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Irish Squad win Glorney for second time

Posted on January 19, 2015 7:38 pm by

Following on last years successful tournament held in Ireland, where Ireland won the Glorney for the first time in almost 50 years, the Glorney team have won for a second time. The Robinson, u14, team have also retained their 1st place, while the Gilbert Girls team have come second to England and the Stokes,u12’s have come third ahead of Wales, England B and Scotland. The years tournament saw the return of France to the competition.
Congratulations to a fantastic squad of players, coaches and managers.

Best overall squad in the tournament.

Team Board Prizes

Glorney: Scott Muligan 5/5 on Bd 5
Gilbert: Alice O’Gorman 3.5/5 Bd 1
Robinson: Alex Byrne 4.5/5 on Bd 1
Stokes: Sanjay Menon 3.5/5 on Bd 5

Rathmines Junior Chess Club would like to congratulate all the players, coaches and organisers who supported this fantastic squad. Especially to Rathmines players, Scott Mulligan, Muthariem Ul-Hague, Mustakiem Ul-Hagie, Sean Hunter, Utkarash Gupta and Sanjay Menon

U18 Open selection for training

Name	Rating
O’Donnell, Conor	2148
McGovern Leahy, Cian	2006
Byrne, Alex	1791
Mulligan, Scott	1765
Minnock, Eoin	1760
Keating, Geoffrey	1716
Li, Henry	1716
Maher, Conor	1701
Hughes, Padraig	1700
O’Gorman, Tom	1698

U18 Girls selection for training

Name	Rating
Mirza, Diana	1637
O’Gorman, Alice	1409
Manojlovic, Anastasija	1314
Hearne, Catherine	1281
Walsh, Anjali )	(NWSRS) 1270*
Ni Mhuireagain, Eibhia	1143
Bolger, Katherine	863

U14 Open Selection for training

Name	Rating
Higgins, Michael	1684
Scallan, Fiachra	1473
Beatty, Ross	1470
Redmond, Joshua	1437
Haque, Mustakim-Ul	1353
Halpenny, David	1351
Gallagher, Matthew	1345
Kildea, Robbie	1344
Melaugh, Shane	1312
Burke, Killian	1282
Devilly, Sean	1224
Onslow, Alfie	(ECF) 152*

U12 Open selection for training

Name	Rating
Dwyer, Daniel	1618
Haque, Muhtarim-Ul	1276
Murphy, Adam	1227
Hunter, Sean	1034
Melaugh, Gavin	973
Ferguson, Dayna	878
Mulligan, Alex	870
Naughton, James	851
Fitzgerald, Niall	847
Ruchko, Denis	843
Thomas, Johan	826
Higgins, Stephen	805
Onslow, Teddy	(ECF) 114*
Walsh, Ciaran	(NWSRS) 1380*

*Note: Equivalent ratings used for those seeking full ICU ratings before May 2015. Applies to junior coaching squad selection only. Equivalent ratings are NOT used for international selection – see junior selection criteria.

CONGRATS TO ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED. we are very proud of the many Rathmines Juniors who have been selected and we wish you the best of luck.

for further details check the link below

http://www.icu.ie/articles/488

The Gonzaga College Chess Classic took place from Jan 16th to 18th.

Many Rathmines juniors took part in all sections.

It was great to see so many young players qualifying to play in the Masters Section. A fantastic achievement for transition year student, Conor O’Donnell, who organised a great tournament, and topped it off by winning the Masters.

Highlights of the weekend for Rathmines:

Sean Hunter winner of the Challangers section

Ciara Scallan, who along with Alice O’Gorman(Shankhill) won top female player of the tournament.

In the Masters, Henry Li achieved a draw with last years Irish Senior Champion FM Colm Daly and Michael Higgins scored a very solid 3pts.

More to follow when I get the official crosstables

Fantastic Results at the Mick Germaine Cup

Posted on October 12, 2014 10:49 am by rathminesjuniorchessclub
The club has a brilliant day at the Mick Germaine Cup. Three teams were entered from Rathmines Junior Club and competed against a very strong representation of clubs from throughout Leinster. 20 teams took part in all.

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Ciara Scallan captained the Kings , Sean Hunter, Cillian Scallan, Alex Mulligan and Daniel Bibou, to an impressive 2nd place. The were pipped by Enniscorthy, who they drew with in round 4. Top scorer, Cillian Scallan scored 6 out of 6 .

