ICCA logoIrish Correspondence Chess Champions roll of honour

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Through diligent research over a long period in the National Library, Dublin, our past committee member, Tim Conlon, has compiled the complete list of winners shown below.

The first Champion was decided in 1910 and a few years ago the event was switched to a two-year cycle to avoid adjudications. In practice 12-15 months seem sufficient to complete the event.
YEAR CHAMPION YEAR CHAMPION   YEAR CHAMPION
1908/10 J.Twomey   1940 W.Nash   1971 P.J.N.Howorth
1911 T.Kings-Park   1941 J.C.Hickey   1972 P.J.N.Howorth
1912 Rev.Chancellor Armstrong   1942 J.C.Hickey   1973 S.Galligan
1913 Rev.Chancellor Armstrong   1943 J.C.Hickey   1974 Noel Kerins
1914 Rev.Chancellor Armstrong   1944 J.Jackson   1975 Noel Kerins
1915 W.H.Brook   1945 J.Jackson   1976 R.Bateson
1916 W.H.Brook   1946 J.Jackson   1977 Noel Kerins
1917 W.H.Brook   1947 J.Jackson   1978 T.O'Meara
1918 Rev.Chancellor Armstrong   1948 V.Kelly   1980 Eugene J. Gibney (2 year session - postal strike)
1919 T.Coleman   1949 D.Foley   1981 Eugene J.Gibney
1920

Rev.Chancellor Armstrong

   1950 J.C.Hickey   1982 L.Brady & T.McCarthy
1921 A.S.Roper   1951 J.Shannon   1983 Tony Doyle
1922 A.S.Roper   1952 J.F.Sheils   1984 Terry Fayne
1923 T.E.Wetkers   1953 D.McAuly & J.Carroll   1985 Eugene J.Gibney
1924 Rev.Chancellor Armstrong   1954 P.Dowdall   1986 Alan T.Ludgate
1925 J.Lindsay Moodie   1955 J.Reid   1987 Alan T.Ludgate
1926 W.J.Allen   1956 J.Reid   1988 John Nolan
1927 W.J.Allen   1957 M.Brady (Father of Liam)   1989 Christian Leonard
1928 W.J.Allen   1958 R.J.Kermeen (Isle of Man)   1990 John Nolan
1929 W.J.Allen   1959 James C.Corby   1991 Eugene Gibney
1930 W.J.Allen   1960 James C.Corby   1992 G.Frank Coll
1931 C.A.C.J.Hendricks   1961 James C.Corby   1993 Liam Lynn & G.F.Coll
1932 W.J.Allen   1962 F.M.Mansfield   1994 G.F.Coll & Darrell Nightingale
1933 C.McFionnlaoich   1963 A.Montwill & F.M.Mansfield   1995 Neil Johnson & Cecil Murray
1934 P.Wahlrab   1964 W.Nash   1996 Timothy D.Harding
1935 J.R.Horsham   1965

F.M.Mansfield

   1996/98 Gerard Smith & Neil Johnson
1936 Warwick Nash   1966

F.M.Mansfield

   1997/99 Michael J.Sheehan
1937 J.P.Dunne   1967 Noel Kerins   1998/00

M.J.Sheehan & Neil Johnson
1938 J.Shannon   1968 John Murray   1999/01 William Breslin & Paul Burke
1939 J.Shannon   1969 Joseph Keenan   2000/02 Undecided as yet
    1970 S.O'Driscoll   2001/03 No results yet: a page will be added later

 

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