Leinster Chess Leagues

The Leinster Leagues are amateur chess team competitions run by the Leinster Chess Union (LCU) in the province of Leinster in Ireland.[1][2][3] The competitions include the Armstrong Cup, which is reputed to be the oldest Irish team league competition. Played every year since 1888, the Armstrong Cup is one of the longest running chess leagues in the world.[4]

  1. ^ Scott, Peter. "Chess League". chessleague.net. Leinster Chess Union. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ Coffey, Seán. "IRLchess | Irish chess history & records". irlchess.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Leinster Chess Union - official website". leinsterchess.com.
  4. ^ Tim Harding (2014). "The Oldest Chess Leagues – and a Success Story". Chess Café. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014.