Calendar

Dates	Event name	Location
8 Jan 2026	FIDE RATED Bangor New Year Blitz 2026 Blitz FIDE-rated 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT19 6JR	30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT19 6JR
11 Jan 2026	ChessPoint Monthly Fide Rated Rapid Rapid FIDE-rated Talbot Hotel Stillorgan	Talbot Hotel Stillorgan
11 Jan 2026	Gens Una Sumus - January FIDE-rated Rapid tournaments Rapid FIDE-rated Crowne Plaza Hotel - Blanchardstown, Blanchardstown Town Centre, Dublin, 15, D15 T1FD	Crowne Plaza Hotel - Blanchardstown, Blanchardstown Town Centre, Dublin, 15, D15 T1FD
16–18 Jan 2026	21st Gonzaga Charity Classic 2026 Gonzaga College SJ, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6.	Gonzaga College SJ, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6.
17 Jan 2026	FIDE RATED West Winds Newtownards Rapid 2026 Rapid FIDE-rated West Winds Community Centre, Dakota Ave, Newtownards, Northern Ireland, BT23 4QT	West Winds Community Centre, Dakota Ave, Newtownards, Northern Ireland, BT23 4QT
23–25 Jan 2026	Williamson Shield 2026 FIDE rated Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, Belfast, BT4 3TA	Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, Belfast, BT4 3TA
24 Jan 2026	FIDE RATED Belfast Blitz 2026 Blitz FIDE-rated Maynard Sinclair Sports Pavilion, Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3TA, Northern Ireland	Maynard Sinclair Sports Pavilion, Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3TA, Northern Ireland
24 Jan 2026	FIDE RATED Northern Ireland Youth Rapid Championships 2026 U8-U18 Rapid FIDE-rated Bangor Chess Club, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT19 6JR	Bangor Chess Club, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT19 6JR
25 Jan 2026	ChessPoint Monthly Blitz Talbot Hotel Stillorgan	Talbot Hotel Stillorgan
25 Jan 2026	Munster Senior League (Round 3-4) Classical FIDE-rated Mitchelstown	Mitchelstown
30 Jan – 8 Feb 2026	Sligo Chess and Culture Festival 2026 Classical , Rapid , Blitz FIDE-rated Diamond Coast Hotel, Enniscrone	Diamond Coast Hotel, Enniscrone
31 Jan 2026	North Wicklow Junior Chess Tournament - January 2026 Rapid Chapel Rd, Kindlestown Lower, Greystones, Co. Wicklow	Chapel Rd, Kindlestown Lower, Greystones, Co. Wicklow
6–8 Feb 2026	Mulcahy Memorial 2026 Aula Maxima, University College Cork, Co Cork	Aula Maxima, University College Cork, Co Cork
8 Feb 2026	Éanna February Quad Classical FIDE-rated Coláiste Éanna, Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, D16 E248, Co Dublin	Coláiste Éanna, Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, D16 E248, Co Dublin
8–10 Feb 2026	FIDE RATED Jamison Chess Academy Classic 2026 (U1800) Classical FIDE-rated Bangor Chess Club, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT19 6JR	Bangor Chess Club, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT19 6JR
15 Feb 2026	Belfield Open Rapidplay Charity Event Belfield	Belfield
15 Feb 2026	ChessPoint Monthly Fide Rated Rapid Rapid FIDE-rated Talbot Hotel Stillorgan	Talbot Hotel Stillorgan
20–22 Feb 2026	DCU Chess Open Classical FIDE-rated DCU	DCU
21 Feb 2026	FIDE RATED Northern Ireland v India: Team Rapid 2026 Queen's Hall, 17 West Street, Newtownards, Northern Ireland, BT23 4EN	Queen's Hall, 17 West Street, Newtownards, Northern Ireland, BT23 4EN
22 Feb 2026	Munster Senior League (Round 5-6) Classical FIDE-rated Mitchelstown	Mitchelstown
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