Leinster Leagues: Ennis Team at Drumlish

The Ennis team travelled to Drumlish on Saturday 10 October for round 2 of Division 3 and lost by a single game. Thanks to Drumlish Chess Club, who were great hosts and put on tea, coffee and biscuits for both teams.

Ennis: Drumlish 4–3 Dún Laoghaire

Board	Drumlish	Rating	Result	Dún Laoghaire	Rating
1	Christopher Woods	2087	1–0	David O’Connell	1825
2	Niall O’Shea	1786	1–0	David Mitchell	1786
3	Oisin Hourican	1690	½–½	Joe Hackett	1816
4	Ciarán Quinn	1655	½–½	Peter Jackson	1738
5	Austin O’Hara	1614	1–0	Sarthak Arora	1800
6	Charles Maples	1458	0–1	Luke Thornton	1668
7	Timur Sarcanean	1200	0–1	Liam Farrell	1610

Christopher Woods, rated 2087, was too strong on top board. Joe Hackett and Peter Jackson drew on 3 and 4. Luke Thornton and Liam Farrell stepped in as substitutes and won on the bottom two boards. Austin O’Hara’s win over Sarthak Arora on board 5 settled the match.

Next up

• Heidenfeld: home to Bray/Greystones, Wednesday 14 October
• O’Hanlon: away to UCD, Saturday 17 October
• Ennis: home to Bray/Greystones, Wednesday 21 October
• BEA: home to St Benildus, Wednesday 28 October

Full fixtures, results and tables are on the Leinster Chess Union league site.