March 25, 2009
Team Competitions
The Curragh Chess Club meet every Thursday night at 8 pm in the former Library opposite the church. Newcomers always welcome.
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The Curragh have entered three teams in the three different end of season Leinster League competitions:
Branagan Cup
Open to teams in Divisions 1 & 2 - 12 teams competing
Round 1 - 28 March 2009 - Elm Mount v Curragh
The Curragh lost out in the first round 4-1 to the Division 1 Elm Mount side.
| Gerry McElligott | 1970 |
1-0 |
Richard Arundell | 1892 |
| Ciaran Quinn | 1934 |
1-0 |
Noel Lynch | 1650 |
| John Loughran | 1813 |
0.5-0.5 |
Mark McLoughlin | 1649 |
| Steffen Brinkmann | 1558 |
1-0 |
Martin Brehhov | u/g |
| Ray Dunne | 1613 |
0.5-0.5 |
Derek Stacey | 1379 |
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Killane Shield
Open to teams in Divisions 3, 4, 5 & 6 - 12 teams competing
Team Captain: Dermot Earls
Round 1: Curragh Bye into Quarter Final
The Curragh won the inaugural Killane Shield in 2005 and repeated the success in 2006.
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William Brennan Trophy
Open to players rated under 1500 - 13 teams competing
Team Captain: Niall O'Shea
Round 1: Curragh Bye into Quarter Final
This is a new competition.
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Posted by mmcloughlin at March 25, 2009 12:59 PM