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Brendan Murray Con McCarrick MU Dobbins Liam Doyle Sean PhiUips Gerald Callaghan Liam Stephens
Main Street 18 Rocknwunt Gdns Blackwood 56 ShemalierPark CuUinagh MUlfield 45 The Crescent
Dunshaughlin Carrick Road Robertstown East WaU Newcastle West Buncrana Lakepoint Park
Co. Meath Dundalk Naas Dubtin 3 Co. Limerick Co.Donegal MuUingar
C o L outh Co.Kildare Co. Westmeath

IR IS H D R A U G H T S A S S O C IA T IO N N E W S L E T T E R
A P R IL 2 0 0 8 ( v o i 2 No 1 )

EDITORIAL

The Newsletter is distributed free to members of the IDA.

Membership is €20 per annum. Subscriptions should be sent to the Treasurer of the IDA:
Bill Dobbins, Blackwood, Robertstown, Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Thanks to all members who renewed their subscriptions. There are currently 27 members for 2008.
If it were not for a generous cash donation from a life member, publication would have ceased.

Material for publication in future issues should be sent to:

Liam Stephens, 45 The Crescent, Lakepoint Park, Mnllingar, Co. Westmeath, Ireland.
Contributions of news items, games, analysis, problems etc are all welcome.

KILDARE OPEN 2008 - Reported by Bill Dobbins

On behalf of myself and Peadar Sweeney, I would like to thank all the players that attended the Kildare Open
Draughts tournament, held on the 16/17 February at the Town House Hotel, Naas.
There were thirty two players in three sections (which was one more player than last year so we are
improving).
In the masters section we had ten players. This was won by Sean Cronin on 14 points ahead of
Shane McCosker on the same points, but on head to head Sean Cronin took three points off Shane.
In third place was Paddy Doyle on 12 points.
In the Seniors we had 14 players and this section was won by Pat Logue, second was Joe Maguire,
third was Tommy Canning and fourth was P J Furey.
In the Intermediate we had 8 players. This section was won by Nancy O'Reilly, second was Terry Kelly,
third was Michael Martin. See Crosstables overleaf for detailed results.
A special Plaque was awarded to P J Furey for his services and contribution to Draughts in Ireland.
Also we had a Plaque for the best supporter and this was awarded to Angela Campbell.
A plaque for the best newcomer was awarded to Julian McGuinness.
We had a number of donations to the tournament from business people. We had a very generous donation
from a well known man from Wexford who wished to remain anonymous, so, next year we will have a cup
for the senior section.
Sponsorship was received from the following:

1. The Computer Shop, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.

2. The Centra Shop, Caragh, Nass, Co. Kildare.
3. Heavey’s Supermarket, Ballymoe, Co. Galway .
4. Byrne’s Garage, Blacktrench, Naas, Co. Kildare.
5. Carroll’s Forecourt Services. Allenwood, Naas. Co. Kildare.
6. A Generous Donation from Co. Wexford. (Anonymous)

3 Paddy Doyle, Sean Cronin and Shane Me Cosker

 KILDARE OPEN - 3 MOVE TOURNAMENT 16-17 FEBRUARY 2008

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total Pos

Opp Pts Opp Pts Opp Pts Opp Pts Opp Pts
Masters
1 Bill Dobbins 4 2 10 1 5 2 6 3 8 0 8
2 Sean Cronin 7 3 8 2 10 4 3 2 9 3 14 1
3 Frank Moran 6 3 4 3 8 3 2 2 7 0 11
4 Sean O' Driscoll 1 2 3 1 7 1 5 2 6 3 9
5 Tom Kee 8 1 6 2 1 2 4 2 10 2 9
6 Sean Phillips 3 1 5 2 9 2 1 1 4 1 7
7 Shane McCosker 2 1 9 2 4 3 10 4 3 4 14 2 Lost to Cronin
8 Paddy Doyle 5 3 2 2 3 1 9 2 1 4 12 3
9 Liam Stephens 10 2 7 2 6 2 8 2 2 1 9
10 Bernard Coll 9 2 1 3 2 0 7 0 5 2 7

