Elm Mount finished third in the National Club Championships held in Gonzaga over the weekend of 5th-7th April. Tahe team beat St. Benildus, UCD and Ballinasloe and lost to Gonzaga and Trinity who finished first and second respectively.

The Elm Mount panel consisted of David Fitzsimons IM, Shane Melaugh, Zygis Jakubauskas, Ciaran Quinn, Seán Murphy, Alex Goss, Bernard Boyle, Fred Armstrong and Pat Fitzsimons (Captain).

The top 3 teams in the event qualify to play in the European Club Championships in Montenegro later this year.

The tournament results can be seen here at Chess-Results.com and games can be seen at chess24