Leinster Leagues and Knockout Cups

To locate a club for an away match see icu.ie/clubs or LCU/clubs.

3rd Team - in Division 6N Bodley Cup

Captain: Samuel Basker. Contact: 0868941889, Email: Samuel Basker
Vice-captain: Sridhar Raparthi. Contact: 353894549228, Email: Sridhar Raparthi

Tue 19 Sep 2023 - Sun 12 May 2024 , 11 rounds (provisionally)

Matches start at 7:30 pm on weekdays, or at 2:30 pm on Saturdays.
60 mins + 30 sec/move. May be playoffs for promotion..

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Fixtures - LCU match dates, results, standings.

Team tournament for adults and strong juniors.

Prizes

2nd Team - in Division 4 O'Hanlon Cup

Captain: Owen Johnston. Contact: +353838765962, +353838765962 Email: Owen Johnston
Vice-captain: Mark Allidine. Contact: 0858746725, Email: Mark Allidine

Tue 19 Sep 2023 - Sun 12 May 2024 , 11 rounds (provisionally)

Matches start at 7:30 pm on weekdays, or at 2:30 pm on Saturdays.
75 mins + 30 sec/move. Final round will be in Dublin venue..

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Fixtures - LCU match dates, results, standings.

Team tournament for adults and strong juniors.

Prizes

1st Team - in Division 3 Ennis Shield

Captain: John Loughran. Contact: 086 374 5410, 01 8106776 Email: John Loughran

Sat 07 Oct 2023 - Sun 12 May 2024 , 11 rounds (provisionally)

Matches start at 7:15 pm on weekdays, or at 2:30 pm on Saturdays.
90 mins + 30 sec/move. Final round will be in Dublin venue..

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Fixtures - LCU match dates, results, standings.

Team tournament for adults and strong juniors.

Prizes

2nd Team - in William Brennan Knockout Cup Group A

Captain: Helena Flynn. Contact: 0862068100, Email: Helena Flynn
Vice-captain: Sridhar Raparthi. Contact: 353894549228, Email: Sridhar Raparthi

Tue 06 Jun 2023 - Sat 15 Jul 2023 , 5 rounds (provisionally)

Matches start at 7:30 pm on weekdays, or at 2:30 pm on Saturdays.
75 mins + 30 sec/move. .

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Fixtures - LCU match dates, results, standings.

Team tournament for adults and strong juniors, with a group stage (about 3 rounds) followed by semi-final and final if we qualify. Like the World Cup.

Prizes

1 to 2 SCC Board prizes for highest scorers.

1st Team - in William Brennan Knockout Cup Group B

Captain: John Loughran. Contact: 086 374 5410, 01 8106776 Email: John Loughran

Tue 06 Jun 2023 - Sat 15 Jul 2023 , 5 rounds (provisionally)

Matches start at 7:30 pm on weekdays, or at 2:30 pm on Saturdays.
75 mins + 30 sec/move. .

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Fixtures - LCU match dates, results, standings.

Team tournament for adults and strong juniors, with a group stage (about 3 rounds) followed by semi-final and final if we qualify. Like the World Cup. Round 1 is a Bye(no game).

Prizes

1 to 2 SCC Board prizes for highest scorers.

Report

Cup Winners!

3rd Team - in Division 6 N Bodley Cup

Captain: Dermot Murphy. Contact: 0876885102, Email: Dermot Murphy
Vice-captain: Leonardo Latorre. Contact: 0830934976, Email: Leonardo Latorre

Sat 01 Oct 2022 - Sat 11 Mar 2023 , 11 rounds (provisionally)

Matches start at 7:30 pm on weekdays, or at 2:30 pm on Saturdays.
60 mins + 30 sec/move. Final round may be 1 hr 30 min for all moves.

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Fixtures - LCU match dates, results, standings.

Team tournament for adults and strong juniors.

Prizes

1 or 2 SCC Board prizes for highest scorers - Lorcán McDonnell Ryan 2½/4, Jacob Fynes 2½/8. LCU Board prize for >75%.

Report

Finished near bottom of Div 6N Bodley.

2nd Team - in Division 5 N BEA Cup

Captain: Enda Joyce. Contact: 0861600050, 0861600050 Email: Enda Joyce
Vice-captain: Paul Ryan. Contact: 0877755777, Email: Paul Ryan

Mon 26 Sep 2022 - Sat 20 May 2023 , 12 rounds (provisionally)

Matches start at 7:30 pm on weekdays, or at 2:30 pm on Saturdays.
75 mins + 30 sec/move. Final round may be 1 hr 45 min for all moves.

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Fixtures - LCU match dates, results, standings.

Team tournament for adults and strong juniors.

Prizes

1 or 2 SCC Board prizes for highest scorers - Owen Johnston 10/11, Mark Allidine 8/11, Enda Joyce 8/11. LCU Board prize for >75% - Owen Johnston.

Report

Won Div 5N BEA. Promoted to Div 4 O'Hanlon.

1st Team - in Division 3 Ennis Shield

Captain: John Loughran. Contact: 086 374 5410, 01 8106776 Email: John Loughran
Vice-captain: Cian Griffin. Contact: 0879747509, Email: Cian Griffin

Thu 29 Sep 2022 - Sat 06 May 2023 , 11 rounds (provisionally)

Matches start at 7:15 pm on weekdays, or at 2:30 pm on Saturdays.
90 mins + 30 sec/move. Final round may be 2 hrs for all moves.

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Fixtures - LCU match dates, results, standings.

Team tournament for adults and strong juniors.

Prizes

1 to 2 SCC Board prizes for highest scores - John Loughran 5½/10, Grzegorz Pawlowski 4½/10. LCU Board prize for >75%.

Report

Finished 4th, missing out on promotion by 1 point

Past Leagues and Cups

What are the Leagues?

Team competitions suitable for adults and strong juniors.
Teams of 5, 6 or 8 players.
Matches from 7:15pm (Div 1 - 3) / 7:30pm (Div 4 - 6) until late. Saturday matches start 2:30pm.
Clocks used. Moves recorded.
Home matches on club nights (Tuesdays), away matches on the away team club night. Some matches on Saturdays for distant clubs.
Leagues from late September until Easter. 11 rounds in most divisions, less in lowest division.
Knockout Cups after that until June. 3-5 rounds.
Selection for teams based on Skerries and ICU ratings, not on age.
Players pay €10 towards the cost of ICU membership, which also entitles individuals to play in ICU run tournaments.
Games in all divisions are rated by the ICU, and in the higher divisions (1-3) also by FIDE. Players get a provisional ICU rating after a few games and a full rating after 20 games.