A chess club serving Kinsale and surrounding localities.
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Digital boards in action
The first ten new e-boards arrived this August. We tested them during the 4th Sunday Quad chess event, which attracted many local and out-of-town players. The top 10 boards were broadcast online. The competition had a very high rating level. Players and parents could watch David Fitzsimmons (IM) and Maryna Petrenko (WFM) in person as…
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More eBoards
We have received extra funding of €2,000 from Community, Tourism and Rural Development Directoray under the Local Enchancement Program, 2026 (application no. LEP0101782098248) for purchasing extra 10 digital boards. It means that we can have a total 20 eBoards facilitating 20 games and 40 players. Thank you for that to the Goverment of Ireland, and…
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Kinsale is First Again
This year, for the first time, we managed to have two teams in the All-Ireland Community Games finals, which were organised on 4th July 2026 in Kilkenny. While we were there, we secured first place in the U16s and second place in the U13s. Congratulations to both teams! The Cairn Community Games is one of…
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eBoards are introduced
We have been awared on 28th April, 2026 a generous fund of €1,400 from the Cork County Council (@Corkcoco) Community Fund Scheme (#CorkCocoCommunityFund application no. CFS793959694) for purchasing 10 electronic chessboards for our club. This development will have a huge impact on organising and even broadcasting our main events, rapid and blitz games. Specially, where…