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Austin De Burca

Number of games in database: 5
Years covered: 1935 to 1966
Overall record: +0 -4 =1 (10.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.


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AUSTIN DE BURCA
(born May-10-1913, died Aug-01-1995, 82 years old) Ireland

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Patrick Martin Austin Bourke. He was Irish champion in 1951.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Dake vs A De Burca 1-0191935Warsaw OlympiadC11 French
2. A De Burca vs P Rethy 0-1141935Warsaw OlympiadD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
3. G Danielsson vs A De Burca 1-0221935Warsaw OlympiadD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. M Raizman vs A De Burca 1-0231935Warsaw OlympiadA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
5. A De Burca vs W Heidenfeld  ½-½151966Armstrong CupC00 French Defense
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Feb-20-12
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  GrahamClayton: Obituary: http://www.icu.ie/articles/display....
Jul-27-21
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  MissScarlett: Is <Austin De Burca> a Gaelic affectation?
Jul-16-24
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  Diocletian: Well, does this added information offer any further understanding to my original question, the meaning of "<Austin De Burca> a Gaelic affectation?" I still don't get it.

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Certainly! Let’s revisit the phrase “<Austin De Burca> a Gaelic affectation” with the new information about Austin De Burca:

Austin De Burca: We now know that Austin De Burca was an Irish chess player, born in 1913 and the Irish champion in 1951. Gaelic affectation: The term “Gaelic” refers to Irish or Scottish culture, language, and traditions. An “affectation” is an artificial behavior or mannerism. Putting it together, the phrase could be interpreted as follows:

Someone named Austin De Burca, who is associated with Ireland, might be pretending to have Gaelic roots or adopting a mannerism to appear more Irish. In other words, it playfully questions whether Austin De Burca’s connection to Gaelic culture is genuine or affected. It’s a clever way of suggesting that someone might be putting on airs. 😊

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