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Season Reports

Articles and Reports for the season

At this time the UCU's own website was in it early stage of development and it had just started to carry articles and reports.

This season's Archive includes articles from then and additional material published through the Ulster Chess News and County Down Spectator notes plus the Master Class series during the summer

The Lumen Christi College Secondary Schools Tournament

The inaugural Lumen Christi College Secondary Schools Tournament was held in Londonderry in early April of 2005.

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Ulster Intermediate and Junior Championships 2004

The Ulster Intermediate and Junior Championships were held on the weekend of 20 and 21 November 2004 at North Belfast Chess Club. The Intermediate was open to players rated between 1500 and 1900 and the Junior for those under 1500 and unrated. A disappointing number of entrants in the Intermediate event meant that the two sections had to be amalgamated.

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Fisherwick Sweep Up

Fisherwick make a clean sweep winning both KO Cup and Plate in this season's Team Tournament.

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Waterfront Rapidplay Report

The first UCU tournament of 2005 turned out to be a gentlemanly tie on all fronts, Stephen Morgan and Michael Waters sharing first prize.

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Scannell claims Williamson Shield

Steve Scannell claimed his fifth Williamson Shield win while Richard Proctor won the subsidiary Challengers event.

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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 champion Steve Scannell. The Henderson Cup, restricted to players rated under 1600, was won by Richard Proctor, who now has a hat-trick of titles this season.

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Ulster Championship 2005

Ulster Championship 2005

In the annual battle for the title of Ulster Champion, Tom Clarke emerged victorious.

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Ulster Schools' Individuals Tournament

In November 2004, the Ulster Schools' Individuals Tournament was held in Royal Belfast Academical Institution. The competition was split into Under 19, Under 16, Under 14, and Under 12 sections.

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News
UCU Simul 2025 to host GM Alex Baburin The Ulster Chess Union is delighted to announce this year’s simultaneous guest will be none other than Ireland’s onl... Mar 19, 2025
Schools Chess at continues at Methodist College March 8th. The monthly schools tournaments run by Ulster Chess Union. Continued on Sat March 8th at Methodist College. We had almos... Mar 17, 2025
Chess Masters: The Endgame - Episode 1 10th March 2025 The BBC brings chess back to television with a new series starting Monday 10th March 2025 at 8:00pm BBC2. Mar 07, 2025
Results: Ulster Rapid Championship - 1 March 2025 The City of Bangor Chess Club hosted the Ulster Rapidplay Chess Championships at Groomsport on Sat. 1st March 2025. Orga... Mar 02, 2025
March 2025 FIDE NI Rating Report By Brendan Jamison Congratulations to 7 more players who made a FIDE rating debut on the 1 March rating list Mar 01, 2025
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Upcoming Events
FIDE RATED Ulster Team Rapid Championships 2025 Date: Saturday 29 March 2025 at City Of Banger Chess Club. Teams of 4 invited to play. Play to become Ulster Champions. Mar 29, 2025 10:15 AM - 04:15 PM — City of Bangor Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street Groomsport, BT19 6JR
FIDE Rated City of Bangor April Blitz 2025 [event 8 of 8 in 2024/2025 NI Gold Coast Blitz Grand Prix] City of Bangor's popular FIDE rated Blitz tournaments continues April 3rd Apr 03, 2025 07:20 PM - 10:00 PM — City of Bangor Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street Groomsport, BT19 6JR
FIDE RATED City of Bangor Sam Lynn Memorial Classic: Round 3 Apr 10, 2025 07:30 PM - 10:30 PM — Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR, Northern Ireland
April 12th 2025 Childrens Chess 12:30 – 5:00 Monthly Chess Tournaments Continues at Methodist College. Apr 12, 2025 12:30 PM - 05:00 PM — Methodist College,1 Malone Rd, Belfast BT9 6BY
FIDE RATED King Charles iii Rapid Championship 2025 An end of season special event run and hosted by City of Bangor International Chess Club. Thurs 24 April 2025 7:30pm to ... Apr 24, 2025 07:15 PM - 10:30 PM — City of Bangor International Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR
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