Rathmines Chess Club

Established in 1888, Rathmines Chess Club is one of Dublin’s oldest, biggest, and most successful chess clubs. We field league teams in the top 5 divisions of the Leinster leagues from div 1 (Armstrong Cup) to div 5 (BEA Cup) and our club nights are on Mondays and Thursdays, typically commencing at 19:30.
We play at
Rathgar Parish Centre
52 Grosvenor Road
Rathgar
Dublin 6
We also have won the division 1 of the Leinster Leagues (The Armstrong Cup) in three recent years (2005-06, 2006-07 and 2012-13). We represented Ireland in the European Club Cup in October 2007, in Turkey. We also won the division 2 (Heidenfeld) title in 2015-16 and in 2006-07 and came second in 2010 and again in 2014. We won the division 4 title (the O’Hanlon) in 2010. In 2011 we came first and second in the Ennis, 3rd division (the ‘B’ team ahead of the ‘A’ team!). Rathmines won the Branagan Cup in 2010 with a hard-fought win over Phibsboro. We were runners-up in the Branagan Cup 2009.

We have players at every level, from 2200+ down to ungraded beginners, and in 2018-2019 we have seven teams (more than any other club) competing across the Leinster leagues. We have teams in Div 1, Div 2, Div 3 (2 teams) and Div 5 (3 teams). We have a policy of making sure every player who wants one gets a league place, so you’ll be sure to be fitted in!

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Junior Club

Rathmines Chess Club also a Junior division. Check out their website on http://rathminesjuniorchessclub.com/

It takes place on a Wednesday night, from 7pm until 8.30pm, in Kenilworth Bowling Club in Grosvenor Square. This venue is not the same as the regular Rathmines club venue, on Grosvenor Road!

The cost is 5 euro per night. First night is free. We will run some small tournaments with prizes. If anyone would like to join, they can give Maura Osborne a call at 0858452008 or 4929152, or just pop down to the Junior club on Wednesday for stronger players or Monday for newcomers.