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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
City of Dublin 2013 - Alan Corcoran wins
Alan Corcoran came first in the Junior section of the City of Dublin Championships 2013 (13th to 15th Oct. 2013).
Another Naomh Barróg winner was Tom Collins who won a grading prize in the Challengers section.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Sean Nolan won the Leinster intermediate
Four people shared 1st place on 4.5 points in last weekend's Leinster Championship (held in conjunction with the Malahide Millennium Tournament) and Sean was declared winner on a tie-break system.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
2012 Club Championship
Brian Gallagher is our new Club Champion.
John O'Driscoll retains his Junior (grade) Champion title.
Clare Gallagher is our new Junior (age) Champion.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Malahide Millennium/Leinster Championships
Austin Blake - 1st place with 3 others in the Junior section.
Sean Nolan - 2nd in the Intermediate section.
Stephen Kelly won a board prize in the Intermediate section.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
ENNIS TRIUMPH
Naomh Barróg Ennis team win Trophy and secure promotion to 2nd Division.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
ENNIS TEAM IN LINE FOR PROMOTION TO HEIDENFELD TROPHY
With one round to play, Naomh Barrog's Ennis team need only 2 points to qualify for Heidenfeld promotion.
Four points from the last round will secure us the Ennis Shield. A convincing 5.5 to 0.5 win against Bray/Greystones in the penultimate round brought us to the top of the table with 39.5 points. Drogheda are second with 37 points and St Benildus lie third with 34.5 points. It's not guaranteed - our opponents in the last round, Royal Lopez, are no pushovers and will fight for every point. That said, it's now ours to win.
Less happy news is that the O'Hanlon team now seem certain to be demoted.
But our Bodley team finish mid-table.
Friday, November 25, 2011
LCU Winter Leagues get into Gear
All three of our LCU teams have now played at least one game.
The Bodley team scored a draw against Jobstown in their 1st match.
The O'Hanlon team were beaten 6 nothing by Cavan. They improved a little in the 2nd round, losing 1.5 to 4.5 against Celbridge. In the 3rd round they secured a three all draw against Dublin University.
Our new Ennis team is doing well, 12 points from their first four games.
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Naomh Barrog Players score in Dublin City Open
Six members of our Club members played in the recent Dublin City Open Tournament – one in the Majors (Justin Corry), three in the Challengers (Tom Collins, Stephen Kelly and Aridas Tolkus) and two in the Juniors (Joe Rafferty and Andrew O'Brien).
In the Challengers four players tied at the top with 5 out of 6 points. Two of the four were Naomh Barrog players Stephen Kelly and Aridas Tolkus. A tie-break gave first position to Aridas and runner-up to Stephen.
Good North Dublin Chess League showing
Two Naomh Barrog players scored well in this league. Barry Plummer won his section with 5 out of six. Sean Nolan shared first place in his section with 6 out of 7.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Naomh Barrog win Killane Shield
Naomh Barrog Chess Club secured their second trophy of 2011 by winning the Killane Shield final on Wednesday 22nd June. They beat a strong Bray/Greystones side by 4 points to 2. Wins on boards 3 and 5 and draws on the remaining boards secured the prize. The winning team was Sean Nolan, Airidas Tolkus, Stephen Kelly, Barry Plummer, Tom Collins and John Carroll (Justin Corry played in previous rounds).
