Category: Board Games

Connaught Community Games Chess and Draughts 2019

Connaught Community Games Logo
Connaught Community Games Logo [References: 1]

Finals, 27th April 2019, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

DateGradeWinnersRunners-Up
Chess Grades
27.04.2019U13 MixedDunmore
(Galway)
5Kilteevan
(Roscommon)
0
27.04.2019U16 MixedDunmore
(Galway)
5Manorhamilton
(Leitrim)
3
Draughts Grades
27.04.2019U10 MixedCDC
(Roscommon)
10Coolaney
(Sligo)
10 (cb)
27.04.2019U12 MixedElphin
(Roscommon)
7Easkey
(Sligo)
3
27.04.2019U14 MixedCoolaney
(Sligo)
20Kinvara
(Roscommon)
0
27.04.2019U16 MixedElphin
(Roscommon)
17Lough Allen
(Leitrim)
3
[References: 2]

Report

Dunmore from Co. Galway won both age categories in the Connaught Community Games Chess Finals held in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway on 27th April 2019. Elphin of Co. Roscommon won two of the Draughts competitions with CDC (also Roscommon) and Coolaney of Sligo winning the other two grades. The winners went on to represent Connaught in the ALDI National Finals in the University of Limerick from 24th to 26th May 2019.

References

Logos

[1] Connacht Community Games Facebook (2016) Profile PictureApril 15, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/1209766895707977/photos/a.1224627144221952/1224627150888618/ [Accessed 28 January 2021]

Websites

[2] Connacht Community Games Facebook(2018) Post, 28 April 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2978149015536414&id=1209766895707977 [Accessed 28 January 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Mr. McGowan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 28 January 2021

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2018-2021

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

Irish Chess Union Irish Champions 2009-Present

Irish Chess Union Logo [Ref: 2]

Irish Champions 2009-Present

YearChampions
2009C. Daly
2010A. Lopez
2011S. Brady
2012S. Brady; C. Daly
2013C. Daly
2014S. Collins
2015S. Brady; P. Short
2016Stephen Jessel
2017Philip Short & Alex Lopez
2018Alex Lopez
2019Conor E. Murphy
Irish Chess Union Irish Champions 2009-Present [Ref: 1]

Report

Alex Lopez, S. Brady and C. Daly have each won three Irish Chess Championships since 2009.

References

Websites

[1] Irish Chess Union (2017) Champions [Internet] Available from: https://www.icu.ie/champions [Accessed 6 April 2020]

Images

[2] Irish Chess Union Twitter (2017) Twitter Profile Picture [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/802986101518598144/KhT5MvTS_400x400.jpg [Accessed 6 April 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Willie Winters and Denis Culhane (Trinity College Dublin) and Eoghan Murphy.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American & World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 6 April 2020

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2020

You are may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.