The First Hundred Years 1867-1966
Dublin Chess Club celebrated its 100 year anniversary in 1967 and to mark the occasion, published a booklet entitled "A History of the Dublin Chess Club". The author was Rev. Dr. A. A. Luce (1882-1977) who was a prominent member of the club at that time and had served as its president from 1960 to 1965. Dr. Luce was professor of philosophy at Trinity College where he also served as Vice-Provost from 1946 to 1952.
Dr. Luce's booklet is no longer in print but may be accessed through the following links to its chapters which provide fascinating insights into the first century of the club's history.
Link To Introduction & Chapter 1: The Founding and Early Years
Link To Chapter 2: Molesworth Street - 1875 to 1909
Link To Chapter 3: Lincoln Place and Sir Horace Plunkett
Link To Chapter 4: In Our Own Times
Link To Appendix: Club Officers, Lists of Members and Two Games of Chess.
Dr. Luce's booklet is no longer in print but may be accessed through the following links to its chapters which provide fascinating insights into the first century of the club's history.
Link To Introduction & Chapter 1: The Founding and Early Years
Link To Chapter 2: Molesworth Street - 1875 to 1909
Link To Chapter 3: Lincoln Place and Sir Horace Plunkett
Link To Chapter 4: In Our Own Times
Link To Appendix: Club Officers, Lists of Members and Two Games of Chess.
On to the Millenium 1965-1999
This section of our history was written by long-time club member Denis Dempsey with editing performed by his fellow veteran club member Paul Guinness.
The text may be accessed by clicking here.
The text may be accessed by clicking here.
Into the 21st. Century 1999-2013
Paul Guinness prepared this text to bring our history up to very recent times. It may be accessed here.
Club Records Archive
archive_catalogue_dcc_dec_2017.pdfDublin Chess Club has hard copy records of its activities stretching back to its founding in 1867. These are housed in storage boxes in the archive room of the UAC basement at 3 Upper Fitzwilliam St. Dublin 2. These were used extensively in compiling the histories noted above. The records have been sorted and catalogued and the resultant listing may be of interest to club members or researchers. It is in the format of a spreadsheet which is machine searchable and may be accessed by clicking archive_catalogue_dcc_dec_2017.pdf. Access to the physical records may be arranged through the club's Hon. Secretary.