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.

Simultaneous Exhibition by David Fitzsimons IM

Tue 03 Jun 2025 - Tue 03 Jun 2025 , 1 rounds (provisionally)

120 mins + 0 sec/move No clocks. Players may pass 3 times if not ready.

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Players - their availability.

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

David will play up to 20 players at the same time, taking a move at each board before moving on. First 20 to pay and enter can play. €10 for non members (pay on icu.ie) €5 for members (pay on icu.ie or pay club directly in advance) and enter availability here. First 20 who pay get to play.

Prizes

No prizes.

Blitz Club Championships in Sections

Tue 27 May 2025 - Tue 27 May 2025 , 5 rounds (provisionally)

3 mins + 2 sec/move from move 1.

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Players - their availability.

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

5 rounds on one club night. Round robin (all-play-all) event in sections divided by rating. Sections of 6 for juniors and sections of 6 - 8 for adults.

Prizes

Medals engraved.

Prize winners

1st John Loughran 6½
2nd Owen Johnston 6
3rd Mark Allidine 5½
U1480 1st Tom Jackson 5
U1480 2nd Adam Gicale 4
U1480 3rd Adam Florczak 3
U1420 1st James Sweetman 4½
U1420 2nd Kyle Aoki 3½
U1420 3rd Shamsa Shahid 3
U1150 =1st Alan Florczak 4
U1150 =1st Matthew Houlihan 4
U1150 3rd Jack Guildea 3

Rapid Club Championships Open and Rating limited sections

Tue 29 Apr 2025 - Tue 06 May 2025 , 6 rounds (provisionally)

25 mins + 10 sec/move or as agreed, shorter times for juniors e.g. 10 + 5.

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Players - their availability.

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

4 - 6 rounds over 2 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

Medals engraved.

Prize winners

1st Miguel Silveiro 5½
=2nd Owen Johnston 4
=2nd Mark Allidine 4
U1500 1st Ethan Gicale 3½
U1500 2nd Adam Gicale 2½
U1500 3rd Rajiv Gicale 2
U1400 =1st Kornel Pongracz 3½
U1400 =1st James Sweetman 3½
U1400 3rd Lorenzo Petrone 3
U1300 1st Alan Florczak 2
U1300 =2nd Matthew Houlihan 1½
U1300 =2nd Jake Lamont 1½

Parents and Adult Beginners Open

Tue 01 Apr 2025 - Thu 26 Jun 2025 , 5 rounds (provisionally)

25 mins + 10 sec/move or as agreed, may adjourn.

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Players - their availability.

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

5 rounds over 10 weeks all-play-all tournament in one or two sections. Open to all parents of members and adult beginners whose rating is not too high.

Prizes

No prizes, just a social event with a chance to improve your chess too. Play on the days you can attend.

Fingal Open Ch incl. SCC Championships, Sections A - H

Tue 07 Jan 2025 - Tue 18 Mar 2025 , 5 rounds (provisionally)

90 mins + 30 sec/move (Sec A), Lower sections: 75 + 30, 60 + 30, 45 + 30 depending on ratings. Different time controls if both players agree to adjourn.

Availability - enter or change your availability.

Players - their availability.

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

Details & Report on 5 round FIDE, ICU and SCC rated all-play-all tournament in 9 sections, with Coaching sessions between rounds, see Learn page.

Three boards Live and on lichess. Open to all ICU and SCC members.

Prizes

1st, 2nd, 3rd place engraved medals or plaques in each section. Fingal Open Cup for Sec A winner. Cups for Skerries Club Champion and Skerries U18 Girls and Boys Champions.

Prize winners

1st John Loughran 3½
=2nd David Fitzsimons 3
=2nd Jack Herring 3
3rd Pat Fitzsimons 2½
U1740 1st Miguel Silveiro 3½
U1740 2nd Paul Ryan 3
U1740 =3rd David O’Leary 2½
U1740 =3rd Rory Clarke 2½
U1550 1st Rajiv Gicale 4½
U1550 2nd Donnacha Lenehan 3½
U1550 3rd Sean Conor O’Neill 2½
U1450 1st Yuvan Pradeep Kumar 4½
U1450 2nd Yuri Gaspar 3½
U1450 3rd Ethan Gicale 2½
U1400 =1st Adam Gicale 4
U1400 =1st David Craig 4
U1400 3rd Neel Raparthi 3
U1360 =1st Adam Florczak 4
U1360 =1st Adhisya Muthu Thirupathi 4
U1360 3rd James Sweetman 2
U1260 1st Tomasz Florczak 4
U1260 2nd Thomas Murray 3
U1260 3rd Shamsa Shahid 2
U1250 1st Michael Daly 4
U1250 =2nd Darragh Costello 3½
U1250 =2nd Tom Tyndall 3½
U1080 1st Joshua Monaghan 5
U1080 =2nd Jack Guildea 3
U1080 =2nd Willow Monaghan 3