Curragh v Rathmines, 27 May 2006
The Curragh won the Killane Shield for the second year in a row against all the odds by beating Rathmines in the final round. The Curragh entered the competition with an almost completely different team to that which won the trophy last year and still came away with it in the end defeating stronger opposition from Elm Mount and St. Benildus in previous rounds. The final was played in the An Oige Hostel on Mountjoy Street under the watchful eye of Phibsboro Chess Club's Mick Germaine who organised the competition.
Round 1 | Curragh |
bye |
- |
Round 2 | Elm Mount |
2.5-2.5 |
Curragh (won on board count) |
Semi-Final | Curragh |
3-2 |
St. Benildus |
Final | Rathmines |
1-4 |
Curragh |
The final round was an excellent result considering the team was outrated on four out of the five boards.
Peter Klompers | 1466 |
0.5-0.5 |
John O'Connell | 1444 |
Franco Rivera | 1140 |
1-0 |
Pat McEvoy | 1550 |
Niall O'Shea | 1192 |
0.5-0.5 |
John Maher | 1431 |
Dermot Earls | 1220 |
1-0 |
Niall Whelan | 1497 |
Hugues Hammouma | 1230 |
1-0 |
Pat Freer | 1406 |
Other players who participated in previous rounds were Brendan Duffy and Derek Stacey. Congratulations to all those involved and well done!
The club's successes are now as follows:
Event |
Season |
Players |
Team members |
Killane Shield 2006 (knockout competition) | 2005/06 |
5 |
P. Klompers, F. Rivera, N. O'Shea (capt), D. Earls, H. Hammouma, B. Duffy (sub), D. Stacey (sub). |
Leinster League: Ennis Shield - Division 3 | 2005/06 |
6 |
R. Arundell (capt.), M. McLoughlin, N. Lynch, P. Klompers, D. Earls, F. Rivera, B. O'Connor (sub). |
Killane Shield 2005 (knockout competition - inaugural year) | 2004/05 |
5 |
R. Arundell, M. McLoughlin, N. Lynch (capt.), P. Klompers, D. Earls, D. Stacey (sub). |
Leinster League: Bodley Cup - Division 6 | 1996/97 |
5 |
C. Talbot (capt), B. Tiernan, T. Byrne, B. Duffy, F. Johnston, K. Caraher. |
Leinster League: O' Hanlon Cup- Division 4 | 1991/92 |
6 |
M. Wallace, T. Mellon, M. McLoughlin, B. O'Connor (capt), B. Jordan, T. Bermingham. |
The club will reopen on Thursday 7th September 2006 at 8 p.m. in the Curragh Branch Library - beside the Curragh Fire Station. The club will be entering teams in the Heidenfeld Trophy ( Division 2) and the O'Hanlon Cup (Division 4) of the Leinster Leagues so new players are very welcome.
The handover of the Curragh, May 1922.
Posted by mmcloughlin at May 27, 2006 09:32 PM