Tournaments

Games from live boards in tournaments >> or leagues

icu.ie/events - For tournaments in Ireland and abroad see the ICU Calendar.
Free entry to club events for members until the club night before each event. After that a late entry fee of €10 applies.
Players who do not show up for a game without warning are excluded and must pay a €10 no show fee before they can play again in that or subsequent events.

Summer Classic Open and Sections divided by Rating

Tue 26 May 2026 - Tue 30 Jun 2026 , 6 rounds (provisionally)

60 mins + 30 sec/move , or as agreed, to allow juniors or parents to leave early

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Players - their availability.

Fixtures - Pairings, results, standings. Choose section and round number.

Swiss events open to all club members, with 1 round each night. Enter free now or after 19 May for a late fee of €10.

Prizes

Small prizes.

Blitz Club Championships Open

Tue 12 May 2026 - Tue 12 May 2026 , 7 rounds (provisionally)

3 mins + 2 sec/move from move 1.

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Players - their availability.

Fixtures - Pairings, results, standings. Choose section and round number.

7 rounds on one club night. One large Swiss Open event so you get to play people you do not usually play. For fun, not rated. Medals for best in each rating band.

Prizes

Medals engraved. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and provisionally for top scorer rated U1500, U1300, U1200, U1100, U1000, depending on entries.

Prize winners

1st Grzegorz Pawlowski 5½
2nd Mark Allidine 5
3rd Owen Johnston 4
U1600 1st Adam Scanlon 4
U1500 1st Kieran Howley 4
U1400 1st Hariharan Praveen 4
U1200 1st Joshua Monaghan 2½
U1000 1st Alan Florczak 3

Rapid Club Championships Open and Rating limited sections

Tue 21 Apr 2026 - Tue 05 May 2026 , 6 rounds (provisionally)

15 mins + 10 sec/move or as agreed, longer times for seniors e.g. 25 + 10.

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Players - their availability.

Fixtures - Pairings, results, standings. Choose section and round number.

6 rounds over 3 weeks. Swiss tournament in two or three sections. Open to full members. Players may get up to three byes as long as they are requested before pairings done, by entering availability.

Prizes

Prizes within each rating band for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

Prize winners

1st John Loughran 6
2nd Adam Scanlon 4
3rd Paul Ryan 2½
U1550 1st Kieran Howley 1½
U1400 1st Peadar Sherlock 5
U1400 2nd Finn Delaney 4½
U1400 3rd Hariharan Praveen 4
U1200 1st Paddy Urbanski 3
U1200 2nd Willow Monaghan 2

Fingal Open Ch. incl. SCC Championships, Sections A - H Tue 06 Jan 2026 - Tue 10 Mar 2026

Community Games Skerries Finals U16, U13, U11 Tue 04 Nov 2025 - Tue 09 Dec 2025

Turkey Open Tue 04 Nov 2025 - Tue 16 Dec 2025

Autumn Open, Cormorants & Seagulls Tue 09 Sep 2025 - Tue 21 Oct 2025

Simultaneous Exhibition by David Fitzsimons IM Tue 03 Jun 2025 - Tue 03 Jun 2025

Blitz Club Championships in Sections Tue 27 May 2025 - Tue 27 May 2025

Rapid Club Championships Open and Rating limited sections Tue 29 Apr 2025 - Tue 06 May 2025

Parents and Adult Beginners Open Tue 01 Apr 2025 - Thu 26 Jun 2025

Fingal Open Ch incl. SCC Championships, Sections A - H Tue 07 Jan 2025 - Tue 18 Mar 2025

Community Games Skerries Finals U16, U13, U11 Tue 05 Nov 2024 - Tue 10 Dec 2024

Turkey Open Tue 05 Nov 2024 - Tue 17 Dec 2024

Autumn Open Tue 10 Sep 2024 - Tue 22 Oct 2024

Autumn Seagulls Tue 10 Sep 2024 - Tue 22 Oct 2024

Summer Rapid Open Mon 17 Jun 2024 - Tue 25 Jun 2024

Summer Rapid Junior Mon 17 Jun 2024 - Tue 25 Jun 2024

Team Handicap Event - All Teams from within the Club

Tue 28 May 2024 - Tue 11 Jun 2024 , 3 rounds (provisionally)

25 mins + 10 sec/move or similar, as agreed between players.

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Players - their availability.

Fixtures - Pairings, results, standings. Choose section and round number.

Team Piece Handicap Tournament. Captains will select teams on 21 May straight after the AGM from those who entered availability. Enter after 21 May for a late fee of €10. Players will get 1 point for showing up to play, 2 points for a loss, 3 for a draw and 5 for a win. In each game, the stronger player will have less pieces, based on the rating difference. You can calculate this using the Piece Handicap app. Captains decide on board order and write this down to give to the opposing captains on the team sheets. 4 teams. 3 rounds all-play-all.

Prizes

Prizes depending on entries.

Prize winners

=1st Adam Scanlon O
=1st Mark Allidine O
=1st Jack O’Brien O
=1st Conor Hughes O
=1st Lennox McMahon-Holland O
=1st Adhisya Muthu Thirupathi O
=1st Kyle Aoki O