Current news in Ulster Chess
The Virtual Rapidplay League 2020-21 Standings
We are well into the Virtual Rapidplay League. What are the standings.
Final week of the Winter Tournament coming up.
How do the players stand. Will there be any fight offs or are the positions settled? We have had some 21 weeks of chess and with week 22 on monday 22nd March 2021 the positions are finalised.
Two weeks remaining of the Winter Tournament 2021
Follow the progress of the competition to date. We have two weeks remaining with Danny Roberts ahead with a fantastic 85.7% and Michael Hood 2nd on a very good 68.8%.
Three weeks left and the standings for the Winter 2012 Tournament
With 3 rounds left how are the standings. This tournament alot of players have played almost every week. Which makes for a good tournament and occasionally provides some challenging pairings. Most players have played more than the 14 games that allow them to ignore the rule of having to play 2 of the 3 last weeks.
Coaching theme: The Art of Deflection
An instructive 22 move game of Danny Roberts illustrating the art of Deflection. Article by Brendan Jamison.
