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Welcome to the Munster Chess Union website which promotes chess in Munster.
These pages will provide access to information about the Munster Chess Leagues, Chess Clubs in
Munster and any other information relevant to chess players and clubs in the region.
As well as MCU information we are also happy to publish announcements and reports on
behalf of chess clubs in the region.
League Results 2019
Division 1 Congratulations Cork A
Coming in to the final round (postponed Round 8) on 26th May Cork A were already one and a half
points ahead of their nearest rivals. An emphatic 4.5 - 0.5 win over CCYMS left them in first place
on 7.5 points from 10 matches.
Ennis A, Sarsfield and Limerick A were all on 5 points coming into the final round. Ennis A also had
a 4.5 - 0.5 victory over Charleville and so finished in second place on 6.0 points with 30 game points.
Sarsfield won their match against Limerick A, also by 4.5 - 0.5, to finish equal with Ennis A on 6.0 points.
Ennis A on 30 points took second place on tie break from Sarsfield who had 29 points.
Although Cork A finished on 7.5 points and Ennis A and Sarsfield finished on 6.0 match points Cork A
had only 31 game points versus 30 for Ennis A and 29 for Sarsfield.
Coming in to the final round CCYMS were on 3.0 points ahead of Charleville on 2.5 points. So both teams
were still in relegation trouble. Since both lost in the final round Charleville remained in sixth place
and were relegated.
Full match results for Division 1 are available here and full
round by round game results are available here.
The photo shows MCU Chairman John Cassidy with the winning Cork A team of Henk De Jonge, Sean Murphy,
Simon Lawence (Team Captain), Len Hackett and Aliona Mihaylova. Other members of the Cork A team were
Hugh Doyle, Jara Shanel and Piotr Leichert. Click on the photo to see a higher resolution version.
The photo shows MCU Treasurer Paul Dowdall having presented the runner up medals to the
Ennis A Team member Gerry Casey and Team Captain John Cassidy. Other team members were Rory Quinn,
Thomas Dunne, Luke Scott, Michael O'Donnell, Nick Larter and John Williams. Click on the photo
to see a higher resolution version.
Division 2 Congratulations Limerick B
Coming in to the final round Limerick B were in the lead on 5.5 points ahead of Cork B on 4.5 points.
Limerick B also had the better game points score but still needed a draw to be sure of winning. Limerick B
had a 3 - 2 win over Dungarvan. Cork B also beat Ennis B 3 - 2 so they retained second place.
Full match results for Division 2 are available here and full
round by round game results are available here.
The photo shows MCU Chairman John Cassidy with the winning Limerick B team of Neal Kirby (Team Captain),
Hari Prashad and Des Fanning. Other team members were Phillip Foenander, Stephen Danaher, Tim Dineen,
Uwe Walschius, Mark Roche and Ray O'Brien. Click on the photo to see a higher resolution version.
The photo shows MCU Chairman John Cassidy having presented runner-up medals to the Cork B team members
Len Hackett, Akshay Ranade, Mark Watkins, Sumanth Shindgi, Simon Lawrence who also acted as Cork B Team
Captain and Eoghan Vaughan. Other team members were Barry Foran, Peter Doyle, Michael Bradley and
Gerard Condon. Click on the photo to see a higher resolution version.
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