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British Championships (again)

Grandmaster Jonathan Mestel became British Chess Champion at Southport recently.

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New Season

Autumn is here, so both club and school chess-players will be soon be starting a new season.

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City of Dublin Congress Results

It was remiss of me to have left out of last week's report of the City of Dublin Congress the actual winners of the four tournaments.

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City of Dublin Congress

Last weekend 234 players,took part in one of the biggest ever chess congresses in Ireland

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Bangor Chess Congress

No stone was left unturned by way of reduced fees and schoolboys prizes in attracting young players to the Bangor Chess Congress at the Winston Hotel.

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New Chess Season

The new chess season is now under way, heralded by the first three rounds of the Williamson Shield last weekend at Queen's University Students Union.

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Williamson Shield

The Williamson Shield ended last weekend and a full report will feature in next week's column.

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Williamson Shield Results

As promised, the names of the top scorers in the recent Williamson Shield

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New Clubs

Chess is going from strength to strength, as proved by the formation of new clubs this year.

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Half-term Holiday

Half-term holiday has been all too brief for our school children but Hallowe'en did not mean a break from chess.

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Keeping up-to-date

Are you keen on keeping to to date on the latest chess news and games?

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No easy wins

There are no easy wins in the local chess leagues plus forthcoming tournaments and the weekly game.

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Co. Down Schools' Championship

Results from the Schools Championship and Gary Montgomery gives a helping hand to Karpov for his World Championship attempt

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Dr. George calls 'em out

Crisis in the chess community; has the Rookie gone to roost?

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Fisherwick Club Championship

Fisherwick young players on top plus results from the Ulster Intermediate and Junior competitions

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Ulster Intermediate & Junior Results

Fisherwick young players on top plus results from the Ulster Intermediate and Junior competitions

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Rookie on a Wednesday

Letter from Dr. Ross Savage published in the Irish News

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World and Ulster Schools Championship

Reports from the World Chess Championship semi-final and upcoming Ulster Schools Championship

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Double blow for Hungarian Chess

Hungarian chess suffered a double blow with the tragic death of grandmaster Janos Felsch in a car crash in Kent, and with the defeat of Zoltan Ribli by Vassily Smyslov

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World Chess Championship

Kasparov and Smyslov both win through to the World Chess Championship final play-off.

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Looking back to 1983

We are now in George Orwell's 1984 and I would like to cast a "big brotherly" look back to 1983 in the chess world

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"Munster" payout

The New year was heralded in bt two chess tournaments at opposite ends of Ireland: the Ulster Senior Championship in Belfast and the 16th Mulcahy Memorial in Cork

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News
Childrens Chess continued on February 11th 2023 at Methodist College February 11th saw top young chess players gather at Methodist College to play some top chess. The afternoon consisted of... Mar 04, 2023
FIDE rating report - March 2023 15 players gained new FIDE ratings in the March 2023 list. Feb 28, 2023
Ladies Day with WIM Trisha Report A report by Karina Campbell We were lucky to get back to Greenisland FC Chess Club where it all started. On Sunday 26th... Feb 27, 2023
March and April programming at Bangor Chess Club Feb 23, 2023
Hanzharov wins FIDE-rated City of Bangor Winter Blitz "Fast Eddie" blitzes the opposition at Groomsport Parish Hall Feb 18, 2023
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FIDE Rated - The March Mini Rapid Mar 24, 2023 07:15 PM - 10:00 PM — Greenisland FC Chess Club, 100 Glenkeen Avenue, Greenisland, BT38 8ST
Ulster Fischer Random Rapidplay Championship 2023 7 rounds of Fischer Random Chess, Sunday 26th March at the Civil Service Pavilion. Mar 26, 2023 10:30 AM - 06:00 PM — NICS,Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, Stormont, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3TA
FIDE Rated U1800 Groomsport Classic 2023 Groomsport Classic returns with 5 rounds over 2 days, Thursday 30th March and Saturday 1st April Mar 30, 2023 - Apr 01, 2023 — Church of Ireland Groomsport Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR
Irish Junior Chess Championships 2023 Mar 31, 2023 - Apr 02, 2023 — Coláiste Éanna, Hillside Park, Ballyroan, Rathfarnham, D16E248
Children's Chess - Methody The monthly schools chess tournaments continues at Methodist College. Apr 01, 2023 12:30 AM - 05:00 PM — Methodist College,1 Malone Rd, Belfast BT9 6BY
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