Kevin Farrell was representing Ireland at the 12th Korean Prime Minister’s Cup. He gave a creditable performance, picking up 2 wins over the course of 6 rounds to finish in 45th place. If I read the results table correctly, he won against Guatemala and Ecuador, but lost to Belgium, Sweden, Macau, and Romania. It was…
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September Newsflash
A quick newsflash on some international topics. The Korean Prime Minister’s Cup will be starting on the 11th of September, Ireland are represented by Kevin Farrell. As in previous years, you can probably watch games live on the WBaduk server. The European Team Championships are also starting later this month on IGS. Oh,…
Upcoming Events
- Galway Tournament will take place on June 13th/14th
- 2020 Correspondence Championship is ongoing
Weekly Meetings (last update 3rd March 2020) Cork — Alternate Tuesdays 20:30, in St Fin Barre’s Cathedral Hall, alternate Sundays 20:30 in Mr. Bradley’s (check in advance to confirm)
Galway — Tuesday 20:00, in the Black Gate
Correspondence Winners
The longest running event of the year came to an end this week, with James Hutchinson claiming the 2016 Irish Correspondence Title on Dragon Go Server. He scored a steady 6/6, edging out Noel Mitchell and Philippe Renaut into second place. The Intermediate Title was won by Thomas Shanahan, who scored 7/7, finishing ahead of…
Tortoise and Hare tie in Correspondence Championship
The final game in the Open section of the Irish Correspondence Championship has ended. After many interesting games, the early pace was set by Philippe Renaut, but he was eventually joined at the top of the table by Irina Davis. Since there were no tiebreakers, they are this year’s joint winners, on 9 wins from…