Childrens Chess starts with the Belfast London Junior Chess Championship Qualifier
We will be asking for pre-registration for all tournaments due to Covid.
The dates for the tournaments are given below. Further details for each tournament will be given on this website in the events section.
For the first tournament see : https://www.ulsterchess.org/Members/ucu00450/childrens-chess-2021-22/ljcc-belfast-qualifier-2021-2nd-october
London Junior Chess Championships Belfast Qualifier
October 2nd
Methodist College, Belfast
9:30am – 4:30pm
Packed Lunch Recommended
U8, U10, U12, U14, U19
Entry £5.00
Due to Covid you must register in advance.
Email: mark.chris.newman@googlemail,com
Ulster Chess Union
The Childrens Chess afternoons are run as a group with a Grandprix system working.with the top four in each section - Primary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary being invited to Stormont for an award ceremony and Elite tournament. The top four for Puzzle solving in Secondary and Primary also are invited.
The scores for the tournaments are calculated on the position of the player in their section.
| Position | Points |
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| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 |
The top 3 scores over the series of the 5 tournaments are added together to calculate players scores. If players share points they share the prize.
Report on previous Stormont Award ceremony: https://www.ulsterchess.org/Members/ucu00450/childrens-chess-2018-19/stormont2019/belfast-scholastic-stormont-awards2019
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October 2nd London Junior Chess Championships Qualifier 9:30 – 4:30pm |
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November 6th Childrens Chess 12:30 – 4:30 |
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December 4th Ulster Schools Championship 10:00 –4:30 |
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January 15th Childrens Chess 12:30 – 4:30 |
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February 12th Childrens Chess 12:30 – 4:30 |
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March 12th Childrens Chess 12:30 – 4:30 |
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April 9th Childrens Chess 12:30 – 4:30 |
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May 14th UK Chess Challenge 9:45 – 4:30 |
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June GrandPrix prize giving |
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August Chess Summer School |
