St Benildus will be back in European action in Halkidiki in Greece this October after a couple of other clubs declined their spots – and if the draw goes the same way as it did in Turkey, round 2 will see an intriguing clash between Constantin and…Magnus Carlsen!
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All posts for the month August, 2018
There is, as hinted at yesterday, a revision to tomorrow’s club championships finale.
For those looking to dust off ahead of the new leagues season, or to gain a final few points to try jump a board, there are two weekenders coming up in Dublin in September.
The draw has been made for the final round of the 2018 Senior Club Championships.
After a summer where Benildus players saw action in Dresden, Paisley, Andorra and Stillorgan, autumn kicks off with action coming from the European Youth Championships in Riga.
Round 3 saw three players starting on 2/2 – but only one of those made it to 3/3 as Gerry exacted revenge for his final-round defeat last year.
The draw has been made for next Wednesday’s fourth round of the club championships.
Ben has won the first of the honours over the 9 days of the Irish championships, winning the Irish Challengers weekender with a score of 4½/5.
A belated look back at the second round of the 2018 club championships, as we whittled 9 1/1s down to 3 2/2s.
With the completion of the Leinster leagues and the Stokes Cup, there’s a record number of Benildus players with FIDE ratings. The full updated list is here.
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