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP: RESULTS FOR ROUND 5, 24TH/31ST MAY
Sean Nolan ½, Stephen Kelly ½,
Justin Corry 1, John O'Driscoll 0,
Airidas Tolkus ½, Tom Collins ½,
Barry Plummer 1, Austin Blake 0,
Paul Douglas 1, Mark Ansley 0,
John Carroll ½, Harry Howard ½,
Joe Rafferty 0, Neil Mullen 1,
Amos Walsh 1(W), Pat Stack 0,
John Ford, Martin Molloy and Paddy Doyle each receive a non-scoring BYE.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Club Championship: Results For Round 4, 17th May
Stephen Kelly 1, Barry Plummer 0,
Sean Nolan ½, Airidas Tolkus ½,
John Ford 0, Justin Corry 1,
John O'Driscoll 1, John Carroll 0,
Martin Molloy ½, Paddy Doyle ½,
Austin Blake 1, Paul Douglas 0,
Pat Stack 0, Tom Collins 1(W),
Harry Howard ½, Joe Rafferty ½,
Amos Walsh 0, Mark Ansley 1,
Neil Mullen BYE
Monday, May 16, 2011
Great Result for Airidas in Philip Hogarty Blitz
Airidas Tolkus scored 3 of 6 in the Philip Hogarty Blitz held last weekend. His rating performance was a very impressive 1840.
Monday, May 9, 2011
William Brennan Cup - B team lose
On Thursday, The B-team lost away to Bray in the William Brennan cup. With the A-team already out, this ends our interest in this cup.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Club Championship: Results for Round 3, 3rd May
Barry Plummer ½, Sean Nolan ½,
Justin Corry 0, Stephen Kelly 1,
Airidas Tolkus 1, John O'Driscoll 0,
Tom Collins 0, Martin Molloy 1,
Paul Douglas ½, John Carroll ½,
Paddy Doyle1(W),Harry Howard 0,
Mark Ansley 0, John Forde 1,
Neil Mullen 0, Austin Blake 1(W),
Joe Rafferty 0, Amos Walsh 1,
Pat Stack BYE
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Malahide Millennium Tournament
We had 5 players in the Malahide Millennium Tournament over the May bank holiday weekend (down from 8 last year).
We managed two prizes:
Airidas — 3rd Place - Challengers (< 1600)
Justin — Grade Prize - Majors (> 1500)
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Naomh Barrog through to Killane Cup Final!
Great 4-2 win by Naomh Barrog in the Killane Shield against Rathmines on 26 April 2011. This was especially noteworthy since Rathmines had the pick of the Rathmines teams that have just come first and second in the Ennis. Tom extended his O'Hanlon-Killane run in style to 10 out of 11. Also wins for Airidas and Sean.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Club AGM Rescheduled
The club AGM has been rescheduled. This is due to conflicts with the LCU Summer Cups. The new date is Tuesday 5th July.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Well done to our representatives in the Leinster Championships
We had two players in the Leinster Championships.
Sean Nolan played in the 1600 - 1999 section where he was 15th seed but managed an excellent 7th place with 3.5 out of 6 and a tournament performance in the high 1700s.
Tom Collins played as 11th seed in the 1200 to 1599 section where he matched his seeding by coming 11th with 2.5 out of 6. His tournament performance also matched his rating. The weekend had promised so much more for Tom having taken his 2.5 points from the first 3 games but it wasn't to be!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Club Championship: Results for Round 2, 19th April
Sean Nolan 1, Tom Collins 0,
Stephen Kelly 1, Airidas Tolkus 0,
Mark Ansley 0, Justin Corry 1,
Harry Howard 0, Barry Plummer 1,
John O’Driscoll 1, Paul Douglas 0,
Amos Walsh 0, Paddy Doyle 1,
Austin Blake ½, Joe Rafferty ½,
Martin Molloy 1, Pat Stack 0,
John Forde 1, Neil Mullen 0,
John Carroll BYE
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Club Championship: Results for Round 1, 12th April
Paddy Doyle 0, Sean Nolan 1
Airidas Tolkus 1, Amos Walsh 0
Neil Mullen 0, Stephen Kelly 1
Justin Corry 1, Austin Blake 0
Tom Collins 1, John Forde 0
Joe Rafferty 0, John O'Driscoll 1
John Carroll 0, Mark Ansley 1
Pat Stack 0, Harry Howard 1
Paul Douglas 1, Martin Molloy 0
Barry Plummer BYE
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
William Brennan Trophy crashout
Naomh Barrog A team were decisively beaten 4.5 points to 1.5 by Rathmines in their first round match in the William Brennan Trophy. Stephen Kelly on Board 1 was our only winner. The rest is silence. Naomh Barrog B remain in the competition.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Rapid Play 2011 - Final Standings
The Rapid Play tournament concluded last night with an excellent victory for Stephen Kelly with 5 wins out of 5. Harry Howard and Austin Blake weren't far behind in second with 4 points. The best junior prize was shared between Katherine Bolger and Serguei Koustov with 3 points.
