Match reports, tournament results and club announcements.https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/en-iehttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/champion-of-champions-tournament/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/champion-of-champions-tournament/We are nearly there! The Champion of Champions tournament, the signature tournament to mark our 50th anniversary, starts at the Rochestown Lodge Hotel next ThuWed, 15 Oct 2025 08:26:14 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/dun-laoghaire-50th-anniversary-champion-of-champions-tournament/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/dun-laoghaire-50th-anniversary-champion-of-champions-tournament/We are not far away now from this tournament which will be held at the Rochestown Lodge Hotel, 164 Rochestown Avenue, Dun Laoghaire from 16-19 October. The fWed, 01 Oct 2025 13:42:52 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-news-2/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-news-2/A new tournament for the Bodley team and players rated under 1700 attracted considerable interest. Twelve players took part in a very keenly contested event, won by David McIver.Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:04:40 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/bodley-team-promoted/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/bodley-team-promoted/We had great news over the weekend when our Bodley team won promotion to the BEA Cup with a narrow 3–2 victory in their playoff match against Balbriggan. It wasFri, 06 Jun 2025 07:58:13 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/paul-cassidy-stars-in-zugzwang/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/paul-cassidy-stars-in-zugzwang/Dun Laoghaire Chess Club recently had the pleasure of showcasing the new short film "ZUGZWANG," starring our very own Paul Cassidy! The documentary, by Dun LaogFri, 09 May 2025 09:06:31 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogorman-makes-history/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogorman-makes-history/The Oxford -Cambridge chess match started in 1873 and has been played continuously since then with the exception of the war years. Only six players had achievedThu, 13 Mar 2025 10:04:07 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/leinster-chess-leagues/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/leinster-chess-leagues/Our three teams have been performing magnificently in the Leinster Chess Leagues. We have won 18 of our 22 matches to date—a return of nearly 82% which is simplWed, 05 Mar 2025 07:19:03 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/game-of-the-month-for-november/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/game-of-the-month-for-november/The November game of the month has been won by Lorenzo Bianchi. Lorenzo’s prize will be presented at next week’s Christmas fun tournament. Congratulations LorThu, 12 Dec 2024 16:45:34 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-news/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-news/Our teams have been performing exceptionally well in the Leinster Chess Leagues this season, with all three teams demonstrating remarkable skill and determinatiTue, 03 Dec 2024 15:19:41 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-2024/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-2024/We adopted a different format for this year's club championship. We replaced the traditional classical time control of 1.5 hours for each player with a new timeTue, 03 Dec 2024 12:55:12 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogormans-masterclass/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogormans-masterclass/Tom O’Gorman recently played an incredible game in the British 4NCL league, which was selected for Matthew Sadler’s podcast on YouTube. For those unfamiliar,Sun, 01 Dec 2024 15:11:09 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/new-chess-library/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/new-chess-library/We are excited to announce the establishment of our new Chess Library, which is now available for all members. If you'd like to borrow or check out any of theFri, 22 Nov 2024 16:21:57 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/great-start-for-teams-in-leinster-leagues/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/great-start-for-teams-in-leinster-leagues/Our teams have had a great start in the Leinster leagues. The Heidenfeld, Ennis and Bodley teams have now played a total of 6 matches and have won all of them.Sun, 20 Oct 2024 12:05:27 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogormans-fantastic-olympiad-performance/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogormans-fantastic-olympiad-performance/Tom O’Gorman made an outstanding contribution to the Irish team in the Chess Olympiad which has just concluded in Budapest. He won five games, drew three and loFri, 27 Sep 2024 16:13:07 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogorman-simultaneous-a-great-success/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogorman-simultaneous-a-great-success/Tom O’Gorman gave a simultaneous in the club on Wednesday 4 September last. The event was to celebrate his achievement in gaining the International Chess MasterMon, 09 Sep 2024 07:17:48 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogorman-wins-rapid-play/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogorman-wins-rapid-play/Our Tom O’Gorman was a convincing winner of our Rapid Play tournament played last Sunday. His performance rating was 2737! It was our twelfth Rapid Play event aTue, 03 Sep 2024 20:20:00 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/diana-mats-is-irish-womens-champion/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/diana-mats-is-irish-womens-champion/The club is delighted that our Diana Mats has won the Irish Women’s Championship. She did it the hard way. She lost her first round game against Stella Li, whoTue, 27 Aug 2024 10:27:52 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/dun-laoghaire-blitz-tournament/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/dun-laoghaire-blitz-tournament/We had a most successful blitz tournament on 24 July last. There was a bumper entry of 30 players, an increase of 6 on last year. We were pleased to see so manySun, 28 Jul 2024 13:38:35 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogorman-secures-international-chess-master-im-title/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogorman-secures-international-chess-master-im-title/Tom O’Gorman secured his third IM norm at the Arona International Chess Festival which finished in Tenerife on 30 June last. He thus becomes only the eleventh IThu, 11 Jul 2024 06:12:20 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/the-12th-annual-dun-laoghaire-rapidplay/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/the-12th-annual-dun-laoghaire-rapidplay/One