Leinster Championship

1912 C.J. Barry

First 2 Rounds knock-out, then 5 player final
1=2. C.J. Barry, T.P. Kane 3.0/5
2. P.J. Laracy 2.0
4=5. T.G. Cranston, M.A. Prentice 1.0
Play-off Barry 2.5-1.5 Kane

1913 C.J. Barry

3 all-play-all qualifying groups, each of 6 players, with 2 qualifying from each group and joined by the holder C.J. Barry in the final section.
1. C. J. Barry 5.0/6
2=3. A.G. Bradley (one game unplayed), W. Moffatt Wilson 3.5
4. A. O. Watkinson 3.0 (one game unplayed)
5. P. Baker (two games unplayed) 1.0
6=7. G.M. Hickey, A. Jones 0.0 (both three games unplayed)
[Unclear whether remaining games played once Barry could not be overhauled.]

1914 C.J. Barry

C. J. Barry 3.0-A. Sayers 0.0
[2 all-play-all qualifying groups, one of 6 players and one of 5, with A.G. Bradley, W.J. Heaney, A. Sayers and probably one more player qualifying to a semi-final. Sayers won the semi-final, and then played a best of 5 games match with the holder C.J. Barry]

1915-1919

No tournament

1920 N. Wallace

Norman Wallace bt C.J. Barry, the holder
[This appears to be the first Championship since 1914; unclear whether this was a play-off or Wallace had first won a qualifier before a challenge match with the defending champion]

1921 T.G. Cranston

T.G. Cranston 3.0-N.H. Wallace 1.0
[Unclear whether this was a play-off after a tournament or a challenge match after a qualifier, with Wallace the defending champion]

1922 P. Baker

1923

No information available

1924 J.T. Gerrard

1925 J.J. Doyle

Preliminary sections
Section A (10 players, 2 of whom abandoned)
1. J.J. Doyle
2. P.W. Whelan
3. N. McCluskey

Section B (10 players)
1. T.G. Cranston
2. J.T. Gerrard
3. J. Taylor

Final (6 players)
1. J.J. Doyle

1926 P.Baker

1=2. P. Baker, R.T. Varian 4.5/6
(Baker 2.0-1.0 Varian in 3 game play-off)
(other competitors were McCluskey, Reynolds, Gerrard and Jacobs)

1927 

P. Baker or no championship held
See P.J. Laracy, Philip Baker and the 1927 Leinster Championship

1928 R.T. Varian

1. R.T. Varian 6.0/7
2. P.J. Laracy 5.0
3. J.T. Gerrard 4.0
(other competitors were J.P.M. Cotter,  M.J. Keegan, P. McBrien, D. Middleton and J. Reynolds)

1929. P.J. Laracy

1930 J.T. Gerrard

1931 P.J. Laracy

1. P.J. Laracy 7.0/8
(other competitors were P. Baker, C.J. Barry, T.G. Cranston, J.T. Gerrard, G. McArdle, J. Reynolds and R.T. Varian)

1932

No competition held

1933 C.J. Barry

1. C.J. Barry
(other competitors were T.G. Cranston, J.J. Doyle, J.T. Gerrard, P.J. Laracy and H.T. Twomey)

1934 C.J. Barry

1935 J.J O’Hanlon

1=2. J.J. O’Hanlon, J.T. Gerrard
(J.J. O’Hanlon 3-2 J.T. Gerrard in play-off)
(other competitors were C.J. Barry, T. Cox, T.G. Cranston, J.J. Doyle, P.J. Laracy, O. Quigley, J. Toomey and R.T. Varian)

1936 T. Cox

1. T. Cox 6.5/8
2. O. Quigley 6.0
3. W. Pattison 5.5
4=6. R.T. Varian, H.T. Twomey, F.J. Wilcox 4.0
7. C.J. Barry 3,5
8. J. Casey 2.0
9. Cu Uladh 0.5
(L.J. Close withdrew)

1937 T. Cox

1. T. Cox 9.0/10
2. G. Kerlin 8.0
3. J. Casey 6.5
4=5. S.A. French, C. Murray 6.0
6. W. Pattison 5.5
7. G.O. Nolan 4,5
8=9. T. Vard, B. O’Sullivan 3.5
10. G.H. Jacobs 1.5
11. Cu Uladh 1.0

