Patrick Quill 1214 1 – 0 Frank Cooke UG … Continue reading →

Michael Reports: This was our 3rd straight 6.5-1.5 hammering this season, albeit against last season’s top three. That’s little consolation with relegation becoming increasingly likely. It’s not all doom and gloom, though. A relegated B-team would be good news for … Continue reading →

Oisin Benson vs. Jack Killane Jack was playing the young and bright talent Oisin Benson. He reached what looked like an overwhelming position, before agreeing a draw after a repetition of moves. I suspected, on the night, that he could … Continue reading →

Rathmines (Home) vs. St. Benildus (Away), Played Thursday 16th November 2008 1. Peter Cafolla 1927 0-1 Pavel Madynski 2178 2. Killian Delaney 1950 1-0 Gerry O’Connell 2056 3. Jack Killane 1809 1/2 – 1/2 Oisin Benson 1945 4. Mindaugis Jansaitis … Continue reading →

Report from John Maher on the Rathmines Ladies Olympians Rathmines has a long history of female chess players who have gone on to represent Ireland at international level. Here, John Maher reports on the latest addition to that honoured list … Continue reading →

Tonight, Thursday 16th October 2008, the Armstrong A team take on St. Benildus at home. On Saturday, the Armstrong B team play Kilkenny away.

Celbridge (Home) vs. Rathmines (Away) Wednesday 15th October 2008 1 Paul Dempsey 2136 1 / 0 Peter Lynch 1535 2 Mark Kiernan 1824 ½ / ½ Peter Bishop 1400 3 Joe Noone 1864 1 / 0 Pat McEvoy 1533 4 … Continue reading →

This game features a complex middle-game with lots of lovely tactics. Neither player saw all the best moves, but the pressure of black’s attack meant that eventually, in a difficult position, white blunders one last time. (I wanted to also … Continue reading →

Rathmines vs. Bray Heidenfeld Round 2 Result 1 Pat McEvoy 1533 0 / 1 C Byford 1716 2 John O’Connell 1494 1 / 0 J Phelan 1701 3 David O’Connell 1438 0 / 1 G Mirza 1593 4 Nicholas Pierce … Continue reading →

Rathmines A vs. Dub Laoghaire 1. Peter Cafolla 159 1927 1-0 Anthony Fox 456 2103 2. Darren McCabe 5722 1897 0 – 1 Bernard Palmer 1354 1928 3. Killian Delaney 5104 1950 1/2 – 1/2 John Lane 764 1897 4. … Continue reading →