Limerick Chess Club

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A single place to find the club’s historical records. The Club Championship and Tom White Cup are separate competitions.

Club Championship

Club Championship 2025-26

PositionPlayerPoints
1Robert Arellano6
2-4Korneliusz Bartczak5.5
2-4Norbert Hoffmann5.5
2-4Hamilton Mandeya5.5

Club Championship 2024-25

PositionPlayerPoints
1-4Korneliusz Bartczak5.5
1-4George Stack5.5
1-4Robert Arellano5.5
1-4Adam McCoy5.5

Club Championship 2021-22

PositionPlayerPoints
1Con Kirby6
2-8Adam McCoy4
2-8Niall McDonnell4
2-8Ray O'Brien4
2-8Phillip Foenander4
2-8Liam O'Brien4
2-8James Danaher4
2-8Tim Dineen4

Club Championship 2019-20

PositionPlayerPoints
1James Naughton4.5
2-4Denislav Andonov Chavdarov4
2-4Laurent Talazec4
2-4Liam O'Brien4

Club Championship 2017-18

PositionPlayerPoints
1Kevin O'Flaherty6
2Niall McDonnell5.5
3-6Paul Carey5
3-6James Naughton5
3-6Michal Surowka5
3-6Liam O'Brien5

Club Championship 2013-14

PositionPlayerPointsNote
1-2Geoff Keating6tie-break winner
1-2Rory Quinn6
3-4Liam O'Brien5.5
3-4John Cassidy5.5

Tom White Cup

Tom White Cup 2025-26

PositionPlayerPoints
1Korneliusz Bartczak5.5
2Jamie Comley5
3-8Adam McCoy4.5
3-8Robert Arellano4.5
3-8Cathal Murphy4.5
3-8Hamilton Mandeya4.5
3-8Stephen Clancy4.5
3-8Maslen Briggs4.5

Tom White Cup 2022-23

PositionPlayerPoints
1-2George Stack5
1-2Scott Fitzgerald5
3-4Adam McCoy4.5
3-4Dovydas Kalvaitis4.5

Tom White Cup 2019-20

PositionPlayerPoints
1Kevin O'Flaherty4.5
2-4Desmond Fanning3.5
2-4Denislav Andonov Chavdarov3.5
2-4Laurent Talazec3.5

Tom White Cup 2018-19

PositionPlayerPoints
1Rory Delaney5.5
2Phillip Foenander4.5
3-5Kevin O'Flaherty4
3-5Denislav Chaudarov4
3-5Laurent Talazec4

Tom White Cup 2013-14

PositionPlayerPoints
1Niall McDonnell5.5
2-4Liam O'Brien4.5
2-4Gerry Casey4.5
2-4Brian Scully4.5

Tom White Cup 2012-13

PositionPlayerPointsNote
1-2Liam O'Brien5tie-break winner
1-2Geoffrey Keating5
3-4Kensy Joseph4.5
3-4James Danaher4.5

Club honours board

Past winners of the club competitions, as listed on the club honours board. Records of most of the early years’ competitions were lost, so the lists cover the club’s more recent events. Years are as listed on the board; for recent years this is the year in which the season ended.

Senior Champion (Club Championship)

YearChampion
1980John O’Donoghue
1981–
1982Liam O’Brien
1983John O’Donoghue
1984Pat McMahon
1985John O’Donoghue
1986Frank Noonan
1987Pat McMahon
1988Gerry Graham
1989John O’Donoghue
1990Liam O’Brien
1991Liam O’Brien
1992Niall McDonnell
1993Fredrick Verheyden
1994Frank Noonan
1995Liam O’Brien
1996Frank Noonan
1997Liam O’Brien
1998Frank Noonan
1999Liam O’Brien
2000Paul Walsh
2001Niall McDonnell
2002Gerry Graham
2003Paul Walsh
2004Niall McDonnell
2005–
2006–
2007Gerry Casey
2008John Alfred
2009John Alfred and Kevin O’Flaherty
2010Laurent Talazac
2011Joona Kiiski
2012John Cassidy
2013Liam O’Brien
2014Geoffrey Keating
2015Niall McDonnell
2016Niall McDonnell
2017Kevin O’Flaherty
2018Kevin O’Flaherty
2019Rory Delaney
2020James Naughton
2021–
2022Con Kirby
2023Adam McCoy
2024Robert Arellano
2025Korneliusz Bartczak (tiebreak winner), George Stack, Robert Arellano, Adam McCoy
2026Robert Arellano

