Heidenfeld Trophy 2016/17

cdeb

Back down to earth so...

Details are here.

I think we've a great chance of going back up actually; stronger team than the one that got promoted last time. Celbridge to start is tough, and Ballinasloe in the final round could be a huge game. And of course have to consider Curragh.

At the bottom, not sure if Bray will have the strength in depth to cope with an extra two boards; they seemed to have a 1200 on board 6 in the Ennis most of the time last year. Drogheda have shown themselves able for the Heidenfeld before though, so maybe Lucan to go down with Bray?

Worth noting that Celbridge's matches have been moved to Fridays at a venue yet to be confirmed. Don't know when the last team to play on Fridays was?

L1m1tless

Winners St.Benildus
Runners Up Curragh

flipsake

Getting excited now for another season. Love the leagues - arguably the best way to keep one's mental health intact through an Irish winter.
Pity about the 2 month gap in the middle of the season, although I know it's very tricky finding available dates.
Anyway for the hell of it, my predictions are:
Ballinasloe to win
Curragh to bounce back up as runners up.
Bray, Benildus, Elm Mount and Rathmines likely to be strong too.
Inchicore the dark horse (hopefully)

flipsake

The Heidenfeld is up and running
Inchicore 3.5 Lucan 4.5

Endgame

Drogheda 5.5 Phibsboro 2.5

cdeb

Celbridge 2-6 St Benildus.

Not a bad result given we were missing five players.

Ciaran

Thumbs up for Celbridge's new venue. Much more comfortable than the old place.

L1m1tless

Cool where is the new Venue?

Ciaran

L1m1tless wrote: »

Cool where is the new Venue?

Clane. They play on Friday now though.

L1m1tless

ah well, I look forward to seeing it anyways. Clane is closer for us too

macelligott

Round 1: Malahide 2.5 - 5.5 Elm Mount

Bad Bishop

Bray 5-3 Ballinasloe

flipsake

Round 2:
Phibsboro 3.5 Inchicore 4.5

cdeb

St Benildus 6½-1½ Drogheda

Rathminor

Rathmines 2.5 3.5 Curragh 2 games still to play

Bad Bishop

Ballinasloe 3.5-3.5 Celbridge One board deferred

Rathminor

Rathmines 3.5 4.5 Curragh

L1m1tless

Curragh 6.5 Bray 1.5

cdeb

That's an impressive win; Bray had a couple of strong players out, and got a good win, against Ballinasloe in the first round.

L1m1tless

Thanks, Yeah they fielded a pretty strong team. Luck was on our side yesterday.

Endgame

Drogheda 4 Celbridge 4 tight game.

cdeb

Inchicore 1.5-6.5 St Benildus

Inchicore unlucky not to score another point or two in fairness. But a third big win in a row for us.

flipsake

Yep. Well done to the Benildus lads. Very strong team. They'll be difficult to stop.

L1m1tless

We'll give it our best shot

L1m1tless

Curragh 6.5 Ballinasloe 1.5

Rathminor

Elm Mount 3.5 4.5 Rathmines

flipsake

Rd 4: Celbridge 2.5-5.5 Inchicore
Lovely new venue alright. The staff even bring drinks up to the chess players.

flipsake

Rd5: Drogheda 2-1 Inchicore
Remaining 5 games being played this Thursday 10th.
Any update on Bray vs Elm Mount?

cdeb

Drogheda's website gives it as 2½-½ to them?

flipsake

Well I wasn't there but I was told it was 2 draws and a loss for us.
It's possible their chess is better than their maths.

Endgame

Drogheda website corrected, webmaster evidently couldn't understand my accent.

Rathminor

Rathmines 4.5 Lucan 3.5

cdeb

St Benildus 5.5-2.5 Malahide. Bit of luck for us again; Malahide deserved more

cdeb

Any score from Ballinasloe v Drogheda at all?

Was down to be played 2½ weeks ago, but nothing in yet.

Endgame

cdeb, that match as rescheduled by agreement with the controller, to be played this coming Saturday, Nov 12th

flipsake

Inchicore 4- 4 Drogheda

Endgame

Ballinasloe 6.5 - Drogheda 1.5

L1m1tless

Elm Mount 4.5 Curragh 3.5

Rathminor

Phibsboro 2 Rathmines 6

L1m1tless

Curragh 4 Lucan 2

2 Games adjourned

cdeb

Rathmines 1.5-6.5 St Benildus.

We had varying degrees of advantages in the three drawn games; could conceivably have been 8-0.

But just a freakishly good day at the office for us really; won't have another like that all season.

flipsake

Ballinasloe 6.5-1.5 Inchicore

Rathminor

Celbridge 4.5 Rathmines 1.5
2 boards playing next Friday

cdeb

St Benildus 6-2 Bray

Rathminor

Celbridge 4.5 Rathmines 3.5 final score

L1m1tless

Phibsboro 1.5 Curragh 6.5

flipsake

Malahide 1.5 - 6.5 Inchicore

cdeb

Any of the Curragh guys know if the big match on Saturday is on the telly?

(Curragh v St Benildus that is, not Chelsea v Arsenal!)

L1m1tless

It can be if you agree to it!

cdeb

Happy enough for it to be anyway

L1m1tless

Should be able to do so then. Division 3 match is on at the same time (in another room) and it is being broadcast.