The Irish Chess Union

Thanks to Vitalii Salmin, we now have a home page focussing on women's and girl's chess. Check out the link on the left hand side.

Antonina Gora, former Irish Women's Champion, will visit Skerries CC on Tue 21 Oct to give coaching aimed at beginners and club players and to promote the upcoming Irish Women's Chess Festival. Details and Entry for coaching.

We are inviting you for the our new Junior Open Tournament (participants are limited by age only):

• 1st Cork Junior U10 Chess Championship (Rapid) for the Joe Brown Trophy
• 1st Cork Junior Chess Open Championship (U14, U19) for the Maurice J. Coveney, and Philip Short Trophy
• 1st Cork Junior Chess Girls Championship (U19 Girls only) for Kate Belinda Finn Trophy

One week to go until The Inaugural Irish Women’s Chess Festival 2025 and The Irish Women's Chess Championship 2025! Enter here.

The Irish Women's Chess Championship 2025 entries close Thursday 23 October 23:59. Challengers entries close Friday 24 October 18:00. Entries by Thursday 23 October 12:00 for personalized name card.

We are now looking for more women to join the Irish Chess Union Women’s Committee!
If you would like to help grow women’s chess in Ireland, whether you are passionate about college chess, junior chess, primary or secondary school initiatives, or simply want to share your ideas for the wider women’s chess community, we would love to have you on board.
Whether you are a parent, a coach, or an active or inactive player, we’re happy to have you. Email us at

Congratulations to Trisha Kanyamarala on becoming Ireland's first-ever Woman Grandmaster! A huge achievement and a proud moment for Irish chess! Well done, Trisha!