Congratulations to David Fitzsimons IM who is the new Irish Chess Champion for 2024 after scoring an unbeaten 7.5/9 in the Irish Championship to finish a clear half point ahead of the 2023 champion Alex Baburin GM.
David is pictured below with the Irish Championship perpetual trophy.
The full tournament cross-table can be seen at the Chess-Results website.
Well done, David!
The semi-finals and finals of the 3 Leinster Cup competitions were held on Saturday 27th July in St. Patrick’s National School in Skerries. Elm Mount teams had qualified for the semi-finals of both the Branagan Cup and Willie Brennan cup.
Elm Mount won the Branagan Cup, beating Dún Laoghaire 3½-2½ in the semi-final and then defeating Gonzaga by the same score in the final.
Elm Mount finished as runners-up in the Willie Brennan Cup, beating Naomh Barróg in the semi-final before losing narrowly 2½-3½ to Lucan in the final.
The Branagan team are shown below:-
From left, Igor Marcondes, Bernard Boyle, Gerard MacElligott, Shane Melaugh, Pat Fitzsimons, Fred Armstrong and Ciaran Quinn.
The Willie Brennan team are pictured below with their trophies:-
From left, Eugene McMorrow, Thomas Syms, Jack Herring and Patrick O’Tierney.