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Armstrong Cup 2018-19

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  • #122
    mikhail
    Registered Users Posts: 3,863 ✭✭✭mikhail


    Retd.LoyolaCpt wrote: »
    Just awaiting the Healy-Nolan and KK-Dub games for round 2.
    The former will be played tomorrow.
    (The system to update results, having never done it before this season, is very easy to use and takes 2 minutes).
    Cdeb showed me the current iteration of the system the other day. It's a good deal handier than it was when I last used it.


  • #123
    Retd.LoyolaCpt
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Retd.LoyolaCpt


    Benildus 4-4 Balbriggan.

    League table remains fascinating at both ends (compared to previous years at least). Slow start from Benildus unexpectedly, fast start from Trinity. Dun Laoghaire have a mountain to climb.

    Lots of interesting fixtures in round 3 but pick of them must be:
    Elm Mount vs Gonzaga A


  • #124
    Tim Harding
    Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Tim Harding


    Round 3 starts on Saturday.

    Any update on Dublin v Kilkenny from round 2?


  • #125
    Retd.LoyolaCpt
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Retd.LoyolaCpt


    Hasn't been completed yet.

    We've submitted Heidenfeld and Ennis for November rating. Armstrong will be rated in December now unfortunately. Hopefully 3-4 will also be submitted then.


  • #126
    Rathminor
    Registered Users Posts: 290 ✭✭Rathminor


    Trinity 3.5 Rathmines 1.5
    Board 2 still in play.
    Boards 1 and 4 playing Monday night.


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  • #127
    sodacat11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭sodacat11


    Rathminor wrote: »
    Trinity 3.5 Rathmines 1.5
    Board 2 still in play.
    Boards 1 and 4 playing Monday night.

    I feared as much when I left :( but with our new board one strengthening the team greatly I don't think that relegation will be an issue
    :)


  • #128
    Rathminor
    Registered Users Posts: 290 ✭✭Rathminor


    Gonzaga B 8 Balbriggan 0
    Big result for both ends of the league table this round.


  • #129
    sodacat11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭sodacat11


    Rathminor wrote: »
    Gonzaga B 8 Balbriggan 0
    Big result for both ends of the league table this round.

    What price Gonzaga "A" & "B" finishing first and second in the Armstrong within the next five years?
    Balbriggan can start putting the Heidenfeld venues into their Google Maps for next season.


  • #130
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,142 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Bray 3-2 St Benildus, with the remaining games on Wednesday


  • #131
    Retd.LoyolaCpt
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Retd.LoyolaCpt


    Kilkenny 5-2 Dun Laoghaire
    Trinity 4.5-1.5 Rathmines

    Gonzaga B 16.5/24
    Trinity 15.5/22
    Bray 12.5/21
    Kilkenny 11/18
    Elm Mount 9.5/16
    Gonzaga A 9.5/16
    Benildus 9/21
    Blanch 8.5/16
    Rathmines 8/22
    Balbriggan 6.5/24
    Dun Laoghaire 5.5/23
    Dublin 4/11


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  • #132
    prey
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭prey


    gb tr br kk ga em bn bl rm bb dl db #
    gonzaga b - 2.5 6 8 16.5
    trinity - 4 4.5 7 15.5 2
    bray - 5 3 4.5 12.5 3
    kilkenny 3 - 5 3 11 6
    gonzaga a 5.5 4 - * 9.5
    elm mount * - 5.5 4 9.5
    benildus 2 - 3 4 9 3
    blanchardstown 3.5 5 - * 8.5
    rathmines 2 1.5 - 4.5 8 2
    balbriggan 0 4 3.5 - 7.5
    dun laoire 1 2 2.5 - 5.5 1
    dublin 0 4 * - 4 5


  • #133
    Tim Harding
    Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Tim Harding


    Trinity 6 Rathmines 2


  • #134
    Retd.LoyolaCpt
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Retd.LoyolaCpt


    Elm Mount 1-7 Gonzaga A


  • #135
    Past_Pawn_99
    Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭Past_Pawn_99


    Blanchardstown 4 - 4 Dublin


  • #136
    Retd.LoyolaCpt
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Retd.LoyolaCpt


    Our reign didn’t last long.. gaps starting to appear at the top and bottom. Up to KK and Bray to join the leading pack.
    Trinity 17/24
    Gonzaga B 16.5/24
    Gonzaga A 16.5/24
    Bray 12.5/21
    Blanch 12.5/24
    Kilkenny 11/18
    Elm Mount 10.5/24
    Benildus 9/21
    Rathmines 8.5/24
    Dublin 8/19
    Balbriggan 6.5/24
    Dun Laoghaire 5.5/23


  • #137
    prey
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭prey


    tr ga gb br bl kk em bn rm db bb dl #
    trinity - 4 6 7 17
    gonzaga a 4 - 5.5 7 16.5
    gonzaga b 2.5 - 6 8 16.5
    bray - 4.5 5 3 12.5 3
    blanchardstown 3.5 - 5 4 12.5
    kilkenny 3 - 3 5 11 6
    elm mount 1 - 4 5.5 10.5
    benildus 2 3 - 4 9 3
    rathmines 2 2 - 4.5 8.5
    dublin 4 0 4 - 8 5
    balbriggan 0 4 3.5 - 7.5
    dun laoire 1 2 2.5 - 5.5 1


  • #138
    Joedryan
    Registered Users Posts: 479 ✭✭Joedryan


    Uff - Dun Laoire, I can fly in for a few games.

