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All NewsWe've added a new home page for organisers and would-be organisers.
You'll find a list of qualified arbiters, which we will be filling. We want to make it easy for organisers to find arbiters for their events. There used to be a web site for Irish arbiters, but sadly that has died.
We hope that the organisers page will be a place to find advice on running your own events.
Recently there have been some issues with people not being able to enter events. Some events do not have entry fees setup for them, so people can't enter these events.
Other events do have fees set up, but your shopping cart may remain empty after adding the fee. In this case, please open an incognito tab. This will force you to login again, and the shopping cart should work properly.
Entries for the Éanna March Quad close tonight at 10pm. Limited spaces remaining. Enter here.
46th Chess Olympiad 2026 will take place from September 15-28 in Samarkand,Uzbekistan. Information on Olympiad 2026 Selections: International Selection Committee, Captains & Criteria can be found here. email .
Enter the Gens Una Sumus Rapid tournaments. Two 6-round FIDE rated Rapids on the 29th of March, one for Juniors at 12:20 pm and an Open at 5.40 pm. Free entry for titled players before the 16th of March.
Top games can be still be viewed on livechess from the Fingal Open which ended on Tue 10 Mar. In a dramatic finish Padraig Hughes ended up sharing the title of Fingal Champion with Will Sidney. See full Report with prize winners in all seven sections.
Prize giving will be on Tue 14 Apr at 7:15 pm followed by Coaching Session 4 by Mark Allidine. His talk aimed at junior, improving and more advanced players will deal with "Imbalances". How do you win from a position that appears level at first sight? It will be interactive and will include some sparring.
You may have experienced problems adding items to your shopping cart. The fix is to wipe the cookies in your browser, and then login again. If you've had problems paying for a subscription or entering a tournament, please email . We can advise you further on how to fix this.
