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QUB June Blitz Report

5 rounds, 30 players, 7 newbies, a multinational cast of Poles, English, Irish, Americans and Aussies - all set under Bar Sub's atmospheric lighting and with a steady supply of alcohol. This bar blitz cocktail made the latest instalment in the series sweeping the SU one of the best to date.

Eamonn Walls was the competition’s biggest winner on the night, as he sensationally reeled off 5 wins from 5 to claim clear first place. Jonathan Beattie, Shane Keers, Martin Kelly, John Cairns and John Bradley all fell victim to Walls’ ruthless winning streak, with the QUB Theology student taking no prisoners. This display means Eamonn has now equalled Steve Scannell’s record of two outright Blitz wins, and has also become only the 2nd player to record a perfect score in the event – repeating Scannell’s achievement from October 2008.

A full report with pics and vid is here:

http://quis.qub.ac.uk/chess/archives/0809/0809.htm#juneblitz

Expect more bar blitzes over the coming months. Full details available from here:
http://quis.qub.ac.uk/chess/index.htm

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