The Leinster Chess Union is the body responsible for promoting and organising chess in the Province of Leinster, Ireland.

24-Oct-2011 The Leinster Chess Union are pleased to announce a new programme to organize and develop junior chess within the province. The LCU Junior Committee has been formed to oversee this new initiative. Those tasked with co-ordinating this very important work are John Delaney, Gerry Smith and Ciaran Quinn. Full details are available by following the Leinster Junior Chess link in the right panel. The next junior event is taking place on Sunday 13th November 2011 in the Stillorgan Park Hotel. Click here for details.

23-Oct-2011 The Novices League (O’ Connell Cup competition) will be running again this season. Teams will comprise of 4 players who are unrated or who have an ICU rating of less than 1000. Please note that entries from schools or clubs that are not currently affiliated to the Leinster Chess Union are also welcome. This is a great event to introduce young players to competitive chess and an opportunity to play as part of a team. The closing date for receipt of entries is Friday 11th November 2011. Full details and information on how to enter are available by clicking on the following link. Novices League

07-Oct-2011 A new online Match Results Service is being introduced this season. All team declarations, player declarations and match results will in future be required to be input online. This will streamline the collection of results and will benefit the league controllers in updating the results in preparation for publication on the website. Team captains will also find the process of returning results much quicker and simpler. There is a guide available to assist in completing the various forms. If anybody experiences any problems or issues using the service please contact the Leagues Controller. Click on the Online Results link on the left panel to access.

14-Sep-2011 Next seasons fixtures for divisions one to five have been published and may be viewed by following the divisional links on the left. They are also available in Excel format, click on the 'LCU Fixtures 2011 - 2012' link on the left to download.