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Ballynafeigh 2 upset The A Team
(B&D League 2016/17 Week 3) Ballynafeigh 2 move up to second place in Division 1 with a surprise win over The A Team, while Division 2 remains as tight as ever.
Ballynafeigh surge ahead
(B&D League 2016/17 Week 2) Ballynafeigh 1 have opened up a clear lead in Divison 1 after routing The A Team, while early indications are that an exciting chase for the Strawbridge Cup is developing.
The Ulster Masters took place on 14th-16th October at Queens University
Chess enthusiasts congregated to play the Ulster Masters a weekend 6 round swiss. Who would win, who would master...
Champions stumble against QUB
(B&D League 2016/17 Week 1) Muldoons 1 got their Silver King defence off to a poor start as they were beaten by QUB 1, while Ballynafeigh 1 are the early leaders after beating Ballynafeigh 2.
The Belfast Qualifier for the London Junior Chess Championship
The new school year starts and we have our first monthly tournament. The London Junior Chess Championship (LJCC). An opportunity for the younger players to qualify for the LJCC finals - one of the most prestigious tournaments.
Awards and a fun rapidplay Tournament
The Summer tournament came to an end on Weds 28th Sept. with a fun handicap tournament and prize giving.
Final night of Summer Tournament
The final night of the Summer Tournament was held Weds 21st September. 22 players. The final results are in. Next week is prize giving and a handicap tournament.
One week of proper play left in the Summer Tournament
The last week of the Summer tournament is this week. Wednesday 21st Sept. What are the standings. Whos going to win...... Remember the last week 28th Sept will be prize giving and a quick play handicap times on the clock depending on the difference of the two players ratings - always fun.
A brilliant culture night with Chess at the Caffe Nero
A cup of delicious coffee, a vibrant atmosphere, a lovely venue at the Caffe Nero, new aquiantances and the game of chess - what more could you ask for!
Belfast Culture Night 2016. Cafe Chess Playing at Caffe Nero.
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. September 16th 4:00pm til late. This is part of the Belfast annual Culture Night ( http://culturenightbelfast.com ). With lots of exciting public events celebrating culture.
" Bourne" Again in Bournemouth?
Martin Kelly goes to Bournemouth and comes home with 3 1/2 points not dropping a game.
2016 Bangor Blitz
On Thursday 8th September Groomsport Hall was the scene of the 2nd Bangor Blitz Tournament.
Plenty of Chess at the 2016 Summer School
The Ulster Chess Union runs it annual Summer School. The location, the beautiful setting of Ormeau Bowling Pavilion - brilliantly organised by Damien Cunningham and the local council - many thanks. Three days of chess, chess, chess....
Over half-way through the Summer Tournament - how do we stand?
Eleven weeks of excellent chess - whos winning? whos close to meeting the minimum 10 weeks ... We have 9 rounds left, so lots could happen.
Delancey UK Schools Chess Challenge
On the 9th - 10th July 2016 eight of our top junior chess players travelled to Manchester to compete in the Delancey UK Schools GigaFinals.
Top Young Chess players compete at Stormont
On June 10th Chris Lyttle MLA invited the top chess talent to Stormont for an Elite tournament. The end of the chess year marks the awards for the Grandprix tournament run as part of the monthly Childrens Chess tournaments.
Cathal Murphy, Danny Mallaghan, Cecil Sloane off to the US to play chess
An opportunity to play the most brilliant of games and have a holiday and meet new players, travel and potentially win money. Hopefully they'll come back wealthier and with a story to tell....
Top young players meet at Methodist College for Northern Ireland Mega-finals
The Delancey UK Chess Challenge is the largest Schools Chess tournament in the UK with some 74,000 children competing. There are four stages - the first is small tournaments in Schools. Qualifying players then play in the Mega-finals. There are 41 mega-finals of which Belfast hosts one. Who played and who qualified for the next stage at the Giga-finals...
The 4th Alan Burns Intense and Grandprix award
The series of Alan Burns Intense/Lacksidasicals finished today 5th June 2016 with some exciting games and the awarding of this years grand-prix.
