GM Simul Tickets 2024

Article by Brendan Jamison

So far, 16 tickets have been won for the February 2024 GM Simul, distributed as prizes at the Ulster Rapidplay (April 2023), Henderson Cup (May 2023) Ulster Championships (Aug 2023) and Summer Tournament (Sept 2023).

For anyone wishing to purchase a ticket, the price is £30. The GM is yet to be confirmed, Damien Cunningham is in charge of booking the GM.

There are 2 more opportunities to win tickets, at the upcoming Ulster Masters at Lisburn Chess Club (3-5 November 2023) and at the Williamson Shield at Civil Service Chess Club (19th to 21st January).

Inventory of tickets won to date:

Ulster Rapid - April 2023:

Ulster Rapid Champion- Mandar Tahmankar

Ulster Intermediate Rapid Champion - Adam Rushe

Henderson Cup - May 2023:

U1475 Grading prize - William Storey

U1400 Grading prize - Chris Dorrian

U1225 Grading prize - Sanket Sawant

Ulster Championships - Aug 2023:

U1800 Grading Prize - Adam Rushe

U1500 Grading Prize - James Douglas

U1200 Grading Prize - Paul Murphy

Summer Tournament 2023, concluding end of September 2023:

Tournament Champion : Ethan Cole

Tournament Second : Caleb McClean

Top Section Winner: Shane Keers

Top Section Second: Gerard McIlroy

Middle Section Winner: Cathal Murphy

Middle Section Second: Andrew Campbell

Lower Section Winner: Peter Campbell

Lower Section Second: Sanket Sawant