elmmountchess.com
the new web location of Elm Mount Chess Club
The Elm Mount chess club meets every Monday night from 8 p.m.
until late at the Ierne Sports and Social Club, Grace Park Road, Drumcondra,
Dublin, Ireland. See directions including
a map to help you find us. Drop in and play a few games upstairs in the
club room or while enjoying a drink in the downstairs bar. The club has
a friendly atmosphere and around 50 players at all playing levels, from beginners
to experts, including a few young players in both categories. Currently
we have teams in all six Leinster league divisions. Apart from league
games we organise friendly tournaments from time to time, including blitz and
handicap events as well as the club championships. We have many players
from overseas including many different European countries. Tá fáilte
romhaibh go léir. Bienvenu, Bienvenuto, Bienvenida, Wilkommen etc.
Directions to Elm Mount Chess Club
Elm Mount Chess Club is only 3 km North-East of O'Connell Street. The club is in the Ierne Sports and Social Club on Grace Park road. There is a large car park on the club grounds. To find the club by car, bike, bus or train, follow the directions below or the map. Directions and larger map from city centre. |
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Committee 2007-8
President: Victor Murray, 8375487(h), victory@oceanfree.net
Secretary: Pat Fitzsimons, 8342140(h), 6045445(w), 087 4195253(m), pfitzsimons@legalaidboard.ie
or mastergame100@hotmail.com
Treasurer: Gerry Barry, 086 3238410(m), gerry.barry@diageo.com
Tournament Director: Donal Harrington, 086 2316873(m), donalh@edo.ie
and Bernard Boyle, 8484752(h), boyleb1@eircom.net
Club Captain: Ciarán Quinn
Webmaster: John Loughran
Librarian: Tomas Bacjar
Armstrong A, Div. 1: Ciarán Quinn, 8339548(h), 087 9548205, ciaran.quinn@boimail.com,
ciaranquinn123@yahoo.ie
Armstrong B, Div. 1 (2007-8, from Heidenfeld 2006-7): Pat Fitzsimons; 01 8342140(h),
087 4195253, pfitzsimons@legalaidboard.ie
or mastergame100@hotmail.com
Heidenfeld , Div. 2: Eugene McMurrow, 8331038(h), 8202613(w), 086 3710761(m),
eugmcm@eircom.net and Victor Murray
O'Hanlon Cup A, Div. 4: Donal Harrington, 086 2316873(m), donalh@edo.ie
B.E.A., Div. 5: Sean MacGowan
New domain: Our site finally has its own domain and new location at http://www.elmmountchess.com. The contents of the site were moved here on 7.7.07, without any changes except updates to the club championship results. This should result in no more annoying ads from our hosts at fortunecity, although they did provide otherwise trouble free hosting for us for many years, for which we are grateful. Thanks to Peter Scott who arranged and set up the new domain. Apologies for any glitches that occur while I am checking each page. If the Home link does not work use the back button on the browser. (JL-7.7.07)
Elm Mount Club Championships 2007: The club championships run from June to August in sections of six or eight players. All schedules and results available regularly via the links above, thanks to Donal Harrington. This year we are using a Fischer time control (1 hr. 20 mins + 30 secs/move) which seems to be resulting in good quality chess so far.
Elm Mount do well in LCU Christmas Blitz 2006: The annual Leinster Chess Union's (LCU) Christmas blitz tournament was held on Tuesday 12th December in "An Oige" home of the Phibsborough Chess Club.
