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- Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: (Chess) Life Returning To Normal
- Replies: 1620
- Views: 88611
Re: (Chess) Life Returning To Normal
Interesting article on what the Irish Chess Union intend to do at the forthcoming Irish Championship. This was cited by Tim Wall and Malcolm Pein at the ECF Council meeting on Saturday. Kudos to the Irish Chess Union for their efforts but I'd like to ask some questions: - Why shouldn't face coverin...
- Mon Mar 23, 2020 10:38 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: ICU Online Events
- Replies: 3
- Views: 658
Re: ICU Online Events
We will have daily events on lichess.org this week. Full details below: ICU Blitz 3/0 PW: ICUBlitz https://lichess.org/tournament/KyFb4QGX ICU 3 Checks Championships PW : 3Checks 24/03 6pm https://lichess.org/tournament/G59q672O Irish 960 Championships PW: 960 25/03 6pm https://lichess.org/tournamen...
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 1:50 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: ICU Online Events
- Replies: 3
- Views: 658
Re: ICU Online Events
Irish Chess Union
- Mon Mar 16, 2020 10:18 am
- Forum: International News
- Topic: ICU Online Events
- Replies: 3
- Views: 658
ICU Online Events
Tough times ahead but we'd like to extend an invite to you, our neighbours, to our online events over the next few weeks as many of us prepare to work from home, for self isolation or whatever else may come.. We’ll be running the ICU Bullet Championships on LiChess on Monday, 16 March at 7pm. https:...
- Fri Dec 20, 2019 4:36 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Irish New Year Festival 2020
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1484
Re: Irish New Year Festival 2020
An update on these events: There are a couple of spaces left in the norm events for players rated 2250+ in the GM and IM norm events. The 50+/65+ event looks very competitive with 40 entries already and the 10 player all-play-alls have a handful of places left in each section. There are also over 10...
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 4:30 pm
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: Arbiter courses
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1063
Re: Arbiter courses
Thanks Alex 

- Mon Dec 09, 2019 4:28 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 2156
- Views: 180357
Re: Cheating in chess
Cheating incident in the Irish International Open was sent to FIDE but we never heard back like with the 4NCL case. Was dealt with at a national level though. The results suggest that the culprit was not Irish, so how effective is that going to be outside Ireland? Well, he lives in Ireland for a st...
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 11:26 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Cheating in chess
- Replies: 2156
- Views: 180357
Re: Cheating in chess
The FIDE Ethics Commission have finished their deliberations on the Rausis case and given him a six year ban and stripped him of the GM title though he keeps the IM title. The unanswered question would have been what would have happened had the 4NCL cheating been perpetuated and detected in the Ope...
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 11:21 am
- Forum: ECF Matters
- Topic: Arbiter courses
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1063
Re: Arbiter courses
One in Dublin in January: https://www.icu.ie/events/1296
- Mon Nov 25, 2019 12:34 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Malta International Open
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2414
Re: Malta International Open
I believe 3Cs' Adam Ashton finished on 7/9 as well. Anyone know if that got him anywhere near an IM norm? They aren't using the chess-results site, so no rating performances are quoted. Looking down the list of finishers, there are several British players or those playing in the UK. Apologies if I ...
- Sat Oct 19, 2019 10:17 am
- Forum: Junior Chess
- Topic: World Junior Under 20 Chess Championship
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5688
Re: World Junior Under 20 Chess Championship
Another Iranian vs Israeli pairing today. Gholami was kicked out of the tournament for refusing to play the same opponent. There was talk of a 5-year ban but unclear if this is from junior fide-run events or all fide-run events - the ban was supposed delivered by Arkady himself via email. Hearing th...
- Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:19 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Irish FIDE Arbiter Course
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1138
Irish FIDE Arbiter Course
The ICU will be running a FIDE Arbiter Course (in English) from the 31st January-2nd February. IA Alex McFarlane will be the lecturer. The course will take place in Gonzaga College SJ, Sandford Road, Ranelagh, Dublin. This has been signed off by FIDE who'll be publishing once the site reconstruction...
- Wed Sep 18, 2019 11:53 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Irish New Year Festival 2020
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1484
Irish New Year Festival 2020
The Irish Chess Union will be running our annual New Year Festival from 2-6 January in the Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan, Dublin. The Festival includes: Three norm events (one GM Norm and two IM Norm) - https://www.icu.ie/events/1275 A 50+/65+ event (open to any nationality) - https://www.icu.ie/events/1...
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 5:03 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: The Kilkenny Congress 2019
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1172
The Kilkenny Congress 2019
The Kilkenny Congress 2019 will take place from the 15-17 November in the Club House Hotel & the Ormonde Hotel. Entries can be made here: https://www.icu.ie/events/1126
- Wed Aug 07, 2019 2:50 pm
- Forum: International News
- Topic: Irish Championship 2019
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2018
Irish Championship 2019
For those in need of some chess viewing after the British... The Irish Championship enters day 5 today with plenty of fascinating games over the past few days. All games are broadcast here: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/irish-championship-2019/5/1/1 Fiona Steil-Antoni will be comment...