Naomh Barrog through to Killane Cup Final!

Great 4-2 win by Naomh Barrog in the Killane Shield against Rathmines on 26 April 2011. This was especially noteworthy since Rathmines had the pick of the Rathmines teams that have just come first and second in the Ennis. Tom extended his O'Hanlon-Killane run in style to 10 out of 11. Also wins for Airidas and Sean.

Club AGM Rescheduled

The club AGM has been rescheduled. This is due to conflicts with the LCU Summer Cups. The new date is Tuesday 5th July.

Well done to our representatives in the Leinster Championships

We had two players in the Leinster Championships.

Sean Nolan played in the 1600 - 1999 section where he was 15th seed but managed an excellent 7th place with 3.5 out of 6 and a tournament performance in the high 1700s.

Tom Collins played as 11th seed in the 1200 to 1599 section where he matched his seeding by coming 11th with 2.5 out of 6. His tournament performance also matched his rating. The weekend had promised so much more for Tom having taken his 2.5 points from the first 3 games but it wasn't to be!

Club Championship 2011 - Round 3 Draw

Results  for Round 2 ­– 19^th April

Sean Nolan 1, Tom Collins 0,

Stephen Kelly 1, Airidas Tolkus 0,

Mark Ansley 0, Justin Corry,

Harry Howard 0, Barry Plummer 1,

John O’Driscoll 1, Paul Douglas 0,

Amos Walsh 0, Paddy Doyle 1,

Austin Blake ½, Joe Rafferty ½,

Martin Molloy 1, Pat Stack 0,

John Ford 1, Neil Mullen 0,

Barry Plummer BYE

Draw for Round 3 – 3^rd  May

Barry Plummer vs Sean Nolan,

Justin Corry vs Stephen Kelly,

Airidas Tolkus vs John O’Driscoll,

Tom Collins vs Martin Molloy,

Paul Douglas vs John Carroll,

Paddy Doyle vs Harry Howard,

Mark Ansley vs John Forde,

Neil Mullen vs Austin Blake,

Joe Rafferty vs Amos Walsh,

Pat Stack BYE

Players may play their game before this date at their convenience.

Club Championship - Draw for Round 2 - 19th April

Results  for Round 1 ­– 12^th April

Paddy Doyle 0, Sean Nolan 1

Airidas Tolkus 1, Amos Walsh 0

Neil Mullen 0, Stephen Kelly 1

Justin Corry 1, Austin Blake 0

Tom Collins 1, John Forde 0

Joe Rafferty 0, John O’Driscoll 1

John Carroll 0, Mark Ansley 1

Pat Stack 0, Harry Howard 1

Paul Douglas 1, Martin Molloy 0

Barry Plummer BYE

Draw for Round 2 – 19^th April

Sean Nolan vs Tom Collins,

Mark Ansley vs Justin Corry,

Stephen Kelly vs Aridas Tolkus,
Harry Howard vs Barry Plummer,

John O’Driscoll vs Paul Douglas,

Amos Walsh vs Paddy Doyle,

Austin Blake vs Joe Rafferty,

Martin Molloy vs Pat Stack,

John Forde vs Neil Mullen,

John Carroll BYE

Any queries/problems/suggestions contact me at tom.collins8@upcmail.ie; home phone: 4426748; mobile: 087-1337629. GOOD LUCK!

William Brennan Trophy crashout

Naomh Barrog A team were decisively beaten 4.5 points to 1.5 by Rathmines in their first round match in the William Brennan Trophy. Stephen Kelly on Board 1 was our only winner. The rest is silence. Naomh Barrog B remain in the competition.

1st Round Club Championship

Naomh Barróg Chess Club

Championship 2011

(5 Rounds Swiss)

 

Draw for Round 1 – 12th April:

Paddy Doyle vs Sean Nolan

Airidas Tolkus vs Amos Walsh

Neil Mullen vs Stephen Kelly

Justin Corry vs Austin Blake

Tom Collins vs John Forde

Joe Rafferty vs John O'Driscoll

John Carroll vs Mark Ansley

Pat Stack vs Harry Howard

Martin Molloy vs Paul Douglas

Barry Plummer BYE

Schedule:

Round 1 - 12th April

Round 2 - 19th April

26th April - Killane Shield Home Game

(Members not on Killane Shield Team may play their 3rd Round game)

Round 3 - 3rd May

10th May - Willie Brennan Home Game (if not, free night)

(Members who wish may play their 4th Round game)

Round 4 - 17th May

Round 5 - 24th May (+ 31st May if necessary)

Each draw will be made beforehand, usually the day following the previous round. The draw will be on the Club’s Blog and website and, as far as possible, I will inform members of the draw. This will give anybody unable to make the Tuesday an opportunity to play their game on the Saturday prior to the Tuesday of the match. It may be necessary to play some Round 5 games on 31st May.

There’s a slight possibility that some dates may have to be adjusted to accommodate Willie Brennan Cup or Killane Shield.

Rules:

1. Tuesday games start sharp 7:30. 1hr 30min for each opponent. Saturday games start 2:30 or as convenient.

2. There will now be two prizes [not two competitions!] – Senior Champion (for whoever wins the competition outright); Junior Champion (for the highest placed player graded below 1200).

