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Delancey Chess Challenge Belfast Megafinal 2017
Part of the largest chess tournaments in the World. The Delancey Chess Challenge - starts with School tournments which leads to the Mega-finals where the top players will qualify for one of the two NORTH/SOUTH GIGAFINAL and winners of these go onto the NATIONAL TERAFINAL!. Last year a total of 48,200 children from 1400 schools and clubs took part,
Fourth Alan Burns Grand Prix held on 30th April
The last of the seasons Alan Burns Grand Prix tournaments run by Civil Service was held at the Social Club on a beautiful Sunday afternoon with the sound of Cricket match outside.
Saint Petersburg Sponsorship
Thanking all our players for raising funds by playing in Brendan Jamisons excellent tournaments. Thanking Language Training Solutions for their generous sponsorship - all to help a group of our youngsters to play chess in beautiful Russia.
Notification of UCU AGM 2017 and Award Ceremony
Ulster Chess Union AGM and League Awards ceremony. 7:30 Thursday 15th June at Civil Service, Social Club, The Maynard Smith Pavillion, Stormont Estate, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3TA
Report from Brendan Jamison on the City of Belfast Chess Championships
The City of Belfast Championships were held in the bright and spacious upper floor of the QUB Student's Union over the weekend of 6th to 7th May 2017.
Strandtown and Inchmarlo represent Ulster at the Primary School Interprovincials
On Saturday 22nd April two of Northern Ireland's top primary schools, Strandtown and Inchmarlo, were representing Ulster in the Irish Primary Schools Interprovincial Championships. The two teams of 4 players headed down to Gonzaga College in Dublin to play in this extremely competitive tournament.
Ulster Junior Success at Irish Championships
A group of talented youngsters from Ulster arrived at Sligo to play in the Irish Junior Championships over 7th - 9th April and they did brilliantly.
Another fantastic evening competition organised by Brendan Jamison
The Belfast Rapidplay Championships were held on 28 April 2017 in the Good Shepherd Centre on the Ormeau Road, with a total of 36 players competing across three closely fought sections. Spread over 5 rounds each player had 20 minutes on the clock with a 5 minute break in-between rounds to enjoy the snacks and soft drinks from the refreshments corner!
Judit Polgar Talk
On Thursday 25th May the Irish Chess Union has organised a talk with one of the world's leading female chess players, Judit Polgar.
Alan Burns Lacksidasical April 2017
With the third tournament the standings are set for the final tournament on April 30th. Who will win the Grand Prix..... 12 players played some brilliant chess.
Belfast South tournament: Two more best game prizes awarded
There was so much great chess played in the post-Christmas portion of this season's BSCC Open that the organisers have decided to award not one but two best game prizes.
Ballynafeigh 1 regain Silver King with QUB 1 whitewash
(B&D League 2016/17 Week 21) With the two leading teams in Division 1 level on points going into the final round of matches, it was a simple matter of which team achieved the better result.
Bangor Simultaneous 2017
On Thursday 20th April, Bangor Chess Club hosted a simultaneous challenge match featuring David Houston and Michael Sheerin.
Final Standings in Childrens Chess Grandprix 2017
With Aprils tournament over the Grandprix points have been recalculated to see who wins an invitation to the Annual Awards Ceremony at Stormont.
April 8th saw top chess at Methodist College.
Young chess players gathered on 8th April at Methodist College to have fun playing chess and solving puzzles.
Cathal Murphy will be on Raidió Fáilte 107.1 FM.
Cathal Murphy will be talking about Chess and his love of the game on Easter Friday at 8:15am and between 1:00pm and 3:00pm.
Grandprix Standings after 5 Childrens Chess tournaments.
With one more Childrens Chess tournament to go. How do the Grandprix standings fair? The top 4 of each gets invited to the Belfast Elite Tournament and Award Ceremony, usually held at Stormont.
Top young chess players compete in fun March tournament
Some of the best young players gathered at Methodist College for a fun tournament on March 11th. One of a series of monthly tournaments. Providing an opportunity for playing fun chess. With a brilliant puzzle solving competition.
Muldoons 1 held to draw as title race takes another twist
(B&D League 2016/17 Week 20) Muldoons 1's title defence hit a snag as they were held to an unexpected draw by Ballynafeigh 2 - and it could have gone worse for the Corporation Square side.
Ulster Rapidplay Championships 2017 - report
The 2017 Ulster Rapidplay Championships were held in the ambient Belfast room of the Ulster Museum.
