Ulster Team Rapidplay Championship

DIVISION 1

Only two teams entered the division one competition this year so it was a straight head-to-head battle pitting Lisburn against Civil Service. Lisburn were weakened by the late withdrawal of their board 1 IM Araz Al-Saffar due to work commitments.

Round 1

Civil Service    4 - 1       Lisburn

Round 2

Lisburn         2.5 - 2.5    Civil Service

Final Standings Division 1

Civil Service              9.5 points

Lisburn                      4.5 points

Congratulations to Civil Service on winning the Division 1 Team Rapidplay!

DIVISION 2

5 Teams entered the division 2 competition which saw some exhilarating chess, new players, new teams, time scrambles, upsets, and wild swashbuckling attacks....everything you could want from a chess tournament!!

Round 1

Lisburn             0 - 5            Strand

Fruithill          1.5 - 3.5         Greenisland

Round 2

Strand           3.5 - 1.5         West Belfast

Greenisland      3 - 2           Lisburn

Round 3

West Belfast     5 - 0            Greenisland

Lisburn             1 - 4             Fruithill

Round 4

Greenisland    1.5 - 3.5         Strand

Fruithill               1 - 4            West Belfast

Round 5

West Belfast      4 - 1            Lisburn

Strand               3 - 2             Fruithill

Final Standings Division 2

Strand                           23 points

West Belfast                 20.5 points

Greenisland                  12 points

Fruithill                          10.5 points

Lisburn                           4 points

Congratulations to Strand for winning the Division 2 Team Rapidplay!!