# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Kilkenny Chess Congress 2025
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 21 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm – Mon, 24 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: ? Big Mah’s Kilkenny Chess Takeover

Nov 21–23, 2025 | Kilkenny City Ireland’s finest brains descend for strategy, rivalry & banter.

? Tournament Sections
Masters / Major / Stars Barred / Seniors 65+

Rated & unrated players welcome (some restrictions apply)

? Entry Fees
€50 full entry

Early bird: €40 before Tuesday, Nov 18

Deadline: Midnight, Wednesday, Nov 19

Enter Online: icu.ie/events/1983

Irish players must be registered ICU members

Foreign players must show rating proof

Boards & clocks provided

? Playing Schedule
Masters / Major / Stars Barred:

Round 1: Fri, Nov 21 @ 8pm

Rounds 2–4: Sat, Nov 22

Rounds 5–6: Sun, Nov 23

Seniors 65+:

5 Rounds | Fri–Sun | Longer time control

? Prize Fund Highlights
Masters First Prize: €1500

Major First Prize: €800

Stars Barred First Prize: €500

Seniors First Prize: €600

Multiple grading prizes per section

? Fine Print
Travelling BYE available for Friday night (arrange by Thurs, Nov 20)

BYEs for other rounds: talk to your section arbiter

All results & winners on www.icu.ie by 8pm, Sun 23rd

? Club Trip Alert
Cork’s own chess warriors are packing their boards and storming Kilkenny! Join the Big Mah’s Takeover—chess, craic, and a whole lot of endgame drama.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kilkenny/kilkenny-chess-congress-2025/200028731860439
- **Event Categories**: performances, sports, art, theatre, entertainment, tournaments
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028731860439?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=kilkenny-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Kilkenny
- **state**: KK
- **country**: Ireland
- **location**: Ormonde Hotel Kilkenny
- **lat**: 52.65139
- **long**: -7.25145
- **full address**: Ormonde Hotel Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Cianova BigMah Giacomo (https://allevents.in/org/cianova-bigmah-giacomo/26525481)

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- **Alt text**: banner
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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/9dced408d8cfe9b894cae5c039b9f149d12f5f854ac0e14e094a10e881d194aa-rimg-w300-h300-dcfefaf0-gmir?v=1763729954

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 21 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Ormonde Hotel Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Cianova BigMah Giacomo
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** performances, sports, art, theatre, entertainment, tournaments
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Kilkenny Chess Congress 2025 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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