Club League Round 6 Draw

1 O’Brien, Kieran [4] : Quinn, Rory [4.5]
2 Coughlan, Cody [4] : Danaher, James [4]
3 Casey, Gerry [3] : Koeller, Peter [4]
4 Cassidy, John [3.5] : Daros, Lukasz [3]
5 Casey, Georgie [3] : Meany, Stephen [3]
6 Mbube, Vladimir [3] : McGorrian, Chris [3]
7 Holland, Tadhg [3] : Ulbrych, Stanislaw [3]
8 O’Donnell, Michael [3] : Coughlan, James [2.5]
9 Stack, George [2.5] : Coll, Aidan [2.5]
10 Fedurek, Jacek [2] : Marshall, Roy [2.5]
11 O’Sullivan, James [2] : Collier, Patrick [2]
12 Timlin, Phil [2] : Nolan, Brian [2]
13 McCarthy, Conall [1.5] : Dyksy, Krzysztof [1]
14 Jackson, Oisin [1.5] : Noonan, Caspar [0]
15 Breslin, Ultan [1] : McAuliffe, Jack [1]

Results Club League Round 5

  1 Quinn, Rory [4]  1/2:1/2 Coughlan, Cody [3.5]
  2 Danaher, James [3] 1:0   Casey, Gerry[3]
  3 Daros, Lukasz [3]  0:1  O’Brien, Kieran [3]
  4 Koeller, Peter [3]  1:0  Casey, Georgie [3]
  5 Marshall, Roy [2.5]  0:1  Cassidy, John [2.5]
  6 McGorrian, Chris [2.5]  1/2:1/2 O’Donnell, Michael [2.5]
  7 Meany, Stephen [2]  1:0  Stack, George [2.5]
  8 Nolan, Brian [2]  0:1  Holland, Tadhg [2]
  9 Ulbrych, Stanislaw [2]  1:0  Timlin, Phil [2]
10 Collier, Patrick [2]  0:1 Mbube, Vladimir    [2]
11 Coughlan, James [2]  1/2:1/2  O’Sullivan, James  [1.5]
12 Coll, Aidan [1.5]  1:0  Breslin, Ultan [1] (provisional)
13 McAuliffe, Jack [1]   0:1  Fedurek, Jacek [1]
14 Jackson, Oisin [1] 1/2:1/2  McCarthy, Conall   [1] (provisional)
15 Noonan, Caspar [0]  0:1  Dyksy, Krzysztof  [0]

Ennis Club League Round 5 Draw

 1 Quinn, Rory        [4]       :     Coughlan, Cody     [3.5]
 2 Danaher, James     [3]       :     Casey, Gerry       [3]  
 3 Daros, Lukasz      [3]       :     O'Brien, Kieran    [3]  
 4 Koeller, Peter     [3]       :     Casey, Georgie     [3]  
 5 Marshall, Roy      [2.5]     :     Cassidy, John      [2.5]
 6 McGorrian, Chris   [2.5]     :     O'Donnell, Michael [2.5]
 7 Meany, Stephen     [2]       :     Stack, George      [2.5]
 8 Nolan, Brian       [2]       :     Holland, Tadhg     [2]  
 9 Ulbrych, Stanislaw [2]       :     Timlin, Phil       [2]  
10 Collier, Patrick   [2]       :     Mbube, Vladimir    [2]  
11 Coughlan, James    [2]       :     O'Sullivan, James  [1.5]
12 Coll, Aidan        [1.5]     :     Breslin, Ultan     [1]  
13 McAuliffe, Jack    [1]       :     Fedurek, Jacek     [1]  
14 Jackson, Oisin     [1]       :     McCarthy, Conall   [1]  
15 Noonan, Caspar     [0]       :     Dyksy, Krzysztof   [0]

Ennis League – 4th round results

1. Daros, Lukasz [3] 0-1 Quinn, Rory [3]
2. Cassidy, John [2.5] 0-1 Coughlan, Cody [2.5]
3. O’Brien, Kieran [2.5] 0.5-0.5 Koeller, Peter [2.5]
4. Holland, Tadhg [2] 0-1 Danaher, James [2]*
5. Casey, Gerry [2] 1-0 Meaney, Stephen [2]
6. Casey, Georgie [2] 1-0 Collier, Patrick [2]
7. Stack, George [2] 0.5-0.5 McGorrian, Chris [2]
8. O’Donnell, Michael [1.5] 1-0 Coll, Aidan [1.5]
9. O’Sullivan, James [1.5] 0-1 Marshall, Roy [1.5]
10. Timlin, Phil [1] 1-0 McAuliffe, Jack [1]
11. Mbube, Vladimir [1] 1-0 Breslin, Ultan [1]
12. McCarthy, Conall [1] 0-1 Coughlan, James [1]
13. Fedorek, Jacek [1] 0-1 Nolan, Brian [1]*
14. Noonan, Caspar [0] 0-1 Ulbrych, Stanislaw [1]
15. Dyksy, Krzysztof [0] 0-1 Jackson, Oisin [0]

*provisional result

Friendly match results

Last weekend an Ennis selection played an away match against a Westport/Castlebar selection. The final result was a win for Ennis.

