Ennis Chess Club
Welcome to the Lichess community of Ennis Chess Club. We are a reputable team participating in national and regional tournaments in Ireland. We are also members of MCU playing each year in the Munster League. In 2023 Ennis Chess Club successfully defended the Munster League Division 1 Trophy and finished 2nd in National Club Championship. In 2024 Ennis team won Munster League Division 1 again and finished 3rd in National Club Championship.
Our team meets every Wednesday at 8 PM in the Ennis-based Treacys West County Hotel. Junior players attend at the same place every Thursday at 7.30 PM. If you would like to join the club please contact John Cassidy at 087-2495913.
During Covid-19 restrictions most of our activities took place here. These include the Online Club League and Sunday Blitz Tournaments. We also took part in ICU Team Blitz competitions.
Ennis Chess Congress, organised since 2007 is an important chess event in Ireland. On 15th/16th May 2021 the tournament uniquely took place on Lichess.
In recent years Ennis and Treacys West County Hotel were hosting many exciting chess tournaments:
Ennis Chess Open 2021 (12th-14th November 2021)
Full results
Ennis Open 2022 (25th-27th February 2022)
Results
Games
Ennis Chess Congress 2023 (24th-26th February 2023)
Results Open
Results Under 1400
Games
Ennis Chess Congress 2024 (23rd-25th February 2024)
Results Open
Results Under 1700
Results Under 1200
Games
Thanks to the initiative of our club members (Rory and Blair) there are more online resources related to Ennis Chess Club:
Ennis Chess Club website:
https://ennischessclub.wordpress.com
Blair Connell's Twitch channel with tournament live streaming and commentary:
https://www.twitch.tv/blairchess
Munster Chess Union website:
https://www.munsterchessunion.org
Tournaments
1º Celtic International Team Battle10+3 • Rapid • Rated • 2h | Battle of 2 teams | 27 | |
Ennis Blitz Arena5+1 • Blitz • Rated • 1h | Inner team | 4 | |
Ennis Winter Blitz Arena5+1 • Blitz • Rated • 1h | Inner team | 4 | |
Ennis Winter Arena5+1 • Blitz • Rated • 1h | Inner team | 2 | |
Ennis Winter Arena5+1 • Blitz • Rated • 1h | Inner team | 4 |