Tom White Cup

YearWinner
1996John Cassidy
1997Liam O’Brien
1998John Cassidy
1999Gerry Graham
2000Frank Noonan
2001Frank Noonan
2002Niall McDonnell
2003Karl Walsh
2004Niall McDonnell
2005–
2006–
2007–
2008Michael Meaney (U-1200)
2009Stephen Danaher (U-1200)
2010–
2011Phillip Foenander (O-1200)
2012Phillip Foenander (O-1200)
2013Liam O’Brien
2014Niall McDonnell
2015Niall McDonnell
2016Kevin O’Flaherty and Kevin Singpurwala
2017Kevin O’Flaherty (tie-break winner) and Con Kirby
2018James Naughton
2019Rory Delaney
2020Kevin O’Flaherty
2021–
2022Des Fanning
2023George Stack and Scott Fitzgerald
2024Korneliusz Bartczak and Robert Arellano
2025Robert Arellano
2026Korneliusz Bartczak

Junior Champion

YearChampion
1976Stephen McInerney
1977-78E. Heavey
1979P. Mason
1981Paul Carey
1982Kevin Martin
1983Michael Gilligan
1985Sean O’Callagan
1993Donal Garihy
1995Brian Scully
1996Brian Scully
1997Christopher Dorman
1998Thomas Cleary
1999John Knightson
2000Christy McInerney
2001Christy McInerney
2002Steve McInerney
2003Christy McInerney
2003Pat Hayes
2004Pat Hayes
2005-2024Not contested

Active Champion

YearChampion
1992Frank Noonan
1993Gerry Graham
1994Liam O’Brien
1995Paul Carey
1996John Cassidy
1997Liam O’Brien
1998John Cassidy
1999Gerry Graham
2000Frank Noonan
2001Frank Noonan
2002Niall McDonnell
2003Karl Walsh
2004Niall McDonnell
2005-2024Not contested

North Munster Championship

The North Munster Championship trophy, a silver cup, was donated in 1926 by the Limerick Leader and is still contested each year by local players.

YearWinner
1926J.H. O’Dwyer
1927T. Hogan
1928J.C. Hayes
1933-35R. O’Dea
1936J.G. O’Connor
1937R. O’Dea
1938-39J.C. Hayes
1946J.C. Hickey
1947A. Burke
1949J.C. Hickey
1950J.G. Hayes and P. Kiely
1951-52J.V. Condon
1953P. McGrath
1954J. Reid
1955J.V. Condon
1956-60J. Reid
1961Tom White
1967-68C. Duggan
1969Pat Hayes
1973-74Frank McMahon
1975John Alfred
1977-78John O’Donoghue
1980Philip O’Connell
1981John O’Donoghue
1982J. Griffin
1984John Alfred
1985Pat McMahon
1986Kieran O’Brien
1987Pat McMahon
1988Gerry Graham
1989-91Frank Noonan
1992-94Gerry McElligott
1995-96Bernd Thee
1997-98Lorcan O Toole
1999Rory Quinn
2000Pat McMahon
2001Frank Noonan
2002John Alfred
2003-04Kieran O’Brien
2005-06Gawain Jones
2007Rory Quinn
2008Paul Walsh
2009Paul Walsh
2010Rory Quinn
2011Paul Walsh
2012Johnny Joyce
2013Paul Walsh
2014Paul Walsh
2015Paul Walsh
2016Paul Walsh
2017Rory Quinn
2018Paul Walsh
2019–

More from the archive

Limerick Open: 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013 · 2012 · 2011 · 2010

Teams & Leagues: MCU League 2022-23 full season detail

Club Blitz Tournaments: results from 2012 to 2025

Rules and constitution: Club Rules · Constitution

Articles and links: Articles · Links

News: browse the News page for club news and tournament reports.

Club History: founding date, league honours and other club records