The Silver King
The Belfast News-Letter chess column for the 30th November 1893 announced that a new competition had been inaugurated to be competed for by various chess clubs of the city and some of the neighbouring clubs. The entries in the first season were from the Belfast, Holywood, Strandtown and Victoria clubs. The committee of the Belfast Chess Club presented a perpetual trophy for the winners of the competition. That trophy, officially called the "Ulster Trophy" but generally known as the "Silver King", is still competed for by the Division 1 teams of the UCU Belfast and District Leagues. The winners of the competition in 1935, 1939, 1945-1948 and 1972-1980 are not inscribed on the trophy.
1894 - VICTORIA
1895 - HOLYWOOD
1896 - VICTORIA
1897 - BELFAST
1898 - BELFAST
1899 - BELFAST
1900 - BELFAST
1901 - VICTORIA
1902 - WARINGSTOWN
1903 - BELFAST
1904 - WARINGSTOWN
1905 - BELFAST
1906 - STRANDTOWN
1907 - LISBURN
1908 - BELFAST
1909 - BELFAST
1910 - BELFAST
1911 - VICTORIA
1912 - VICTORIA
1913 - VICTORIA
1914 - STRANDTOWN
1915-1921 - NO COMPETITION
1922 - BELFAST
1923 - BELFAST
1924 - VICTORIA
1925 - CIYMS
1926 - BELFAST
1927 - BELFAST
1928 - CIYMS
1929 - CIYMS
1930 - BELFAST
1931 - BELFAST
1932 - CIVIL SERVICE
1933 - CIVIL SERVICE
1934 - CIVIL SERVICE
1935 - BELFAST
1936 - NO COMPETITION
1937 - CIYMS
1938 - CIYMS
1939 - ULSTER
1940-1944 - NO COMPETITION
1945 - CIYMS
1946 - CIVIL SERVICE
1947 - CIYMS
1948 - BELFAST
1949 - CIVIL SERVICE
1950-1951 - NO COMPETITION
1952 - BELFAST
1953 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1954 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1955 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1956 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1957 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1958 - CIYMS & QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1959 - CIYMS & QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1960 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1961 - OLD CAMPBELLIANS
1962 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1963 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1964 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1965 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1966 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1967 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1968 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1969 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1970 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1971 - FISHERWICK
1972 - FISHERWICK
1973 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1974 - FISHERWICK
1975 - FISHERWICK
1976 - FISHERWICK
1977 - FISHERWICK
1978 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1979 - CIYMS
1980 - NEWTOWNARDS
1981 - NEWTOWNARDS
1982 - CIYMS
1983 - CIYMS
1984 - NEWTOWNARDS & QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1985 - CIYMS
1986 - CIYMS
1987 - SHORTS
1988 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1989 - FISHERWICK
1990 - FISHERWICK-MALONE
1991 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
1992 - FISHERWICK-MALONE & NEWTOWNARDS
1993 - SHORTS
1994 - NEWTOWNARDS
1995 - FISHERWICK
1996 - FISHERWICK
1997 - NORTH BELFAST
1998 - NORTH BELFAST
1999 - NORTEL
2000 - RVH
2001 - NORTH BELFAST
2002 - RVH FALCONS
2003 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
2004 - FISHERWICK
2005 - CLIFTON HOUSE
2006 - CLIFTON HOUSE
2007 - CLIFTON HOUSE
2008 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
2009 - QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY
2010 - RVH HAWKS
2011 - FISHERWICK
