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Tony Beckett awarded Honorary Membership of Bangor Chess Club

Tony Beckett awarded Honorary Membership of Bangor Chess Club

The Bangor Chess Club AGM was held outdoors at the Groomsport picnic tables on Saturday 11th September 2021. The club voted unanimously to award Tony Beckett with Lifetime Honorary Membership of Bangor Chess Club.

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The Bangor Classic Continues.....

The Bangor Classic Continues.....

With the Bangor Chess Club premises unavailable for use during September and October, the Bangor Classic will continue for 4 more weeks outdoors at the picnic tables at Groomsport Harbour

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League Rules 2021/22

League Rules 2021/22

Updated League Rules for 2021/22 Season

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GreenIsland Back to School Blitz 2021

GreenIsland Back to School Blitz 2021

Greenisland FC Chess Club put on a Back to School Blitz Competition on Thursday 9th September. Players from GFC Chess Club. Strand Chess Club and Lisburn Chess Club played 6 rounds of competitive blitz chess.

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The New Board and the motions from this years UCU AGM 2021

With so much interest in Chess this year we had to run an extension to the AGM to include discussion of the proposals put by the membership.

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