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	<title>LCU Chess Cogitations</title>
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		<title>Records</title>
		<link>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/05/records/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 18:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pcafolla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ICU website and the LCU League site both offer excellent records of recent leagues and tournaments but I was wondering if anyone has more ancient records going back to the very start of the leagues? It would be interesting to be able to see online how the Irish team has done in all Olympiads [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time for Change</title>
		<link>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/time-for-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan O&#39;Connor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After many of the comments and posts here, and thinking about the situation with the ICU, I have decided to put my name forward for the post of chairperson of the ICU.
I want to bring a new direction to the ICU, one based on openness and fairness, where we as a community can stop bickering [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leinster Senior</title>
		<link>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/leinster-senior/</link>
		<comments>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/leinster-senior/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:24:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pcafolla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Noel Lynch requested a new thread as an alternative to flogging dead horses (if someone had told me that that&#8217;s what picked the teams I never would have been so critical) so here goes: The Leinster Senior Championship hasn&#8217;t been a particularly well attended event in recent years despite very generous prize money at times [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Curragh Win William Brennan</title>
		<link>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/curragh-win-william-brennan/</link>
		<comments>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/curragh-win-william-brennan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>btobin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Curragh beat Elm Mount 3.5 &#8211; 2.5 in the final of the William Brennan.
.5 to 2.5 down going into the last 3 games Curragh needed 3 out of 3 to win!!
Score sheet available on the Curragh website.
Curragh Chess Club Website


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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Skullduggery?</title>
		<link>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/skullduggery/</link>
		<comments>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/skullduggery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pcafolla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is to continue the debate from the Irish Ch /Olympiad update thread as I have an idea we are going to need some space for comments.
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		<slash:comments>183</slash:comments>
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		<title>Chess Thread</title>
		<link>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/chess-thread/</link>
		<comments>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/chess-thread/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>pcafolla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Other threads are pretty full so here&#8217;s a new one for chess items. To start it off I&#8217;m trying to find a book I read once; I can&#8217;t remember who wrote it or what it&#8217;s called but there is a section about analysing ones own games and in the book it is reccommended that you [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>74</slash:comments>
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		<title>ICU Olympiad captaincy farce</title>
		<link>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/icu-olympiad-captaincy-farce/</link>
		<comments>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/icu-olympiad-captaincy-farce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crichton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Confirmation this morning of the complete farce / facade in the supposedly transparent selection of the team captains for the forthcoming olympiad.
Dear Martin 
Thankyou for applying for the post of Captain for the Irish men&#8217;s Olympiad team. Unfortunately you have been unsuccessful in your application.  The Irish Chess Union Executive have appointed Gerry Graham [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Irish Championships</title>
		<link>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/irish-championships/</link>
		<comments>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/irish-championships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 04:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>btobin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New thread to discuss the Irish Chess Championships.
Results and pairings at http://www.icu.ie/articles/display.php?id=262
Anybody got any results/comments on the weekend tournaments?
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		<slash:comments>70</slash:comments>
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		<title>Irish Ch. and Olympiad update…when?</title>
		<link>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/irish-ch-and-olympiad-update%e2%80%a6when/</link>
		<comments>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/irish-ch-and-olympiad-update%e2%80%a6when/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crichton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Irish Senior championships kicks off tomorrow and we are in the amazing position where the participants do not know weather the winner and runner up will get a place on this years Olympiad team or the winner of this years championship plus the winner of last years championships will get a place on the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>75</slash:comments>
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		<title>Electronic chess boards &#8211; possible uses in clubs</title>
		<link>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/electronic-chess-boards-possible-uses-in-clubs/</link>
		<comments>http://leinsterchess.com/blog/2010/07/electronic-chess-boards-possible-uses-in-clubs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Delaney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electronic chess boards allow for moves to be transmitted from a board of play to a computer, and from that to remote location or to the Internet.
These types of boards are expensive, retailing at around €600 each. Clearly a bulk purchase would reduce the price significantly.
Forgetting about the cost issue for now, my question is [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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