The 2024/25 Leinster League season finished on Sunday 27th April when the final round for the top four divisions was played in ALSAA. Elm Mount had 6 teams competing in 5 divisions and at the end of the season, all the teams had maintained their status – although none were promoted, none were relegated!

In the Armstrong Cup (div 1), Elm Mount went into the final round in 11th place, needing a 5-3 win against relegation rivals Gorey to be sure of staying up. In the event, Elm Mount won 6½-1½ and ended up in 7th place with 39/88. The top scorers for the team were David Fitzsimons, Gerard MacElligott and Gavin Melaugh who each scored 5½ points,

Elm Mount finished in a comfortable 4th place in the Heidenfeld Trophy (div 2) with a score of 45/88, just 2½ points behind the team in 2nd place. The top scorer on the team was Harry Braine who was awarded a board prize for an outstanding score of 9½/10.

After a slow start, losing the first 5 matches, Elm Mount recovered strongly to finish in 6th place in the O’Hanlon Cup (div 4) with a score of 33/66. The top scorer on the team was Thomas Syms who scored 5 points.

Elm Mount had two teams in the British Airways Cup North (div 5). The Elm Mount A team finished in 5th place with 27/55. The top scorer for the A team was David Lynch who scored 6½/11. The Elm Mount B team finished in 7th place with 25/55. The top scorer for the B team was Eavan Gleeson who scored 6 points.

Elm Mount’s team in the Bodley Cup North (div 6) had a tough year, finishing at the bottom in 9th place, but the team did manage to draw matches against some of their opponents. The top scorer on the team was Eric Yuze Lin who scored 3 points.

The complete results can be seen at the Leinster Chess Union site.