Ennis Club League Final Standings

I just received the final standings and results for the 2022 Ennis club league. Yours truly finished in first place on 6.5 points from 7. Cody Coughlan, James Danaher, Kieran O’Brien and John Cassidy finished tied in 2nd through to 5th place on 5 points from 7. Final Results, standings and cross table are in the attached pdf document.

Place Name                          Rtg  Score   M-Buch. Buch. Progr.

  1   Quinn, Rory                   2063 6.5      21.0  29.5   26.5
 2-5  Coughlan, Cody                1489 5        22.0  30.0   22.0
      Danaher, James                1596 5        21.5  31.0   22.0
      O'Brien, Kieran               1578 5        21.0  30.0   21.5
      Cassidy, John                 1652 5        19.5  27.0   20.5
 6-9  Koeller, Peter                1427 4.5      22.0  29.5   21.5
      Stack, George                 693  4.5      17.5  25.0   16.0
      O'Donnell, Michael            1627 4.5      16.5  23.0   15.5
      Casey, Georgie                1085 4.5      16.0  22.5   18.0
10-15 Casey, Gerry                  1435 4        20.0  28.0   18.5
      Meany, Stephen                806  4        19.5  29.0   15.5
      McGorrian, Chris              998  4        18.5  24.5   17.5
      Marshall, Roy                 1016 4        17.0  23.0   14.5
      Ulbrych, Stanislaw            840  4        16.5  22.5   15.0
      Mabhena, Vladimir             995  4        16.0  22.0   13.5
16-19 Daros, Lukasz                 1415 3.5      22.5  32.0   19.0
      Timlin, Phil                  704  3.5      17.5  23.5   12.5
      O'Sullivan, James             1118 3.5      14.0  22.0   13.5
      Jackson, Oisin                500  3.5      11.5  16.5    9.0
20-21 Holland, Tadhg                844  3        20.0  27.0   15.0
      McAuliffe, Jack               746  3        15.0  21.5    8.0
22-25 Fedurek, Jacek                500  2.5      17.5  24.0   10.5
      Coll, Aidan                   1233 2.5      16.0  22.5   11.5
      Coughlan, James               700  2.5      15.5  21.0   11.5
      Breslin, Ultan                500  2.5      13.0  19.0    7.5
26-28 Collier, Patrick              500  2        18.5  25.0   12.0
      Nolan, Brian                  500  2        15.0  21.0   10.0
      McCarthy, Conall              700  2        10.5  15.0    7.5
 29   Dyksy, Krzysztof              500  1.5      14.0  20.0    4.0
30-31 Noonan, Caspar                500  1        14.5  20.0    1.5
      Orzechowski, Wiktor           500  1         3.5  10.5    3.0
 32   Belo, Ricardo                 500  0         4.0   4.0    0.0

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Galway Rapidplay 2022

There was a big entry for the 2022 edition of the Galway Rapidplay which took place in the Bridge Centre in Galway today. FM Colm Daly took first place on 6.5 from 7. I shared joint second with S. Anand Kumar on 6 from 7. Alice O’Gorman took the ladies prize and there were lots of junior prize winners with the organisers adding extra prizes due to the large turn out. I can’t remember all and don’t want to leave anyone out. Results and a full list of prize winners will likely be available at the Galway chess website in the coming days.

The event had an international flavour with players from many countries participating including a number of players from Ukraine who have certainly added a lot to the Irish chess scene since arriving. My only loss was to a player from Trinidad and Tobago who is currently studying in Dublin. I took a slightly risky approach with the black pieces saccing a pawn in the opening for an attack, but my opponent played well and was better until he missed a tactic that left the position very unclear. I failed to follow up correctly though and my opponent was able to go into a winning ending which he duly converted.

Other Ennis players competing were Mike O’Donnell, Roy Marshall and George Stack (who also won a prize). The tournament was fun. I like the format, it’s possible to play reasonably good chess but still fast enough that one doesn’t have much time to dwell on a loss, as the rounds come and go quickly and the whole event can be played in a day. It would be nice to see more of these type of rapidplays in the West.

On a sombre note, sad to hear today that Paddy Quinlan passed away recently. Paddy was a real chess aficionado, not only playing regularly in chess tournaments and leagues but also finding time to organise very enjoyable tournaments in Tramore and Waterford over the years. May he rest in peace.

Quinn wins club championship 2022

Yours truly won the Ennis chess club championship with a win in the final round yesterday to finish on 6.5 from 7. Cody Coughlan, John Cassidy and James Danaher finished tied in second on 5 points. They could still be joined by other players depending on how the matches still to be played finish. Full results and standings will follow once all matches are finished.

Club League Round 7 draw

1 Quinn, Rory [5.5] : Danaher, James [5]
2 Koeller, Peter [4.5] : Coughlan, Cody [4]
3 McGorrian, Chris [4] : Cassidy, John [4]
4 Ulbrych, Stanislaw [4] : O’Brien, Kieran [4]
5 Meany, Stephen [3.5] : O’Donnell, Michael [4]
6 Marshall, Roy [3.5] : Casey, Gerry [3.5]
7 Daros, Lukasz [3.5] : Casey, Georgie [3.5]
8 Holland, Tadhg [3] : Stack, George [3.5]
9 O’Sullivan, James [3] : Timlin, Phil [3]
10 Coughlan, James [2.5] : Mbube, Vladimir [3]
11 Collier, Patrick [2] : Jackson, Oisin [2.5]
12 Coll, Aidan [2] : Fedurek, Jacek [2]
13 McAuliffe, Jack [2] : Nolan, Brian [2]
14 Dyksy, Krzysztof [1.5] : Breslin, Ultan [1.5]
15 Noonan, Caspar [.5] : McCarthy, Conall [1.5]

Round 6 Results Club League

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

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