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Four Elm Mount players took part and all acquitted themselves well by featuring amongst the prizewinners. Pride of place goes to Zygis Jacubauskas who won the tournament on tie break from Killian Delaney of Rathmines Chess Club on a score of 6.5/8. Zygis is pictured receiving his prize from from Mick Germaine, LCU Tournament Controller. Also pictured are David Fitzsimons (top right) who finished third with a score of 6/8 and Tomas Bajcar and Peter Scott (bottom left and right) who won grading prizes. |
AGM 2006/7 : The club AGM will take place on Monday 18th September 2006 in the Ierne lounge at 8 p.m. It will include as usual election of officers and prize giving. Finger food may be available on the night. (Posted 10.9.06, thanks Pat)
David Fitzsimons Simul David Fitzsimons will take on all comers in a simultaneous exhibition at the club on Wed. 2nd November at 8 p.m. This might be your last chance to beat him before he gets too good! :-) (Posted 26.10.05, thanks Pat)
Elm Mount Club Champion 2005 The Elm Mount club Champion for 2005 is Ray O'Rourke (7/9) with Jygis Yakubauskis and Ciarán Quinn =2-3 on 6.5. See link above for latest results in sections A, C and D. (Posted 26.10.05, thanks Donal)
Crinniú Bliantúil Ginearálta Elm Mount AGM The Elm Mount chess club AGM will be held on Wednesday 16th November at 8.15 pm in the bar, with refreshments and possibly sandwiches available on the night. It is not feasible to hold the AGM on a Monday owing to all the league matches scheduled. The club secretary, Pat Fitzsimons asks that team captains from last season send him reports for the yearbook by Tuesday 8th November at the latest. By this date also members should inform Pat of achievements of any club members during the last year, and club officers should submit reports. Pat will organise a committee meeting for some time in the next few weeks to agree a draft agenda and to decide on issues such as the player of the year for 2005. Anybody who has particular items they want to place on the agenda should email them to Pat (see Committee link above for contact details). Controllers of the club championships should send Pat the full results of each section please, so that trophies can be ordered. Club fees for 2005 should be paid as soon as possible. Depending on numbers there may be an informal blitz tournament after the AGM. (Posted by JL on 23/10.05 based on e-mail from Pat.)
Irish Championships Four Elm Mount Players contested this year's senior Irish Championships, Gerry MacElligott, Bernard Boyle, Ray O' Rourke and David Fitzsimons, who at just 14 years of age was the youngest competitor in the championships. Gerry, Ray and David each scored 4.5/9 with Bernard scoring 3.5/9.
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Club boasting rights rest with David who beat both Gerry and Bernard during the course of the championships! Ray had the highest finish of 9th position on tie break from David and Gerry. Ray is pictured here on the right during post game analysis with the eventual championship winner, Colm Daly. Zygas Jakubauskas won the open weekend event rounding up a very successful Irish Championship for Elm Mount Players. (Thanks Pat, added 18/8/05.) |
Tournament Successes Elm Mount players have continued to make an impact at the most recent weekend tournaments, with David Fitzsimons winning a grading prize at the Malahide Millennium tournament, while no less than four Elm Mount players were amongst the prizes at the recent Drogheda Chess Festival held over the June Bank Holiday weekend. Gerry MacElligott, David Fitzsimons, Tomas Bajcar and Alan McDonagh all won prizes and are pictured below from left, Tomas, Gerry, David and Alan.
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There has also been recent international recognition for two young Elm Mount players being selected to represent Ireland in the Glorney Cup in July. David Fitzsimons (age 14) and Rory Delaney (age 17) were selected to represent Ireland at this year's Glorney Cup competition, which was held in Liverpool in July 2005. Each team is comprised of five players and is run on an "all play all" basis. Both players performed well over the course of the 5 round tournament against the English, Czech, Belgian, Scottish and Welsh teams. David scored one win, two draws and two losses (+1=2-2 or 2/5) on board one, while Rory scored one win, three draws and just one loss on board 4 (+1=3-1 or 2.5/5). |
Christmas Handicap Blitz The Elm Mount Christmas Handicap Blitz was held on 20/12/2004 followed by light refreshments, enjoyed by all. Results can be seen in the link above as well as my analysis of the fairness of the new and old handicap systems for players in different rating bands. (Added 6/1/05 by JL; thanks Donal)
AGM, Christmas Party and Blitz The AGM was held on 13/12/2004 and a full report will follow from the new club secretary Pat Fitzsimons, other personnel remaining unchanged. The Christmas handicap blitz will take place on 20/12/2004, starting at 8.30 p.m. with some finger food arranged by Clodagh. Members interested in a lecture style coaching session from Sam Collins should contact John Loughran or write their name on the noticeboard. The "Coaching Ourselves" presentations will be repeated this coming year with the following volunteers: David, the two Gerrys, Alec, John and Pat. (Added 14/ 12/04 by JL)
