Events
Site Events
- Ulster Blitz Championship 2025 Dec 27, 2025 from 09:30 AM to 04:30 PM — Fruithill Chess Club, Falls Bowling Club, 63 Andersonstown Rd, Belfast, BT11 9AH,
- Sat 27th Dec at Fruithill Chess Club. FIDE rated 3mins + 2sec. 18 Rounds. Become an Ulster Champion.
- Second Executive Board Meeting (Rescheduled) Jan 06, 2026 from 08:00 PM to 09:30 PM — Maynard Sinclair Pavilion (Playball conference room),
- January 10th 2026 Childrens Chess 12:30 – 5:00 Jan 10, 2026 from 12:30 PM to 05:00 PM — Methodist College,1 Malone Rd, Belfast BT9 6BY,
- Monthly Chess Tournaments Continues at Methodist College.
- FIDE RATED West Winds Newtownards Rapid Championship 2026 Jan 17, 2026 from 09:45 AM to 01:30 PM — West Winds Community Centre, Dakota Ave, Newtownards, BT23 AQT,
- Saturday 17 January 2026. Check-in at 9:45am. The 6 rounds will be played back-to-back from 10am to 1:30pm Venue: West Winds Community Centre, Dakota Ave, Newtownards, BT23 AQT
- FIDE-rated Williamson Shield 2026 from Jan 23, 2026 07:30 PM to Jan 25, 2026 05:30 PM — Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, Upper Newtownards Road Belfast BT4 3TA,
- Sligo Chess & Culture Festival Jan 30th - Feb 8th 2026 from Jan 30, 2026 12:00 AM to Feb 08, 2026 12:00 AM — Diamond Coast Hotel, Enniscrone, Ireland,
- The Sligo Chess and Culture Festival will have entertainment, social, cultural, and sporting activities, chess talks, workshops, simuls, as well as public facing events.
- February 14th 2026 Childrens Chess 12:30 – 5:00 Feb 14, 2026 from 12:30 PM to 05:00 PM — Methodist College,1 Malone Rd, Belfast BT9 6BY,
- UCU Monthly Schools Chess Tournaments Continues at Methodist College.
- FIDE rated Team Match: Northern Ireland v India. Saturday 21 Feb 2026 Feb 21, 2026 from 10:15 AM to 04:30 PM — Queen’s Hall, 13 West Street, Newtownards, BT23 4EN,
- A Bangor Chess Club initiative, celebrating the outstanding contribution that players from the local Indian community have made to our chess scene in Northern Ireland. Venue hire and awards are generously supported by Ards & North Down Borough Council.
