The Confucius Cup, sponsored by the Confucius Institute, made front page news in Ireland. The Chinese language newspaper, the Emerald Sun, published an illustrated article on the tournament.
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Author: ian
20 Mar – Frontpage News
11 Mar – Ireland Triumph
In a sudden change of form, Ireland have actually started winning games in the European Team League. Today, we best Kazakhstan by 4 games to nil. Congratulations to Michael Hutchinson who claimed his first international win for Ireland. As the season comes to a close, there looks to be an increasing chance that we…
29 Feb – Top 8 News
This year’s Irish Championship League, affectionately known as the Top 8, came to an end tonight. Roman beat Noel by time, while Justyna achieved the same result against Tibi. This makes Roman the clear winner with 6/7. Tied for second are James and Ian, on 5/7, who must now play off to see who…
26th Feb – Top 8 News
Another set of Top 8 games were played this weekend. A triangle tournament between the Belfast players was played, with all 3 games played in sequence on Saturday. Ian beating James and Tibi, and James beating Tibi. Then, the next night on KGS, Ian beat Justyna, although had she picked up on a serious middlegame…
Feb 21 – Ireland draw again
Ireland, with the aid of a sneaky bye on board 2, upset the odss to take a draw against league leaders Norway tonight, in the European league. This keeps us in good shape for this season, with 4th place looking very possible.