Month: April 2016

Last Round Results – Win For Armstrong loss for Heidenfeld

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Our Armstrong Cup side won v St. Benildus A, 5-3, ensuring our place in next seasons league. Actually the performance enabled the team to creep up to 8th in the league. Draws for Dario and Dave and wins for Lucasz, Mohamad, John and Conor.

Our Heidenfeld Trophy side had a bad day at the office, two draws for Art and Michael made the result 7-1. The Heidenfeld side league position was secured by results in earlier rounds.

Our BEA Cup side put in another solid performance and preserved league status after a tight relegation battle.

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Club Championships 2016

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The first round of the above tournament will take place on the

14th April 2016 at 7.30pm.

It will be an all play tournament divided into sections A, B, C etc.

Starting with the highest rated entry and working down to the lowest

rated entry.

Size of sections will depend on entries but players will be within their

own rating group where possible.

The rate of play

The rate of play will be all moves in One hour and thirty minutes.

( 90 minutes.)

The FIDE laws of chess will apply with one exception.

FIDE rule 11.3b regarding the ringing of mobile phones will not be applied for the following reason, this competition is among friends

and club mates and should be played with this in mind, therefore

a player cannot claim the game if his opponents phone rings out

but, the person whose phone rings should not leave the playing

area if it is his move.

Players may arrange with an opponent to play on the Thursday

night provided his opponent is given advance notice.

Entry Fee is €5.

There will be no monetary prize, trophies will be awarded at the A.G.M.

Please leave your name and a contact number on the sheet below (in the Club)

If you wish to participate.

Club Competitions, News

Round 10 – Results

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Round 10 – Armstrong Cup

  • Phibsboro 2.5 – Gonzaga 5.5

Phibsboro in the thick of a relegation battle which goes to the last round. Excellent win for Colm and draws for Mohamad, Conor and John.

Round 10 – Heidenfeld Trophy

  • Rathmines A 5 – Phibsboro 3

Hard luck for a number of our players

 

Round 9 Armstrong Cup

  • Dun Laogharie 4 – Phibsboro 4

A hard fought draw away to Dun Laoghaire, a good result considering our league position, with two tough matches to come in the last two rounds.

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