The February blitz was won by Alex Drimbarean on 4½/6.  Second equal were Conall Hegarty and Pete Morriss on 4.  The grading prize went to Denis Ruschko with 2 points.  The evening was characterized by a number of the stronger players losing completely won endgames, often by overlooking mates in one – to the great […]

The January blitz was won by Brendan Buckley with 6 points out of 7.  Second equal were Jason Rawlinson and  Pete Morriss, on 5½ points.  The grading prize went to Andrew Barber, who also had the distinction of being the only person to beat Brendan, on 4 points. Incidentally, Pete Morriss also scored 5½/7 in […]

ForOige Ballybane are looking for a chess player to help them to introduce an after school chess club on Wednesdays from 4.30pm to 5.30pm.  If any club member has time to volunteer their expertise, Andrew in ForOige Galway 8 eager primary school kids keen to play chess !   Please email brendan@chessossity.com   if interested […]

We are delighted to announce that we have been able to find a date this season for the Galway Congress.  It will take place on the weekend of 8th to 10th April, at the Menlo Park Hotel (the same venue as the last couple of years).  Full information about the Congress, including how to enter, is […]

Round 5 Result  were  ..  Jason  1 – 0  Guillanme  ,   Connell  0-1  Pete  ,    Denis 0-1 Carlos  ,   Markian 0-1  Andrew. Results from 4th round were … Jason 1-0 Pete  ,  Andrew 0.5 – 0.5 Denis ,  Colm 1-0 Markian.

We are back again with our usual Thursday evening sessions at the Bridge Centre, starting with the next round of our rapid competition on Thursday 7th.  Newcomers are very welcome to join this: just turn up on the evening. The following week will be round 4 of the Winter League (club championship).  If anybody should […]

DOOLIN RAPID HANDICAP SAT JAN 16TH 2016 DOOLIN ONE DAY TOURNAMENT(6 ROUNDS)DATE: SAT JAN 16TH 2016 – 1 PM VENUE: DOOLIN HOTEL, DOOLIN, CO. CLARE RATE OF PLAY: 15 minutes a side, with time handicaps and increment. CONTROLLER: GERRY GRAHAM ORGANISER: JOHN CASSIDY ENTRY FEES: Adult: 10 EURO; Junior: 5 EURO; ALL ENTRIES: Contact John […]

The chess club will not be open on the two Thursdays over christmas and new year (December 24 and December 31), but before that there will be the final blitz tournament of the calendar year on December 17.  The normal format will apply: start time is 7.30 (or shortly after) and finishing time is likely to […]

We’d an 7 round all-play-all, which proved to be an enjoyable evening.  None enjoyed it more than the victor…  Mr Jason Rawlinson on 5/7 pts. pursued as he was by the “Grob” master Mr. Fintan Hegarty who finished joint 2nd with the author of this ‘note’ on 4.5/7. Should we finish with a blitz in […]

Michiel Jacob (NUIG) played his last game the Rapid with us, as he’s due to return to Belgium soon.  But before departing he continued his impressive play with another win to score 100% in this event.. Paul Ward  0 – 1  Michiel Jacobs Connell Hegerty  1-0  Jason Rawlinson Sid Hegde   0-1 Pete Moriss Full league […]