Irish National Club Championship

National championships

The Irish Chess Union national club championship began in 1954. Originally a knock-out competition between provincial champions, it later used a league format. An open Swiss format was introduced in 2009.

no. host city year winners system bds tms plrs gms PGN
53.Website N/AIreland2026Gonzaga Chess ClubS-517
52.Website N/AIreland2025Ennis Chess ClubS-511
51.Website N/AIreland2024Elm Mount Chess Club
50.Website EnnisIreland2023St Benildus Chess ClubS-468
Website N/AIreland2022Not held
Website N/AIreland2021Not held
Website N/AIreland2020Not held
49.Website DublinIreland2019Gonzaga Chess ClubS-568
48.Website AthloneIreland2018Gonzaga Chess ClubS-468
47.Website N/AIreland2017Gonzaga Chess Club
46.Website N/AIreland2016Gonzaga Chess Club
45.Website N/AIreland2015Adare Chess Club
44.Website N/AIreland2014Adare Chess Club
43.Website N/AIreland2013Adare Chess Club
42.Website N/AIreland2012Adare Chess Club
41.Website N/AIreland2011Adare Chess Club
40.Website N/AIreland2010Bray/Greystones Chess Club
39.Website N/AIreland2009Kilkenny Chess Club
38.Website N/AIreland2008Douglas Chess Club
37.Website N/AIreland2007Kilkenny Chess Club
36.Website N/AIreland2006Kilkenny Chess Club
35.Website N/AIreland2005Phibsboro Chess Club
34.Website N/AIreland2004Rathmines/Crumlin Chess Club
Website N/AIreland2003Not held
33.Website N/AIreland2002Phibsboro Chess Club
32.Website N/AIreland2001Bray Chess Club
31.Website N/AIreland2000Bray Chess Club
30.Website N/AIreland1999Bray Chess Club
29.Website N/AIreland1998Crumlin Chess Club
28.Website BelfastIreland1997North Belfast Chess ClubRR64
Website N/AIreland1996Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1995Winner not established
Website BangorIreland1994Fisherwick Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1993Winner not established
Website CorkIreland1992Douglas Chess Club6
Website BelfastIreland1991Douglas Chess Club6
Website N/AIreland1990Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1989Rathmines Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1988Fisherwick Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1987Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1986Kevin Barry Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1985Kevin Barry Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1984Kevin Barry Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1983Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1982Dublin Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1981UCC Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1980Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1979Collegians Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1978UCC Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1977Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1976Fisherwick Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1975Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1974Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1973Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1972Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1971Dublin Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1970Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1969Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1968Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1967Winner not established
Website N/AIreland1966QUB Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1965Dublin Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1964City of Derry Chess Club
Website N/AIreland1963Collegians Chess Club
Website Dublin & DerryIreland1962Eoghan Ruadh Chess Club6
Website N/AIreland1961Winner not established
Website MonaghanIreland1960Dublin Chess Club6
Website N/AIreland1959Final not played
5.Website MonaghanIreland1958Dublin Chess Club6
4.Website DublinIreland1957QUB Chess Club6
3.Website AthloneIreland1956Eoghan Ruadh Chess Club6
2.Website DundalkIreland1955Clontarf Chess Club6
1.Website N/AIreland1954Eoghan Ruadh Chess Club
Sources and research notes · updated 9 October 2026

Season and winner list: Polish Wikipedia. Individual host-city links lead to results or the supporting source. N/A means the host has not been established. Empty fields are unverified. Games count board pairings, not PGN records.

For the early knock-out editions, host cities describe the final, which was sometimes played after the nominal championship year. The 1962 final had legs in Dublin and Derry. Modern edition numbers are reconstructed backwards from the organiser’s 50th championship in 2023, omitting 2003 and 2020–2022. Numbering for 1959–1996 remains unresolved because of gaps in the historical record.