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Celebration of Ulster Players playing outside of Ulster autumn 2022

Celebration of Ulster Players playing outside of Ulster autumn 2022

Two players represented Ulster in the British Blitz Championships. Ethan Cole played in the International Youth ChessMates Tournament in Magdeburg, Germany. Thomas Donaldson played in the British Championships and we had several players playing in the Delancey Chess Challenge Giga-finals.

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Remembering warmer evenings! Summer Tournament award ceremony and Fun quickplay tournamant 2022.

Remembering warmer evenings! Summer Tournament award ceremony and Fun quickplay tournamant 2022.

The end of the Summer sees the final evening of the Summer tournament with a fun handicap tournament and prize giving. So players gathered at the Civil Service Pavilion to celebrate a Summer of great chess on Sept 28th 2022.

Remembering warmer evenings! Summer Tournament award ceremony and Fun quickplay tournamant 2022. - Read More…

Michael Sheerin(1824) v Scott Crockart(2111)

Michael Sheerin(1824) v Scott Crockart(2111)

Michael Sheerin played board 1 against The Strand Team new comer Scott Crockart with FIDE rating 2111. Michael plays through the game.

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The Masters was held at Lisburn Chess Club over the weekend of 11th - 13th Nov 2022.

The Masters was held at Lisburn Chess Club over the weekend of 11th - 13th Nov 2022.

We had a full tournament for the Masters. Which was held at the brilliant location of Lisburn Chess Club. Some 40 players battled and played some brilliant chess. We had new faces, regulars, players travelling up from Dublin.

The Masters was held at Lisburn Chess Club over the weekend of 11th - 13th Nov 2022. - Read More…

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FIDE-RATED Bangor Club Masters Rapid Championship 2024 Sat July 27th 3:00pm - 8:30pm. 8 Rounds of 15 + 0. £100 for the winner. Jul 27, 2024 03:00 PM - 08:30 PM — Towerview Church Hall, 47 Towerview Crescent, Bangor, BT19 6BA
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