1938 T. Cox

1. T. Cox 8.0/10
2. J.J. O’Hanlon 7.5
3=4. C. Murray, C.J. Barry 7.0
5=6. J. Casey, F. Cotter 6.0
7=8. K. Eochy, S.A. French 3.5
9. J.T. Gerrard 3.0
10. W. Pattison 1.5
11. P. Mac Guill 1.0

1939 J.J O’Hanlon

1=2. J.J. O’Hanlon, B. O’Sullivan 8.0 (O’Hanlon won play-off 3.5-2.5)
3. F.J. Wilcox 7.5
4. G. Kerlin [plus unknown last round result] 6.0
5=6. Warwick Nash, C.J. Barry 5.0
7=8. C.H. Patrick, Taylor Vard [plus unknown last round result] 4.5
9. F.M. Cotter 4.0
10. H.A. Hartford 1.0
11. G. O’Nolan 0.5
(C. Murray withdrew)

1940 G. Kerlin

1. G. Kerlin 7.0
2. C.J. Barry 6.5
3. W. Nash 6.0
4. E. MacNeill 5.5
5. B. O’Sullivan 4.5
6. J. Casey 4.0
7=9. T.A. Vard, C.H. Patrick, S.A. French 3.5
10. F.M. Cotter 1.5

1941 G. Kerlin

1. G. Kerlin 4.5/6
2. J.J. Lally 4.0
3=4. C.J. Barry, K. Eochy 3.0
5. T. Vard 2.5
6=7. C.H. Patrick, D. O’Sullivan 2.0

1942 C.J. Barry

1. C.J. Barry 7.0/9
2. A. Bourke 6.5
3. G. Kerlin 6.0
4=5. J.J. Lally, C.H. Patrick 5.5
6. F. Cotter 4.5
7. T. Vard 4.0
8. S.A. French 2.5
9. R.B. Dockrell 2.0
10. J.J. Ryan 1.5

1943 J. MacNeill

1. J. M[a]cNeill [S. McNeill] 6.5/8
2=4. A. Bourke, T. Vard, S. French 5.0
5=6. C.J. Barry, Dr A. Luce 3.5 (and one adjourned)
7. C. Patrick 3.0
8. J.T.Gerrard [earlier report had him on 1.5 with 2 to play]
9. B. O’Sullivan 0.0 [possibly 1 or more adjourned/not played]

1944 J. Casey

1. J. Casey [S. O Cathasaigh] 6.5
2. C.J. Barry 6.0
3=5. R. Dockrell, B. O’Sullivan, J. Gerrard 4.5
6. C. Patrick 4.0
7. Dr A. Luce (1 adjourned) 2.0
8=9. F. Cotter (1 adjourned), J. McNeill 1.5

1945 C.J. Barry

1. C.J. Barry
2=4. N. Walker, J. Gerrard, Dr A. Luce

1946 P.A. Duignan

1. P. A. Duignan 7.0/9
2. N. Walker 6.5

1947 P.W. Whelan

1. P.W. Whelan 6.5/9
2=3. D. O’Sullivan, M.B. Yeats 6.0
4. N. Walker 5.5
5=6. J.J. O’Hanlon, P.A. Duignan 5.0
7. J. Casey 4.5
8. J.T. Gerrard 4.0
9. C.J. Barry 2.5
Dr A. Luce withdrew

1948 B. O’Sullivan

1. B. O’Sullivan 7.0/7
2. P.J. Murphy 4.5
[C.J. Barry, T.H. Bewley, J. Casey, J.T. Gerrard, D. O’Sullivan, P.W. Whelan also played ]

1949 P.W. Whelan

1. P.W. Whelan 6.5/8
2=3. P.A. Duignan, C.J. Barry 4.5
4=7. P.J. Murphy, D.G. Jackson, R.B. Dockrell, T. Fitzgerald 4.0
8=11. J. Broughall, G. O’Nolan, M. Ryan, M. Sheehan 3.5
12=13. T. Tormey, T.H. Bewley 3.0
14=15. J.T. Gerrard, S. Sleator 2.0
16. F. Murphy 0.5