Day Tournament: Sunday, 1st September 2024 The 12th Annual Dun Laoghaire Rapidplay will take place on Sunday, 1st September 2024, in Dun Laoghaire. This oneSat, 29 Jun 2024 17:38:46 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/new-additions-to-our-chess-library/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/new-additions-to-our-chess-library/Our chess club is excited to announce the addition of several classic chess books to our library. These titles cover a wide range of topics, from openings and dSat, 29 Jun 2024 17:18:42 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/dun-laoghaire-chess-club-welcomes-new-members/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/dun-laoghaire-chess-club-welcomes-new-members/We are looking for new members of any age and ability. If you are a beginner or near beginner you will find people of similar strength in our club.Fri, 10 May 2024 10:26:35 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogorman-secures-second-im-norm/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/tom-ogorman-secures-second-im-norm/Tom O’Gorman has secured his second International Chess Master (IM) norm by winning a very strong tournament recently in Sheffield. He now needs only one more nFri, 10 May 2024 10:24:56 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/pawn-power-lessons-from-the-armstrong/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/pawn-power-lessons-from-the-armstrong/On Wednesday the 21st, the Club implemented one of its new training ideas. Members of the Armstrong Cup Team submitted their games from round 8 of the cup againTue, 27 Feb 2024 21:01:31 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/game-review/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/game-review/Rustem Abdullayev will present a recent game from Round 7 of the Armstrong Cup, between Luke Scott and Tony Fox on 21st Feb. at 7:30 pm. Discussion and analysisMon, 19 Feb 2024 10:54:36 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/christmas-lightning-chess-tournament/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/christmas-lightning-chess-tournament/Our Christmas lightning chess tournament was held on 6 December with 12 members braving the foul weather to participate. A clever handicap system gave all partiSat, 09 Dec 2023 20:42:06 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/how-good-is-your-chess-night/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/how-good-is-your-chess-night/Sergey Beryozkin from our Armstrong Cup team gave a most interesting “How Good is your Chess” session in the club on 22 November last. Sergey selected the gameThu, 30 Nov 2023 20:43:00 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/dun-laoghaire-rapidplay-results/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/dun-laoghaire-rapidplay-results/The 11th Dun Laoghaire Rapidplay took place on Sunday 10th September in the Dun Laoghaire Chess Club premises. There was a strong entry of 41 playSat, 28 Oct 2023 20:51:00 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/the-dun-laoghaire-rapidplay-2023/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/the-dun-laoghaire-rapidplay-2023/The 11th Annual Dun Laoghaire Rapidplay One Day Tournament SUNDAY 10th September 2023 START TIME 10.15 AM 6 Rounds, 15 minutes plus 10 seconds Increments per mThu, 07 Sep 2023 09:11:39 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/summer-blitz-tournament-results/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/summer-blitz-tournament-results/This year’s summer blitz had joint winners Cathal Keenan and Kavin Venkatesan followed closely by Luke Scott. A total of 24 players participated in a thoroughlTue, 15 Aug 2023 14:40:00 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/dun-laoghaire-open-summer-blitz/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/dun-laoghaire-open-summer-blitz/A very successful Blitz Tournament was held in the club on July 26. More than 30 people attended and John Joyce finished as the leading Dun Laoghaire club playerFri, 04 Aug 2023 12:39:13 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/armstrong-cup-team/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/armstrong-cup-team/Our first team avoided relegation with a particularly strong finish to a very competitive season. Great credit to Tony Fox, Seamus Duffy and John Joyce who playFri, 04 Aug 2023 10:38:27 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-4/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-4/Round 4 is due to be played on Wednesday 5th July @ 7:30 P.M.Tue, 04 Jul 2023 12:35:18 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-3-results/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-3-results/Round 3 showcased a variety of outcomes with each match. High-rated players such as Cassidy, Paul and Joyce, John continued to show strong performances. It wasFri, 30 Jun 2023 12:30:18 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-3/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-3/Round 3 is due to be played on Wednesday 21st June @ 7:30 P.M.Tue, 20 Jun 2023 12:19:38 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-2-results/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-2-results/In the second round of the competition, several engaging encounters took place. John Joyce secured a win against Lorenzo Bianchi, while Tony Fox emerged victoriThu, 08 Jun 2023 12:14:43 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-2/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-2/Round 2 is due to be played on Wednesday 7th June @ 7:30 P.M.Sun, 04 Jun 2023 12:00:39 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-1-result/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-1-result/The 1st round of the championship was packed with intense, edge-of-your-seat action. There were wins for John Joyce, Tony Fox, Rustem Abdullayev, Lorenzo Bianchi, SeThu, 25 May 2023 11:48:50 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-1/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/club-championship-rnd-1/Round 1 is tomorrow Wednesday 24th May at 7:30 PM. If you have not entered yet, it is not too late. Any late entrants will be paired on the day. A reminTue, 23 May 2023 11:36:43 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/div-5-bea-cup-south-2022-2023/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/div-5-bea-cup-south-2022-2023/Our third team also finished in a very creditable mid table position. There were strong performances from all the team with Liam Farrell on 4.5/8 and Richard DaWed, 17 May 2023 14:32:28 GMThttps://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/div-2-heidenfeld-trophy-2022-2023-season/https://dunlaoghairechessclub.ie/div-2-heidenfeld-trophy-2022-2023-season/Our second team finished a creditable mid table in the Division. There were stand out performances from Lorenzo Bianchi with 6.5/10 and Liam O’Daly with 5.5/9.Wed, 17 May 2023 14:14:02 GMT