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Upcoming Events

Dates Event name Location
29–31 Aug Ulster Championships 2026
Classical FIDE-rated
Blackmountain Shared Space, 280 Ballygomartin Road, Belfast, BT13 3NG 		Blackmountain Shared Space, 280 Ballygomartin Road, Belfast, BT13 3NG
30 Aug Dun Laoghaire Rapid 2026
Classical
Dun Laoghaire 		Dun Laoghaire
4–6 Sep City of Dublin 2026
Classical FIDE-rated
Coláiste Éanna, Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, D16 E248, Co Dublin 		Coláiste Éanna, Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, D16 E248, Co Dublin
6 Sep National Organisers Training Course
Classical
Collaiste Eanna 		Collaiste Eanna
12 Sep Raharney Rapid [provisional]
Rapid FIDE-rated
Raharney Chess Club 		Raharney Chess Club
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 Cork Senior Championship + Cork Open
Classical FIDE-rated
Ballyphehane Community Centre, Cork 		Ballyphehane Community Centre, Cork
13 Sep Sligo Rapid Series - September
Rapid FIDE-rated
Clayton Hotel Sligo, Clarion Road, Ballytivnan, Ballinode, Co. Sligo, F91 N8EF 		Clayton Hotel Sligo, Clarion Road, Ballytivnan, Ballinode, Co. Sligo, F91 N8EF
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 FIDE RATED Coleraine Rapid Championship 2026
Rapid FIDE-rated
Coleraine Townhall, 35 The Diamond, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1DP 		Coleraine Townhall, 35 The Diamond, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1DP
22 Sep FIDE RATED Moira Autumn Blitz [10 rounds of 3+2]
Blitz FIDE-rated
Moira Baptist Church, Henry Court, Moira, Northern Ireland, BT67 0NS 		Moira Baptist Church, Henry Court, Moira, Northern Ireland, BT67 0NS
27 Sep 4th Sunday Quad, Cork
Classical FIDE-rated
Ballyphehane Community Centre, Cork 		Ballyphehane Community Centre, Cork
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
3 Oct FIDE RATED Kilrea Rapid 2026
Rapid FIDE-rated
Kilrea Town Hall, 26 The Diamond, Kilrea, Northern Ireland, BT51 5QJ 		Kilrea Town Hall, 26 The Diamond, Kilrea, Northern Ireland, BT51 5QJ
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