Monthly Archives: September 2009

I want to show two more games of Kieran’s – thanks to John Burns and Jack Killane for annotating two of theirs against Kieran. Again, we see all of his characteristic play – solid, positional, closed games but with always an … Continue reading →

The chosen team is expected to be: 1. John Delaney 2211 2. Peter Cafolla 2042 3. Derek Smith 2033 4. Killian Delaney 1980 5. Mindaugas Janusaitis 1869 6. Darren McCabe 1857 7. Tony Scannell 1856 8. Jack Killane 1860

http://www.leinsterchess.com/lcu0910/index.htm The Rathmines Armstrong team kicks off with a home game against Bray/Greystone on Thursday, 24th Sept. Rathmines ‘A’ play Rathmines ‘B’ in the Heidenfeld on Monday 28th Sept (remember, we’ve switched to Monday nights now, starting from 21st Sept.!) … Continue reading →

The UCU have just published the latest ratings. These are the most important ratings of the year, seeing as they set the ratings for the coming league season. ICU No. Name Rating 318 Delaney, John (FM) 2211 159 Cafolla, Peter  2042 … Continue reading →

The chess club have arranged to move downstairs, to more comfortable rooms, in the Rathgar Parish centre (i.e. same address). One chess club night has been switched from Tuesdays to Mondays, starting from the 21st September. This helps avoid noisy … Continue reading →

The Rathmines AGM was held on Thursday, August 27th, 2009. There was a turnout of 24 members or so. Jack Killane (President) sat alongside Peter Bishop (Secretary) and John Maher (Treasurer) at top table and they very ably processed through last … Continue reading →