    Edit - early days mind.


  • #139
    sodacat11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭sodacat11


    Joedryan wrote: »
    Uff - Dun Laoire, I can fly in for a few games.

    Edit - early days mind.

    Even with your valuable assistance Dun Laoire have about as much chance of avoiding relegation as your beloved Man U have of winning the Premiership :pac:


  • #140
    Joedryan
    Registered Users Posts: 479 ✭✭Joedryan


    sodacat11 wrote: »
    Even with your valuable assistance Dun Laoire have about as much chance of avoiding relegation as your beloved Man U have of winning the Premiership :pac:

    Great result against Juventus though ;)


  • #141
    sodacat11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭sodacat11


    Joedryan wrote: »
    Great result against Juventus though ;)

    Daylight robbery after being completely outplayed for 85 minutes. It was reminiscent of their flukey champion league finals V Bayern and Chelsea.
    Mourinho really is an arse these days.


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  • #142
    macelligott
    Registered Users Posts: 382 ✭✭macelligott


    It may surprise Sodacat11, but some of us have absolutely no interest in club soccer


  • #143
    sodacat11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭sodacat11


    macelligott wrote: »
    It may surprise Sodacat11, but some of us have absolutely no interest in club soccer
    Nothing about the members of the chess community surprises me.:D


  • #144
    sodacat11
    Registered Users Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭sodacat11


    Anyone know the results of the postponed Armstrong games that were supposed to have been played on Wednesday?


  • #145
    Retd.LoyolaCpt
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Retd.LoyolaCpt


    Bray 4.5-3.5 Benildus according to the Benildus website. Cdeb can probably confirm.


  • #146
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,142 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Yep; 3½-4½


  • #147
    Retd.LoyolaCpt
    Registered Users Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Retd.LoyolaCpt


    Round 3 is now complete with a few team submissions to be completed/corrected (all scores now showing though).

    A lot of very closely matched fixtures in round 4. First up is Benildus vs Gonzaga B where Benildus will have to shake off an uncharacteristically slow start while the Gonzaga Bs will have to prove they are "for real" if they want to keep pace with TCD and Gonzaga A (and KK if they can finish well against Dublin).

    Dun Laoghaire will have their first bite at a (on paper) bottom 6 team in Blanchardstown. But Blanch have shown teeth thus far and would hope to get their second match win.

    The next 2 matches; Rathmines vs Elm Mount, Dublin vs Bray, are close on paper with Rathmines now strengthed by adding Mel (and Darren) for this season.

    Lastly, the league leaders, TCD, take on Balbriggan while Gonzaga A face their fourth top 6 team in 4 matches, Kilkenny. The latter match probably being the pick of the bunch if Kilkenny can call on Baburin, Quinn, McPhillips and Wallace.


  • #148
    Tim Harding
    Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Tim Harding


    Balbriggan asked for two advance games v Trinity and scored 1.5 pts today to bounce back from their Gonzaga B disaster.
    Former Polish junior international Antonina Gora played her first game for them in two years and drew with me.
    Alex Pachalov beat Gavin Melaugh.
    I think the rest of the match will be played on the scheduled date.


  • #149
    macelligott
    Registered Users Posts: 382 ✭✭macelligott


    Does anyone know when the postponed R2 match: Dublin v Kilkenny will be played ?


  • #150
    Tim Harding
    Closed Accounts Posts: 954 ✭✭✭Tim Harding


    macelligott wrote: »
    Does anyone know when the postponed R2 match: Dublin v Kilkenny will be played ?

    I don't know the circumstances apart from some Dublin players going to the European Club Cup - but that was ages ago now.

    Also most clubs going to the Euros don't send their full Armstrong squad so they should just play their Armstrong matches anyway without those players.
    Or play their games in the match before they leave.
    The Olympiad should be the only exception allowed.

    It's a disgrace this match is still outstanding, and if some boards have been played the results should be on the LCU website.

    The rules need to be tightened in future to prevent this kind of thing. I would suggest a maximum two weeks after the scheduled date to complete a match, with any unplayed boards after that scored 0-0. Or if the players were already nominated but then one player couldn't make it on the agreed date then they lose.


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  • #151
    macelligott
    Registered Users Posts: 382 ✭✭macelligott


    Tim,
    "Off with their heads" is what I say :-)


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