Once again Seán's handicapping worked out well with the top 6 showing a good mix of higher-rated players, medium-rated players, new members and juniors.
The excellent attendance and good spirit shown made for two fun and enjoyable nights.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Successful Final Round to Leinster Chess League
Naomh Barróg enjoyed a successful final day to the Leinster Chess League. The O'Hanlon A team beat second placed Kilkenny 4-2 to secure the trophy while the O'Hanlon B team took 2.5 points off Phibsboro to avoid relegation.
Unfortunately, the Bodley team was much weakened by providing subs to the O'Hanlon and could only many a half point against Blanchardstown.
Naomh Barróg also carried away 6 board prizes:
Sean Nolan
Airidas Tolkus
Justin Corry
Barry Plummer
Tom Collins
Austin Blake
Posted by Justin, Sean and Tom
Naomh Barróg Chess Club Dublin
Welcome to the Naomh Barróg Chess Club website
We are based at the Naomh Barróg GAA Club, Kilbarrack North Dublin. Our teams play
in the Leinster Leagues in various divisions.
Thank you for visiting our website.
ALAN CORCORAN WINS
Alan Corcoran came first in the Junior section of the City of Dublin Championships (13th to 15th Oct. 2013) in the Teachers Club.
Five players tied for first place but Alan was awarded the trophy on a tiebreaker system.
Another Naomh Barróg winner was Tom Collins who won a grading prize in the Challengers section.
The following ten Naomh Barróg members entered this tournament (there were an outstanding 164 entries):
Suzanne Barry (31st in Junior Section with 3/6 points)
Ciaran Bolger (61st in Junior Section with 1/6 points)
Katherine Bolger (48th in Junior Section with 2.5/6 points)
Tom Collins (19th in Challengers Section with 3.5/6 points)
Alan Corcoran (1st in Junior Section with 5/6 points)
Desmond Martin (16th in Junior Section with 4/6 points)
Adam Murphy (51st in Junior Section with 2.5/6 points)
Paul O'Neill (16th in Challengers Section with 3.5/6 points)
Sean O'Neill (32nd in Junior Section with 3/6 points)
John Whelan (30th in Challengers Section with 3/6 points)
Well done everybody!
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Are you:
Currently playing competition chess and want to upgrade your game?
We will have some vacancies on our 2nd Division Heidenfeld team next season.
Contact: Tom Collins at 087-1337629
Are you:
Retired some years from playing chess and would like to play again?
We'll be delighted to see you and knock that rust off.
Contact: Sean Waldron at 086-6014584
Are you:
A pre-teen who wants to practice or start playing from scratch?
We have a Junior Section that will cater to your needs.
Contact: Martin Molloy at 086-2017593
Are you:
Involved in chess in a second or third level institution?
We have active teenage players who would welcome new challengers.
Contact: Sean Waldron at 086-6014584
Are you:
An adult who missed the opportunity to learn chess and would like to try now?
We'll be starting an adult introductory course during this coming summer.
Contact: Tom Collins at 087-1337629
OUR CLUB NIGHT IS TUESDAY from 7:30.
OUR JUNIOR NIGHT IS MONDAY from 6:00.
DROP IN!!
Drogheda Chess Congress 2013 - Everyone a winner
Five Naomh Barrog members played in the Drogheda Chess Congress over the Whit weekend and each of them won a prize.
