Monthly Archives: March 2012

Rathmines Club Championships 2012

Posted on March 26, 2012 by mjdkennedy

This year’s Club Championship will start on Thursday 12th April at 19:30 sharp.  As ever, there’ll be 3 sections (Juniors under 1200, Intermediates between 1200-1599, Seniors over 1500) with one game per week over 6 weeks.  In the event of … Continue reading →

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Shane Hall

Posted on March 15, 2012 by rathmineschessclub

It is with great sadness that I relay the news that Shane Hall passed away yesterday, unexpectedly. Shane had been a member of Rathmines chess club for at least 20 years, most recently as a member of the Rathmines B … Continue reading →

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Juniors

Posted on March 8, 2012 by rathmineschessclub

Great to see the enthusiasm and joy!

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Phibsboro 4.5 – 3.5 Rathmines A

Posted on March 6, 2012 by rathmineschessclub

Last night saw Phibsboro deservedly claim a match win over our top-of-the-table team, Rathmines A. We went into this match out-rating them on boards 3-8 and with some of the guys in very impressive form, but failed to perform on … Continue reading →

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Round 9 Armstrong Completed

Posted on March 2, 2012 by rathmineschessclub

Phibsboro maintained the pressure at the top with a 5.5-2.5 win over Kilkenny. Honors were even over the top five boards, but Kilkenny had to field a weakened bottom two boards (as they did against the A team too), so … Continue reading →

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