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total Pos

Opp Pts Opp Pts Opp Pts Opp Pts Opp Pts
Seniors
1 Billy Kelly 9 0 6 3 10 4 3 1 7 0 8
2 Jim Somers 5 3 4 2 12 2 11 2 9 0 9
3 Con Boyle 11 2 7 0 5 3 1 3 4 4 12
4 Brendan Crawley 7 3 2 2 13 2 8 0 3 0 7
5 Liam Doyle 2 1 11 1 3 1 14 2 Bye 2 7
6 Sean Me Kenna 12 0 1 1 14 0 Bye 2 13 2 5
7 Joe Maguire 4 1 3 4 11 4 9 2 1 4 15 2
8 P J Furey 14 3 10 4 9 0 4 4 12 2 13 4
9 Pat Logue 1 4 12 2 8 4 7 2 2 4 16 1
10 Mick O' Dowd 13 3 8 0 1 withdrew 3
11 John Kennan 3 2 5 3 7 0 2 2 14 0 7
12 Tom Canning 6 4 9 2 2 2 13 4 8 2 14 3
13 Brendan Murray 10 1 14 4 4 2 12 0 6 2 9
14 John Joe McGee 8 1 13 0 6 4 5 2 11 4 11

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Total Pos

Opp Pts Opp Pts Opp Pts Opp Pts Opp Pts
Intermediates
1 Nancy O' Reilly 7 4 6 2 5 0 3 4 5 3 13 1
2 Angela Campbell 8 1 5 0 4 1 7 3 4 2 7
3 Paddy Byrne 5 3 8 3 6 3 1 0 7 2 11
4 Mick Brennan 6 0 7 1 2 3 8 0 2 2 6
5 Dennis Fitzgerald 3 1 2 4 1 4 6 1 1 1 11
6 Terry Kelly 4 4 1 2 3 1 5 3 8 2 12 2
7 Julian McGuiness 1 0 4 3 8 2 2 1 3 2 8
8 Michael Martin 2 3 3 1 7 2 4 4 6 2 12 3

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Selection of photos from the Kildare Experience Feb.2008 THANKS TO Bill Dobbins and his team. .photos by Tommy
Canning.

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Nancy O ’ Reilly, Terry Kelly, Angela Campbell PJ Fnrey, Joe Magnire, Tom Canning and Pat Logne

Michael Martin, Nancy and Terry Shane, Angela, Nancy, John Joe McGee and Tommy

DUBLIN NEWS - Reported by Billy Kelly

Pebble Beach Shield Resnlts

Winner Brenda Davis 32.4 H/C3.4 Rnnner np Des Mellon 28.2 H/C3.2 Third Donald O'Leary 26.6 H/C 10.6

IDA Executive Meeting

This was held during the Kildare Open. It was agreed that the bid for the 2008 All Ireland Open to be held in
Dundalk could proceed. The Chairman, Con Me Carrick stated that details of the sponsorship bid and hotel
accommodation would be confirmed in writing, and a brochure/programme published by the time of the
Northern Ireland Open on 25 March. However, to date this has not been confirmed, so far as I am aware.
The nominations for the Beijing Olympics were also discussed and the latest information is that there will be
4 players representing Ireland as follows:
Hugh Devlin, Shane Me Cosker, Garrett Owens and Patricia Breen.
Also, I understand that Myles Hannigan has been nominated for the UK.

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Home international Matches - 5* to 9* May 2008, in Knighton, Wales.

Tt is hoped to have 2 Irish teams, an A and a B team. Anyone, not yet selected, wishing to play for Ireland
should contact:
Sean Phillips, Cullinagh, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick. @ (069)62340, email: seanphil@gofree.indigo.ie

Beijing Olympics and Irish Open - see IDA Executive Meeting details above.

