Current news in Ulster Chess
January 2025 FIDE Rating Report
January 2025 FIDE NI Rating Report By Brendan Jamison Congratulations to 14 more players making a FIDE rating debut
The Ulster Blitz Champions are crowned for 2024/25 at Bangor City Chess Club.
To celebrate a fantastic year of Chess and so many brilliant events. Bangor City Chess Club hosted and ran the Ulster Blitz Championships. Photos and list of the Champions. Many thanks to Edward Khanzharov, Brendan Jamison and Caleb McLean.
The Williamson Shield 2025
The Williamson Shield Returns in 2025.On the 17th - 19th January 2025 Friday Evening to Sunday. The long running Williamson Shield Tournament returns to the Pavilion at Stormont Estate.
Record-breaking numbers at this year's Ulster Blitz 2024/25
Record-breaking numbers of around 60 players are expected at this year's Ulster Blitz as Bangor Chess Club hosts the 18 round blitz extravaganza on Saturday 28 December. We have space to fit a few more players in (as at 10am on Sunday 22 December, but be warned we often get a surge of players trying to enter in the 5 days leading up to event)
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 Champions. We were in for some good chess. At the Annual Schools Individual Ulster Championships. Sponsored by Lisburn Chess Club.
