Monday, May 28, 2012

2012 Fixtures Published

The fixtures for 2012 have been published. See the fixtures here.

Friday, April 13, 2012

North Dublin Chess League 2012


After a successful first year in 2011, we have decided to open up the North Dublin Chess League to players of all ratings in 2012.  


This league is entered by individuals rather than clubs (although hopefully with the cooperation of the clubs).

The aim is that each player will play approximately 6 games over the summer of 2012.  The goal is for a friendly and informal league administered by the players for the players.  Players can play in their clubs, home etc. as suits them.  The league will be ICU rated.  Games will be 1.5 hours per player per game.


The league is open to all players of all ratings but the pooling system means that players will play against opponents of similar strength.


Refer to the Frequently Asked Questions page for more details on the format.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

North Dublin Chess League 2011 Results


The final night of the North Dublin Chess League took place on Tuesday 23rd August 2011 in Naomh Barrog Chess club. This league used a new format which was deemed a success by the competitors. The winners were as follows

Pool A
1st - Miroslav Gallik & Sean Nolan
3rd - Shane Lee

Pool B
1st - Barry Plummer
2nd - Tom O'Sullivan
3rd - Justin Corry

Further details and a cross-table can be found here

Our thanks to the members of Naomh Barrog chess club for the use of their facilities on the final night.

This year was run on a pilot basis with a small ratings band. The plan for next year is to make the competition available to all ratings bands - details to follow.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Player withdrawal from Pool B

Unfortunately Eugene Donohue has had to withdraw from the North Dublin Chess League. This means that pool B will proceed with just 6 players and 5 matches each.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Prizes for pools

The prizes for each of the 7 player pools will be as follows:
  • 1st €55
  • 2nd €30
  • 3rd €20

Fixture List Announced


The draw has been made for the North Dublin Chess League. Players have been allocated to two pools of 7 players as shown below. Each player will have 6 matches.

Pool A
NameClubICU CodeICU Rating
Fred ArmstrongElm Mount211698
Vincent BissetMalahide651696
Shane LeeFinglas7801666
Sean NolanNaomh Barrog45721632
Miroslav GallikBalbriggan122761592
Tom FitzpatrickPhibsboro45871573
Anthony WhalleyMalahide72611563

Pool B

NameClubICU CodeICU Rating
Kevin Summons-WalshElm Mount32991552
Justin CorryNaomh Barrog107381469
Tony BregazziFinglas951441
Tom O'SullivanMalahide13441432
Barry PlummerNaomh Barrog33591410
Cormac RocheMalahide14491404
Eugene DonohoeElm Mount41901343

Based on these pools, we have come up with a draft set of fixtures http://fierce-summer-378.heroku.com/fixtures.

If a particular date does not suit, please contact your opponent directly and arrange a new date/venue.You can change the date, venue or result of a fixture by clicking on them.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Launching the North Dublin Chess League

The North Dublin Chess League will have its inaugural year in 2011.  The league will be entered by individuals rather than clubs (although hopefully with the cooperation of the clubs).

The aim is that each player will play approximately 5 games over the summer of 2011.  The goal is for a friendly and informal league administered by the players for the players.  Players can play in their clubs, home etc. as suits them.  The league will be ICU rated.  Games will be 1.5 hours per player per game.


For the inaugural year, the league will target players with an ICU rating in the range 1400-1800.


Refer to the Frequently Asked Questions page for more details on the format.