Welcome to the home of FIDE chess in Northern Ireland

Welcome to the City of Bangor International Chess Club!  We are the region’s longest continuously running chess club, established in 1966. We are also the largest chess club in Northern Ireland, attracting international members from all across the world, from India, Kazakhstan, USA, Canada, France, Poland, Hungary, England, Scotland and of course Ireland!

 

We are a super friendly chess club and our biggest attraction is the number of FIDE rated tournaments we run each month. FIDE is the International Chess Federation and it celebrated its 100th Anniversary in 2024. We hold a FIDE blitz once a month, as well as rapid and classical events throughout the season.

 

In 2024, our membership grew to 71 players, with ages ranging from 8 to 85. Newcomers are very welcome, in fact we average 2-3 new players every month and it always creates a real buzz in the hall! Come and join us and feel the warm atmosphere and incredible magic at our much-loved chess club.

General Information

Our club nights are held at Groomsport.

Newcomers are always very welcome. Young children (ages 8-11) stay from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Teenagers and adults stay until 10pm.

The club opens at 7:00pm every Thursday night with all events starting at 7:30pm (from 12th September 2024 until the end of April 2025) at Groomsport Parish Hall at 30 Main Street. Our activities range from FIDE tournaments across the time controls of classic, rapid and blitz, to chess lectures and coaching nights. We also run special simul events throughout the season and we participate in the Belfast & District Chess League.

For up-to-date news and details of upcoming events, please follow our club Facebook page here:

 

Bangor Chess Club NI Facebook Page

 

 

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