| Irish Championship 1940 |
| Dates |
July 15-19, 1940 |
| City |
Dublin |
| Venue |
Dublin Chess Club, 20 Lincoln Place |
| Organiser |
Leinster Chess Union (?) |
| Chief Arbiter |
Unknown |
| Players participating |
8 |
| Games played |
28 |
| Eligibility |
Defending champion, plus two nominations by each provincial union, but planned as 10-player all-play-all. |
| Competition format |
7-round all-play-all |
| Session times |
9.30am to 1.30pm and 6.30pm to 10.30pm |
| Time control |
40 moves in the first two hours and thereafter 20 moves for each subsequent hour |
| Games available |
3 |
| Concurrent events |
None |
| References |
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