Fixtures for Tuesday 25th Oct.

The following are the Club Championship Qualifiers fixtures for Tuesday next:

Section A:

Tom Walsh -V- Joe Reid

Thierry Brearley -V- Andrew Thomson

Andrew Watson -V- Sean Cummins

Section B:

Oliver Gaynor -V- Pat Scanlan

Maurice O’Connor -V- Pat Coleman

Section C:

Adam Kane -V- Paul McDonnell

Eoin Murphy -V- Laura Devitt

Section D:

Andrew Finger -V- Frank Pentony

Ben Reilly -V- Cillian Howlett

Paddy McDonnell -V- Philip Mitchell

Clocks start at 8.30pm at the latest.

The usual arrangements apply regarding unavailability, etc.

World Cadet Championships Day 4

Day 4

Ireland had a great day today!

I (Mateo) had slightly easier game against an unrated player from Kazakhstan and I won. I am looking forward to a game against a stronger player tomorrow. It is good to be on one point because if I was on zero points I might have had a bye.

Dayna was playing Sofia Bellahcene from France, rated 1616. Dayna set out a trap early in the game and won a pawn. Later, she won another pawn with a knight fork and her opponent resigned after losing a third. She was very happy with how the game went, considering Sofia was last years European champion U10.

Come on Ireland!

World Cadet Championships Update

Day 2 and 3
WCCC 2016 Day 2

Dayna

In round 2 I played a long game against Narayani Adane from India. I drew, but we were both convinced after a quick endgame analysis that I had taken a draw after playing the winning move. Today I won against a very friendly girl from South Africa. I managed to create an isolated d-pawn, and captured it later in the endgame.

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Dayna secures draw in WCC

A good day for Dayna Ferguson as she secures a draw against Narayani Adane  from Indonesia in Round 2. This was an excellent result as the rating difference was 333 points.

She plays Natasha Isabel Van Niekerk from RSA in round 3.

Best of luck

 

World Cadet Championships Update

Check out Dayna’s report from the above.

Day 1

We had a tough day today. Mateo was playing Faddey Mochalin from Russia and was outrated by 600 points. He played an exciting match which lasted four and a half hours but eventually lost. I was playing Parnian Ghomi from Iran and was outrated by over 400 points. She was under serious time pressure and as I tried to maintain the pressure I rushed a couple of moves and lost. Hopefully tomorrow’s rounds will go better.

World Cadet Championships 2016 – Rolling Tournament Report

 

Check out the daily report from Dayna and Mateo in Batumi, Georgia

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Ireland is represented by Mateo Plaza-Reino (U12 Open) and Dayna Fergusson (U12 Girls) at the World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Championships 2016 in Batumi, Georgia. You can follow them at IRL Standings and Results and, hopefully, U12 Live Games

This is their tournament report.

Travel day

Our trip started in the early hours of Monday morning, when we met up in Dublin airport. We flew to Budapest, and had a lovely time sightseeing. We played a few games with a member from the English delegation. We arrived in Batumi after a long journey and we are all excited and ready for the games tomorrow. The draw is not out yet, but it looks like we will be outrated by strong opponents.

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Created 2016-10-18 ◦ Last updated 2016-10-18 ◦ Editor DB

Boyne Plate Semi-final replay

Adam Churchill will play Donal O’Boyle in the Boyne Plate Final following his defeat of Cillian Howlett last night. In what was Adam’s 7th match in the competition, he eventually squeezed across the line to set up a final date with DOB.  The match will be played in the coming weeks.