3. Should a member graded below 1200 be the outright winner then they will be the Senior Champion and the 2nd highest scoring member below 1200 will be the Junior Champion.

4. In the event of a tie for 1st place there will be a play off between those on highest score. Should that result in a tie that will be a further play off with reversed colours. If again there is a tie, then a draw for colours in a lighting game (15 min each).

5. Each winner will receive a (small) plaque to keep. The Senior Champion will retain the cup for one year.

6. The current ICU grading list will apply.

7. ICU rules apply.

8. In the event of a dispute, I will adjudicate. Should I be involved in the dispute then Martin, Sean or Justin will adjudicate.

Signed-up Players (19):

Sean Nolan

Airidas Tolkus

Stephen Kelly

Justin Corry

Barry Plumber

Tom Collins

John O’Driscoll

John Carroll

Harry Howard

Paddy Doyle

Amos Walsh

Neil Mullen

Austin Blake

Martin Molly

John Forde

Joe Rafferty

Paul Douglas

Pat Stack

Mark Ansley

Any queries/problems/suggestions contact Tom Collins at tom.collins8@upcmail.ie

GOOD LUCK!

Selectors Report for the 2010-2011 league season

2010-2011 was a great season all round for Naomh Barrog Chess Club. We achieved the following goals this year:

• For the first time since the club was set up in 2004 we had 3 teams in the main Leinster Chess Leagues (plus one more in the Novices leagues).


• The O’Hanlon B team stayed up.


• The O’Hanlon A team won the O’Hanlon cup for the clubs first time

Speaking as selector for the various teams and captain of the A team I must unreservedly congratulate everyone who played for us. The level of performance this year was underlined by the fact that one third of all the players that played for Naomh Barrog this year won a board prize. All players young and old, new players as well as our more established performed excellently. All the achievements were especially noteworthy since the substitute players in the A team and B team panels could not play for the other team since they were both in the same league.

O’ Hanlon A Team

The A Team not only won the league but did so in style averaging close to 5 out of 6 per game (49.5 points from 10 games). Looking at all the results on the web for past seasons (they go back to the 2003-2004 season) these are some of the records that the A team’s performance has achieved:

• Only team in any division in any year to have every player that played or subbed for the team score between 75% and 100% on the games they played.


• Highest points scored for any O’Hanlon Cup winning team (despite the fact that most teams in the past had an 11 game season)

Great result by all players from John Carroll who won the game he subbed to Justin and Tom with their 9 out of 10 results. The really amazing thing was that as the year went on all the players on the A team were improving.

O’Hanlon B Team

To be honest at the start of the season we all knew that it was going to be a big ask for the B team to avoid relegation. In every match played during the year the team was the underdog. The lads kept plugging away, however, all season fighting for every half point and regarding any poor result as an opportunity to learn something during a game review at the club. The win over Elm Mount towards the end of the season was a great result but to be honest there was not a single easy point or half point given away all season. Austin’s board prize winning performance was a tremendous help to the team. The increase in playing strength that Austin has displayed this year is really astounding. All in all each B Team member should be very proud with their achievement and the way that the team spirit was kept up throughout the league.

Bodley Cup Team

Well I think that the Bodley Cup team were unlucky that the league was so strong this year. They came quite close to getting a promotion. Joe and Martin both came very close to getting board prizes. One of the good features of the Bodley Cup campaign was all the new players that got blooded this year. I look forward to several of the players that have played in the Bodley Cup team playing in the other two teams in future years.

Goals for Next Year The big goal for the next league season 2011-2012 is to consolidate our second team’s position in the O’Hanlon Cup. I think that promotion for the Bodley Cup team should be achievable and I suppose that winning the Ennis would be a bonus! New players are always welcome and with any luck we may be able to strengthen our existing teams and enter a 4th team in the leagues. So if you are a non member reading this and are interested in joining a club which can both improve your chess (Justin’s rating increased by more last year than any other adult on the ICU rating list) and a place where you can have a few social pints, you would be more than welcome. Congratulations again to all the players that played for us this year and I hope that you enjoyed it as much as I did. Now to win a couple of the summer cups!

Summer Cups - Fixtures and Results

William Brennan Cup - A Team

Round	Opposition	Date	Result
Round 1	Rathmines	Monday 11th April	Lost 1.5 - 4.5

William Brennan Cup - B Team

Round	Opposition	Date	Result
Round 1	BYE		Won
Quarter Final	Bray Greystones A or Elm Mount B	by Friday 6th May
Semi Final		by Friday 20th May
Final		provisionally Saturday 27th May

Killane Shield - A Team

Round	Opposition	Date	Result
Quarter Final	Naomh Barrog B	Tuesday 5th April	Won 6-0
Semi Final	Rathmines	by Friday 6th May (or 20th May) provisionally 26th April
Final		provisionally Saturday 27th May

Killane Shield - B Team

Round	Opposition	Date	Result
Quarter Final	Naomh Barrog A	Tuesday 5th April	Lost 0 -6