1950 P.A. Duignan

1. P.A. Duignan 6.5/9
2=3. M. Ryan, B. O’Sullivan 6.0
4=5. M. Schuster, P.W. Whelan 5.0
6. P.J. Murphy 4.5
7=9. M. Sheehan, T. Tormey, F. Murphy 4.0
10=12. J. Broughall, C.J. Barry, E. Higgins 3.5
13. T. Fitzgerald 3.0
14. G. O’Nolan 2.5

1951 A. Bourke

1. Austin Bourke 6.5/8
2=6. C.J. Barry, P.W. Whelan, D. O’Sullivan, M. Ryan, M. Schuster 5.0

1952 M. Schuster

1. M. Schuster 5.5/7
2=3. J.J. Walsh (second on tie-break?), P.J. Murphy
4-6. O.A. Quigley, D. O’Sullivan, F. Murphy

1953 O.A. Quigley

1=2. P.J. Murphy, O.A. Quigley
(5 game match to decide title: Quigley won 3-1)

1954 J.J. Walsh

1. J.J. Walsh
2. W. Stanton
3. A. Bourke

1955 W. Stanton

1. W. Stanton 7.0
2. T. O’Neill 6.0

1956 W. Stanton

1. W. Stanton 7.5/9
2. B. Canton 7.0
3. P.J. Murphy 6.5
4. J.J. Walsh
(22 competitors)

1957 W. Stanton

1=2. W. Stanton, J. Sadlier (Stanton won play-off)

1958 M. Ryan

1. M. Ryan 6.5/8
2. W. Heidenfeld 6.0
3. P.J. Murphy, B. Canton, J. Sadlier 5.5
(23 competitors)

1959 M. Littleton

1. M. Littleton
2. P.J. Murphy
3=. D. Deiseach, G. McDonagh and possibly others

1960 D. Deiseach

1. Donal Deiseach 6.5/8
2. P.J. Murphy 5.5
3. D de Loughrey and possibly others 5.0

1961 J.J. Walsh

1=2. F. McMahon, J.J. Walsh 6.0
(Walsh won play-off 2-0)
3=4. P. Cassidy, J. Sadlier 5.5
5=6. A. Coldrick, A. Montwill 4.5
7=10. B. Canton, A. Dennehy, D. Kennedy, P.J. Murphy 4.0
11. E. O’Reilly 3.5
12=14. J. McMahon (1 adj.), J. Sheehan (1 adj.), V. Lyons 3.0
15. E. Gallagher 2.0
16. M. Hanrahan 1.5

1962 P.J. Murphy

1=2. Donal Deiseach, P.J. Murphy 6.0/8
(Murphy won the play-off match)
3=4. D. De Loughrey, A. Coldrick 5.5
5=8. W. Lewis, M.F. Littleton, K. O’Riordan, E. Higgins 5.0
9. B. Canton 4.5
10=13. J. Corcoran, J. Sadlier, E. Keogh, J. Kinsella 4.0
14.  J. Murray 3.5
15=16. A. Dennehy, P. Cassidy 3.0
17. R. Gallagher 1.0
18. M. Doherty 0.0

1963 M. Littleton

1=2. Michael Littleton, J.J. Walsh 6.0/8
(Littleton won play-off 2-0)
3. R. Cassidy 5.5
4=6. D. Deiseach, A. Dennehy, Jim Sadlier 5.0
7=8. E.A. Keogh, P. Cassidy 4.5
9=10. J. Murray, K. O’Riordan 4.0
11-12. J. Murphy, W. Lewis (plus 1 adj.) 3.5
13=15. B. Canton, J. Corcoran (plus 1 adj), A. Montwill (plus 1 adj.) 3.0
16.  P. Hogan 2.5
17. G. McDonough (plus 1 adj) 2.0
18. E. Higgins 0.5

1964 A. Dennehy

1=2. A. Dennehy, P.J. Murphy
(8 player all-play-all)
Playoff Dennehy (o11) 2.0-1.0 Murphy(100)

