Drogheda Chess Club

10/04/2026

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The Drogheda Chess Congress is back again for another year and open for entries!

A 6 Round, ICU & FIDE rated event over the June Bank Holiday Weekend (30th May - 1st June).

Prize fund: €3000+ subject to entry.

Venue: St Mary's Parish Primary School, Bryanstown, Drogheda A92 XD80.

Thank you to Drogheda Credit Union - Drogheda, Dunleer, East Meath, Trim & Slane for generous sponsorship!

Enter through the Irish Chess Union website here: https://icu.ie/events/2069

Read the 2025 Congress Tournament Report at https://www.icu.ie/articles/1124 for a preview of what to expect!

See you there
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02/01/2026

A selection of images from the Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 Klimax held recently over Christmas from the 27th to the 28th of December. A great turnout and a great event!

Congratulations to defending champion FM Oleg Artemenko, who once again finished 1st with a incredible score of 13.5/15, undefeated and with a round to spare.

IM Tarun Kanyamarala was 2nd on 12 points with FM Jason Liu 3rd. IM David Fitzsimons came 4th and FM Kavin Venkatesan was 5th. WGM Trisha Kanyamarala took the Best Women’s prize.
See the full results on chess-results (https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1323254.aspx?lan=1&art=4&turdet=YES&SNode=S0) and read the full report at https://icu.ie/articles/1180.

We'd like to thank our hosts, the ABCD Bridge Centre, for providing a wonderful venue as well as everyone who helped set up and worked behind the scenes.

02/01/2026

26/12/2025

With 62 entries received, it’s all systems go at 10:45am tomorrow for the Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX - a 15 Rounds, FIDE Rated, Rapid over two days!

Follow the standings on chess-results (https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr1323254.aspx?lan=1&turdet=YES&SNode=S0) and watch the action live on our lichess broadcast (https://lichess.org/broadcast/drogheda-super-rapid-2k25-klimax/round-1/TCKY6bAQ)

20/12/2025

It's just 1 week till the Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX and the room is ready to go!

A 15-round, FIDE-rated, Rapid, Open event over Saturday, 27th December, & Sunday, 28th December.

Current entrants include this year's Irish Champion FM Kavin Venkatesan and last year's IM David Fitzsimon.

Prize Fund: €2500 (subject to entry) & Trophies!

Venue: The ABCD Bridge Centre, Fair Green, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 VK16

Enter from the event page here: https://www.icu.ie/events/1948

04/12/2025

It's nearly 3 weeks till the 2nd edition of Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX!

A 15-round, FIDE-rated, Rapid, Open event over Saturday, 27th December, & Sunday, 28th December.

Prize Fund: €2500 (subject to entry) & Trophies!

Venue: The ABCD Bridge Centre, Fair Green, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 VK16

Enter from the event page here: https://www.icu.ie/events/1948

13/11/2025

Look out for Drogheda Chess Club in this week's Drogheda Leader!

06/11/2025

Record-breaking numbers last Tuesday with 36 attending in the Adult club and nearly as many in the earlier Junior club.

27/10/2025

The Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX is returning for its 2nd edition this Christmas.

A 15-round, FIDE-rated, Rapid, Open event over Saturday, 27th December, & Sunday, 28th December.

Prize Fund: €2500 (subject to entry) & Trophies!

Venue: The ABCD Bridge Centre, Fair Green, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 VK16

Enter from the event page here: https://www.icu.ie/events/1948

04/09/2025

After the summer recess, Drogheda Chess Club reopened for the new season last Tuesday in the ABCD Bridge Centre, Fair Green, Drogheda, with a great attendance of Juniors and Adults, including a few new faces.

New members welcome!

Juniors play from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Adults from 7.30 to 11 p.m.

Parents of interested Juniors are asked to email us first, as our Junior club is very busy and spaces are limited.

We are currently in the process of expanding the number of spaces with the creation of a new Junior group starting on the 30th of September at the earlier time of 6:00pm to 7:00pm. Please email if interested.

01/09/2025

Thanks to all who came by, chatted, and played chess in Scotch Hall Shopping Centre last Saturday. We had one of our biggest turnouts yet. We hope to do it again next year!

If you're interested in more chess, we hope to see you regularly in the club on Tuesday nights from 7:30 to 11 p.m., starting on September 2nd at the ABCD Bridge Centre, Fair Green, Drogheda.