News
Summer 2011 Civil Service Results
The results after the final night of play. The award ceremony and quick play tournament are on Weds 28th September.
Autumn Quickplay on Sunday October 9th
New quickplay event has been added to the UCU calendar. Details below.
2011 Ulster Championships Day 3
Rounds 5 and 6 concluded play in the Championships.
2011 Ulster Championships Day 2
Play continued at the Europa Hotel with Rounds 3 and 4.
2011 Ulster Championships Day 1
The Ulster Championships are being held at the Europa Hotel over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Entries for 2011 Ulster Championships
So far 33 players have entered the Championships. Players can still enter on Saturday morning and registration starts at 9.30 am.
2011 Ulster Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships
The Ulster Chess Union is holding its Championship Congress over the August Bank holiday weekend.
Chess At Stormont 2011
14 Top young Ulster chess players had their talent celebrated at the 4th Belfast Scholastic Award Ceremony. Hosted by Kieran McCarthy MLA at Stormont, June 10th 2011.
League Restarts
Part 2 of the B&D League restarts on Monday
Club Reps Meeting
Following a meeting of Club Representatives, a number of decisions were made in respect of the Belfast & District League 2010-11
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.
