As the chess season comes to an end here is a brief summary of what has been happening in Junior Chess around the country. Hopefully I haven't left any event out. If I have please contact and I will correct/include. While most of the competitions listed are not run by the ICU many of the participants, and the vast majority of the winners are members of the ICU! Also thanks are due to all who helped organise all these events.

All Ireland Colleges Championships
Under 19
1)St Benildus Dublin
2)Methodist Belfast
3)Gonzaga Dublin

Under 16
Gonzaga Dublin
St Columbs Derry
St Benildus Dublin

Under 14
Presentation College Cork
St Benildus Dublin
Belfast Royal Academy

Leinster Schools Chess
Senior (Under 19)
St Benildus
Gonzaga

Intermediate (Under 16)
1.Gonzaga
2.Castleknock

Minor (Under 14)
1.St Benildus
2.Gonzaga

Cork Primary Schools
Under 10 winner Donal Sheehan
Senior Joint winners Hugh Doyle and Kieran O'Riordan.

Community Games

Under 12
National Finals

1) Ballinasloe Galway
2) Spa/Muckross Kerry
3) Gorey Wexford
4) St Patricks Cavan

Under 16
National Finals
1) Ballinasloe Galway
2) Drumlish Longford
3) St Patricks Cavan
4) Annascaul/Camp Kerry

Chess Z National Schools

1)Creagh A Ballinasloe
2)Clogh Kilkenny
3)Creagh B Ballinasloe

Girls Competition.
1)Brierhill Galway
2)Templemary Mayo
3)St Catherines Dublin

Boys Individual John Cormican Clarinbridge Galway
Girls Individual Aoife Murray Brierhill Galway

Chess Z Secondary

1)Castletroy Limerick
2)Garbally Ballinasloe
3)St Kierans Kilkenny
Individual Winner Jamie Flynn

Girls Competition
1)Regina Mundi Cork
2)Ursuline Cork
3)Villiers School Limerick
Individual Winner Lucinda Holland

National Checkmate Secondary.
1)Castletroy
2)St Benildus

National checkmate Primary.
1)St Josephs Cork
2)Creagh Ballinasloe
3)Clogh Kilkenny