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Ulster Masters 2017
A thrilling weekend of chess saw three closely fought sections, with 10 players scooping prizes on the Sunday evening.
League Rules
Belfast & District League Rules: also known as UCU Standing Order 6
Plenty of Chess at the 2016 Summer School
The Ulster Chess Union runs it annual Summer School. The location, the beautiful setting of Ormeau Bowling Pavilion - brilliantly organised by Damien ...
File League Rules
PDF of the rules for the Belfast and District League
Belfast and District League Rules 2014 - 2015
Rules for the Belfast and District League 2014 - 2015 season
August 2024 FIDE NI rating report
By Brendan Jamison. The 1st August FIDE rating list covers 5 Northern Ireland tournaments that were held over the past 5 weeks and were rated on 31st July 2024.
Bangor's Ulster Champion
"Chess Notes" from County Down Spectator, 15 Jan 2004
Chris Lyttle MLA invites top youngsters to Stormont Chess Award Ceremony
On friday 8th June 2018 Chris Lyttle MLA invited top young chess players to Stormont to receive awards for chess and to play in the Belfast Elite Competition.
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Belfast & District League Rules
Childrens Chess kicked off in November - a warm-up for the Ulster Championships.
The first Childrens chess of the year was held at Methodist College on November 2nd. This starts the group of tournaments that leads to the top players being ...
Top Young Chess players compete at Stormont
On June 10th Chris Lyttle MLA invited the top chess talent to Stormont for an Elite tournament. The end of the chess year marks the awards for the Grandprix ...
May 2023 FIDE Rating List
Report by Brendan Jamison, FIDE National Arbiter
QUB March On After Humbling Hillsborough
Back in November, a mere four weeks into the chess season, QUB suffered dropped bonus points for the second week in succession, drawing against Portadown in ...
Lockdown Summer Tournament: weeks 10 - 11
Another two weeks and some 10 games. We are almost half way through the tournament. Players are still welcome even if they wish just to play a couple of games ...
Hillsborough vs QUB
After a generally impressive start by QUB in their opening fixture, their next encounter saw them face one of Division 2’s most solid performers – ...
GM Ben Finegold plays 20 Ulster Chess players and wins all the games
Our annual Ulster Chess Union Simultaneous Event was back in 2023 with a difference. We played top US player GM Ben Finegold online with a video link to the ...
Over the Board
"Chess Notes" from County Down Spectator, 20 Nov 2003
The Belfast Scholastic Grandprix 2025 standings with one last tournament to go.
The Ulster Chess Union runs monthly tournaments open to all pupils. At the end of the series we have a special Awards Ceremony usually held in the beautiful ...
Northern Irelands Top Young Chess Talent
The top young Northern Ireland Chess talent gathered on Saturday March 14th at Methodist College for one of their regular opportunities to play their favorite ...
Strand come out on top in 12-board super match
QUB welcomed Strand for a friendly match that went down to the wire.
The Ulster Championships of 1895, 1897 and 1899
This Time Traveller article is a slightly amended version of the original one published by David McAlister in January 2002.
City of Belfast 2005 Report
German player Bernhard Kern, who recently joined the Fisherwick Chess Club, won the Nemtzov Cup with 5.5 points out of 6, just a half-point ahead of Ulster ...
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 Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland 6 ...
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UCN 1999.1
Ulster Schools Individual Championships 2019/20
Students gathered at the annual Chess Championships at Methodist College Saturday morning 7th December 2019. The fight to be Ulster Champion was about to ...
The Belfast 2019 London Junior Chess Championship Qualifier
On Saturday 5th October 2019 at Methodist College the Ulster Chess Union held the Belfast London Junior Chess Championship Qualifier - with some of the top ...
John Masterson Ulster Rapidplay 2013 Champion
A fun 6 games of 25min chess on a beautiful but cold Easter Monday. Decided the Ulster Rapidplay Champion. With 31 players from the ages of 6 to a bit older! ...
Belfast Scholastic - Stormont Awards 2019
MLA Chris Lyttle invites the top Chess players to Stormont to be presented with awards and to play in the Belfast Elite Championship.
Summer School a brilliant 3 days of chess endings
The annual Ulster Chess Union Summer Chess School took place on 7th, 8th, 9th August at the beautiful venue of Ballynafeigh Bowling Club. With the assistance ...
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League Rules 2010-11