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Upcoming Events

Dates Event name Location
12–13 Sep 2nd Cork Junior Chess Championship (U10)
Rapid Juniors only
Ballyphehane Community Centre, Cork 		Ballyphehane Community Centre, Cork
12–13 Sep 2nd Cork Junior Chess Championship (U14, U19)
Classical Juniors only FIDE-rated
Ballyphehane Community Centre, Cork 		Ballyphehane Community Centre, Cork
12–13 Sep Plunkett Cup (Cork Individual Championship)
Classical FIDE-rated
Ballyphehane Community Centre, Cork 		Ballyphehane Community Centre, Cork
15 Sep FIDE RATED Aughamullan Rapid 2026
Rapid FIDE-rated
Washingbay Centre, 92 Ballybeg Road, Aughamullan, Coalisland, County Tyrone, BT71 5DX 		Washingbay Centre, 92 Ballybeg Road, Aughamullan, Coalisland, County Tyrone, BT71 5DX
15–28 Sep 46th Chess Olympiad 2026
Classical Foreign FIDE-rated
Samarkand, Uzbekistan 		Samarkand, Uzbekistan
19 Sep Connaught Rapid Open and U12 2026
Rapid FIDE-rated
Sligo 		Sligo
27 Sep North Wicklow Junior Chess Tournaments - September 2026
Rapid
Dr Ryan Centre, Greystones, Co Wicklow 		Dr Ryan Centre, Greystones, Co Wicklow
28 Sep AGM 2026
Rapid , Blitz
TBA 		TBA
28 Sep Irish Blitz and Rapid Championships 2026
Rapid , Blitz FIDE-rated
TBA 		TBA
1–29 Oct FIDE RATED City of Bangor Classic 2026 (month long October event)
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
2–4 Oct The Éanna Classic 2026
Classical FIDE-rated
Coláiste Éanna, Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, D16 E248, Co Dublin 		Coláiste Éanna, Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, D16 E248, Co Dublin
6 Oct FIDE RATED City of Bangor Rapid Congress [part 1 of 3] rounds 1-5
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
10 Oct FIDE RATED County Tyrone Junior Championships 2026
Rapid FIDE-rated
Washingbay Centre, 92 Ballybeg Road, Aughamullan, Coalisland, County Tyrone, BT71 5DX 		Washingbay Centre, 92 Ballybeg Road, Aughamullan, Coalisland, County Tyrone, BT71 5DX
13 Oct FIDE RATED City of Bangor Rapid Congress [part 2 of 3] rounds 6-10
Rapid FIDE-rated
City of Bangor Chess Club, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT19 6JR 		City of Bangor Chess Club, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT19 6JR
16–18 Oct The 34rd Cork Congress 2026

Clayton Hotel Cork City, 10 Lapp's Quay, Cork, T12 RD6E 		Clayton Hotel Cork City, 10 Lapp's Quay, Cork, T12 RD6E
20 Oct FIDE RATED City of Bangor Rapid Congress [part 3 of 3] rounds 11-15
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
23–26 Oct PROVISIONAL - 2nd Annual Irish Women's Chess Festival 2026
Women only
TBC 		TBC
23–26 Oct PROVISIONAL - The Irish Womens Championships 2026
Classical FIDE-rated
Stillorgan Talbot Hotel, Co Dublin 		Stillorgan Talbot Hotel, Co Dublin
27 Oct FIDE RATED City of Bangor Halloween Blitz: 7 rounds of 5+5
Blitz 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
30 Oct – 1 Nov PLACEHOLDER The Limerick Open 2026

TBA 		TBA
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