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Deconstructed items from David McAlister's Ulster Chess Chess reports

RVH Handicap Tournament 31 July 2001

Photographs taken by Bernard McCaughey. Results supplied by Tony Parker.

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Ulster Chess Ratings

Top 50 players in the September 2001 List

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City of Dublin 2001

The Bankers Club, 93 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2, 12th-14th October 2001

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UCU Rapidplay 2001

Played on the 21st October at the QUB Staff Common Room. 28 players competed in two Swiss sections over six rounds. Games were 25 minutes each.

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Ulster Chess Union - Welsh Chess Union

Friendly Match played at Bridgend on the weekend of 27th-28th October 2001.

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Kilkenny

29 November-1 December 2001

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Ulster Championship

Fortwilliam Golf Club, 27-30 December 2001

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Ulster Chess Union Rapidplay 2002

Sunday 3rd February 2002, Staff Common Room QUB Belfast.

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RVH Handicap Tournaments

Report on the first two tournaments in the series.

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Belfast Summerfest 8-9 June 2002

Report by David McAlister. Photographs by Damien Lavery and Mark Newman.

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News
Standings of the Childrens Chess Grandprix after February 2026. The Ulster Chess Union runs monthly tournaments at Methodist College. All pupils are welcome to play. Five of these tour... Mar 08, 2026
New Rapidplay Ulster Champion Crowned 28th February 2026 Fruithill Bowling Club hosted in its brilliant venue the annual Rapidplay Ulster Championship. Many thanks to the Club a... Mar 07, 2026
Ulster Chess Union Mourns the Passing of Damien Lavery Mar 02, 2026
Saturday 14th Feb 2026 and another brilliant monthly Childrens Chess Tournament. Youngsters from all over Ulster gathered at Methodist College to compete in an afternoon of Chess, a swiss tournament an... Feb 21, 2026
UCU Events Update – Remainder of the Season This has been a challenging year for UCU events; however, we have been fortunate to secure arbiters for events held so f... Feb 21, 2026
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