The Rathmines Bishops and Rathmines Knights also performed very well, top scorer prizes were awarded to Felix and Sanjay. Almost 20 players from Rathmines took part on the three teams, some as subs. Congratulations to you all, every player put their all into their games and there was some very impressive matches played throughout the day.

Report by Pat Fitzsimons from the ICU website
This year’s Mick Germaine Cup competition took place on Saturday 11th October in the Ierne Sports and Social club, home of the Elm Mount Chess club. The competition is for teams of junior players rated under 900 or unrated and is open to both club and school teams.

This year’s event had a record entry of 20 teams involving 95 players some of whom were as young as five or 6 years old and were making their debuts in a competitive tournament.

The cup was won by the Enniscorthy Kings on an unbeaten score of 19/24 points over 6 rounds of matches from Rathmines Kings in the runners up spot on 16.5 points. 4 teams finished on 14 points with Blanchardstown finishing third and the Enniscorthy Knights securing 4th place on tie break from Shankill and St Catherines National School. The final standings are set out below. A number of school based teams competed for the first time in the event (Belgrove Boys, the North Dublin National School Project, and Our Ladies College, Greenhills). Another notable feature of this year’s competition was a welcome increase in the numbers of girls playing in the event.

Four players achieved a perfect score of 6/6 for their teams Mercedes Plaza Reino (Enniscorthy Kings), Cillian Scallan (Rathmines Kings), Vinajak Unitham (Rathoath), and Andrew Whyte (St Catherines National School).

Final standings:

Standings Team Total Points 1 Enniscorthy Kings 19 2 Rathmines kings 16.5 3 Blanchardstows 14 4 Enniscorthy Knights 14 5 Shankill 14 6 St Catherines 14 7 Rathmines knights 13.5 8 Rathmines Bishops 13 9 Skerries 13 10 Ratoath 13 11 Checkmates 11.5 12 Navan 11.5 13 Meath Girls 11.5 14 Ballinasloe 11.5 15 Our Lady's College Greenhills 11 16 NDNSP Kings 11 17 Belgrove Knights 9.5 18 Belgrove Boys School 9 19 NDNSP Knights 7.5 20 Elm Mount Knights 4
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Team Competition Tomorrow

Posted on October 7, 2014 8:39 pm by rathminesjuniorchessclub

Maura and James will be in the Ierne Sports club tomorrow morning at 10.30. We will make up the teams as you arrive and register teams before 11am. For those who cannot make it in the morning or those who have to leave early, we will arrange to swap players throughout the day, no need to ring. Bring 5 euro entry fee and some lunch.

Any queries email mauraosborne@eircom.net I am not contactable be phone this weekend.

The Mick Germaine Cup takes place this Saturday. We are going to enter 4 teams this year.

Meet up in Ierne Sports and Social Club, map below, at 10.30 for registration. Some players who are unable to play in the morning can make arrangements to sub on teams in the afternoon. Cost 5 euro per player.

Teams of 4 players play 6 rounds over one day.
Each team will need one guardian/parent to captain the team on the day.
5 Euro per person (20 per team) payable at registration on the day.

Saturday 11th of October 2014
In the Ierne Sports and Social Club
Gracepark Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

click link below for map and directions

http://www.iernesocialandsportsclub.com/apps/location/

Registration and Playing Timetable.
Registration 10.30am to 11am.
Round 1 11am.
Round 2 11.45am
Round 3 12.30pm
Break 1.15pm–2.15pm

Round 4 2.15pm
Round 5 3.00 pm
Round 6 3.45 pm
Prize-giving 4.30pm.
Eligibility Requirements.
Teams should be comprised of 4 players who are under 16 years of age on 1st September 2014.
Players with an ICU rating of 900 or less or who are unrated are eligible to compete
In the tournament.
(ICU May 2014 rating list applies).

There will be 3 /4 teams from Rathmines
Meet up in the Main Hall Ierne Sports Club at 10.20 to form teams and register.
There may be more that 4 players per team in which case we will have subs and alternate players each round.