NORTHERN IRELAND OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 - Reported by Gerald Callaghan

All local tournaments in Inishowen were suspended last week owing the Easter Holidays but a number of our
players took part in the Northern Ireland Open Draughts Championships which were held on Easter Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday ( 25* - 27* March, ’08 ) in the Kinturk Cultural Centre, Coagh, Co. Tyrone.
A total of 34 players from Donegal, Derry, Tyrone, Antrim, Down, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Mayo took
part in the tournament which consisted of 12 players playing in the masters division and 22 players in the
Senior section. This was a very compact competition with a total of 6 games being played each day during the
3 day event.

Once again it was the master player Shane McCosker from Sion Mills who stole the show with a clear
winning score of 27 points. Strabane’s Myles Hannigan took 2"^* place with Ardboe’s Sean McElkenny
taking 3’^^' spot. Renowned players such as M ayo’s Frank Moran, Antrim’s Paddy Havlin or Tyrone’s
Willie Mulligan could not achieve a podium position, which proves the strength of draughts playing around
the North West.

It was the well known Sean McKenna from Toombridge who became the new Northern Ireland Senior
Champion. Sean is no stranger to being in the winner’s enclosure but it is nice to see him add this bonus
to his curriculum vitae. In second place was the Kildare champion Patsy Logue from Fermanagh.
Patsy is well known in the draughts circles throughout Ireland and appears to be getting better according to his
recent performances. 3rd place went to Donegal’s Con Boyle with Father Denis Dolan from Monaghan taking
4* spot. Fr. Dolan’s brother John was in 5* place.
It is congratulations to Toombridge’s Francis McNally who was the controller of the tournament and
presented quality prizes at the end of a hitch-free event.

Me Cosker becomes Irish 3 Move Champion

Shane Me Cosker from Sion Mills, Co Tyrone, has now become the new Irish 3 Move Matchplay Champion.
He was officially endorsed as the No. 1 challenger for this title last October following his outstanding
performance at the Irish Open Championship where he finished as runner-up to World 3 Move Champion
Alex Moiseyev (USA). Shane immediately issued a challenge to Champion Sean Cronin (Limerick) and the
match was scheduled to be played in March 2008. However, Sean Cronin resigned the title and Shane has
been declared the new champion.

Scottish Draughts Association Postal Ty

Open to anyone in UK or Ireland. Entry is free and closing date is 12 April 2008.
Sendyonr entry to Ronnie Winton, 15 Grattan Place, Fraserbnrgh, Aberdeenshire, AB43 9SD, Scotland.

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Games from the Irish Open 2007 cont'd

Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16

Black Black Black Black Black Black Black
TKee M Hannigan B Durdyev T Bryson JJ McGee PJ Furey C Boyle
White White White White White White White
M Hannigan T Kee T Bryson B Durdyev B C oll C Boyle PJ Furey
9-14 9-14 11-16 A 10-15 11-15 Game 15 11-15
24-20 24-20 22-17 18-14 21-17 24-20 cont 24-20
11-15 11-15 9-13 10-17 11-16 8-11 8-12 8-11
22-18 22-18 24-20 21-14 17-13 22-18 15-18 23-18
15-22 15-22 13-22 6-9 16-20 15-22 23-14 9-14
25-9 25-9 20-11 23-18 24-19 25-18 11-15 18-9
5-14 5-14 7-16 3-7 15-24 10-15 17-13 5-14
29-25 29-25 25-18 29-25 28-19 26-22 15-18 22-17
10-15 6-9 8-11 1-6 8-11 6-10 31-26 4-8
25-22 25-22 29-25 A 28-24 22-18 27-24 WW 25-22
7-10 9-13 4-8 9-13 9-14 9-13 15-19
22-17 28-24 25-22 27-23 18-9 21-17 17-13
8-11 8-11 2-7 6-9 5-14 5-9 11-15
17-13 24-19 21-17 24-19 25-22 29-25 Game 14 22-17
2-7 11-15 16-19 16-20 11-16 1-5 cont 8-11
28-24 27-24 23-16 19-16 22-18 25-21 23-19 27-24
4-8 4-8 11-20 12-19 14-17 9-14 27-31 1-5
23-19 32-28 27-23 23-16 29-25 18-9 1-6 32-27
15-18 8-11 8-11 20-24 17-21 5-14 2-9 11-16
32-28 19-16 17-14 16-12 25-22 24-19 13-6 20-11
11-15 12-19 10-17 11-16 4-8 15-24 20-24 7-16
26-23 23-16 22-13 32-28 22-17 28-19 6-2 30-25
18-22 1-5 7-10 24-27 8-11 11-15 3-8 16-20
21-17 30-25 23-19 31-24 17-14 30-26 2-6 13-9
14-21 2-6 10-15 16-20 11-15 15-24 24-27 6-22
23-18 16-12 19-10 24-19 18-11 22-18 6-15 25-11
22-25 14-17 6-22 20-24 1-5 13-22 8-12 10-15
18-2 21-14 26-17 19-15 23-18 26-17 WW 11-8
WW 10-17 1-6 24-27 16-23 10-15 12-16
26-23 17-14 26-22 26-19 18-11 8-4
17-26 3-7 27-31 7-23 7-16 5-9
31-22 30-25 15-10 14-9 20-11 29-25
5-9 11-15 7-11 5-14 24-28 9-13
24-19 31-26 12-8 18-9 17-10 25-22
15-24 6-10 11-16 23-26 3-8 14-18
28-19 25-21 8-3 31-22 11-7 22-17
6-10 10-17 16-19 12-16 2-11 13-22
22-18 21-14 18-15 9-5 10-7 26-17
13-17 15-19 9-18 6-10 11-15 19-23
25-21 13-9 10-7 22-18 7-3 24-19
17-22 7-11 2-11 16-19 8-11 15-24
BW 9-6 15-8 5-1 3-8 28-12
11-16 4-11 19-24 12-16 23-32
26-22 22-8 27-23 21-17 4-8
37 19-24 etc Dr WW 24-27 16-20 2-7etc Dr
 STEPHENS DIRECTORY - 4. CRESCENT CROSS

Trunk 1 2 3 4

11-15 A A1 A2 A3 A4
23-18 4 -8 15-19 9-13 22-17 28-19
8-11 30-26 24-15 24-20 15-22 11-16
26-23 10-14 A1 A2 10-19 to a dr 17-10 into
10-14 A 24-19 A3 23-16 Ig 6-15 11-15
30-26 B 15-24 12-19 25-18 24-19
6-10 7-10 27-20 A4 22-17 15-22 15-24
24-19 C 24-19 6-10 into the 26-17 see
15-24 15-24 into 30-25 toaBW ACFB
27-20* D either trunk Dyke see 273
4 -8 E 2 -6 jump Ig be ACFB
28-24 28-24 draws, 277
12-16 10-15 ( if 279
22-17 F 32-28 S 28-19
8-12 7-10 12-16! B B1 B2 C D
32-28 G H J 22-17 19-12 24-19 28-19? 7-10 22-17 28-19?
10-15 K 15-22 11-16 15-24 11-16 into toaBW 11-16
17-10 25-18 a fine 27-20* B1 wins V4 Oldbury toaBW
7-14 10-15 line by 6-10 B2 be V Lowder W Hay
26-22* L 17-10 Anderson into trunk ( see 1979
2 -6 16-19 15-22 sw ) ACFB tho' a
24-19 M 23-7 26-17 see also Also from 265/6 ) draw
15-24 14-23 6-15 Fraser's 2nd DC is shown
28-19 24-19 Q R 29-25* Inferno be in oe
6-10 15-24 9-13
31-26 22-17 P 28-19 17-14 T
1 -6 N 9-13 3-10 15-18 E F G H J
22-17 18-9 21-17 24-19 12-16 24-19? 25-22? 17-13? 26-22
11-15 5-14 18-27 28-24 10-15 10-15* 10-15 first
18-11 19-15* 31-24 4 -8 toaBW 17-10 toaBW Beattie
into trunk Drummond 7-14 W Hay V Smith
to a dr to a dr draws to a dr see be 22-17 be 1882
Anderson T Dennison Tinsley V Heilman 15-22 sw
V Wyllie Milhone V Ryan 17-10 see also
1844 1949 9-13 oe p. 324
toaBW (Bucklowv
R Fraser Oldbury
be sc sw be be be be ke be to a W W)

