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Summary

  • Full name: Thomas M. Clarke
  • Born: 17th April 1959
  • Died: 3rd April 2007
  • Chess honours:
    • Olympiad team: 1988, 1992
    • European Championships team: 1989
    • 1st equal Irish Championship 1996 (lost on tiebreak)
    • 1st British under-21 Championship 1978
    • Ulster Champion: 1984, 2003, 2005
    • 1st Williamson Shield 1974, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1992, 2003, 2006
    • 1st Ulster Open 1990, 2005
    • 1st City of Belfast 1981 (lost on tiebreak), 1992, 1994, 2003, 2004
    • 1st Belfast Civic Festival/Summerfest 1986, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2004
    • 1st QUB Open 1994
    • 1st Downpatrick Open 1984 (lost on tiebreak)

  • Occupation: civil servant.
News
Top Young players compete to be Ulster Champion at Methodist College On the stormy morning of 7th December 2024 top young players gathered. Six rounds of chess to get age group Ulster Champ... Dec 08, 2024
This weekend top young players will gather at Methodist College to compete to be an Ulster Champion We have over 40 players. Playing on Saturday 7th December in the annual Ulster Schools Individual Championships 2024. Dec 02, 2024
December 2024 FIDE NI Rating Report By Brendan Jamison November was a massive month for FIDE rated events in Northern Ireland with a total of 7 tournaments... Dec 01, 2024
Qualifiers from the Belfast Mega-finals play in the Giga-finals The Delancey UK Chess Challenge is one of the top tournaments for young chess players. We held our Belfast Mega-finals o... Nov 24, 2024
UK Open Blitz Championships 2024 finals took place on Saturday 16th November at Leamington Spa Our Belfast qualifiers took part in this top UK Blitz championships. Kamil Marchiewicz and Benedict A Keohane played in ... Nov 23, 2024
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Upcoming Events
FIDE RATED City of Bangor Winter Classic 2024 Round 3 Dec 12, 2024 07:30 PM - 10:30 PM — Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR, Northern Ireland
FIDE RATED City of Bangor Winter Classic 2024 Round 4 Dec 19, 2024 07:30 PM - 10:00 PM — Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR, Northern Ireland
FIDE RATED Ulster Blitz Championship 2024 Dec 28, 2024 10:00 AM - 04:30 PM — Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR, Northern Ireland
January 11th 2025 Childrens Chess 12:30 – 5:00 Monthly Chess Tournaments Continues at Methodist College. Jan 11, 2025 12:30 PM - 05:00 PM — Methodist College,1 Malone Rd, Belfast BT9 6BY
The Williamson Shield The Williamson Shield at the Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, Stormont Estate Jan 17, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025 — The Maynard Sinclair Pavilion
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