Munster Chess Union
Welcome to the Munster Chess Union website which promotes chess in Munster. These pages will provide access to information about the Munster Chess Leagues, Chess Clubs in Munster and any other information relevant to chess players and clubs in the region.
As well as MCU information we are also happy to publish announcements and reports on behalf of chess clubs in the region.
Firstly, my apologies for being so late in updating the website.
Major changes to the Munster Leagues for the 2025/2026 Season were agreed at this year's AGM.
Division 1 has been changed from a six team all play all double round tournament to an eight team single round all play all tournament.
The remaining teams have all been combined into Division 2 which becomes a 7 round Swiss Team tournament. This change was made to allow new teams and clubs to enter the Munster Leagues without adding more and more divisions each season. It also avoids the problem of the bottom division possibly having only a few teams involved. The change to Swiss format allows the MCU to cater for a growing number of teams in the most flexible way possible. Obviously this will be our first time to try this team format so we may have some growing pains.
The new Munster League season is due to kick off on Sunday 2nd November at the Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown. The full Division 1 schedule is available here. The Division 2 schedule will depend on the results of previous rounds so it can only be published for the next round. We are also waiting to confirm the final list of teams. It also needs some changes to how the website displays and updates the schedule. I am currently working on updating the website to cater for this change.