Drumlish Chess

12/04/2026

Special day for our club and especially for our member Christopher Woods as he becomes the Irish U19 Champion 🏆

05/04/2026

Happy Easter 🐰

Don't forget to enter our end of year tournament

https://forms.gle/HDDFqTqSgZDWaamF9

26/03/2026

Entry Form – Longford Junior Chess Championships 2026
Date: Monday, 4 May 2026
Venue: Drumlish Community Centre

Tournament Details
First round: 10:00am
Format: 6 rounds 10+5
Finish time: Approximately 1:00pm
Prizes
The player who finishes first will be crowned Longford Junior Chess Champion 2026.

There will be 3 other age categories.
U18
U14
U11
The top 3 in each section will win a prize

Entry Fees
Tournament only: €10
Tournament + Movie: €15
Movie only €5
Movie Showing
After the tournament, there will be a showing of the chess film with snacks provided.
Searching for Bobby Fischer (Rated PG/12).

Please note: By registering your child for the movie showing, you are giving permission for them to watch this film.

Entry Form – Longford Junior Chess Championships 2026 Date: Monday, 4 May 2026 Venue: Drumlish Community Centre Tournament Details First round: 10:00am Format: 6 rounds 10+5 Finish time: Approximately 1:00pm Prizes The player who finishes first will be crowned Longford Junior Chess Champion 2026. ...

22/03/2026

Longford Open Rapid – Prize Winners 🏆

A great day’s chess at the Longford Arms Hotel with a strong turnout and plenty of fighting games across all 7 rounds.

Top 5
🥇 FM Oleg Artemenko – 6.5/7
🥈 CM Jacob Flynn – 6/7
🥉 Darun Govindaraju – 5.5/7
4th Nenhain Doolin – 5.5/7
5th CM Will Sidney – 5.5/7

Grading Prizes
♟️ U18: Christopher Woods
♟️ U14: Kyle-Henrique Sammon Fernandes
♟️ Best Lady: Mariia Sobol
♟️ Over 50: FM Colm Daly

Well done to all players and thanks to everyone who took part!

Full Results
https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1374102.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=7&turdet=YES&SNode=S0

Top Games
view.livechesscloud.com/ -871c-44ec-a781-30027b3aeb78

17/03/2026

13/03/2026

Dont forget to register for our FIDE Rapid tournament next week.

10/03/2026

Fantastic results for our players at the Longford Community Games Finals! 🏆

🥇 U11 – Longford Champions
🥈 U13 – 2nd Place
🥈 U16 – 2nd Place

A brilliant effort from all our players and we’re very proud of how everyone represented the club. 👏

Congratulations also to our other members who were part of the Clonguish teams that won the U13 and U16 titles. Fantastic achievements all around!

01/02/2026

Our yearly FIDE Rapid Tournament is now open for entry.

Limited places, so register early.

Details here

22/01/2026

The Sligo Chess Festival starts next weekend.

I recommend the weekend Tournament for our members

Especially if you never played a tournament like this before.

There's is a nice beginners section.

Great atmosphere and experience.

I'll be there for encouragement also 😁

Check out the website for more info

I have been playing chess tournaments in different parts of the world since my childhood and the Sligo event is the best chess tournament I have ever played in my life. The organization is superb with everything working to perfection. From the live streaming to the room conditions (ample space, abso...

12/01/2026

29/12/2025

Congratulations to all the players 💪♟️👌