There were 72 entries divided into all-play-all groups of six. As it worked out, 60% of the participants received a prize. Our results were as follows:
Sean Nolan shared 2nd in the second highest rated group.
Tom Collins shared 3rd in his group.
John Whelan shared 2nd in his group.
Adam Murphy shared 3rd in his group.
Alan Corcoran shared 2nd in his group.
It was a very enjoyable event, well run and really sociable.
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| Sean Nolan (centre) | Tom Collins (centre) |
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| John Whelan (second from right) | Adam Murphy (left) |
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| Alan Corcoran (left) |
SEAN NOLAN - Leinster Intermediate Champion 2013
Four people (Sean, Gerard Wallace, Kieran Rogers and Colm Fitzpatrick) shared 1st place on 4.5 points in last weekend's Leinster Championship (held in conjunction with the Malahide Millennium Tournament) and Sean was declared winner on a tie-break system.
Congratulations and well done Sean.
Other Naomh Barróg results were:
Intermediate:
Justin Corry in 13th place on 3.5 points.
Tom Collins in 33rd place on 2 points.
(40 players in this section)
Junior:
Former Naomh Barróg player Niall Mullen in 17th place on 3.5 points.
John Carroll in 29th place on 3 points.
Alan Corcoran in 36th place on 3 points.
(61 players in this section)
The Tournament was, as usual, very well run and really enjoyable.
Club Championship 2013
6th Round Draw
Pies, crackers, Biscuits & CHESS
Thanks go to Justin for his continued excellent organisation of the event (and for his mince pies - home baked!). Thanks also to Martin for supplying refreshments (delicious boxes of biscuits) and to everybody who participated in making it a very enjoyable night.
Tommy Last
Below are the results of our 2012 Xmas Blitz.
• 24 people participated.
Placings:
1st - Airidas Tolkus
2nd - Paul O'Neill, Sean O'Neill & Stephen Kelly
Best Junior - Ciaran Bolger (on countback)
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 1st place - Airidas Tolkus |
 2nd place - Paul O'Neill, Sean O'Neill & Stephen Kelly |
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 Best Junior - Ciaran Bolger |
2012 Club Championship Presentations
Brian Gallagher is our new Club Champion. Congratulations!
John O'Driscoll retains his Junior (grade) Champion title. Well done!
Clare Gallagher is our new Junior (age) Champion. Again, congratulations!
The prizes being presented at our AGM on 19th June 2012 by last year's Club Champion Stephen Kelly. Brian Gallagher received the Club Championship Cup (the sixth winner of this) and plaque. John O'Driscoll received the Junior Champion (grade) plaque (retaining his title from last year) and Clare Gallagher received the Junior Champion (age) plaque
plus a copy of Capablanca's Chess Fundamentals.
Just remains for me to thank everybody for their cooperation and also to point out
that the Championship has never yet been won a second time by anybody. So, get training for next year.
Tom Collins
Brian Gallagher, John O'Driscoll and Clare Gallagher, the winners receiving their prizes at AGM.
The O'Connell Cup
The O'Connell Cup (Novices League) was completed on 12th May with 5 teams competing for the trophy. It was won by Elm Mount who had 5 wins and 2 draws in their 7 matches remaining unbeaten against, Bray/Greystones, who finished as runners up, Portmarnock in 3rd place, Naomh Barrog 4th and Ballinasloe 5th.
Naomh Barróg team from left: Clare, Katherine, Darraph, Ciaran.
Malahide Millennium/Leinster Championships
Eight Naomh Barróg players entered the Malahide Millennium/Leinster Championships event in the Hilton over the weekend (5-7 May 2012).
Austin Blake shared 1st place with 3 others in the Junior section.
Sean Nolan was 2nd in the Intermediate section.
Stephen Kelly won a board prize in the Intermediate section.
Well done!
* Click here for the full results and presentation pictures on the LCU Chess blog.
