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Season Reports

Articles and Reports for the season under the editorship of Cathal Murphy

Novel feature for upcoming Fisherwick Tournament

Fisherwick Chess Club is organising a tournament running from 19 October to 23 November 2009 and which is open to non-members.

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UCU Belfast & District Leagues 2009-2010

The 2009-10 B&D League season starts in the first week of November.

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2011 Ulster Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships

The Ulster Chess Union is holding its Championship Congress over the August Bank holiday weekend.

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Entries for 2011 Ulster Championships

So far 33 players have entered the Championships. Players can still enter on Saturday morning and registration starts at 9.30 am.

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2011 Ulster Championships Day 1

The Ulster Championships are being held at the Europa Hotel over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

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2011 Ulster Championships Day 2

Play continued at the Europa Hotel with Rounds 3 and 4.

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2011 Ulster Championships Day 3

Rounds 5 and 6 concluded play in the Championships.

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Autumn Quickplay on Sunday October 9th

New quickplay event has been added to the UCU calendar. Details below.

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Summer 2011 Civil Service Results

The results after the final night of play. The award ceremony and quick play tournament are on Weds 28th September.

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Fisherwick Tournament starts mid November

Fisherwick Chess Club is running another in its series of 6 round tournaments.

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New event on the UCU Calendar

The Ulster Masters is a weekend event taking place on December 10th and 11th 2011 at Belfast Boat Club. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Ulster Masters Day 1

The Ulster Masters is being held at the Belfast Boat Club over the weekend of 10-11 December 2011. Three rounds are being played each day.

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Ulster Masters Day 2

The Ulster Masters concluded on 11 December with Michael Waters adding the Masters Premier title to his one gained in the Ulster Championship. Ross Harris, George Jackson and Philip Morrison took the titles in the second section.

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First ever Ulster Blitz Championship

The first ever Ulster Blitz Chess Championship will be held at Belfast Boat Club on Tuesday 27th December 2011.

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Web Site Revised

Web Site Revised

The UCU Website has received a facelift. After several years, the UCU website receives its 3rd design make-over since 2004 when the website was first launched.

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Ulster Rapidplay Championship 2012

This event will be held on Saturday 14 April 2012 at Ballynafeigh Chess Club, Ballynafeigh Community House, 283 Ormeau Road, Belfast.

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Williamson Shield centenary edition

Williamson Shield centenary edition

The Williamson Shield was first awarded in 1912, the year of the Titanic's doomed maiden voyage. The centenary edition of this ever popular chess tournament will be held over the weekend of 3rd-4th March at the Maynard Sinclair Pavilion in the grounds of the Civil Service Club, Stormont.

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News
February 2025 FIDE NI Rating Report By Brendan Jamison Congratulations to 7 more players making a FIDE rating debut Jan 31, 2025
Childrens Chess Grand-prix standings after the first 2 competitions. After the Nov and Jan Childrens Chess tournaments what are the standings for the Grand-prix. With an explanation of the ... Jan 25, 2025
Chess Activities in Ulster to watch out for. There are lots of activities happening in Ulster Chess. With great Clubs like Bangor, Lisburn and Downpatrick running ev... Jan 25, 2025
The new year kicked off with the Williamson 2025. 17th - 19th January 2025 One of Ulster Chess Unions oldest tournaments. The Williamson Shield is always a brilliant tournament. Taking place at t... Jan 25, 2025
The Monthly Childrens Chess Tournaments continued on Sat 11th January at Methodist College 29 young players came together to play and enjoy an afternoon of chess with a 6 round tournament and challenging puzzle ... Jan 24, 2025
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Upcoming Events
FIDE RATED NI Gold Coast Team Classic League Round 4 - 27 February 2025 Entire teams can enter or individuals from other clubs are welcome to play and you will be placed in a team. The format... Feb 27, 2025 07:30 PM - 10:30 PM — Bangor City Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street Groomsport
FIDE RATED Blitzmania 3: 28th February Blitz 7:30pm Start : 10 Rounds : Time Control: 5+0 : City of Bangor International Chess Club. Feb 28, 2025 07:30 PM - 10:00 PM — City of Bangor International Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR
FIDE RATED Ulster Rapid Championship 2025 Saturday 1 March 2025, City of Bangor International Chess Club, 6 rounds Time control 25+0 Mar 01, 2025 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM — City of Bangor Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street Groomsport
FIDE RATED City of Bangor Spring Blitz 2025 [event 7 of 8 in Gold Coast Blitz Grand Prix 2024/2025] - 6 March 2025 March 06, 2025 from 07:30 PM to 10:00 PM Where : City of Bangor International Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall... Mar 06, 2025 07:30 PM - 10:00 PM — City of Bangor Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street Groomsport
The National Club Championships (NCC) 2025 will be held March 7th - 9th at the Sligo Park Hotel in Sligo. An opportunity to play team chess against clubs from across Ireland. 5 rounds of team chess. Mar 07, 2025 - Mar 09, 2025 — Sligo Park Hotel in Sligo
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