Danny Dwyer (8) of Blanchardstown is currently playing for Ireland in the Stokes Cup.
You can follow Danny’s game live here : http://www.glorneycupchess.org/live_stokes.htm
Our club wishes the Irish Youth teams the very best of luck! and we hope that Danny and his Dad (Padraig) enjoy their fantastic achievement!
Update: See below for some of Danny’s games in the competition so far .
Danny has won this morning’s game against James Hartman from Scotland. (Note:click on any move to see board position)
IRL Danny Dwyer
SCO James Hartman
Bernadette Stokes Cup 2014
August 5, 2014
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bc4Nf64.d3Be75.Be3d56.exd5Nxd57.Bxd5Qxd58.a3a5It would be better to avoid this weakening move. Perhaps a plan involving a quick … Bg4 was best9.Nc3Qd810.d4exd411.Nxd4Nxd412.Qxd4Qxd413.Bxd4O-O14.Nd5Bd6It is better to place the Bishop on d8. then Black can evict the Knight with …. c6, while preventing Nb615.O-O-ORe816.Rd2Bf517.Rhd1h618.Be3Bg4Black starts a faulty plan and brings his Bishop to the wrong side of the board. It does very little on the King side, and ends up being lost19.f3Excellent play19…Bh520.Bf4Bxf421.Nxf4Bg622.Rd7Rac823.R7d5b624.b3Kh725.Kb2f626.Rd7White dominates26…c6Seriously weakens the position. Black loses rapidly by making weakenng moves. His best idea was to bring his King to f8 and try Re7 to exchange off some pieces27.g4f528.R1d6!28…fxg429.Rxg6gxf330.Rgxg7+
Danny has also won his second game today (5th August) against Caspian Fowler from Wales. (Note:click on any move to see board position)
WLS Caspian Fowler
IRL Danny Dwyer
Bernadette Stokes Cup 2014
August 5, 2014
1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.Nb3e67.Bg5Be78.Bc4b59.Bd3Bb710.Bxf6Bxf611.Qd2Nc612.O-O-Oe513.f4exf414.Kb1b415.Nd5a516.Qxf4Be517.Qf3a418.Nd2Nd419.Qf2Bxd520.exd5Qc721.Nc4f622.Rde1Kf723.h4Nb5A blunder. The main idea that Danny had here was correct though as he was eyeing up a sacrifice on the Queen side!24.Nxe5+dxe525.Bxb5a326.b3?? This is a losing move for White. He ought to have ignored the queeen side and worked to exchange off the Queens, with an easy win. Black can only win through if he has a Queen to try to mate with26…Qc327.Kc1Rhc8The rest of the game was clearly hugely tense, with a number of dramatic turns and twists. It is a great credit to Danny and Caspian that they played out a fantastic fighting finish! Both tried to win, with Danny just edging the victory in the end28.Bc4Rxc429.bxc4b330.Rh3Qb2+31.Kd2Qxc2+32.Ke3Qc3+33.Ke4Qxc4+34.Ke3b235.Rhh1Qxd536.Qf3Qd4+37.Ke2e438.Qb3+Kf839.Rd1Qa740.Qe6Qa6+41.Qxa6Rxa642.Ke3Rc643.Kxe4Rc244.Kd5Rxg245.Ke6Re2+46.Kd6Kf747.Rhe1Rc248.h5Rh249.Re7+Kf850.Ke6Re2+51.Kd6Rxe752.Kc5Rb753.Kd6b1=Q54.Rd2Qb4+
Final results are in , follow this
link.
Congratulations to Danny and the rest of the Irish team.