1965 W. Heidenfeld

1. W. Heidenfeld 7.0/8
2. A. Dennehy 6.5
3. E. Keogh 5.5
4=5. M.F. Littleton, P.J. Murphy 5.0
6=8. R. Cassidy, J.C. Corby, K. O’Riordan 4.5
9=14. P. Cassidy, D. Deiseach, N. Kerins, B. O’Sullivan, J. Sadlier, J.J. Walsh 4.0
15=17. B. Canton, M. Drew, M. Purcell 3.5
18. O. O’Siochru 3.0
19. J. Curtis 2.0
20. S. Ryan 1.5

1966 R. Cassidy, P. Cassidy

1=2. Raymond Cassidy, Paul Cassidy (no score given) [6.0/8 ??]
(The Irish Times had reported that after 3 games a play-off match was tied 1.5-1.5 after 1 win each then a draw. Possibly no further games were played after this. In any event the ICU Newletter reported that the title was to be held jointly after play-off match unresolved.)
3. M. Littleton (0.5 points behind winners) [5.5 ??]
4=9. B. Canton, D. Deiseach, A. Dennehy, W. Lewis, D. de Loughrey, P.J. Murphy 4.5
10=11. K. O’Riordan, M. Drew 4.0
12=16. C. Egan, S. O’Malhghanna, M. Purcell, B. Reid, C.J. Warde 3.0
17. S. Ryan 2.5
18. J. Curtis 1.0

1967 E. Keogh

1=2. E. Keogh, W. Heidenfeld 6.5/8
(Keogh won play-off 1.5-0.5)
(35 competitors)

1968 M. Littleton, K. O’Riordan

1=3. J. Gibson, M. Littleton, K. O’Riordan 6.0/8
(Gibson eliminated in tie-break but deadlock unresolved between Littleton and O’Riordan – presumably shared title)
4. P.J. Murphy and possibly others 5.5

1969 E. Keogh, W. Heidenfeld

1-2. E. Keogh, W. Heidenfeld 6.5/9
3=6. A. Coldrick, D. Cox, P. Dillon, J.J. Walsh 6.0
(24 competitors)

1970 E. Keogh

1. Eamon Keogh 7.5/9
2. M. Keeshan 6.5
(15 competitors)

1971 E. Keogh

1=2. Eamon Keogh, Art Coldrick 6.0/8
(Keogh won play-off 2.5-1.5)
3. K. O’Riordan 5.5
4=5. O. O Siochru, P.J. Murphy 5.0

1972 W. Heidenfeld

1. Wolfgang Heidenfeld 7.0/8
2-3. David Cox, Paul Cassidy 6.0
4. E. Keogh 5.0
M. Littleton 4.5 despite forfeiting 2 games through pressure of work
(15 competitors)

1973  R. Cassidy, B. Kernan

1=2. R. Cassidy, B. Kernan 6.0/7
(play-off to decide title resulted in another tie and the players shared the title)
3. A. Doyle 5.0

1974 R. Cassidy, A. Doyle

1=2. R. Cassidy, A. Doyle

1975 D. Dunne

1. David Dunne 6.0/7 (six wins plus adjourned final round game against Sai Prakash)
2=4. A. Doyle, C. Barrington, J. Noone 5.0
(?? Prakash score)

1976 D. Healy

1. Denis Healy
2. Matt O’Leary
[2 preliminary 8 player all-play-all sections
Finalists O’Leary and Healy]

1977 D. Dunne

1. David Dunne 6.0/6

1978 J. Gibson

1. John Gibson 5.0/6
2=3. Bernard Palmer, Joe Noone 4.5
4=5. Michael Keeshan, Pat Carton

1979 A. Doyle

1. Tony Doyle 8.0/9
2. Joe Noone 6.0
3=6. Ciaran O’Hare (third on tie-break), John Gibson, Tim Harding, John Griffin 5.5
7=8. John Delaney, Jack Killane 5.0
9=11. Conor Barrington, Eamon Martin, Liam Porter 4.5
12=14. Michael Keeshan, Pat Carton, Adrian McDaid 4.0

