 Happening over the entire season, it features many leading players from the Leinster Leagues.The "Leinster Chess Union" also runs a knockout team competition after the team league competitions have finished, the "Branagan Cup", for players from division one and two, the "Killane Shield" for divisions three, four, five and six, and the "William Brennan Trophy" for players rated below 1500.The "Ulster Chess Union" run a number of team league competitions in Ulster for teams mainly in the Belfast area.