Club 5 minute tournament- January
The club will hold the first of a series of speed chess events on January 19th. These are five minute tournaments, designed to increase our […]
Competitions
Junior team event – Sunday December 9th
The Mick Germaine Cup is held on December 9th. Please see the details in link below. This annual event is great fun for all our […]
The Irish Women’s Championships 2018
Some of our female players might be interested in playing in the Irish Women’s Championships please see details below. The games are long and there […]
Junior Chess Ladder Update after 20 Oct 2018
25 Children played games in a Swiss System 3 round all play all event on Sat 20 Oct 2018. First time on the ladder for […]
League Captains
The club has two Teams in the Leinster Senior leagues. We need adult volunteers to manage these teams and help organise a small team squad […]
Irish Championships – about to start, why not play?
Dear Members, Nothing improves your chess more than playing long time control tournament events. The Irish championships are being held in Dublin next weekend. There […]
Prizes for Playing Slowly in O’Sullivan Cup
Hi, As promised a few weeks ago when we were playing the O’Sullivan Cup games and training there will be prizes of books for the […]
Ancients – Euan and Emily
Somewhat tongue-in-cheek, our reporter was told that the event about to commence was called the “Ancients“, being named so by Mr Euan Bell. In fact […]
LCU Junior Grand Prix Tournament Series Final 2018
Leinster Chess Union – Junior Grand Prix Tournament Series – Final 2018 Blanchardstown Chess club are delighted to host the sixth and final Grand Prix […]
Irish Easter Results – just in
Both Sean McLoughlin and John Delaney represented the club at the top Easter congress hosted by the Irish chess Union over the last few days. […]