1980 P. Delaney

1. Paul Delaney 8.0/9
2=3. Tony Doyle, Paul Wallace 7.0
4. J.J. Walsh 5.5
5=7. John Gibson, Eddie O’Reilly, Brendan Ryan 5.0
8=12. Tim Harding, Adrian McDaid, Michael Keeshan, Pat Carton, Eamonn Martin 4.5

1981 A. Doyle

1. Tony Doyle 7.0/9
2=3. John Delaney, David Salter 6.5
4=5. Tony Mooney, Jim Walsh 5.5
5=9. Colm Barry, Eddie O’Reilly, Pat Carton, Paul Cassidy, Bernard Palmer 5.0
(22 competitors)

1982 A. Doyle

1. Tony Doyle 9.0/9
2. Jonathan O’Connor 7.0
3=4. Eddie O’Reilly, Bernard Palmer 5.5

1983 C. Barry, K. McHugh, P. O Tuathill

1=3. Colm Barry, Kevin McHugh, Padraig O Tuathill 5.5/7
4. Eddie O’Reilly 4.5
(17 players)

1984 P. Carton, J. Noone

1=2. Pat Carton, Joe Noone 5.0/7

1985 E. Curtin

1. E. Curtin 6.0/7
2. C. O’Shaughnessy 5.5
3. C. A. Barry 4.5
(15 competitors)

1986 J. Delaney

1. John Delaney 6.5/7
2. Jonathan O’Connor 5.5
3. Eddie O’Reilly 5.0

1987 J.Ryan

1988

No information available

1989 J. McCarthy

1990 S. Brady

1. Stephen Brady 4.5/6
2=4. Colm Daly, Joe Ryan, Stephen Morris 4.0
5=6. Jonathan O’Connor, Jim McCarthy 3.5
7=10. Gerry O’Connell, J. Redmond, M. O’Brien, H. Cummins 3.0
11. G. Twyford 2.5
12=14. G. MacElligott, Brendan Lyons, C. Fitzpatrick 2.0

1991 C. Daly

1. Colm Daly 5.5/6
2=4. Joe Ryan, Bernard Palmer, Fred Armstrong 3.5

1992 G. O’Connell

1993 C. Barry, G. MacElligott

1=2. Colm Barry, Gerry MacElligott 4.5/6
3. Mel O’Cinneide 4.0
4=6. Gerry O’Connell, Joe Ryan, John Joyce 3.5
7. Kevin Butler 3.0
8=9. Stephen Morris, Richard O’Donovan 2.5
10. Tim McCarthy 2.0
11=12. Ciaran Quinn, Danny Roberts 1.5

1994

No information available

1995 J. Ryan, C. Battaghini

1996

No information available

1997 C. Daly, S. Brady

[originally scheduled for 26-27 April but postponed and took place as part of City of Dublin on 20-21 September
1=2. Colm Daly, Stephen Brady 4.0/5
3=4. Daire McMahon. Danielle Collins 3.5/5
(16 competitors)

1998

No information available

1999 M. Quinn

1. Mark Quinn 5.0/6
2=3. Colm Daly, Joe Ryan 4.5
4=5. Mel O’Cinneide, John Hurley 4.0

2000

No information available

2001 D. McMahon, C. Daly

Irish Open/Leinster Championships

1=2. Daire McMahon, Colm Daly 4.5/6
3=4. Joe Ryan, Mark Quinn 4.0
(14 competitors)

2002 J., Ryan

1. FM Joe Ryan 5.0/6
2=3. Sam Collins, IM Brian Kelly 4.5
4=6. FM Colm Daly, Semyon Mkrtchyan, Daire McMahon 3.5
7=8.Pat Reynolds, Brian Fitzpatrick, 3.0
9=13. Ivan Llorens, Rod Nixon, Roland McDermott, Ciaran Quinn, Simon Jeffares 2.5
14=15. Anthony J Aherne, Karl McPhillips 2.0
16. Hotze Hofstra 1.0

2003 S. Brady

Irish Open/Leinster Championships
[Only Leinster players eligible for title of Leinster champion]

