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2010 Ulster Championship Day 1

55 players have entered for this year's Championships, the biggest number in an Ulster Chess Union event since the 2001 Target Recruitment International Open.

After two rounds here are the leading standings in the three Championship events:

Senior

1. Michael Holmes 2.0
2=5. John Cairns, James McDonnell, Stephen Scannell, Michael Waters 1.5

Intermediate

1=3. David Baras, Ryszard Kacorowski, Niall Troughton 2.0
4=7. Alan Burns, Damien Lavery, Cecil Sloan, Derek Truesdale 1.5

Junior

1=4. Mark Allen, Cathal Murphy, Raymond Smith, Chris Turnbull 2.0
5=8. Brian Belshaw, Sean Linton, Pearse O'Brien, Roy Stafford 1.5

 

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