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Belfast Culture Night 2018. Cafe Chess Playing at Caffe Nero and Costa Coffee.
Belfast Culture Night. Enjoy meeting potential new chess players. Play chess and enjoy the cafe experience. Share your enthusiasm for the game. At Caffe Nero, 19 Lombard St. or Costa Coffee, Victoria Centre, September 21st 3:30pm til late. This is part of the Belfast annual Culture Night with lots of exciting public events celebrating culture.
Summer Tournament report week 18 - one week to go
With only one week left in the tournament. How do things stand.
Belfast holds one of 8 qualifiers for the UK Open Blitz 2018
On September 8th at Stormont Pavilion players gathered to play in the Belfast Qualifier for the UK Open Blitz 2018. The top two prizes are entry into the UK Open Blitz final.
The Ulster Chess Union holds its nineth Summer School
Within the lovely location of Ballynafiegh Bowling Club. Over the three days Weds 8th to Fri 10th August 2018. Fourteen youngsters met and enjoyed 3 focused days of chess.
Ulster Chess Union re-affiliates with Irish Chess Union
Joint statement from the Ulster Chess Union and the Irish Chess Union
New Ulster Champion Thomas Donaldson
The Ulster Championship was held over 25th-27th August at the brilliant location of the Europa Hotel. With 57 entries and 3 sections there were tough battles and exciting chess. Thomas Donaldson was crowned the new Ulster Champion for 2018.
In the UCU Summer tournament we have reached week 16.
With only 4 tournament weeks left followed by a prize giving on Sept. 26th. How are the players standings? Who is in with a chance of winning.
Brendan Jamison joins World-renowned Saint Louis Chess Club
Our intrepid Tournament and League Controller - spent the Summer touring the USA where he won two tournaments and joined the fantastic Saint Louis Chess Club.
Stephen Rush at the Irish Championships 2018 and Danny Roberts at the Irish Majors.
Stephen Rush played at the Irish Championships over the week starting 4th August to 12th. Danny Roberts played in the Irish Majors both getting good results.
Ulster Players excel at the Delancey UK chess Challenge Giga-finals
Over the weekend of 14th, 15th July 2018 seven players representing Ulster excelled at the Delancey UK Giga-finals in Manchester.
Daniil Zelenchuk stars at the Glorney Cup 2018
One of Ulster's brightest young talents, 15 year old Daniil Zelenchuk, was representing Ireland recently in the 2018 Glorney Cup.
Alan Burns Lacksidasical June 2018
On Sunday June 10th we had the final of this years Alan Burns Lacksidasicals. Afternoons of relaxing fun chess. The winner of the 2018 Alan Burns GrandPrix would be decided.
Alan Burns Lacksidasical May 2018
The 3rd of the Alan Burns Lacksidasicals took place on May 13th. A beautiful sunny day for a relaxing game of chess.
Chris Lyttle MLA invites top youngsters to Stormont Chess Award Ceremony
On friday 8th June 2018 Chris Lyttle MLA invited top young chess players to Stormont to receive awards for chess and to play in the Belfast Elite Competition.
The City of Belfast an International field and 3 days of chess and beautiful weather
With two titled players from Germany and 4 players from Dublin in the beautiful surrounds of the NICS Pavillion a scene was set for a brilliant tournament. On the bank holiday of 26th, 27th, 28th May we had 3 days of 2 games a day at a wonderful slow pace.
The Belfast Delancey Mega-Finals
The largest Schools tournament in the UK. The UK Chess Challenge. Held the Belfast Mega-finals at Methodist College on Saturday 12th May. Who would qualify to play in the Giga-Finals? The sun shone - and we had great fun playing chess....
City of Belfast this weekend
This weekend sees the City of Belfast we have some 28 entrants two sections and three days of brilliant chess. Please note there will be road works near the event. Details below. When travelling allow for delays - leave early.
Notification of UCU AGM 2018 and Award Ceremony
Ulster Chess Union AGM and League Awards ceremony. 7:30 Thursday 14th June at Civil Service, Social Club, The Maynard Smith Pavillion, Stormont Estate, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3TA
The final standings of the Childrens Chess Grandprix 2018
With the Childrens Chess Tournaments coming to their end this year. We have the final positions of the students in the Grandprix. The top 4 players of each section getting invited to Stormont by MLA Chris Lyttle for an Elite Tournament and Award ceremony.
Top competitive play at Aprils Childrens Chess 2018
The last of this years series of Childrens Chess took place on Saturday April 14th 2018 at Methodist College, Belfast.
