You are here: Home Membership Clubs Bangor Chess Club (UCU affiliated) Club Events FIDE RATED Ulster Rapid Championship 2025

FIDE RATED Ulster Rapid Championship 2025

Saturday 1 March 2025, City of Bangor International Chess Club, 6 rounds Time control 25+0

Event details

When

Mar 01, 2025
from 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM

Where

City of Bangor Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street Groomsport

Contact Name

Add event to calendar

FIDE RATED Ulster Rapid Championship 2025

 

Saturday 1 March 2025

10:00am to 4:30pm

Venue: City of Bangor International Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR, Northern Ireland

Time control 25+0

10am check-in

10:15am Round 1

11:10am Round 2

12:05pm Round 3

Lunch break 12:45pm to 1:45pm

1:45pm Round 4

2:40pm Round 5

3:35pm Round 6

4:30pm Prize-giving

This event will be rated by FIDE and the UCU

The tournament will run as one open section.

Money prizes will be confirmed after all entry fees have been collected.

Please arrive by 10am at latest and be seated by 10:10am for opening announcements.

No food allowed in playing hall. Drinks permitted at boards.

This tournament will be rated by FIDE on 31 March 2025

Entry fees:

12 pounds per player (if paid in advance by 12 noon on Wednesday 26th February)

15 pounds cash on the day (if space is still available, only players who pay in advance will be guaranteed a space)

Please note, this is one of the official annual UCU events (we have 6 throughout the season) and therefore we can't offer free entry for additional family members, all entrants need to pay the exact same entry fee for this event.

Deadline to enter is 12 noon on Wednesday 26th February. Players will be added to entry list after entry fee is received.

Entrants should be paid-up members of the Irish Chess Union [ICU] or Ulster Chess Union [UCU].

If you need to renew your ICU membership or register from scratch, please do so online here: www.icu.ie/shop

UCU membership can be paid in cash on morning of the event prior to round 1.

A half point travelling bye is available for Round 1 only but it must be requested by 12 noon on Wednesday 26 February. Any requests after this deadline will result in a zero point bye, i.e. the player will be recorded as absent.

Checklist for competing:

1.ICU / UCU Member status

2.FIDE ID

3.FIDE rapid rating (if you have one)

4.Entry fee

Entries to: Chief Arbiter/Organiser Brendan Jamison at: fidechessni@gmail.com

Navigation
News
Join the FIDE Social Chess Storytelling Challenge 2025 – Every Move Counts! A message from The FIDE Social Commission Team:- FIDE has made 2025 the Year of Social Chess and invites you to particip... Apr 28, 2025
Final Standings for the 2025 Childrens Chess Grandprix With the April Childrens Chess completed we have the final standings for the 2025 Grandprix. The top four of each sectio... Apr 26, 2025
UCU League 2024/25 final tables and board prizes Report on the UCU Belfast & District League 2024/25 Apr 20, 2025
City Of Bangor Chess Club hosted the Ulster Team Rapidplay Championship 2024/25 The Ulster Chess Team Rapidplay Championships are run every two years. Top players and team travelled to the fantastic B... Apr 16, 2025
Aprils Monthly Childrens Chess Tournament at Methodist College On April 12th 2025 Children from all over Ulster meet at Methodist College to play brilliant chess at the Ulster Chess U... Apr 16, 2025
More news…
« May 2025 »
May
SuMoTuWeThFrSa
123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
Upcoming Events
Delancey Schools UK Chess Challenge Belfast Megafinal May 10th Our Monthly Children's Chess Tournaments continues with the UK Chess Challenge Belfast Megafinal Sat 10th May - an oppor... May 10, 2025 09:45 AM - 05:00 PM — Methodist College,1 Malone Rd, Belfast BT9 6BY
GM Simul with Alex Baburin May 23, 2025 06:30 PM - 11:00 PM — Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, Belfast
FIDE RATED City of Belfast Classic Championship 2025 Sat 24th May, Sun 25th May, Mon 26th May Venue: Castleview Suite, Maynard Sinclair Sports Pavilion, Upper Newtownards R... May 24, 2025 - May 26, 2025 — NICS,Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, Stormont, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3TA
FIDE RATED Belfast Blitz Championship 2025 May 24, 2025 07:15 PM - 10:00 PM — Castleview Suite, Maynard Sinclair Sports Pavilion, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Ulster Fischer Random Rapidplay Championship 2025 7 rounds of Fischer Random Chess, Sunday 8th June at the Civil Service Pavilion. Jun 08, 2025 10:30 AM - 06:00 PM — NICS,Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, Stormont, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3TA
Upcoming events…