UCN Games

Games included in Ulster Chess News reports; the quarterly reports from 1999 often had one or two games included

BCF-ch Scarborough 08-1999

Selected games from the 1999 Smith and Williamson British Championships.

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Scannell-Daly

the decisive final round game from the 2001 Dublin Classic

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Fisherwick Tournament games

Ian Davis annotates two games from the early rounds of the Fisherwick tournament.

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BCF-ch 2000

Games from the 2000 British Championship

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Williamson Shield game

Michael Holmes - David Robb, Round 5. Annotations based on comments by Michael Holmes.

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Tom Clarke-Nigel Saunders, European Club Cup, Bosnia, 2000

While the Williamson Shield was taking place in Belfast, five-time winner Tom Clarke was competing for Bray in the European Club Cup in Bosnia. Here is a quick win for Tom in his favourite Trompowsky, played 27 September on Board 4 in the match against Monmouth Chess Club, Wales.

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Paul Delaney-Tom Clarke: Ulster Rapidplay Championship

Annotations in part based on some of the players comments in the post mortem analysis.

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Clarke-Pilkiewicz

Ulster Open Active, 4 February 2001 (Round 3)

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Greer-Mallaghan

Belfast Summerfest 2001 (Round 5)

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Nemtzov Cup 2003

David O'Donnell annotates his games

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Ulster Championship 27-30 December 2003

All the games from the Championship played at Fortwilliam Golf Club

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World Youth Championship 2003

Calum Leitch annotates 2 of his games in the Boys Under 14

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