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The Irish Chess Union (ICU), formed in 1912, is the governing body for chess in Ireland and a member of FIDE since 1933〔(FIDE Directory, Member Associations )〕 and the European Chess Union. The ICU promotes Chess in the Republic of Ireland and maintains the chess rating for players registered with the ICU, which are published three times a year. It runs competitions such as the Irish Chess Championship and selects teams to participate in international competitions for Ireland. In 2005, in a dispute over fees, the Ulster Chess Union (UCU), which administers and develops chess in Northern Ireland, decided to end its affiliation to the Irish Chess Union although the UCU accepted the ICU's continued organization of the All-Ireland Championships. 〔www.icu.ie ''(Ulster Chess Union withdraws from the Irish Chess Union )''〕 The UCU's application to affiliate to FIDE was rebuffed.〔Short, Nigel. ''G2: Diversions: The king and I'', The Guardian, 6 July 2006〕 Before the establishment of the ICU, chess competitions in Ireland were run under organisations named ''The Irish Chess Association'' (formed in 1885), the ''Hibernia Chess Association'', or various chess clubs. The Armstrong Cup is the oldest Irish team league competition and has been played every year since 1888, perhaps giving it a claim on the longest running chess competition in the world. While chess in Ireland has been concentrated around the big cities of Dublin, Belfast and Cork, there are a number of clubs throughout the country such as those in Ballinasloe, Derry, Drogheda, Ennis, Enniscorthy, Galway, Kilkenny, Portadown and Wicklow, to name but a few. Leagues are held in the provinces, with the winning teams (and runners up) playing off in the National Club Championships (although in recent years the Ulster leagues have not participated). The winning team and runners up are entered into the European Club Championships. ==Irish Chess Journal== The ICU had published magazines in the past such as the ''Irish Chess Journal'' for members of the association. In 2007, to reduce costs, this has been curtailed to a biannual online magazine. Since 2009 no journal has been produced. ''Junior Chess Corner'' was a magazine/ezine produced in 2007 by the ICU aimed at juniors and beginners. There have been a number of incarnations of the official magazine from the ICU, such as ''Ficheall/Irish Chess Magazine'' in the 1950s and ''Chess in Ireland'',〔Chess in Ireland Official Organ of the Irish Chess Union General Editor: J.J.Walsh, January 1960〕 in the 1960s. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Irish Chess Union」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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