Glorney Glibert International 2015

[John Higgs]

The Irish Chess Union are hosting the Glorney Gilbert International 2015 at the Johnstone House Hotel, Enfield, County Meath. It starts today and finishes on Wednesday. There are two rounds a day, 09.00 & 14.30.

This is a team event that has been running continuously since 1949. It has a long and varied history and is currently run as four competitions:

Glorney Cup Under 18's 5 boards
Robinson Cup Under 14's 6 boards
Gilbert Cup Girls under 18 3 boards
Stokes Cup Under 12's 6 boards

There will be live boards during the event.

Full details can be found at:

http://www.glorneycupchess.org

Latest news, photographs etc can be seen via the twitter feed : @ECFJuniors2015

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Good luck to England juniors

[John Higgs]

Meet the team:

http://englishchess.org.uk/Juniors/play ... -the-team/

[John Higgs]

Round 1 result v Scotland : 14/20

Round. 2 result v Wales : 13.5/20

Round 3 today at 9am v Ireland

Live games can be viewed at http://www.glorneycupchess.org/live_glorney.htm

Good luck to all

[Martin Crichton]

England hold Ireland to a draw in the u-18s boys and girls and the u-14 boys

but get absolutely mashed 5-1 in the u-16s by the Irish boys 4 losses and managing only 2 draws

Come on the Irish lads

more of the same please

[John Higgs]

Round 4 this afternoon: England 13 Wales 7

Congratulations to all nations playing in the spirit of the great game.

Last day tomorrow - rounds 5 & 6.

[John Higgs]

Final scores:

Glorney IRELAND
Gilbert ENGLAND
Robinson IRELAND
Stokes ENGLAND

Congratulations to all four nations for a great event!

"A final thanks from the English delegation to our Irish colleagues. You put on a wonderful, impeccably organised tournament".