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Christmas Blitz 2017

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Christmas Blitz 2017

Great Night as ususal at the annual club christmas blitz with over 30 players in attendance.

Well done to Kevin Butler and Conor Gilmer shared the spoils with 7 out of 8.

Thanks to Mick, Bernard, Brendan, Tony and Val for organising it, and thanks to Chris for the cakes.


Pictured above – Tony Duffy v Dave Salter

Pictured above – Deep in thought at the Club Christmas Blitz

The Club will reopen on Thursday 4th of January 2018.

Happy Christmas and Best Wishes for the New Year.
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Mick Germaine Cup 2017

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The Leinster Chess Union (LCU) is pleased to announce that this year’s Mick Germaine Cup competition for teams of juniors/novices will take place on:

Sunday 10th December 2017 in the Ierne Sports and Social Club (Main Hall), Gracepark Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 (home of the Elm Mount Chess Club).

Registration and Playing Timetable.
  • Registration from 10.30am to 11am.
  • Round 1 – 11 am.
  • Round 2 – 11.40 am.
  • Round 3 – 12.20 pm.
  • 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm – break.
  • Round 4 – 2.00 pm.
  • Round 5 – 2.40 pm.
  • Round 6 – 3.20 pm.
  • Prize-giving 4.00 pm.
Eligibility Requirements.

Teams should be comprised of 4 players who are under 16 years of age on 1st December 2017. Players with an ICU rating of 900 or less or who are unrated are eligible to compete in the tournament. (ICU September 2016 rating list applies).

Format of Tournament.

It will be a swiss tournament with 6 rounds of matches with a break for lunch in accordance with the above timetable. Teams from both schools and chess clubs can enter the tournament.  

The results of the tournament will be based on match points. However, as the top scoring individual players on each team also win prizes, team captains will be asked to fill in the attached scorecard during the tournament for their teams. This will facilitate the holding of the prize giving ceremony immediately on conclusion of the final round at 4pm at the latest.

Time Control and Playing Equipment.

The time control is 15 minutes per player per game and all equipment will be provided by the LCU. Players will have to use clocks but are not obliged to record their moves.

Entry Fees.

Entry fee is 20 euro per team, which can be paid on 10th December 2017 at registration.

Composition of Teams

Please complete the team sheet below for each team entered and present it to the controller at registration or email it to mastergame100@hotmail.com if you are sure of the composition of your team in advance of the tournament. If you are unsure of the composition of your team in advance, you can submit an entry via email and name the players at registration. Please note that substitutes can be used during the tournament.

Enquiries/Entries to:

Pat Fitzsimons at mastergame100@hotmail.com, or phone at 087 4195253.

If you wish to pay the entry fee in advance of registration please make cheques payable to the “Leinster Chess Union” and post them to Pat Fitzsimons at 216 Glasnevin Avenue, Dublin 11.

Mick Germaine Cup 2017 flyer

Mick Germaine Cup 2017 flyer.2

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Heidenfeld Trophy Round 1 and 2 Results

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We started the season with an away match to Balinasloe and home match against Bray.

Balinasloe v Phibsboro

In the first game of the season away to Ballinasloe (in Athlone) our Heidenfeld side narrowly won 4.5 to 3.5. Excellent wins for David, Tony, Tom and Mick, and a draw by Noel.

Thanks to our substitutes Tony, Tom, Mick and Noel for standing in at short notice.

Phibsboro v Bray

In our second outing of the season at home v Bray, we drew 4 – 4, with excellent victories, for Marc and Tony, and draws for Dave, Conor, Colm and Art.

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