Irish Chess Union

The 2nd Annual Irish Women's Chess Festival 2026 will take place 23rd - 26th October in the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan. Entries are now open for the following events:

The Irish Womens Championships 2026
Irish Womens Challengers 2026
Irish Girl's Competition - Entry by email to

Live stream commentary of Irish teams' games at the Chess Olympiad

9-16

16-09-2026

You can follow the Irish teams' journeys at the 46th Chess Olympiad on Diana Mirza's channel every day from 11am here. Join in for live commentary of the games and, if we are lucky, post-game interviews.

The official Olympiad website is https://chessolympiad2026.fide.com/

Latest Tournament Reports

All Reports

LCU Cup finals

Resutls of 105th ICC 2026 - Weekday Open

Report on 2026 ICC Open Weekender, O50, O65

OPEN CALL OF INTEREST ECU/FIDE Commissions 2027 – 2030

9-16

16-09-2026

Any ICU member interested in serving on a FIDE or ECU commission should write to [email protected] by 25 Sep

Details here.

Olympiad 2026 opens today!

9-15

15-09-2026

The 46th Chess Olympiad opens today in Samarkand.

The ICU wishes the two Irish teams every success!

Entries are now open to the Éanna Classic 2026 taking place 2-4th October!

9-12

12-09-2026

The Éanna Classic 2026

National Arbiters Course & Running Live Boards

9-11

11-09-2026

A National Arbiters course to train NAs will run in Coláiste Éanna, Dublin on Sat 14 - Sun 15 Nov. See event page for details or to enter. Training in running Live Boards is included or available separately.

Cork Senior Championship + Cork Open

9-9

09-09-2026

Cork Open and Cork Junior Championships - 12th and 13th of September

Adam Collins
2026 Irish Champion

Alice O'Gorman
2025 Irish Women's Champion

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