Matt O'Leary

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Simon Rogers
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Matt O'Leary

Post by Simon Rogers » Fri Sep 03, 2021 12:50 pm

I am sorry to report that Matt O'Leary passed away last month in Stockholm.
Matt was originally from Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland and was the 1965 and 1968 Ulster Champion.
This is part of the tribute posted on the Ulster Chess website:
"In 1965 O'Leary tied for the Ulster title with John Moles while in 1968 he romped home in the North Ulster qualifier by winning all eight of his games before coming first in the Final section ahead of Gerry McCurdy, whom he beat in the final round. "
"O'Leary also finished second behind Moles in the 1966 Irish Championship held in Belfast. In the 1972 Irish Championship he tied with Wolfgang Heidenfeld, having beaten him in their individual game, before losing the play-off."
https://www.ulsterchess.org
Gerry McCurdy moved to the Fylde coast of Lancashire at the end of the 1960s. He was one of the strongest players on the Fylde coast in the 1970s.
Gerry died in February 2016 at the age of 69.
His death was reported on the forum.

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