UCN Articles
Ulster Championship
Fortwilliam Golf Club, Belfast 27-30 December 2003
Williamson Shield
24th-25th January 2004 at Civil Service Chess Club
City of Belfast Championships
13-14 March 2004
World Youth Under 14 Championship
Calum Leitch reports: WYCC was very hard, the standard was unbelievably high. The Irish team did great, everybody managed to scrape a few points together. I even managed 3 myself but that doesn't tell the whole story, Luck was against me, I came very low down but it was all about experience and for that I'm glad I got no walkovers or byes.
Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Tournament
This new event was a joint initiative between the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, the Ulster Chess Union and the Waterfront Hall
Belfast Summerfest
Final standings from the two sections
Fisherwick Club Tournament
The final night of this competition was on Monday 5th April 2004.
Irish Club Championship
The Championship was held on the 24th and 25th April. It was hosted by Phibsboro Chess Club, and took place at the Dublin International Youth Hostel (Oige), 61 Mountjoy Street, Dublin.
Ulster schoolboy wins Irish Junior title
David Grzymek of Sullivan Upper and Bangor Chess Club has won the Irish Under 14 title
Ulster Rapidplay Championship
With the Ulster Senior Championship no longer played over the Christmas vacation period, the UCU Committee considered there was still a market for a tournament at that time of year.
Malahide Millennium Tournament
29 April - 1 May 2006
Gonzaga Masters
Played 3-5 February 2006
Tom Clarke wins Williamson Shield with 100% score
Tom Clarke scored a maximum 6 out of 6 to win the Williamson for the eighth time. Runner-up was Stephen Scannell, winner of the Shield on the previous 4 occasions (one of those tied with Clarke)
Fisherwick Tournaments
This season Fisherwick Chess Club organised two Swiss tournaments, the first before Christmas and the second after it.
City of Belfast Festival
Belfast Boat Club, 20-21 May 2006
Civil Service Summer Tournament
April-September 2006
Portadown Rapidplay Open
Portadown Chess Club held a five-round rapidplay tournament on Sunday 20th May 2007 at Portadown Rugby Club.
Ulster Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships 2007
Played at the Belfast Europa Hotel from the 25th to the 27th August