Our second match of the year and second match of four mondays in a row playing! Away to our neighbour Elm Mount, we won 4.5-3.5 with wins for Conor and Kevin, and draws for Oisin, Colm, Art, John and Ferghal.
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Heidenfeld Round 4 v Bray
Home against Bray, and the first match of the new year, and first of four weeks in a row of games, a narrow win for the side 4.5-3.5 with wins for Luka, Colm and Oisin, and draws for Conor, John and Art. Next week away to Elm Mount.
Christmas Blitz – Happy Christmas and all the best in 2023
A great night was had on monday at our annual christmas blitz, many thanks to all who attended, and special thanks to Brendan Clare for organising it. Congrats to Luka for being victorious.
So have a Happy Christmas and Merry New Year.
The club will reopen on Monday January 9th 2023.
2022 Christmas Blitz on December 12th
Phibsboro Chess Club Christmas Blitz night is on next Monday the 12th of December starting at 8pm sharp in Clareville Community Centre.
It’s a fun night of blitz chess with prizes for all.
Entry fee is 5 Euros per player.
Please bring the exact amount in cash to facilitate administration.
Tony Mooney(Treasurer) and I will also be available for members wishing
to pay club fees for 2022/23 on the night.
The Committee hopes to see a strong turnout from members on the night
for our last club night this year.
All the best,
Brendan Clare
Secretary
Heidenfeld Round 2 v St Benildus
Round 2, home game v St. Benildus – a narrow loss 3.5-4.5, a win (some what fortunately) for Luca and draws for Kevin, Conor, Colm, Oisin and John B.
Heidenfeld Round 1
First game away to Knights of Eanna/Rathmines, an unusual Friday game. A tough day at the office we lost 5.5-2.5. wins for Kevin and Oisin, and a draw for Conor. Many thanks to Fergal, Tom and Algimantas for substituting for us.
Interested in playing Chess?
Phibsboro chess club is seeking members of all levels.
Perhaps you have learned chess during the pandemic, are interested in learning or played some games online, or have moved during the pandemic and are seeking a new club. If interested contact Brendan Clare – brenclare@gmail.com
If you are interested in playing in the Leinster Union Chess leagues we have teams in the Heidenfeld, Ennis, and Bodley divisions and would be delighted to welcome new players.
Contact
Brendan Clare – brenclare@gmail.com
Club NIghts
Monday – 7:00pm
Location
Clareville Community Centre, Claremont Lawns, Glasnevin, Dublin 11 F8 K1
Reopening and 2021-2022 teams
As the government COVID restrictions ease we hope to re-open the club on Monday nights, soon, and we are liaising with the manager of the premises about how best to do this. It is our hope to be in a position to reopen after the October 22nd relaxation of restrictions.
The LCU is looking for clubs to confirm by the end of the month, what teams will be playing in the 2021-2022 season. So contact your club captain and the secretary Brendan to let them know you are available.
Chess software
- ChessX (https://chessx.sourceforge.io/) – Free Chess Database (PC, Mac & Linux)
- ChessPad (http://www.wmlsoftware.com/download.html) – Free Chess(PGN) viewer (for Windows) – it premium version PosPad requires a payment.
- Arena Chess (http://www.playwitharena.de/ ) – A free Graphical User Interface (GUI) for chess (Windows and Linux)
- SCID (http://scid.sourceforge.net/ ) – free chess analysis software (For windows)
- Jose (https://sourceforge.net/projects/jose-chess/) – free chess analysis DB (Windows and Mac)
- Lucas Chess (https://lucas-chess.software.informer.com/ ) – free app to practice and learn chess (for Windows
Thoughts on the LCU leagues resuming
The LCU is seeking thoughts from clubs, teams, and players about the leagues resuming, either finishing the 2019-2020 season and starting the new 2021 seasons, and the various living with covid challenges. Contact the secretary Brendan or a committee member to share your thought so the club can issue a response.