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Narrow loss by Heidenfeld team 3.5-4.5 vs ballinsaloe, wins for Kristof, Marius and draws for Art, Fergal and Tom. Tom, Fergal and Micheal were unlucky, and a narrow loss is a great result.
Our next game is a tough away match against Celbridge, who have been in the armstrong in recent years, so every point counts.
A depleted Armstrong Cup team lost 5-3 to Bray last night. Excellent wins for subs Bogdan and Mohammad, draws for Kevin and Conor. Thanks to the subs Bogdan, Mohammad, Tom and Micheal for playing.
On a funny note our two victor on the night and one of our draws came from the guys who were late due to the traffic being so bad, but they made up for the 40+ minutes or so they were down on time and contributed to a great result.
Our Heidenfeld side drew 4-4 with Inchicore A last night, draws for Art and Tony, and wins for Fergal, Mohamad and Marius.
Armstrong cup team won 4.5-3.5 v St. Benildus B – good wins for Dave, and Luca – draws for Kevin, Dario, Conor, Mohamad and Marius.
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Welcome to the Phibsborough Chess Club Ladder Competition 2016
The ladder competition will run all the way through without interrupting the leagues, club championships and the summer competition.
Attached are the rules and the initial randomised ladder for the competition. New players will be added to the bottom of the ladder.
The list was prepared from the team lists. I have already spotted two people not on the list. I will add them on the next email.
If there are any others missing please forward an email to me. I will also be calling a couple of players who do not have emails.
The games begin in January. Forward me an email for contact details if you want to arrange a match on the 4th January or email/phone them yourself.
The €5 entry will pay for the prizes to be given out on the night of
the Christmas Blitz next year.
Regards
Fergal
Club Ladder Competition 2016
The heidenfeld them had a narrow (4.5-3.5) but much needed win v Inchicore B on thursday. Wins for Michael, Tony and Fergal, and draws for Art, Mohamad and Marius.
The Armstrong Cup team lost 6.5-1.5 to Elm Mount on Monday (the fixture was rearranged due to a clash with the international soccer play-offs). A tough match where we were out rated on all boards. An excellent win for Dario, and a draw for Conor prevented a whitewash.
The Heidenfeld Trophy side lost 5.5-2.5 on wednesday last against a very strong Blanchardstown side, excellent wins for Marius and Kryzstof and a draw by Peter.
Our Armstrong Cup team lost on Saturday in Balbriggan 6-2, draws for Kevin, Colm (against some old faces once of this parish Richard and Thomas) and draws for Tom and Fergal who subbed for us