The annual Bunratty Chess tournament took place over the weekend with a large field of over 300 competitors, many of whom travelled from abroad to take part. GM Nigel Short won the Masters section on 5 from 6. Well done to Ennis’ James O’Sullivan, Bill DeLee and and Sumanth Shindgi who finished joint first in the Minor. There was a 3-way tie for first in the Challengers also with CM Gerry McElligott, Paul O’Neill and Sam O’Neill all finishing on 5 points. Sam Murray won the Major on an impressive 5.5 from 6. Full results are available at Bunratty Chess website.
February 10, 2020
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
February 2, 2020
Round 1 – Ennis League 2020
Pairings for round 1 of this years club league are now available. Full draw Round 1_2020 League
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