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Combined Chess Teams with Mr G. Murphy.
CHESS NOTES Senior Double, and reaching the finals
at Minor and Senior level.
This year we bid farewell to some of The two Leinster Chess Union
our longest-serving and most teams (Past Pupils, Staff, and some
successful chess players. 1987 marks Present) excelled themselves. The
the tenth anniversary of the school O'Hanlon Cup team (Division) won
chess club, and this year's Senior team the cup by defeating Naas in the
cut their milk-teeth in Prep 2, away decisive match on 18 May. The
back in 1978. Rossa Phelan, Patrick Heidenfeld Trophy (Division 2) team
Kennedy, John Kehoe, and Paul failed by a narrow margin to be pro-
Keelan have struck together since then, moted to Division I, taking 3rd place.
teaming up in Senior I with Paul Two members of this team, David
Greenan and Paul Higgins to produce Murray and Gerard Murphy, received
a well-nigh invincible combination. Board prizes for their excellent results.
This team has won the Leinster As the O'Hanlon Cup team is now
Minor Championship four times, (a promoted to Division 3, it can only be
record), the Leinster Senior twice, and a matter of time before the ultimate
as noted last year, the Leinster Senior goal of a place in Division I is
Titles which they retained this year, attained.
adding the Senior Cup for good O'Hanlon Cup
measure. They have represented Leinster Charlie O'Brien (Capt.) Paul Greelan
at All Ireland level on three occasions, Paul Caron Stephen Higgins
winning in 1981 (Belfast, Minor), 1984 Conan O'Cleirigh Rossa Phelan
(Dublin, Junior) and 2nd in 1987 Justin Egan Julian Murray
(Cork, Senior). We must also mention
some other players who contributed Board Prizes
greatly to this team: Gavin Blake, also D. Murray (8 / 10) Heidenfeld
leaving us this year, and John G. Murphy (9 / 10) Heidenfeld
Mclnerney happily still with us. J. Mclnerney (9/ 11) Ennis
The school fielded six teams in the
Leinster Leagues this year, winning the Gerard Murphy
70
CHESS NOTES Senior Double, and reaching the finals
at Minor and Senior level.
This year we bid farewell to some of The two Leinster Chess Union
our longest-serving and most teams (Past Pupils, Staff, and some
successful chess players. 1987 marks Present) excelled themselves. The
the tenth anniversary of the school O'Hanlon Cup team (Division) won
chess club, and this year's Senior team the cup by defeating Naas in the
cut their milk-teeth in Prep 2, away decisive match on 18 May. The
back in 1978. Rossa Phelan, Patrick Heidenfeld Trophy (Division 2) team
Kennedy, John Kehoe, and Paul failed by a narrow margin to be pro-
Keelan have struck together since then, moted to Division I, taking 3rd place.
teaming up in Senior I with Paul Two members of this team, David
Greenan and Paul Higgins to produce Murray and Gerard Murphy, received
a well-nigh invincible combination. Board prizes for their excellent results.
This team has won the Leinster As the O'Hanlon Cup team is now
Minor Championship four times, (a promoted to Division 3, it can only be
record), the Leinster Senior twice, and a matter of time before the ultimate
as noted last year, the Leinster Senior goal of a place in Division I is
Titles which they retained this year, attained.
adding the Senior Cup for good O'Hanlon Cup
measure. They have represented Leinster Charlie O'Brien (Capt.) Paul Greelan
at All Ireland level on three occasions, Paul Caron Stephen Higgins
winning in 1981 (Belfast, Minor), 1984 Conan O'Cleirigh Rossa Phelan
(Dublin, Junior) and 2nd in 1987 Justin Egan Julian Murray
(Cork, Senior). We must also mention
some other players who contributed Board Prizes
greatly to this team: Gavin Blake, also D. Murray (8 / 10) Heidenfeld
leaving us this year, and John G. Murphy (9 / 10) Heidenfeld
Mclnerney happily still with us. J. Mclnerney (9/ 11) Ennis
The school fielded six teams in the
Leinster Leagues this year, winning the Gerard Murphy
70