Westport/Castlebar 0.5 – 5.5 Ennis

1. D Baird 0-1 R Quinn
2. J McDonnell 0.5-0.5 B Neaga
3. M O’Connell 0-1 J Cassidy
4. J Hensey 0-1 J O’Sullivan
5. H Hughes 0-1 S Meaney
6. M Senzel 0-1 R Marshall

Club League – Round 4 Draw

1.Daros,Lukasz(3): Quinn,Rory(3)
2 Cassidy,John(2.5): Coughlan,Cody (2.5)
3 O’Brien,Kieran(2.5) : Koeller, Peter(2.5)
4 Holland,Tadhg(2): Danaher,James (2)
5 Casey, Gerry [2] : Meany, Stephen [2]
6 Casey, Georgie [2] : Collier, Patrick [2]
7 Stack, George [2] : McGorrian, Chris [2]
8 O’Donnell, Michael [1.5] : Coll, Aidan [1.5]
9 O’Sullivan, James [1.5] : Marshall, Roy [1.5]
10 Timlin, Phil [1] : McAuliffe, Jack [1]
11 Mbube, Vladimir [1] : Breslin, Ultan [1]
12 McCarthy, Conall [1] : Coughlan, James [1]
13 Fedurek, Jacek [1] : Nolan, Brian [1]
14 Noonan, Caspar [0] : Ulbrych, Stanislaw [1]
15 Dyksy, Krzysztof [0] : Jackson, Oisin [0]

Club League – Round 3 Results

  1 Quinn, Rory [2]       1:0 Casey, Gerry [2]
  2 Danaher, James [2]     0:1  Daros, Lukasz [2]
  3 Coughlan, Cody [2]   1/2:1/2    O’Brien, Kieran[2]
  4 Koeller, Peter  [2]     1/2:1/2    Cassidy, John [1.5]
  5 Coll, Aidan[1.5]   1/2:1/2    O’Sullivan, James [1]
  6 Nolan, Brian [1]       0:1      Casey, Georgie[1]
  7 McGorrian, Chris[1]    1:0      Fedurek, Jacek [1]
  8 Coughlan, James [1]    0:1      Holland, Tadhg [1]
  9 Orzechowski, Wiktor[1]  0:1 (w.o) Meany, Stephen[1]
10 Ulbrych, Stanisla [1]       0:1      Stack, George [1]
11 Collier, Patrick    [1]       1:0      McCarthy, Conall[1]
12 Timlin, Phil [.5]     1/2:1/2   Mbube, Vladimir   [.5]
13 Marshall, Roy [.5]      1:0      Dyksy, Krzysztof  [0]
14 Breslin, Ultan [0]       1:0      Noonan, Caspar[0]
15 McAuliffe, Jack [0]       1:0      Jackson, Oisin [0]

Galway Chess Congress 2022

The Galway Chess Congress takes place next weekend 11th to 13th March in Menlo Hotel, Galway. Details at Galway Chess club website.

Sam Collins wins Ennis Congress 2022

IM Sam Collins has won the Ennis Congress on a score of 5 from 5. FM Colm Daly and Sam O’Neil finished in joint second on 4.5 from 5. Link to final standings

Well done too to Gavin Sheahan who won Marcel Castricum Cup on 4 out of 5. This year both sections were played as one competition so 4 out of 5 is an excellent score. Thirteen players in total including GM Keith Arkell finished tied on 4 points.

Ennis Congress 2022

The Ennis Congress this weekend has around 140 participants, all eager to get back to otb chess in what promises to be an exciting tournament.

IM Sam Collins, winner of the strong Bunratty online rapid tournament last weekend, will be hoping to make this weekend another winning one. GM Keith Arkell also takes part (he is doing a simul this evening in the West County – contact John Cassidy for details). Others no doubt hoping to be in the final shakeup are FM Colm Daly and Blair Connell who won the recent Ennis tournament with a score of 5 out of 5.

Some of the games will be broadcast live so keep an eye on the Irish Chess Union and Limerick chess club website for links to standings and games if you’re not playing and want to follow the action.