Link to Classical World Championhips
(Added 22/9/04)
Two Teams in Armstrong! Elm Mount Chess Club will have two teams in the Armstrong in the 2004/5 season. Last year our first team won the Heidenfeld and our second team came third. Due to another team dropping out of the Armstrong our second team has been offered a promotion. This gives the club two teams in the Armstong for the first time in its history. In other news the AGM has been delayed. See also complete results of the club championships above. The 2004 club champion is Ciarán Quinn. (Added 16/9/04, thanks Pat and Gerry)
Annual General Meeting 2004 The AGM of Elm Mount Chess Club will be held on Monday the 13th September at 8 p.m. All contributors to the Yearbook should forward any outstanding material to Fran as soon as possible. The AGM will be followed by a blitz tournament. (Added 10/8/04)
Club Championships 2004 Results: The latest results recieved have now been posted. Cosstables added on 29/6/04. (Updated 17/8/04, 10/8/04, 5/8/04, 27/7/04, 20/7/04, 9/7/04, 29/6/04 (R5, R4),16/6/04 (R3), 3/6/04 (R2), 26/5/04 (R1), thanks Donal)
Club Championships 2004: The 2004 club championships start on Monday 24th May. Contoller: Donal Harrington. The draw has been made and can be viewed at the link above. Games start at 7.30 p.m. sharp with Heidenfeld time controls, although if a game is adjourned all the remaining moves must be played on the second night with 1 h 30 mins for all moves. (Updated 19/5/04, 12/5/05, thanks Donal, Ciarán)
Elm Mount are back in the Armstrong: Elm Mount A, pictured below, are due promotion to the Armstrong Cup next season, having won the Heidenfeld Trophy by a margin of 7 points. Congratulations to Ciarán Quinn, Oliver Dunne, Bernard Boyle and Alan McDonagh who won board prizes. The B team came third and the C team stayed up in the Heidenfeld with Hugo Oliveira and Eugene McMurrow winning board prizes for the B and C teams respectively. (Updated 12/5/04)
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In the O'Hanlon Cup both A and B teams avoided relegation. In the B team, David Fitzsimons won a board prize. For full results see Chess League. Overall this was a successful season for Elm Mount with both teams promoted last season staying up and the relegated Amstrong team regaining their place in division 1. The Elm Mount A team, winners of the Heidenfeld Trophy, 2003/4, are pictured here, on 9/5/04 after the final round. From left to right, standing: Fred Armstrong, Alan MacDonagh, Ray O'Rourke, Gerry MacElligott; crouching: Oliver Dunne, Ciarán Quinn ( captain), Bernard Boyle. Missing is Zygis Jakubauskas and the many subs who helped them achieve this success. |
Leinster Schools Chess Association's Individual Championships Elm Mount's junior players achieved considerable success at the recent Leinster Schools Chess Association's individual championships which were held over two weekends in January 2004 in Griffith College Dublin. 13 year old Robert Richardson won the under 14 section with an unbeaten score of 5.5/6. Twelve year old David Fitzsimons, who opted to play in the under 16 and under 19 sections, finished fourth in the under 16 section with a score of 4/6 in a strong field of competitors. David went one better in the under 19 section the following weekend where another score of 4/6 secured third place in a very competitive field. The club's newest member, Rory Delaney, also aquitted himself well by finishing second in the under 16 section with a score of 5/6. (Updated 15/2/04)
Prizegiving and Handicap Blitz: Prizegiving is at 8 pm on 22nd September 2003 and at 9 pm the Handicap Blitz tournament begins. Coaching Ourselves resumes on the 29th Sept. from 8-9.30 pm with Pat, David, Gerry and John. The 1-2-1 coaching scheme has made an encouraging start. (Updated 13/9/03)
AGM, Yearbook and Coaching: The AGM was held on 8/9/03 at 8 pm. See the link above to the Yearbook 1999-2003. Coaching Ourselves begins oon the 15th Sept. from 8-9 pm with Oliver and Eamonn (openings), John (endings) and Gerry and Eugene (other topics). The 22nd, is either Coaching Ourselves with Pat, David, Gerry and John or Prizegiving at 8 pm and at 9 pm on 22nd the Handicap Blitz tournament. Details of a 1-2-1 coaching scheme were circulated by email and are available from John. (Updated 9/9/03)
Club Championships: See results of section A won by Fred Armstrong, B won by Bernard Boyle, C by Eugene McMurrow, D jointly by Seán Davoren and Peter McGrath, E by Hugh Forkin and F won jointly by Justin Mulrooney and Robert Richardson. Results have been sent for rating. The AGM is on 8/9/03 at 8 pm. (Updated 2/9/03)
Irish Championships: Senior: 1st Stephen Brady 8/9, =2-3 Mel Ó Cinnéide and Mark Orr on 6.5/9. John Loughran 3/9. Intermediate: 1st Semyan Murtchan 5/5, Bernard Boyle 3/5. Junior: Eamonn Pitts 2.5/5. 13/7/03
Branagan Cup Run: A fine run in the Branagan cup saw the first of two Elm Mount teams defeated by Dún Laoghaire, 3.5-1.5 on 1/7/03 in the semi-final, the same team who defeated our second team in the previous round by the same margin. The first team beat Phibsboro A and Malahide in rounds 1 and 2, both by 2.5-2.5 on tiebreak, while the second team beat Dublin 3-1 in round 1.
