The Top 8 Kick-Off tournament will take place over the weekend of the 26th and 27th of January in Dublin, location to be confirmed. There will be an Extraordinary General Meeting of the IGA on the Saturday (26th) evening to ratify the business conducted at the inquorate AGM held in October and to further discuss…
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…
Top 8 News
There were 2 games played in the Top 8 this week. In the plush surroundings of Bewley’s hotel John took an early lead against Colin on Saturday. John maintained the lead until well into the middlegame but was later forced to resign after losing points in several areas of the board. Noel and Colin also…
Jan 25th , 28th – Top 8 news
Top 8 veterans Noel Mitchell and John Gibson were the first to resume play after the kick-off weekend. John took an early lead, but Noel pulled himself back in front to win by 12.5 points. On Saturday, Roman and Colin played their game, after a thrilling struggle to find a clock. Roman emerged victorious, with…