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Williamson Shield 2011 Result
Six-round Swiss played 29-30 January at the Maynard Sinclair Pavilion
Ulster Rapidplay Championship prizewinners
Since the move of the Ulster Championship proper to a warmer time of year in 2005, the rapidplay version has been habitually held over the holiday season. This season the event was held on the 2nd January 2011 at its usual venue, the Belfast Boat Club.
2010 Ulster Championship Day 3
Final day's play in the three Championship sections.
2010 Ulster Championship Day 2
Rounds 3 and 4 at the Belfast Europa Hotel.
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.
Ulster Championship preview
Lists of who has entered and a reminder of some of the more important rules.
2010 AGM Report
A review of the main points arising from the 2010 AGM.
New format for 2010 Ulster Championships
The Ulster Championships are once again being held in the Europa Hotel, Belfast but with a new format.
Results from the 2010 City of Belfast Championships
The Championships were held at the Civil Service Maynard Sinclair Pavilion on 15-16 May.
Parlour April Blitz Report
QUB Chess brought its business back to The Parlour for another night of bar blitz. The lively south Belfast bar was the scene for a remarkable tournament which was sensationally only decided in the very last second of a play-off for first place. For the sizeable contingent of newcomers and the onlooking crowd this made for a great spectacle, for the regulars it will come as no surprise that the description tells the tale of a Steve “Metronome” Scannell win.
QUB Rapid 2010 report
On March 20th 2010 QUB played host to Belfast’s richest ever one day chess event, with the Spring sunshine and £1,000 prize fund attracting nearly 50 competitors from all over Ireland.
QUB March 2010 Blitz
QUB Chess Club held another of its blitz tournaments at a new venue.
Fisherwick players dominate Williamson Shield
The 2010 edition of the Williamson Shield was held over the last weekend in January.
Ulster Rapidplay Championship 2009
For the fifth successive year the UCU's Championship Rapidplay was held over the Christmas holiday period at Belfast Boat Club.
Ulster Schools' Individuals Tournament 2009
The Ulster Schools Chess Council organised its 2009 Individual Championships at Methodist College, Belfast on Saturday 5th December.
Museum Rapidplay 2009 report
On the 22nd November 2009 the UCU organised a Rapidplay tournament in the Belfast Room of the Ulster Museum. This was exactly one month after the Museum had re-opened following a three year closure and £17.2m refurbishment.
UCU Belfast & District Leagues 2009-2010
The 2009-10 B&D League season starts in the first week of November.
Back in the Winning Groove
Last week’s horror show mauling at the hands of the Evil Empire left Queen’s desperate to return to winning ways as quickly as possible. Standing in their way were fourth place Lagan.
Chess at the Ulster Museum
A new venue for competitive chess
North Belfast Handicap Rapidplay 2009
After the UCU Summer Tournament ends each year, it is customary to hold the prizegiving the following week alongside a rapidplay handicap tournament.
