The Irish Chess Union

Entries for the 53rd Irish National Club Championship 2026 and the Queen Maeve Cup 2026 taking place April 24th - 26th close midnight April 16th. Please note NCC eligibilty rules do not apply to the Queen Maeve Cup 2026.

We regret to advise that the Easter Festival has been cancelled due to insufficient entries. Entrants will be contacted directly and entry fees refunded.

The Irish Junior Championship, 2026 is coming up.

• The Irish Junior Championships 2026 - register here.
• Warm-up: join the rapid

FIDE World Cadets Cup U8, U10, U12 ... 15th to 28th June

The ICU invites applications for the positions of Open and Women's team captains for the forthcoming 2026 Chess Olympiad to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 15-28, 2026.

The closing date for expression of interest is Tuesday, March 31, 2026.

Candidates are invited to address the selection criteria (items 1.1 to 10) in sufficient detail to help the selection committee to evaluate the application.

Please send statements of interest, with supporting information, to [email protected] .

Please refer to the previous invitation notice for full information.

Entries for the Irish Easter Festival 2026 events are open.

• Irish Easter Open 2026 - Enter here.
• O50/O65 Easter 2026 - Enter here.
• Irish Easter Blitz 2026 - Enter here.
• Irish Easter Norm Events 2026 - subject to capacity / norm requirements

All group winners of the Éanna March Quad can be seen here

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