There was another good turnout at the November blitz on the 17th. The winner was Jason Rawlinson, who led all the way, finishing on 6½/7, conceding his one draw to Denis Ruchko. Second was Conall Hegarty on 6; his game against Jason was long and exciting, in which both players had to make full use […]

Half a dozen club members went to Limerick to play in the Limerick Congress over the bank holiday weekend. We came away with two prize-winners in the under-1400 section: David Piercy came third equal with 4 points out of 6 (a steady two wins and four draws) whilst Zalan Nemeth also came third equal (also […]

Yury Rochev played against eleven club members in a clock simultaneous last Thursday, and came out victorious after nearly three hours by 10½ to ½: the one blot on his record was a fine draw by Denis Ruchko, who was the last left standing and succeeded in holding a difficult rook ending one-on-one. Others who […]

The October blitz tournament, held on 6 October, again saw a good turnout consisting of a healthy mix of regulars, newcomers, and old friends returning. One of this last group. David McCann showed that he has not been resting idle whilst travelling in some exotic places (including Dublin, apparently), by putting in a strong performance […]

​ On October 27th, the Galway Chess Club will host a simultaneous exhibition with chess master Yury Rochev, who will take on a number of challengers at once. Places are limited, so if you are interested, please email galwaychess[at]gmail​[dot]​ com​​ to register as soon as possible. Participation in the event will be free for paid-up […]

Our October blitz tournament will take placed at the Bridge Centre (upstairs), St Mary’s Road on Thursday 6 October; registration will be at 7.30, and the tournament will start at 8 prompt. There will be seven rounds; the time limit will be each player has five minutes for each game, plus an increment of five […]

This is advance notice that the 2017 Galway Chess Congress will be held at the Menlo Park Hotel on the weekend of 10th to 12th March 2017. Full details will be posted in the Galway Congress 2017 tab shortly, but make sure to keep that weekend free!

There was a good showing at the September blitz, held on Thursday 1 September: a healthy mix of regulars, old friends who we hadn’t seen for a year or more, and newcomers who we hope will soon become regulars. Despite that, the first two places were occupied by the same players as last month, which […]

The club’s September blitz tournament will be this Thursday (1 September), at its usual time of 7.30 (or shortly after) in the Bridge Centre (upstairs), St Mary’s Road. There is an entry fee of €5, for which we supply the room, sets, clocks and (hopefully) opponents. You don’t have to be a member of Galway […]