K L M N P Q Q1 R S T
1 -6 25-22 22-17 3-8? Also 22-18 3-10 21-17 22-17 25-22
to a dr Drummond toaBW toaWW Beattie 15-22 18-15 to a dr to a dr to a dr
ig or 24-19 W Hay Beattie V Smith 25-18 to a dr Ig C Cantor C Cantor
WHa y V Smith 1882 2-11* Q1 Martins be be
toaBW 1882 or given as B W V Wyllie
sw 31-27 by E Tandy 1867
Reed v in be be
Richmond ( but
1887 21-17
to a dr in reply
38 sw seems ok)
4 Problems by W M Steel of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Problem No 11 Problem No 12

White to play and win White to play and win

Problem No 13 Problem No 14

White to play and win White to play and draw

Two old chestnuts (authors unknown) sent in by Peadar Sweeney:

Problem No 15 Problem No 16

White to play and win White to play and win

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Home International Matehes (5*'' to 9*'' May 2008) will be held in Knighton, Wales. For details, please contact John Morgan,
email: iohn@morgan7651.wanadoo.co.nk
Danish Open, Copenhagen (17*'' to 18*'' May 2008) For details, please contact Snne Thrane (+45) 31214049,
email: snne.thrane@gmail.com
Devlin v Me Cosker - Irish Freestyle Mateh Championship. May/Jnne 2008.
ACF National 3 Move (21** to 26*" Jnly 2008) in Las Vegas.
German Open, Korbaeh (23'’'' to 24*" Angnst 2008) For details, please contact Ingo Zachos, email: nimzo@gmx.de
British Open Championship (1** to 5*" September 2008) will be held at Ryde, Isle of Wight.
For details, please contact Ian Caws, 54 Mayfield Road, Ryde, Isle of Wight, P033 3PR, England.
King V Kondlo Mateh (8*" to 13*" September 2008) Medina, Ohio, USA .
World 3 Move Qnalifiers (13*" to 17 Oetober 2008) Beijing, China.
All-Ireland Open 3-Move (Oetober 25*" to Oetober 29*" 2008) To be annonnced.

ROLL of HONOUR
World 3-Move Matchplav Alex Moisevev World GAYP Matchplav Ronald King
World Ladies 3-Move Matohplav Amangul Durdyeva World Ladies GAYP Matchplav Amangul Durdveva
U.K. & Irish Ladies Matchplav Karena Breen World Postal Champion Mac Banks
U.S. 3-Move National Tv. Ronald King U.S. GAYP National Tv. Lubabalo Kondlo
British Open Mustafa Durdvev Welsh Open Terrv Thomas
English Open Jimmv Grant English GAYP Tv. Dave Harwood
Northern Ireland Open Shane Me Cosker German Open Liam Stenhens
Niedrerhoffer US Youth Ch. Shane Me Cosker Danish Open Gene Lindsav
Scottish Open Tom Watson East of Scotland Colin Young
All-Ireland Open Masters Alex Moisevev Irish Home-Based Champion Shane Me Cosker
All-Ireland Open Senior Bashim Durdvev All-Ireland Open Intermediate A Pierce Caldwell
All-Ireland Open Intermediate B Sean Davis

Irish 3-Move Matchplav Shane Me Cosker Irish GAYP Matchplav Hugh Devlin
Irish Ladies Matchplav Anne-Marie Breen Home International Team Tv. Reoublic of Ireland

WCDF World Ratings

1. Ronald King (Barbados) 2569 2. Alex Moisevev (USA) 2544 3. William Dochertv (Scot) 2538 4. Tom Watson (Scot) 2500
5. M Durdyev (Turkmen) 2500 6. B Durdvev (Turkmen) 2474 7. Lubabalo Kondlo (SA) 2468 8. Jim Grant (Scot) 2466
9. Jim Morrison (USA) 2463 10. Hugh Devlin (Irl) 2459 11. Darwin Lorde (Barb) 2459 12 . Joe Davidson (Scot) 2463
13. Ed Bruch (USA) 2451 14. Rawle Allicock (Eng) 2449 15. Lindus Edwards (Wls) 2441 16. Richard Hallett (USA) 2430
17. Louis Cowie (USA) 2422 18. Earl Morrison (Can) 2417 19. Shane McCosker(NI) 2414 20. George Miller (Eng) 2412

