Monthly Archives: June 2014

Killane and Brennan teams advance in LCU Cup Competitions

Posted on June 16, 2014 by mjdkennedy

The club entered a team in each of the Leinster Cup competitions this year.  Well done to the Killane (Div.3 and lower) and William Brennan (U-1500) teams on qualifying for the knock-out stages.

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Henry Li wins Club Champs Group B (1200-1599)

Posted on June 15, 2014 by mjdkennedy

Congratulations to Henry Li on winning the Rathmines Club Championships Group B (1200-1599) with a perfect score of 6/6.  John Corcoran on 4/6 is the runner-up on tie-break from Kevin Collins.  Here are the final standings:

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Shahram goes fishing & the one that got away

Posted on June 15, 2014 by mjdkennedy

Many thanks to Shahram Nikrow for providing the following two games with annotations from recent Drogheda Congress, where he won a grading prize in the top section.  In the first game, he obtained a winning position against current Irish Champ Colm … Continue reading →

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Club Champs 2014 – R6 results, standings and postponed games

Posted on June 5, 2014 by mjdkennedy

Rathmines Club Championships 2014 In Group A, Shahram can be caught only if Scott wins their postponed game.   In Group B, Henry Li can be caught only if Nick Scallan wins both of his postponed games. There’ll be a … Continue reading →

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