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Irish Chess Championship
The Irish Chess Championship is the national Championship of Ireland, currently run by the Irish Chess Union ( ICU), the FIDE-recognised governing body for the game. Below is the list of champions. The first champion was J.A. Porterfield Rynd, who won the Dublin Chess Congress 1865 No. 3 Tournament, reserved for "amateurs, bona fide resident in Ireland for the 12 months prior to 1st September 1865". The ''Irish Chess Association'' was founded in 1885. Its congresses of 1886 and 1889 included provision for determining the Irish Championship, and the winners were Richard Whieldon Barnett (later Sir Richard Barnett) and George D. Soffe, respectively. The ''Hibernian Chess Association'' was established during the 1891–92 season, and held one Irish championship, in 1892, which was won by J.A. Porterfield Rynd. Since its foundation in 1912 the Irish Chess Union has organised the Irish Chess Championships. The events ran sporadically at first, but have been held annually since 1924, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest on Earth. Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million living in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Templeton Ludgate
Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname *Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *Alan (Chinese singer) (born 1987), female Chinese singer of Tibetan ethnicity, active in both China and Japan *Alan (Mexican singer) (born 1973), Mexican singer and actor *Alan (wrestler) (born 1975), a.k.a. Gato Eveready, who wrestles in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración *Alan (footballer, born 1979) (Alan Osório da Costa Silva), Brazilian footballer * Alan (footballer, born 1998) (Alan Cardoso de Andrade), Brazilian footballer *Alan I, King of Brittany (died 907), "the Great" * Alan II, Duke of Brittany (c. 900–952) *Alan III, Duke of Brittany(997–1040) *Alan IV, Duke of Brittany (c. 1063–1119), a.k.a. Alan Fergant ("the Younger" in Breton language) *Alan of Tewkesbury, 12th century abbott * Alan of Lynn (c. 1348–1423), 15th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Kernan
Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was ''Beornheard'', which was replaced by the French form ''Bernard'' that was brought to England after the Norman Conquest. The name ''Bernhard'' was notably popular among Old Frisian speakers. Its wider use was popularized due to Saint Bernhard of Clairvaux (canonized in 1174). Bernard is the second most common surname in France. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 42.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Bernard'' were residents of France (frequency 1:392), 12.5% of the United States (1:7,203), 7.0% of Haiti (1:382), 6.6% of Tanzania (1:1,961), 4.8% of Canada (1:1,896), 3.6% of Nigeria (1:12,221), 2.7% of Burundi (1:894), 1.9% of Belgium (1:1,500), 1.6% of Rwanda (1:1,745), 1.2% of Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh MacGrillen
Hugh MacGrillen (1945 – 10 January 2004) was an Irish chess player, Irish Chess Championship winner (1973), Ulster Chess Championship winner (1964). Chess player career From the end of 1960s to the mid-1970s, Hugh MacGrillen was one of Ireland's leading chess players. In 1964 he won the Ulster Chess Championship. In 1973 he won the Irish Chess Championship. After 1974, Hugh MacGrillen stopped participating in serious chess tournaments. Hugh MacGrillen played for Ireland in the Chess Olympiad: * In 1972, at second board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+4, =10, -5), * In 1974, at first board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+7, =6, -5). Hugh MacGrillen played for Ireland in the World Student Team Chess Championships: * In 1966, at first board in the 13th World Student Team Chess Championship in Örebro (+1, =4, -6), * In 1968, at second board in the 15th World Student Team Chess Championship in Ybbs (+4, =8, -1), * In 1969, at first board in the 16th World Studen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Patterson (scientist)
Nicholas James Patterson (born 9 June 1947) is a mathematician working as a staff scientist at the Broad Institute with notable contributions to the area of computational genomics. His work has appeared in scientific journals such as ''Nature'', ''Science'' and ''Nature Genetics''. His research has brought a better understanding of early human migrations. He is among the group of scientists who have sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010. This was followed by the sequencing of a much higher quality Neanderthal genome, where the subject was from the Altai Mountains, in 2014. These studies have uncovered some unexpected facts about the interbreeding between archaic and modern humans. Biography Patterson was an only child who grew up in the Bayswater section of central London. Patterson received his B.A. and Ph.D. in mathematics at Cambridge University. His doctoral advisor was John G. Thompson. He initially worked for the British code-breaking agency GCHQ and the Center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Moles
