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The prestigious Galway Congress was won by Irish number one Grand Master Alex Baburin; he came equal first with International […]

There was a good turnout for the September blitz, including some welcome new faces.  The winner was Gerardo Artola, with

Our summer sojourn at the Cottage Bar has now come to an end, and we are returning to the Bridge

This year’s Galway Chess Congress takes place from Friday 4th October to Sunday 6th.  As usual, there are tournaments for

Just to inform you that the Cork World Minigames Rapidplay and Blitz, which was advertized in the “Upcoming National Events”

The Glorney Cup (the annual tournament between junior teams representing England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales) starts tomorrow (Sunday) in Wales. 

The Irish Championship, held in Limerick, has finished, being won by defending champion Colm Daly.  Philip Short followed up his second

The Irish Championships are now on in Limerick.  John Cormican is playing in the Irish Championship proper, and had a very

The Galway Rapidplay was won convincingly by Galway’s own Yury Rochev, with 8½ points out of 9; second was Philip

We are reviving our old habit of having a one-day early-summer rapid tournament, and trying to make it even better