Current news in Ulster Chess
November 2024 NI FIDE Rating Report
By Brendan Jamison
Belfast Chess Social - Sunday 3rd November
We're hosting two tournaments on November 3rd at Reboot Cafe (opposite MEdical College building at Queens). One of them is a 3+2 speed chess tournament played on Reboot's gaming computers. There'll be a cash prize for 1st and 2nd place. If anyone is interested, they can sign up by following the link on our instagram page
ULSTER MASTERS 2024 - entry list
The last UCU weekend event of the year will take place from 15-17 November at Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, Stormont, East Belfast. The 5 round classic tournament will be tripled rated by FIDE, ICU and UCU. The time control is 75+30. Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison. Deputy Arbiter: Edward Khanzharov.
LJCC Belfast Qualifier was held at Methodist College Belfast on 5th Oct 2024
Young chess players gathered for a day of Chess. At the first of this years monthly UCU Childrens Chess tournaments. Today saw the younger players looking to qualifier for the Top UK tournament the London Junior Chess Championship.
Belfast Qualifier for the British Open Blitz 2024/25
Belfast runs one of 8 tournaments that allow players to qualify for the British Open Blitz tournament. The top 2 players and top 2 women qualify to play in the prestigious Championship. 17 players gathered at NCIS Pavilion on Sunday Sept 29th to battle to see who would be the top Blitz players and get the lifetime opportunity to play the Countries best Blitz Players in the finals in England competing to be the British Open Blitz Champion.