Naomh Barróg Ennis team win Trophy and secure promotion to 2nd Division
A nail-biting, cliff-hanging final resulted in a 3.5 to 2.5 win for Naomh Barróg over Royal Lopez on Sunday 1st April 2012. We needed four points to be absolutely sure of the trophy. Drogheda dropped
half a point early on so that left us needing just 3.5 points. Early wins for us on boards 1 and 4, and things were looking good. Then we lost on boards 2 and 3. Now we needed 1.5 points from the remaining two games and both games looked drawish. In a sweet endgame manoeuvre Barry sacrificed two pawns to get a passed pawn and secure the win. The remaining game was drawn and we had the trophy. Now for the Heidenfeld!
Our winning team, including subs throughout the year (2011 - 2012), is:
Brian Gallagher, Sean Nolan, Stephen Kelly, Airidas Tolkus, Barry Plummer, Justin Corry, Tom Collins, Austin Blake, John O'Driscoll, Andrew O'Brien.
The O'Hanlon team finished with a flourish, beating Phibsboro 4/2 but, unfortunately, still demoted.
From left: Stephen Kelly, Tom Collins, Airidas Tolkus, Sean Nolan, [LCU, Gerry Smith LCU above standing], Barry Plummer and Austin Blake (who didn't play on the day). Brian Gallagher (absent from the photo) played Board 1.
Two of the three board prizes were won by Naomh Barróg players. Sean won one with a score of 8.5 out of 11 and Barry Plummer won the other with the score of 9.5 out of 11 (the highest score in the division).
NAOMH BARRÓG JUNIORS SCORE HIGHLY IN CHESS-FOR-ALL COMPETITION
The first "Chess for All" Championship was held in the Hilton Hotel Malahide Road on 3rd March 2012.
Thirty-seven teams from all over the country participated in what proved an exciting and ground-breaking event.
Our team finished 5th, just out of the prizes, after initially sharing 4th place with five other teams.
Individual scores were as follows:
Katherine Bolger 4 out of 5
Cormac Graham 2 out of 5
Michael Behan 4 out of 5
Ciaran Bolger 3 out of 5
Clare Gallagher played for St Brigid's team and scored 3 out 5.
Well done everybody.
Christmas Blitz 2011 - Report
We had our annual Christmas Blitz on Tuesday 20th December with 21 participating. Thanks to all who attended for making it a really fun and enjoyable night.
We used the same time-handicapping system worked out by Sean Nolan last year and again it worked well with the top of the leader board throwing up a nice mix of players on different ratings.
Thanks to all those who helped out with setting up the tables and boards, refreshments, tidying up etc. And an especial thanks to Justin Correy for organising and running this enjoyable Blitz with his relaxed professionalism.
 Winner (5 out of 5) - Brian Gallagher |
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 2nd (Tie on 4 out of 5) - Harry Howard & Katherine Bolger |
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 Best Junior (Tie on 3 out of 5) - Cormac Graham & Clare Gallagher |
THE CUP THAT CHEERS!
¨Naomh Barróg Chess Club win O'Hanlon Cup¨
Naomh Barróg “O'Hanlon Cup” 2010 - 2011 Winners
Naomh Barróg Chess Club's team scored four points to two against their nearest rivals Kilkenny in the final round of the O'Hanlon Cup in the Teachers Club on Sunday 13th March 2011. This left them comfortable winners with 49.5 points against Kilkenny's 42. The Naomh Barróg team also bagged six O'Hanlon board prizes – five for their A team and one for their B team. The O'Hanlon B team also managed to survive relegation in a tight contest with Dublin Chess Club. This has been an excellent year for the club who now have a second trophy to polish in their cabinet (they won the Bodley in 2007). Joe Rafferty from the Bodley team narrowly missed a board prize by half a point.
The Prize Winners, from left to right: Airidas, Austin, Barry, Justin, Sean (captain) and Tom