Irish Players’ Ratings (World ranking in brackets)

1. Hugh Devlin (10) 2459 2. Shane Me Cosker (19) 2414 3. Sean Cronin (23) 2403 4. Garrett Owens (28) 2381
5. Myles Hannigan (29) 2378 6. Sean O ’ Driscoll (30) 2377 7. Tonv Lagan (33) 2372 8. Erank Moran (43) 2342
9. Paddy Havlin (48) 2332 10. Liam Stephens (50) 2324 11.Charles McKenna (51) 2323 12. William Mulligan (54) 2316
13. Paddy Doyle (62)2305 14. Patricia Breen (76) 2279 15. Tom Kee (77) 2272 16. Mick O ’Shaughnessy (80) 2264
17. Jim O ’Brien Snr. (81)2262 18. Bill Dobbins (82) 2260 19. Erancis McNally(87) 2247 20. Bernard Coll (101) 2214
21. Sean Phillips (104) 2211 22. Tom Bryson (107) 2200 23. Donal Boyle (109) 2197 24. Joe Maguire (111)2195
25. Brendan Ellison (116) 2176 26, Patrick J Eurey (117) 2173 27. Ned Morgan (125) 2164 28. Con Boyle (131) 2155
29. John M ackay( 132) 2153 30. Mervyn Sommerville (133) 2151 31. Brendan Murray (138) 2130 32. Pat Logue (139) 2127
33. Sean McKenna (142) 2121 34. Con McCarrick (143) 2119 35. Sean McElkenny (144) 2117 36. Thomas Canning (148) 2108
37. John Davis (158) 2094 38. Charles McElroy (162) 2075 39. Sean Magee 165) 2065 40. Patrick Quinn (173) 2042
41. Eddie O ’Gara (174) 2041 42. Pierce Caldwell (175) 2041 43. John Keenan (178) 2036 44. Sean Bradley (181) 2029
45. John Dolan (196) 1994 46. Brendan Crawley (199) 1991 47. John Joe McGee (203) 1982) 48. Michael Madden (206) 1979
49. Sean Davis (215) 1967 50. William Kelly (217) 1966 51. Andy Dobbyns (220) 1962 52. Denis Eitzgerald (225) 1948
53. William R Best (228) 1943 54. Mick O ’Dowd (235) 1936 55. Colm O ’Connor (237) 1931 56. Vincent Beime (238) 1929
57. Danny Devlin (239) 1928 58. Liam Doyle (243) 1917 59. Danny Doherty (245) 1908 60. Neil McLoughlin Jr (261) 1877

A complete list o f the Ratings o f Irish nlavers can be found in the March 2008 issue o f the NWDE Newsletter.

OTHER NEWSLETTERS
The Northwest Draughts Federation Newsletter edited by Hugh Devlin. Subscriptions to
Liam Kelly, Ballymagan,, Buncrana, Co. Donegal, Ireland. 4 issues per year. £10 or €15 subscription.
English Draughts Association Newsletter edited by Dennis Pawlek. Subscriptions to Joan Caws, 54 Mayfield Road, Ryde, Isle of
Wight, P033 3PR, England. 4 issues per year: £10 Sterling subscription.
Lancashire Checker Newsletter edited by John Reade. Subscriptions to John Reade,
123 Andover Avenue, Middleton, Manchester, M24 IJQ, England. 6 issues per year. £10 Sterling subscription.
American Checker Federation Bulletin edited by Jim Loy. Subscriptions to Jonathan Chappell, Treasurer,
3712 Falcon Crest Drive, Apt 201, Louisville, KY 40219, U.S.A. 6 issues per year. $40 subscription for Irish readers.

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