- Philip Hogarty
Philip David Hogarty (
April 18 1988 -January 1 2008 ) was chairman of theIrish Chess Union from September 2006 until his untimely death in January 2008. He was born at Holles Street, Dublin and raised in Baggot Street until in 1990, at the age of two, he moved toJobstown inTallaght ,County Dublin .Phil was hit by a Garda car shortly after 2:30 am on January 1. He died later that day at 4:10 pm. Philip’s popularity is evidenced by the great sadness felt across the city of Dublin and the country of Ireland at his passing. It was also evidenced at his funeral Mass where a large crowd squeezed into St. Thomas’ church in Jobstown to bid their friend a final farewell.
Career
Hogarty's achievements as a chess player were many and varied. In 2004 he won the Leinster Schools Under 16 Championship while in 2006 he played on the top board for DIT in the Irish Intervarsities helping them to achieve a third place finish. After moving to the Rathmines Chess Club in 2006 he played on the top board in the Heidenfeld Memorial amassing 9 points out of 11 to finish as the competition’s top scorer for the 2006/2007 season. Finally, in an achievement which was set to propel him to the upper echelons of Irish Chess, Philip was selected to play for Rathmines’ strongest team in Ireland’s premier event the Armstrong Cup for the 2007/2008 season. At the halfway stage of this competition Philip had scored a very credible 4 points out of 6 against mainly expert opponents. At the time of his death Philip had reached number 32 in the Irish Chess Union rating list. [ [http://icu.ie/articles/display.php?id=171] ]
His election in 2006 as chairman of the Irish Chess Union made him, at 18 years of age, the youngest person ever to be elected to this position.
Quotes
* Childhood friend and fellow chess player, Darren McCabe:
“On the chessboard he was ruthless in his pursuit of victory. Off the chessboard he was the most genuine down to earth guy you could meet. Phil was very popular. He made friends effortlessly wherever he went.”
References
External links
* [http://icu.ie/articles/display.php?id=171]
* [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4371]
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