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November 4th Childrens Chess at Methodist College, Belfast

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.

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Reminder to pay your UCU fees for the 2023/2024 season

Reminder to pay your UCU fees for the 2023/2024 season - Read More…

The Year of Schools Tournaments kicked off with the LJCC Belfast Qualifier 2023

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.

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Nov 2023 FIDE Rating Report

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

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130 players so far in the FIDE-rated NI Rapid Grand Prix…

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.

130 players so far in the FIDE-rated NI Rapid Grand Prix… - Read More…

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