1. FM Stephen Brady 5.0/6
2. FM Colm Daly 4.5
3=4. FM Joe Ryan, Mel O’ Cinneide 4.0
5=7. Daire Mc Mahon, Ciaran Quinn, Pat Reynolds 3.5
8. Miroslav Pinc 3.0
9=13. Eric Bennett, Richard O’ Donovan, Simon Jeffares, Karl McPhillips, John Loughran 2.0
14. Kevin Butler 1.0

2004 J. Weidemann

1. FM Joerg Weidemann 6.0/6
2=3. FM Joe Ryan, FM Stephen Brady 4.5
4=6. Mark E. McGovern, Keith Allen, Richard O’Donovan 3.0
7=8. Gordon Freeman, David B. Murray 2.5
9=10. Karl McPhillips, Killian Delaney 2.0
11=12. Brian Galligan, Ciaran Quinn 1.5

2005 A. Baburin

1=2. GM Alexander Baburin, FM Colm Daly 5.5
(Baburin won title on tie-break)
3. IM Gawain C. Jones 4.0
4. Karl McPhillips 3.5
5=11. Simon Jeffares, David Fitzsimons, Juri Firstov, IM Gavin Wall, Martin Crichton, Kevin C. Butler, Rory Quinn 3.0
12=13. Daire McMahon, Tom Healy 2.5
14. Peter Cafolla 2.0
15. Darren McCabe 1.5

2006 K. McPhillips

1=2. Karl McPhillips, GM Jan Votava 4.5
(McPhillips 1st on tie-break)
3=4. IM Sam Collins, John Redmond 4.0
5=9. FM Colm Daly, IM Mark Quinn, David Fitzsimons, Bernard Palmer, IM Gavin Wall 3.5
10=11. Peter Cafolla, Simon Jeffares 3.0
12=14. Gordon Freeman, Sam C. Osborne, Gerard O’ Connell 2.5
15=16. Rory Quinn, Killian Delaney 2.0
17. William Porter 1.5

2007 G. Wall

1. Gavin Wall 5.5
2. Anthony Fox 4.0
3=5. John Redmond, Colm Daly, Eamon Keogh 3.5
6=7. David Fitzsimons, Peter Cafolla 3.0
8=12. Andrew Mendelson, Ryan-Rhys Griffiths, Philip Hogarty, Gerard O’Connell, John Mc Morrow 2.5
13. Francois Capaces 2.0

2008 D. Fitzsimons

1. David Fitzsimons 4.5
2. Gavin Wall 4.0
3. Anthony Fox 3.5
4=6. John Delaney, Peter Cafolla, Kevin C. Butler 3.0
7. Gordon Freeman 2.5
8. John McMorrow 1.5

2009

No championship. The 2006, 2007 and 2008 Championships were held over the Christmas break but the championships then returned to their more traditional April slot resulting in there being no event in the 2009 calendar year.

2010 D. Fitzsimons

Academy Plaza Hotel
16-18 April

1. David Fitzsimons 4.0/5
2=4. Paul Dempsey, Colm Daly, David B Murray 3.5
5. Ryan-Rhys Griffiths 3.0
6. Anthony Fox 2.5
7=9.Alejandro Alvarado Rivera, Darren McCabe, Peter Cafolla 2.0
10=11. Oisin Benson, Mark Berney 1.5
12. Brendan Lyons 1.0

2011 J. Joyce

Teacher’s Club
22–24 April (Easter weekend)

1=4. John Joyce, Gordon Freeman, Zaidan Zulkipli, David Fitzsimons 4.0/6
(Joyce won title on tie-break)
5. Colm Daly 3.5
6=9. Anthony Fox, Liam Porter, Tom John, Darren McCabe 3.0
10=12. Ciaran Quinn, Peter Cafolla, Killian Delaney 2.0
(65 players competed in 4 different sections)

Starting with the 2012 edition the Leinster Championship has been incorporated into the Malahide Millennium Congress with the highest-placed eligible player winning the various Leinster titles.

2012 C. Daly
2013 J. Firstov
2014 J. Delaney
2015 C. Daly
2016 C. Daly
2017 M. O Cinneide
2018 C. Daly
2019 G. Melaugh

The Leinster Championship was not held in 2020, 2021 and 2022. On returning in 2023 it remained incorporated within the Malahide Millennium Congress.

2023 J. Flynn