The Irish Chess Union

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

Irish Rapid and Blitz Championships 2026 will take place on Sunday, 11 October in the Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan.

Early bird entry until 4th October. Enter here.

Further to the Notice of ICU AGM 2026 previously given, three motions have been added. See updated meeting notice here.

Finally, those of you who write articles for the website can pretend you are using MS Word instead of some obscure programmer formatting language like HTML or Markdown. It also makes it easier to upload photos and use them in the articles. I hope this simpler way of editing articles will encourage more event organisers to write reports about their own events.

Notice of ICU AGM 2026 - 27th September 2026 is hereby given. Details here.

Free entry for titled players to The City of Dublin 2026, taking place next weekend, ends tomorrow. Contact organizers. Enter here.

Register for the ICU's first National Organisers Training Course on 6 Sep here.

Under the ICU Public Liability Insurance 2026/27: Clubs and Events, the next coverage window commences on Sep 30 2026. To join, details are here. To be included in this window, clubs should confirm enrollment and pay the premium ideally well before but not later than Sunday, 20 September.

*** IMPORTANT NOTE: Payment of Premium does NOT mean cover in place. Cover only upon issuance of cover note. ***