John Moles (22 September 1949 – 4 October 2015) was Professor of Latin, a lecturer at Newcastle University and previously served as head of the classics department at Durham University. Moles was the founder of ''Histos'' in 1997, an early example of on-line journal of ancient historiography. His first two published books were on chess, and he was twice the Ulster chess champion while at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, going on to become the Irish Champion in 1966 and 1971, with the distinction of being a member of the Chess Olympiad team in 1970 and 1972. In 2005, Moles was part of the expert panel on ''Cynicism'' for BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC that replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. It broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history from the BBC' ...'s In Our Time.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p003k9js - In Our Time podcast. Select ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Flannan Littleton
Michael Flannan Littleton (5 March 1938 – 21 August 2002) was an Irish chess player, two-times Irish Chess Championship winner (1962, 1965). Chess player career From the begin of 1960s to the mid-1970s, Michael Flannan Littleton was one of Ireland's leading chess players. He twice won the Irish Chess Championship: 1962 (shared) and 1965. In 1966 in The Hague Michael Flannan Littleton participated in FIDE World Chess Championship European Zonal tournament and ranked in 17th place. In 1969 in Algarve he participated in FIDE World Chess Championship European Zonal tournament and shared 11th-14th place. Michael Flannan Littleton played for Ireland in the Chess Olympiad: * In 1960, at second board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+3, =5, -11), * In 1968, at second board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+3, =8, -4), * In 1970, at first board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+0, =9, -3), * In 1972, at third board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+7, =10, -1), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Reilly
Brian Patrick Reilly (12 December 1901 in Menton, France – 29 December 1991 in Hastings, England) was an Irish chess Master, writer and magazine editor. He was born at Menton on the French Riviera. The Irish connection goes back to his paternal grandfather, who came from Kells in County Meath. When in his early twenties, Reilly joined his father's firm in the pharmaceutical business. The company did very well, but was hit hard when Britain left the Gold standard system in the early 1930s. Reilly was interned in Vichy France during World War II. He returned to England after the war ended, and became a full-time chess editor and writer. Reilly won the Nice Club championship in 1924. He shared 5th place at Hyères 1927 ( Wilhelm Orbach won). He took 10th at Nice 1930 (Savielly Tartakower won). In 1931, Reilly won in Nice, and took 5th at Nice (Pentangular, Alexander Alekhine won). He tied for 4-6th at Margate 1935 (Samuel Reshevsky won). In 1935, he took 5th in Barcelona (Salo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Heidenfeld
Wolfgang Heidenfeld (; 29 May 1911 – 3 August 1981) was a German chess player and chess composer. Heidenfeld was born in Berlin. He was forced to move from Germany to South Africa in the 1930s because he was a Jew. There, he won the South African Chess Championship eight times, and he represented South Africa in the Chess Olympiad in 1958. Besides playing chess, he was also a writer, door-to-door salesman, journalist, and designer of crossword puzzles. His hobbies were poker, bridge and collecting stamps as well as playing chess. During World War II, he used his fluency in German to help decode German messages for the Allies. In 1955, he beat former world champion Max Euwe. He also won games against Miguel Najdorf, Joaquim Durao and Ludek Pachman. He never became an International Master—he did eventually attain the required qualifications but declined to accept the award from FIDE. He wrote several chess books, including ''Chess Springbok'' (1955), ''My Book of Fun and Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Kelly (chess Player)
Terence Christopher Kelly (April 1931 – 19 June 2010), was an Irish and Canadian chess player, Irish Chess Championship winner (1954). Biography In the first half of the 1950s Terry Kelly was one of the strongest Irish chess players. He three times participated in Irish Chess Championships: 1953, 1954, 1955, and won this tournament in 1954. In 1955, Terry Kelly with chess club ''Eoghan Ruadh'' won Irish National Chess Club Championship. Terry Kelly played for Ireland in the Chess Olympiad: * In 1954, at second board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ... (+0, =3, -14). In the mid-1950s Terry Kelly moved to Canada, after which he did not participate in high-level chess tournaments. References External links *Terry Kellych ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Noel Mulcahy
Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and nobles *Edmund the Martyr (died 869 or 870), king of East Anglia *Edmund I (922–946), King of England from 939 to 946 * Edmund Ironside (989–1016), also known as Edmund II, King of England in 1016 * Edmund of Scotland (after 1070 – after 1097) * Edmund Crouchback (1245–1296), son of King Henry III of England and claimant to the Sicilian throne *Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1249–1300), earl of Cornwall; English nobleman of royal descent *Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341–1402), son of King Edward III of England * Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond (1430–1456), English and Welsh nobleman *Edmund, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1803–1873), the last created Austrian field marshal of the 19th century In religion * Saint Edmund ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
