Current news in Ulster Chess
Chess Notes by Rookie
Between 1983 and 1990, a weekly column was published in the Irish News with the byline of Rookie
North Belfast at the 1998 European Club Championships
The North Belfast Chess Team competed at the European Club Championships in Lubniewice, Poland 11th-13th September 1998. This report appeared originally in the 1997-1998 UCU Yearbook.
Chess champs bring cup to North
Five young Newcastle lads have become all-Ireland chess champions. They swept to victory in the finals of the Community Games chess championships held at Mosney, bringing the cup North for the first time.
Glorney Cup Fund Tournament
While the chess season has not yet fully begun, the second Glorney Cup Fund One-day tournament at Queen’s University Students' Union marked a successful pipe-opener. The big question everyone was asking was how would the Gillen brothers fare after picking up the British Under-12 and Under-13 title in Plymouth
