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Tadhg Ó Lúing who won the Munster Chess Championship at the weekend.
A TRALEE school student has just made the right moves to become a chess champion.
Following a fantastic display, Tadhg Ó Lúing from Lisselton, a Second Year student in Gaelcholaiste Chiarraí, has emerged victorious in the highly competitive Munster Region Chess Championship.
At the chess tournament, held in Ennis last weekend, spectators saw fierce competition among some of the most talented young minds in the chess community and at the end of the day Tadhg’s exceptional skills and unwavering focus earned him the title of Munster U14 Chess Champion.
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This was Tadhg’s second time, to participate in the Munster Championship and he thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
“I love playing chess,” he said. “I first started playing when I was 11 years of age and I fell in love with the game almost immediately. Last Sunday’s competition was tough as there were some exceptional players from all over Munster there and I’m delighted that I came out victorious”.
Tadhg, who practices chess for around four hours a week, will now go forward to the All-Ireland Chess Championships which takes place in Limerick in the New Year.
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