The third round proved anything but charming as Ireland dropped their first point of the season with a 2–2 draw against bottom-placed Georgia in the Pandanet Go European Team Championship. The evening started well, with Gavin Rooney and captain Philippe Renaut winning by wide margins on Boards 3 and 2. But then things…
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Ireland Top of the Table
Ireland defeated Slovenia 3–1 in the second round of the Pandanet Go European Team Championships last night, while Spain went down 0–4 to a reenergised UK team, leaving Ireland one point clear at the top of League C. The UK and Norway are tied for second place. Board 3 was the first to…
Ireland Off to a Flying Start
Ireland defeated Denmark 3–1 last night, in the first round of the Pandanet Go European Team Championships, . Team captain Philippe Renaut led the way on board 2, his opponent collapsing under time pressure as Philippe obliterated his moyo. On board 3, a late game capturing race swung the game against…
Ireland Fifth in PGETC League C
Rounding off the twelfth season of the Pandanet Go European Team Championship, Ireland defeated Slovenia 3–1 to finish fifth in League C, losing the tiebreak to fourth-placed Norway. The match against Slovenia went down to the wire, with James Hutchinson securing victory by the narrowest of margins, a mere half-point, in the last game…
Nailbiting Finish to PGETC
Ireland’s tenth season in the Pandanet Go European Team Championship went down to the wire last night, with Sweden eking out victory in the League B promotion match by a mere half-point. Ireland went into Tuesday’s match trailing by one game, Karl having already lost the board one game over the weekend to Charlie…