Current news in Ulster Chess
New Rapidplay Ulster Champion Crowned 28th February 2026
Fruithill Bowling Club hosted in its brilliant venue the annual Rapidplay Ulster Championship. Many thanks to the Club and to the Fruithill Chess Club. Some 26 players gathered to play with a time control of 25mins and 6 rounds of exciting chess.
Saturday 14th Feb 2026 and another brilliant monthly Childrens Chess Tournament.
Youngsters from all over Ulster gathered at Methodist College to compete in an afternoon of Chess, a swiss tournament and a chess puzzle competition. This monthly series of tournaments continues .... The next one is on March 14th.
UCU Events Update – Remainder of the Season
This has been a challenging year for UCU events; however, we have been fortunate to secure arbiters for events held so far. We would like to provide members with an update on plans for the remainder of the season.
Standings of the Childrens Chess Grandprix after January 2026.
The Ulster Chess Union runs monthly tournaments at Methodist College. All pupils are welcome to play. Five of these tournaments make up the Childrens Chess series and these have a Grandprix scoring system with the top players being invited to the Elite Tournament in June at Stormont.