History of the Club: Read the History of the Club from its foundation in 1973. Written in Victor Murray's inimitable style. Thanks also to Alan, John and Fran for finally publishing it. See the list of Club Champions from the start as well as the League Record of all our teams, compiled by Alan MacDonagh. Please send any corrections or additional information by e-mail to John.
Club Championships 2003: Started on 23/7/03 with six sections of 6-7 players including 8 juniors. See the Rules, Playing Schedules and Crosstables of Results for each section. The May 2003 rating list was used to decide who to put in each section.
June Meeting 2003: A fruitful meeting was held in the club on 16/6/03. Decisions made include finally holding an AGM on Monday 8th September. See Eugene's notes of the meeting which summarise decisions made.
Latest League Results: See the latest league results on Peter Scott's site, Chess League. It is excellent, providing detailed results, scorecards, etc. for some divisions.
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Old News & Results
Club Championships 2002: Started on 24/6/02 with five sections of 6-8 players. Final results now posted. See the draw and the rules. Results after three rounds are posted. The January 2002 Intermediate Ratings List was used to decide who to put in each section.
AGM: The proposed date for the next AGM is the first week in September 2002, i.e Monday 2/9/02. To this end current and previous team captains and other officers should submit material to the club secretary by 1/8/02 at the latest to allow time for compiling the new yearbook and buying of trophies etc. It is then proposed to have a few coaching nights before the new season starts.
Club Championships 2001: Section A ended with three players tying for first place each on 5/6, Bernard Boyle, Gerry MacElligott and Ciarán Quinn. They drew with each other and best the rest who included Alan MacDonagh (4th), Pat Fitzsimons, Seán Loftus and John Loughran.Connaught Championships 2000. See how the results went for John Loughran.
City of Dublin, 2000. Ciaran Quinn came second while his sister Debbie ran the event (with Shannon Clements) in the comfortable surroundings of the Banker's Club. Is there a link? :-) Well done the Quinns!
Club Championships 2000 started Monday
15th May. Tournament Director: Ciarán Quinn.
See the timetable, pairings, rules and schedule in Club Ch 2000-Schedule. Players' phone numbers are
in the yearbook given out at the AGM. See the final results.
A Rapid Chess
Tournament was held in April 2000 in the club. Gerry
MacElligott won it on 6/6 while Alan MacDonagh and Alec
Tyrell came joint 2nd on 4½/6.
22 players played and it was good craic.
See Tournament Report by Ciarán Quinn.
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League Results of Elm Mount matches (1999-2000 season) and
some Games. See Chess
League website for latest Leinster League results.
Irish Chess Calendar, my first web site, gives a list of events in Ireland in the 98/99 season as a reference.
Guess who now has a link to our site? FIDÉ ! Nunc gens una sumus! (At last!)
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Try out Ciarán Quinn's Qleague program which can store chess league results, and generate a web-page where the league results can be examined in detail. Its animal!
Alexander Baburin, GM, gave some lectures in our club. Find out about his book, cbc and new website.
To view chess games e.g. sent by email as cbf, cbh or pgn files, you can download the chessbase light viewer for free at http://chessbase.com/contents/Contents.htm
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Thanks to regular contributors Ciarán Quinn, Gerry MacElligott, Eugene Donohue, Eugene McMorrow, Peter Scott and Pat Fitzsimons. Feel free to copy any information from our site but please give credit to the author(s).
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