Heidenfeld Trophy

The Heidenfeld Trophy is the second division of the Leinster Leagues, run by the Leinster Chess Union. Commenced in 1971, with the restructuring of the division one Armstrong Cup, it was named after the famous German born chess player and former Irish Champion Wolfgang Heidenfeld [1].

Heidenfeld Trophy, pic: St. Benildus website.

The league comprises twelve teams, of eight players on each team. The top two teams each season are promoted to the Armstrong Cup, with the bottom two teams relegated to the third division Ennis Shield. Players have to be registered with the Irish Chess Union, all games are rated by the ICU, and in 2010 for the first time games were rated by FIDE.

Winners

1971 - St. Columbas
1972 - Dublin
1974 - Kevin Barry
1975 - Portmarnock
1976 - Printers
1977 - Collegians
1978 - Yellow House, Rathfarnham
1979 - Sandymount
1980 - Dublin University
1981 - Carlow
1982 - Kevin Barry
1983 - Malahide
1984 - Elm Mount
1985 - Dalkey Grange
1986 - Rathmines [2]
1987 - Skerries
1988 - Ballyfermot
1989 - Skerries
1990 - Gonzaga
1991 - Elm Mount
1992 - Phibsboro
1993 - Rathfarnham
1994 - Gonzaga
1995 - St. Benlidus [3]
1996 - Bray/Greystones
1997 - Kilkenny
1998 - Rathmines A
1999 - Dublin
2000 - Rathfarnham/Tallaght
2002 - Dun Laoghaire
2003 - Rathmines
2004 - Elm Mount A
2005 - Rathmines
2006 - Dublin University
2007 - Rathmines
2008 - Bray/Greystones A
2009 - Celbridge
2010 - Malahide
2011 - Elm Mount
2012 - Dun Laoghaire
2013 - Celbridge
2014 - Elm Mount
2015 - Curragh
2016 - Rathmines B
2017 - St. Benildus
2018 - Gonzaga
2019 - Ballinasloe
2020 - Malahide - Season cut short after 9 rounds due to covid
2021 - Not held during Covid
2022 - Not held during Covid
2023 - UCD
2024 - Gorey

Number of Wins by Club

Club                    | Wins | Years
------------------------|------|------------------------------------------------
Rathmines               |   7  | 1986, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2016
Elm Mount               |   5  | 1984, 1991, 2004, 2011, 2014
Gonzaga                 |   3  | 1990, 1994, 2018
Malahide                |   3  | 1983, 2010, 2020
Bray/Greystones         |   2  | 1996, 2008
Celbridge               |   2  | 2009, 2013
Dublin                  |   2  | 1972, 1999
Dublin University       |   2  | 1980, 2006
Dún Laoghaire           |   2  | 2002, 2012
Kevin Barry*            |   2  | 1974, 1982
St Benildus             |   2  | 1995, 2017
Skerries                |   2  | 1987, 1989
Ballinasloe             |   1  | 2019
Ballyfermot*            |   1  | 1988
Carlow                  |   1  | 1981
Collegians*             |   1  | 1977
Curragh                 |   1  | 2015
Dalkey Grange*          |   1  | 1985
Gorey                   |   1  | 2024
Kilkenny                |   1  | 1997
Phibsboro               |   1  | 1992
Portmarnock             |   1  | 1975
Printers                |   1  | 1976
Rathfarnham/Tallaght*   |   1  | 2000
St Columba’s*           |   1  | 1971
Sandymount*             |   1  | 1979
UCD                     |   1  | 2023
Yellow House*           |   1  | 1978

* These clubs are no longer in existence under this name.

References

Source

Author unknown. Copied from Wikipedia in 2024 and edited by John Loughran.

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