Rathmines …………………………………..
Guardian:_______________________________________________
Captain _______________________________________________
Ciara, Cillian(pm), Alex, Sean(am), Jinlong, Dayna

Rathmines …………………………………..
Guardian:_______________________________________________
Captain ________________________________________________
Dara, Felix, Ilona, Melina, Eoin (am), Gerry, Daniel

Rathmines ………………………………….
Guardian________________________________________________
Captain ________________________________________________
James, Nedas, Ethan, Hugh, Grace, Utkarash, Theo, Mia

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Junior Chess Club back 9th/10th September

Posted on August 25, 2014 10:43 am by rathminesjuniorchessclub

Hope you all had a lovely summer break, although many of you had a very busy time. We are looking forward to seeing you all again in September.

Newcomers welcome too. Contact me at mauraosborne@eircom.net for details on how to join.

Younger members club and classes begin on Tuesday 9th at 7pm until 8.30, while Wednesday club night resumes on the 10th of September at 7pm.

First team event on the upcoming events calendar will be the Mick Germaine Cup on the 11th of October.

Below are the details of the upcoming

MICK GERMIANE CUP

Teams of 4 players play 6 rounds over one day.
Each team will need one guardian/parent to captain the team on the day. Let me know ,by Wednesday 24th September, if you are interested in taking part on a Rathmines Team by emailing
Maura Osborne@eircom.net
Competition for teams of juniors/novices
Will take place on:
Saturday 11th of October 2014
In the Ierne Sports and Social Club
Gracepark Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

Registration and Playing Timetable.
Registration 10.30am to 11am.
Round 1    11am.
Round 2 11.45am
Round 3 12.30pm
Break 1.15pm–2.15pm

Round 4    2.15pm
Round 5    3.00 pm
Round 6    3.45 pm
Prize-‐giving 4.30pm.
Eligibility Requirements.
Teams should be comprised of 4 players who are under 16 years of age on 1st September 2014.
Players with an ICU rating of 900 or less or who are unrated are eligible to compete
In the tournament.
(ICU May 2014 rating list applies).

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Glorney/Gilbert/Robinson/Stokes Internationals get underway

Posted on August 3, 2014 7:04 pm by rathminesjuniorchessclub

Follow the games from the 12/u14/u18 Girls and u18 Boys as they take on teams from England, Scotland and Wales from Monday 3rd of August in Scotland.

Scott, Glorney. Michael and Fiachra, Robinson Team and Henry, Mustakiem and Matthew, Stokes Pictured with members of the coaching team

Click on links below to see Live games or Team/ Individual results and Leaderboard.

Stokes Live Games Stokes results and leaderboard

Robinson Games Live Robinson results and leaderboard

Gilbert Live Games Gilbert results and leaderboard

Glorney Live Game Glorney results and leaderboard

Further details and pairings

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Awards

Posted on June 11, 2014 2:28 pm by rathminesjuniorchessclub

The Fide rated 9 round Galway Rapid Play took place on Saturday 14th June. Fiachra Scallan won the top junior prize , scoring wins against Oisin Murphy and Ciaran Quinn to finish on a score of 5.5 losing only to a player rated 2358 and 1988, a brilliant performance from Fiachra in the run up to theinternational team events in the summer. Well done Fiachra.

Fiachra wins Top Junior Galway Rapid 2014

Rathmines Junior Chess Club had their end of term celebrations on Wednesday night. There was much to celebrate, the Rising Star teams win in ALSAA recently….pictured, Melina, Nedas, Iliona, Gerry and Cathal… and the O’Connell Cup team of Stephen,Ciara,Alex, Eoin and Cillian who came 2nd, pictured being presented with their trophies by Gerry O’Connell.

The younger players from the Club had their prize giving on Tuesday night.

Medal winners are pictured above enjoying a simultaneous match. All have improved greatly over the past few months. Lysander, Theo and James took part in Alex Baburins tournament last Saturday scoring a very impressive 2.5, 3 and 4 points. James won a board prize in the recent Rising Stars Tournament scoring 6/6

Sanjay, who was not able to join us on Tuesday night, is pictured here playing in the Rising Stars Competition where he scored well on board 1 for the Rathmines Team,and Ethan, playing in the Rising Stars for Rathmines Team

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Summer break

Posted on June 9, 2014 11:10 am by rathminesjuniorchessclub

The Junior chess club will finish up this week for the summer break. We will have our last sessions on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th of June. Back again on 9th and 10th of September.

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