Skerries Chess Club

Teams

The club has teams for adults and juniors playing in a number of different competitions annually. An introduction is given here but more information can be found by clicking the links above for each competition. All team competitions are free to members as the club pays the entry fees where they apply. ICU membership is required to play in the Leinster Leagues and Knockout Cups only, not for the Community Games, Novices League or Mick Germaine Cup, all open to juniors. Most of the ICU fee is paid by the club with a €10 contribution from players playing in the leagues. A benefit of ICU membership is that the games played are then rated and players` ICU ratings are published on the ICU website. See Links > ICU > Ratings. Team selection is based on Skerries ratings and ICU ratings mainly, as well as activity and availability. For latest team results see Links > LCU which also gives complete results of all leagues since 2003/04.

Leinster Leagues

In the Leinster leagues each team plays one match about every two weeks from September to April, about 11 matches in all. Clocks are used and players must record their moves.

Ennis Shield - Leinster League Division 3
  1. Our first team is in this league (2018/19)
  2. Teams of six, open to adults and juniors.
  3. About 11 rounds in total, from September to April, about one every two weeks.
  4. Home matches on Tuesday nights (7:30 to 11:00 pm). Away matches on week nights. Some matches with provincial teams on Saturdays (2:30 to 6:00 pm), either home or away.
  5. Time control: 1 hour 30 mins plus 30 seconds/move increments or 2 hours each for all moves (4 hours in total).
  6. ICU membership required (Club pays all but €10 of the fee). Is FIDE rated.
  7. The first two teams in this division are promoted. The bottom two are relegated.
BEA - Leinster League Division 5
  1. Our second team is in this league (2018/19), in Division 5 North
  2. Teams of five, open to adults and juniors.
  3. About 11 rounds in total, from September to April, about one every two weeks.
  4. Home matches on Tuesday nights (7:30 to 11:00 pm). Away matches on week nights. Some matches with provincial teams on Saturdays (2:30 to 6:00 pm), either home or away.
  5. Time control: 1 hour 15 mins + 30 secs/move or 1 hour 45 mins each for all moves (3 hours 30 mins in total).
  6. ICU membership required (Club pays all but €10 of the fee). Is not FIDE rated.
  7. The first two teams in this division enter play-offs for promotion along with the first two from the south division. The top three in the play-offs are prommoted. The bottom two teams in the north section are relegated to the north section of the division below.
Bodley Cup - Leinster League Division 6
  1. Our third team is in this league (2018/19), in Division 6 North
  2. Teams of five, open to adults and juniors. Some older juniors play.
  3. About 11 rounds in total, from November to April, about one every two weeks.
  4. Home matches on Tuesday nights (7:30 to 10:30 pm). Away matches on week nights. Some matches with provincial teams on Saturdays (2:30 to 5:30 pm), either home or away.
  5. Time control: 1 hour + 30 seconds/move or 1 hour and 30 mins each for all moves (3 hours in total).
  6. ICU membership required (Club pays all but €10 of the fee). Is not FIDE rated.
  7. The first two teams in this division are promoted to the north section of the division above.

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Community Games

  1. Teams of five plus two subs, open to juniors. Two teams - under 16s and under 13s.
  2. Qualifiying competition to select teams is held in the club in the autumn after mid-term break up to Christmas.
  3. Dublin finals for selected teams on one night in the spring (7:30 to about 10 pm).
  4. Time control: About 20 minutes each for all moves.
  5. ICU membership not required.

Mick Germaine Cup

  1. Teams of four, open to juniors only, usually.
  2. One Saturday or Sunday usually in the autumn.
  3. About 5 games per day from around 11 am to 4 pm.
  4. Time control: 15 to 20 mins for all moves each (30 - 40 mins per game in total).
  5. ICU membership not required.

Novices League/O`Connell Cup

  1. Teams of four, open to juniors and adults who have no ICU rating or are rated below 1000.
  2. About 3 or four Sundays from February to April.
  3. About 5 games per day from around 11 am to 4 pm.
  4. Time control: 15 to 20 mins for all moves each (30 - 40 mins per game in total).
  5. ICU membership not required.

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National Club Championships

  1. Usually in April, open to all clubs in Ireland. The top six players on the team must have an average ICU rating of 1450 or above.
  2. Teams of six plus tow subs, open to adults and juniors.
  3. Usually 4 rounds in total, over one weekend, Saturday and Sunday, usually in April.
  4. Time control: 1 hour 30 mins plus 30 seconds/move increments or 2 hours each for all moves (4 hours in total).
  5. ICU membership required (Club pays all but €10 of the fee). Is FIDE rated.

Knockout Cups - after the Leagues

  1. We usually enter a team.
  2. Teams of six plus subs, open to adults and juniors.
  3. About 3 to 5 rounds in total, from April/May to June.
  4. Home matches on Tuesday nights (7:30 to 11:00 pm). Away matches on week nights. Some matches with provincial teams on Saturdays (2:30 to 6:00 pm), not often.
  5. Time control: Usually 1 hour 45 mins for all moves each (3 hours 30 mins in total).
  6. ICU membership required (Club pays all but €10 of the fee).

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Board 1 (background): Fred Harte vs. Seán O'Neill and 2 (foreground), Conor McDonald vs. Brian Leonard

Bodley Cup First team in 2012/13 season in Round 1 of the Bodley Cup versus Kilbarrack. Board 1 (background): Fred Harte vs. Seán O`Neill and 2 (foreground): Conor McDonald vs. Brian Leonard
  Community Games chess match

Community Games chess match (Other teams)

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