Current news in Ulster Chess
The Childrens Chess April Tournament took place on Sat 11th April hosted at Methodist College.
An afternoon of fun chess. A tournament and puzzle solving competition. Almost 30 young players gathered to enjoy our monthly competitions. With the school year coming to an end we have one tournament remaining - the Belfast Megafinals, part of the UK Chess Challenge. A qualifying event for one of the largest and prestigous chess competitions.
Bangor club celebrates its 60th anniversary
60 years in 60 minutes. A fun and playful documentary capturing the magic of Bangor Chess Club. Short interviews and event highlights over past 8 months as the club celebrates its 60th anniversary
UCU League 2025/26 final tables and board prizes
Report on the UCU Belfast & District League 2025/26
Standings of the Childrens Chess Grandprix after March 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. Next tournament Methodist College 11th April.
Amost 40 young players gather at our Monthly Childrens Chess tournaments
Saturday March 14th. Methodist College. We continue our monthly events. An afternoon of Chess games and puzzles. With all ages and some top players. Our next tournament is on Saturday April 11th.
