Here is the draw for the Club Championships Phibsboro_Club_Championship_2016 Draw. Best of luck to everyone and enjoy.
Club Championships 2016
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.
Round 10 – Results
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.
Recent Results BEA, Heidenfeld and Armstrong
Heidenfeld Trophy (Division Two)
Excellent win for the Heidenfeld against Lucan 5.5 – 2.5 puts them in a good position in the league now, after two good wins.
Armstrong Cup (Division One)
Hard fought draw for Armstrong Cup side away to Dun Laoghaire 4-4, much needed points in our battle against relegation, with two tough matches remaining.
BEA Cup (Division Five)
Excellent win for our BEA Cup side v Rathmines 3-2 with wins for Krystof and David, and draws by Peter and Brendan, keeps the side just above the relegation zone, with 2 matches remaining in the leagues.
Armstrong Cup Result – Loss 5-3 to Dublin
Our Armstrong Cup side lost 5-3 to Dublin Chess Club. Wins for David and Conor, and draws for Irek and Dario. Lucasz was unfortunate to lose in a time scramble. Thanks to Tony and Irek who was playing as substitued for us. We are in a real relagation battle, and every point counts, so the next battle is away to Dun Laoghaire in a few weeks on March 9th.
Armstrong Cup League Table
Remaining Fixtures
Excellent win for our Heidenfeld team away to Celbridge
Our Heidenfeld Trophy side won 5.5 to 2.5 away to Celbridge last night. Excellent wins for Marius, Fergal, Bogdan, Tony and Tom, and a draw for Michael, hard luck to Ogantis and Mohamad who lost.
Celbridge are a good side and have be between the Armstrong and Heidenfeld divisions over the past couple of years, and would have out rated us on most boards especially the higher ones.
League Table
The league table will look a little better, and we have some crucial games coming up against Rathmines A and Lucan who with us are in a dog fight to stay in the division and our last game is against the league leaders Rathmines B in our last game of the season.
Heidenfeld Result – 3.5-4.5 v Ballinsaloe
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.
Armstrong Cup lost 5-3 to Bray
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.
Draw for Heidenfeld Team v Inchicore A
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 match v St. Benildus B
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.