Munster League results Feb 9th

There were matches in both divisions of the Munster League yesterday. Ennis A had matches against Limerick A and Cork A while the B team played a double header against Dungarvan after one of their scheduled opponents didn’t travel.

Ennis A 1-4 Limerick A
1. R Quinn 1-0 R Delaney
2. T Dunne 0-1 J Vaughan
3. G O’Brien 0-1 K O’Flaherty
4. J Cassidy 0-1 N MCDonnell
5. G Casey 0-1 C Kirby

Cork A 3.5-1.5 Ennis A
1. J Shanel 1-0 R Quinn
2. SJ Murphy 1-0 T Dunne
3. P Leichert 1-0 G O’Brien
4. H De Jonge 0.5-0.5 J Cassidy
5. L Hackett 0-1 G Casey

Ennis B 4-1 Dungarvan
1. A Daly 0.5-0.5 E Lambden
2. J Dunne 1-0 J Lucey
3. L Daros 1-0 I Gordon
4. B Farragher 0.5-0.5 P O’Mahony
5. J O’Sullivan 1-0 w/o

Dungarvan 2.5-2.5 Ennis B
1. E Lambden 1-0 A Daly
2. J Lucey 1-0 J Dunne
3. I Gordon 0-1 L Daros
4. P O’Mahony 0.5-0.5 B Farragher
5. w/o 0-1 J O’Sullivan

Round 1 – Ennis League 2020

Pairings for round 1 of this years club league are now available. Full draw Round 1_2020 League

Ennis vs Castlebar

Ennis took part in a friendly match against Castlebar earlier today in Ennis. The result was a win for Castlebar. A return match is planned.

Ennis 1.5-4.5 Castlebar
1. R Quinn 1-0 J McDonnell
2. G Casey 0.5-0.5 R Senzel
3. D Murphy 0-1 M Senzel
4. J O’Sullivan 0-1 D Baird
5. P Timlin 0-1 J Bourke
6. J Cronin 0-1 M O’Connell

Ennis League 2020

The Ennis chess club league 2020 is due to start in the coming weeks. John Cassidy has asked for anyone interested in playing in the club league who hasn’t already contacted him to get in touch on 087 2495913.

Munster League latest results

Ennis A played a double header against Sarsfields in Limerick yesterday. A win and a draw meant that Ennis went top of the table after these results. Sarsfields defaulted on top board.

Sarsfields 2.5-2.5 Ennis A
1. w/o 0-1 R Quinn
2. P Kiely 0-1 N Larter
3. M O’Grady 1-0 M O’Donnell
4. F Noonan 1-0 J Cassidy
5. D Clancy 0.5-0.5 K Higgins

Ennis A 4-1 Sarsfields
1. R Quinn 1-0 w/o
2. K Higgins 1-0 P Kiely
3. N Larter 0.5-0.5 M O’Grady
4. M O’Donnell 0.5-0.5 F Noonan
5. J Cassidy 1-0 D Clancy

Ennis B also had matches yesterday, going down to 2 narrow losses in what’s proving to be a very competitive division this year.

Cork B 3-2 Ennis B
1. S Lawrence 1-0 B Farragher
2. B Foran 0.5-0.5 L Daros
3. D O’Kelly 0-1 D Murphy
4. D O’Mahony 0.5-0.5 J O’Sullivan
5. M Watkins 1-0 P Timlin

Ennis B 2-3 Charleville
1. B Farragher 0.5-0.5 PJ Rea
2. L Daros 0-1 A King
3. D Murphy 1-0 K Cole
4. J O’Sullivan 0.5-0.5 A Kilgore
5. P Timlin 0-1 P Meskell

Munster League 2019/2020

Rounds 1 and 2 of the Munster League Divisions 1 and 2 took place earlier today in Charleville. Ennis A drew our match against CCYMS and defeated Limerick B while Ennis B defeated Tralee but lost to newcomers Galway.

Ennis A 2.5-2.5 CCYMS
1. R Quinn 1-0 K Moynihan
2. T Dunne 0.5-0.5 V Andrick
3. N Larter 0-1 P O’Donovan
4. M O’Donnell 1-0 D Geaney-O’Brien
5. J Cassidy 0-1 P Dowdall

Ennis B 3-2 Tralee
1. G Casey 1-0 P O’Sullivan
2. J Dunne 0-1 P Shanahan
3. L Daros 1-0 G Hussey
4. D Murphy 0-1 A Osman
5. J O’Sullivan 1-0 S Turabi

Limerick B 0.5-4.5 Ennis A
1. D Fanning 0-1 R Quinn
2. A O’Sullivan 0-1 T Dunne
3. R O’Brien 0.5-0.5 M O’Donnell
4. P Foenander 0-1 N Larter
5. T Dineen 0-1 J Cassidy

Galway 3.5-1.5 Ennis B
1. D Rodriguez 1-0 G Casey
2. J Rawlinson 1-0 J Dunne
3. A Finnerty 0-1 L Daros
4. J Blackwell 1-0 D Murphy
5. Z Dragic 0.5-0.5 J O’Sullivan

Kanyamarala wins Limerick Open

Well done to Tarun Kanyamarala on winning the Limerick Open last weekend scoring 5.5 from 6 and finishing ahead of FM Henry Li and FM Gabriel Voiteanu in joint second-third. First and second prize in the U1400 went to two Cork players, Atharva Paibir and Akshay Ranade. Ennis’ Dylan Murphy finished in third. Full results at Limerick Chess Club.

Limerick Open

This years Limerick Open takes place in the South Court Hotel, Limerick from October 26-28. Contact John Cassidy 087-2495913. Online entry is available via the Irish Chess Union website.

Results of Ennis Club League 2019

The results of the 2019 Ennis Club League are in. Yours truly won the event on 5 from 5. There were 8 players tied from 2nd to 9th, all on 3.5 points. These were Nick Larter, John Cassidy, Kieran O’Brien, Aaron Daly, Dylan Murphy, Azzizbek Shamsiddinov, Lukasz Daros and James O’Sullivan. Full list of results available here.

Thanks to John Cassidy for organising the League and Gerry Graham for controlling. Thanks also all who took part. It’s the first time in years there has been a club league and it was great to see so many participating.

Murphy wins Irish Championships

Well done to FM Conor Murphy who won the Irish Championships at the weekend on an excellent score of 7.5/9. A last round win over FM Conor O’Donnell meant he finished in outright first, a half point ahead of IM Alex Lopez and IM Sam Collins who finished in joint 2nd/3rd.

Brays Eric Bennett won the Major, Kevin Fitzpatrick won the Challengers and Ben Cullen won the Weekday Open. The quickplay events were won by IM Alex Lopez (Rapid) and Tarun Kanyamarala (Blitz).