News

League leaders meet

The two leading teams met in both divisions of the UCU Belfast & District Leagues this week.

QUB March 2010 Blitz

QUB Chess Club held another of its blitz tournaments at a new venue.

Parlour Blitz & £1,000 Rapid - March at QUB!

The month of March sees QUB present 2 of the biggest chess events in 2010.

Bar Blitz in The Parlour! Sunday March 7th

QUB Chess is revolutionising Sunday nights in Belfast, bringing bar blitz to one of the city's best bars on March 7th!

Queen's win Royal Rumble

Champions Queen’s hosted the Royal for the biggest ding dong of the season so far.

Fisherwick players dominate Williamson Shield

The 2010 edition of the Williamson Shield was held over the last weekend in January.

Fisherwick Tournament

The Fisherwick Chess Club holds its second tournament of the 2009-2010 season.

League Chess Updates

The month of January saw Ulster League chess return for the new decade.

Ulster Rapidplay Championship 2009

For the fifth successive year the UCU's Championship Rapidplay was held over the Christmas holiday period at Belfast Boat Club.

2010 ratings list published

The latest versions of the Union's two rating lists have been published.

QUB Rapid 2010, £1,000 prize fund, 20/03/10

The QUB Rapid returns to Belfast for 2010 with a massive £1,000 prize fund! Northern Ireland's richest ever one day chess event is set to reach new heights in its fifth year and provide an unmissable highlight in the Belfast chess calendar. So get involved!

Ulster Schools' Individuals Tournament 2009

The Ulster Schools Chess Council organised its 2009 Individual Championships at Methodist College, Belfast on Saturday 5th December.

Museum Rapidplay 2009 report

On the 22nd November 2009 the UCU organised a Rapidplay tournament in the Belfast Room of the Ulster Museum. This was exactly one month after the Museum had re-opened following a three year closure and £17.2m refurbishment.