Drogheda Chess Club

Well done to everyone who took part in the 35th Drogheda Chess Congress!

A full report is now available on the ICU website: https://icu.ie/articles/1215

Congratulations to IM Tarun Kanyamarala and CM Jacob Flynn who jointly won the Thomson Masters as well as every other winner across all sections.

The final standings can be found on https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1423859.aspx

We hope to see you all again next year, on June 5th, 2027, for the 36th Drogheda Chess Congress.

See you there...

Congratulations to the Drogheda Dragons, who recently won the Mick Germaine Cup!

The Mick Germaine Cup is an annual 4-junior-player team competition run by the Leinster Chess Union. 16 teams took part, totalling over 60 players.

Well done also to our second team, the Drogheda Dungeons, who came a respectable 8th.

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Thank you to Fox Jewellers Drogheda for generous sponsorship of the Drogheda Chess Congress 2026!

A 6 Round, ICU & FIDE rated event over the June Bank Holiday Weekend (30th May - 1st June).

Enter through the Irish Chess Union website here: https://icu.ie/events/2069

Pictured Emma Hodgins, Owen Fox and Vincent Moore.

Owen Fox's father Donnie Fox (1923-2005) was a past member and president of Drogheda Chess Club. We're honoured to have the Fox family sponsor the section that now bears his name.
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The Drogheda Chess Congress is back again for another year and open for entries!

A 6 Round, ICU & FIDE rated event over the June Bank Holiday Weekend (30th May - 1st June).

Prize fund: €3000+ subject to entry.

Venue: St Mary's Parish Primary School, Bryanstown, Drogheda A92 XD80.

Thank you to Drogheda Credit Union - Drogheda, Dunleer, East Meath, Trim & Slane for generous sponsorship!

Enter through the Irish Chess Union website here: https://icu.ie/events/2069

Read the 2025 Congress Tournament Report at https://www.icu.ie/articles/1124 for a preview of what to expect!

See you there
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A selection of images from the Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 Klimax held recently over Christmas from the 27th to the 28th of December. A great turnout and a great event!

Congratulations to defending champion FM Oleg Artemenko, who once again finished 1st with a incredible score of 13.5/15, undefeated and with a round to spare.

IM Tarun Kanyamarala was 2nd on 12 points with FM Jason Liu 3rd. IM David Fitzsimons came 4th and FM Kavin Venkatesan was 5th. WGM Trisha Kanyamarala took the Best Women’s prize.
See the full results on chess-results (https://s1.chess-results.com/tnr1323254.aspx?lan=1&art=4&turdet=YES&SNode=S0) and read the full report at https://icu.ie/articles/1180.

We'd like to thank our hosts, the ABCD Bridge Centre, for providing a wonderful venue as well as everyone who helped set up and worked behind the scenes.

With 62 entries received, it’s all systems go at 10:45am tomorrow for the Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX - a 15 Rounds, FIDE Rated, Rapid over two days!

Follow the standings on chess-results (https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr1323254.aspx?lan=1&turdet=YES&SNode=S0) and watch the action live on our lichess broadcast (https://lichess.org/broadcast/drogheda-super-rapid-2k25-klimax/round-1/TCKY6bAQ)

It's just 1 week till the Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX and the room is ready to go!

A 15-round, FIDE-rated, Rapid, Open event over Saturday, 27th December, & Sunday, 28th December.

Current entrants include this year's Irish Champion FM Kavin Venkatesan and last year's IM David Fitzsimon.

Prize Fund: €2500 (subject to entry) & Trophies!

Venue: The ABCD Bridge Centre, Fair Green, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 VK16

Enter from the event page here: https://www.icu.ie/events/1948

It's nearly 3 weeks till the 2nd edition of Drogheda Super Rapid 2K25 KlimaX!

A 15-round, FIDE-rated, Rapid, Open event over Saturday, 27th December, & Sunday, 28th December.

Prize Fund: €2500 (subject to entry) & Trophies!

Venue: The ABCD Bridge Centre, Fair Green, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 VK16

Enter from the event page here: https://www.icu.ie/events/1948