Round 3 of the Junior Swiss starts at 730pm tomorrow evening on Lichess.org with the Adult Swiss following at 8pm. You can still join in the fun by going to the droghedachessclub team on Lichess
DROGHEDA Congress 2024 Report
Check out Sean Cummins brilliant report on this years Congress on the ICU website by clicking here: https://www.icu.ie/articles/1077
Krzysztof is Intermediate Champion
Krzysztof Nowak is intermediate Champion for 2023/4 and is pictured receiving the Championship trophy from Club President Maurice O’Connor
Summer Swisses!
A good turn out at last evenings online Swiss with 10 players in the Adult Swiss and 8 in the Junior.
There are 5 players on 1.5 points after 2 rounds in the Adult with Andrew, Ben, Cian, Paul and Sapien2 among the group. In the Junior Ronaldo leads the way with 2/2 but with 3 players on 1.5 points, Yuvan, Martin and Kishan.
Round 3 is at 730pm for the Junior and 8pm for the Adult next Tuesday. You can still join either event.
Online Chess Part 2
Entering the DROGHEDA Chess Club online Junior Swiss 2024 tournament
Logon to Lichess
Select Community from the top menu.
Select Teams from the dropdown menu.
Enter Drogheda in the Search box.
Droghedachessclub will appear and click on this.
Click on the JOIN TEAM button.
You will be admitted to the online Droghedachessclub by the tournament controller.
When you are admitted, you can select Community, Teams and then droghedachessclub.
Select Junior Swiss 24, which is the tournament for children.
The password is Junior24.
Games start at 730pm sharp on Tuesday evenings and last a maximum of one hour.
If you cannot play any Tuesday you can select the WITHDRAW button and you will be paused for that week. Players can rejoin the following week by selecting the REJOIN button and entering the password (Junior24)
You only play one game every Tuesday for 6 weeks and then we will start another tournament.
Any queries to droghedachessclub@gmail.com
Best of luck
Online Chess Part 1
Registering with Lichess
Enter http://www.lichess.org on your computer or download the Lichess app from the iPhone store or play store for Android phones
After you enter the Lichess, select REGISTER from the bottom menu.
Create your Lichess name/nickname. This is the name you will be known as on Lichess. (eg boynechess)
Highlight the strong password shown but select the option to Choose your own. Enter your password and check that it’s showing as a strong one. Ensure you remember it as you cannot reset your account without it.
Enter your email address and click all the terms and conditions until they turn Green
Select REGISTER.
Lichess will sent an email to you containing a link to their home page.
Check your email and click on the link to enable your Lichess account.
You will be taken to the Lichess Home page with a welcome message.
Summer Chess
While the Club is closed to face-to-face chess over the summer months, members can still play courtesy of online events on Lichess.org. The first events commenced on Tuesday last and continue for the next 6 weeks. To participate you must be a member the online club droghedachessclub on Lichess. Once admitted, you may play in the Adult Summer Swiss or Junior Swiss (under 18 years)
Matches start at 7.30pm for the Junior and 8pm for the Adult on Tuesdays.
Time controls:
Adult: 60mins + 10 sec
junior: 30 mins + 10 Sec.
Congress 2024 Prizewinners
You can view a full list of prize winners here:
Congress Update Round 6
Success for 4 players from the Club following the final round results. As predicted Vladislav Puchkov made it 6/6 with a win over Cathal Keane and secured the Murray Challengers. Thierry Brearley secured a share of 2nd place with a win over one of his rivals Diego Carreira. Andrew Connolly in his first tournament won a grading prize for his 9th place finish. other finishers were Frank Doyle 16th, Ben Reilly 21st, Liam Pentony 28th, and 5 of our younger players who finished in 29-34th positions.
Rordan Fagan finished joint 2nd courtesy of his draw with eventual winner Spence Beckett in the Fox Major. Philip Mitchell, Cillian Howlett and Michael Pentony finished in 27th to 29th positions in a tournament they would rather forget.
Donal O’Boyle and Sean Cummins finished 19th and 20th way below expectations but chess is so unpredictable!
FM Oleg Artemenko from Uzbekistan took the Thomson Masters courtesy of a draw in his final round match against Oisin O’Cuilleanain, as Colm Daly could not get the better of Jason Liu in his final match.
Congress Update Round 5
Mixed fortunes for the local players in the Murray Challengers. Vladislav Puchkov powered to 5 points with a win against Diego Carriera and looks odds on to take the title. Frank Doyle and Thierry Brearley both won and moved within a point of the leader. Unfortunately Tara Turcin and Liam Pentony suffered defeats and dropped out of the reckoning. Ronaldo Ozolins, Shrey Bhardwaj, Pradeep Kumar and Shourya Singh all drew their matches.
The local derby in the Fox Major between Cillian Howlett and Michael Pentony ended all square, but Rordan Fagan continued his good run with a win over Jakob Jagic to remain 0.5 point behind Spence Beckett the leader. Philip Mitchell couldn’t get the better of JJ McNamara in a tough match.
In the O’Boyle Championship, Sean Cummins bad run continued with a loss to Robert Frost and Donal O’Boyle drew with Ollie Sinnott.
The top of the table clash between FM Oles Artemenko and FM Colm Daly ended all square, leaving the title still in the balance. Their nearest challengers Jason Liu and CM Adam Collins drew their match also.
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