Monthly Archives: October 2009

Bishop, Peter vs. Brehhov, Martin, Heidenfeld, October 2009 Annotated by Peter Bishop Position after White’s 17. d5 (add 17 to subsequent moves to get the right number…) The position is a little unusual in that I had castled on the Queen’s … Continue reading →

Baburin vs. Scannell, Galway, 2009. Replay the game here. Queen’s Gambit Declined, Exchange Variation. 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 h6? A big positional mistake in … Continue reading →

Dur to a recent request, I’ve added some useful chess-related links to the blogroll. Look to the right, under the heading “Blogroll”, and you’ll find them permanently. They’re to Chessbase at http://www.chessbase.com TWIC at http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/twic.html ICC at http://www.chessclub.com/chessfm/ All of … Continue reading →

Date 17/10/2009 Opponents Curragh Board Player Rating Result Player Rating 1 John Aherne 1760 1 / 0 Dunne, Pearse  1809 2 David O’Connell 1452 0 / 1 Lynch, Noel  1637 3 Peter J. Lynch 1540 ½ / ½ McLoughlin, Mark … Continue reading →

Here´s the scorecard from Phibsboro vs Rathmines A, 15-Oct-09:   bd. Phibsboro ICU no. Rating Result Rathmines A ICU no. Rating 1 John O´Brien 2159 1745 0.5 – 0.5 David Goggins 497 1817 2 Conor Gilmer 490 1702 0 – … Continue reading →

Here’s the scorecard from Heidenfeld match Rathmines A v B:   B Rathmines A ICU# Rating Result Rathmines B ICU# Rating 1 David Goggins 1817 0 – 1 John Aherne 1760 2 Leon Fagan 1790 1 – 0 Ken Moore … Continue reading →