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Williamson Shield
Places still available for The Shield
January 2024 FIDE NI Rating Report
By FIDE National Arbiter Brendan Jamison Congratulations to 15 more players gaining a FIDE rating in the 1st January 2024 rating list.
GM Simul Tickets
GM Simul Tickets still available
Ulster Blitz Championship 2023 Report
The earls returned, the Neill,s from Spain, GIllen,s from London to compete in the Ulster Blitz.
A new Ulster Schools Champion 2023/24
On Saturday 2nd December with over 30 players and 2 previous Champions - the reigning Champion and the previous Champion - and youngsters of all age groups we were in for a day of brilliant chess and crowning of Ulster Champions.
Ulster Blitz filling up.
ULSTER BLITZ
Clash of the Champions
Ulster Blitz Championship
Gold Coast Blitz Grand Prix: McIlroy leads at halfway stage
The Belfast South youngster extends his lead in round 4 of 8
Khanzharov wins Groomsport blitz
The QUB player wins on tiebreak after finishing level with Cole and Ramasamy
21 local players make a FIDE debut in the December 2023 rating list
December FIDE NI Rating Report by Brendan Jamison
2245 Adrian Gillen headlines Ulster Blitz
2023 Ulster Blitz hosted by Greenisland FC Chess
Divison 2 Results and table
We have been unable to give you div 2 results. Michael Devine has emailed them to team captains and here they are.
November 4th Childrens Chess at Methodist College, Belfast
The UCU monthly Schools Chess tournaments continued with the Childrens Chess: Hindley-Newman Tournaments. An afternoon of chess games and chess puzzles.
The Year of Schools Tournaments kicked off with the LJCC Belfast Qualifier 2023
Pupils gathered at Methodist College on the morning of 7th Oct to play in the Belfast Qualifier for the LJCC 2023 tournament. Our first monthly tournament was about to begin.
Nov 2023 FIDE Rating Report
1st November 2023 By FIDE National Arbiter Brendan Jamison Congratulations to the 20 players who made a FIDE rating debut in today’s list
130 players so far in the FIDE-rated NI Rapid Grand Prix…
On Oct 14th 2023 (at 2 Royal Ave Cultural Centre) was event 4 of 10 in the series, with big thanks to Paul O’Connor for organising the wonderful venue. 50 players attended today’s tournament, 7 rounds of 20+0.
