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Strand Chess Club - New Sunday Childrens Chess Club
Exciting new chess club to open at The Strand Arts Centre, Belfast. Every Sunday. The opening day 5th February 2017. Setup and run by Ross Harris in conjunction with the Ulster Chess Union.
Children enjoying chess at the January Childrens Tournament
Methodist College buzzed with youngsters having fun playing chess. A mix of beginners and experts played chess and solved problems.
Ballynafeigh 1 and Muldoons 1 pull away as season reaches halfway point
(B&D League 2016/17 Week 11) With the league season reaching the halfway point, an exciting two-way battle for the Silver King is developing, while Ballynafeigh 3 stay at the head of Division 2 and QUB 3 continue their rampage through Division 3.
Muldoons 1 snapping at leaders' heels after dominant win
(B&D League 2016/17 Week 10) Muldoons 1 moved to within two points of leaders Ballynafeigh 1 after swatting aside the Ormeau Road side's second team.
Top youngsters excel over Christmas and New Year at LJCC and Leinster Junior Championships
Just before New Year in London the top junior players meet to play in the London Junior Championships. In the New Year the prestigious Leinster Junior Championships was played. We had Ulster players do exceptionally well at both tournaments.
A postcard - Updated - Greetings from chess world of St. Petersburg, Russia
Two of our brilliant chess players - Brendan Jamison and Mikhail Pavlov enjoying chess in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Lavery wins Belfast South best game prize
Robert Lavery won the first of this season's best game prizes at the BSCC Open thanks to an exchange sacrifice against Bobby Thompson.
Boys Brigade Christmas Chess Tournament
Malcolm Adamson organised the Christmas Chess Tournament for the Boys Brigade.
6th Ulster Blitz Championship 2016 - report
The 6th Ulster Blitz Championship 2016 attracted 25 participants this year. In total they completed 216 games over 18 rounds. This time control and style of chess made for another great days entertainment over the festive period and the opportunity to play against a wide variety of opponents.
Lacksidasical starts the seasons Alan Burns Grandprix
The first of the Alan Burns Grand-prix tournaments took place on 11th December. With a relaxing time on the clock of 20mins + 5 sec increment...
Ballynafeigh 1 extend lead with Muldoons win
(B&D League 2016/17 Week 8) Ballynafeigh 1's good run of form continues as they brush aside Muldoons 1 to stretch their lead to 13 points.
Children Battle to become Ulster Champion 2016/17
Young Chess enthusiasts gathered at Methodist College on 10th December to see who could be Ulster Champion....
49th Mulcahy Memorial Chess Congress - €1500 Prize-money
For those who would like to start the new year with some chess and visit a lovely city...... 49th Mulcahy Memorial Chess Congress - €1500 Prize-money Friday January 6 – Sunday January 8, 2017 Venue: Gresham Metropole Hotel, McCurtain Street, Cork (5min from railway station and 2min from bus station). For special rates contact the hotel here and mention the ‘Mulcahy Chess Tournament’ when booking. Mulcahy Memorial Congress: This is a one section tournament open to all players.
Ballynafeigh 1 pull clear after QUB slip up
(B&D League 2016/17 Week 7) Ballynafeigh 1 extended their lead in the race for the Silver King after a convincing win against The A Team. Not only that, but they got some help from their second team who pulled off an unlikely comeback to defeat QUB 1.
Report - Omagh rapidplay 2016
Another excellent turnout at the Omagh rapidplay on its 3rd year running.
Muldoons get QUB revenge to gain on leaders
(B&D League 2016/17 Week 6) An exciting three-way title race is brewing in Division 1 as Muldoons 1 made amends for their Week 1 defeat to QUB 1 to propel themselves back into title contention. In Division 2, Ballynafeigh 3 and QUB 2 drew their top-of-the-table clash while QUB 3 continue to steamroll Division 3.
Universal Childrens Day and Chess Problem Solving.
In support of the Chess and Heritage Event run alongside of " Celebration of 800 years of Mayorality and Freeman of Newcastle of Tyne" on the Universal Children Day. Malola Prasath invited the Ulster Chess Union, to make it into a grand "Northeast Celebration". Ulster Chess Union ran a fun problem solving event at Caffe Nero, Lombard St. A small group of Problem solvers met and enthusiastically solved problems.
Ballynafeigh 3 stun Kelly's Heroes to open up Division 2 lead
(B&D League 2016/17 Week 5) Ballynafeigh 3 are emerging as the clear leaders in Division 2 after dominating a strong Kelly's Heroes team. Meanwhile in Division 1, it remains tight at the top as QUB 1 and Ballynafeigh 1 shared the points.
Alan Burns Grand Prix starts on December 11th
The Alan Burns Grand Prix series kicks-off on 11th December. Now in its fourth year, the Lackadaisical Rapidplays offer the chance for an excellent Sunday lunch followed by an afternoon of entertaining chess.
QUB sit atop Division 1 after A Team annihilation
(B&D League 2016/17 Week 4) A convincing win for QUB 1 over The A Team puts them on top of Division 1 for the time being.
