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The first in the Alan Burns Lacksidasicals 2018/2019

The first in the Alan Burns Lacksidasicals 2018/2019

The Alan Burns Lacksidasicals kicked off with the first of the series of four on Dec 9th 2018.

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The second in the Alan Burns tournaments 2019

The second in the Alan Burns tournaments 2019

The second Lacksidasical in the Alan Burns Grandprix took place at the Civil Service Pavilion on 10th March 2019.

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The third in the Alan Burns tournaments 2019

The third in the Alan Burns tournaments 2019

The third Lacksidasical in the Alan Burns Grandprix took place at the Civil Service Pavilion on 14th April 2019.

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The fourth in the Alan Burns Lacksidasicals

The fourth in the Alan Burns Lacksidasicals

The final in this years series of Alan Burns Lacksidadicals took place on 12th May at the NICS Pavilion.

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The first in the Alan Burns Lacksidasicals 2020

The first in the Alan Burns Lacksidasicals 2020

On Sunday 12th January chess players met at the Civil Service Pavilion Stormont to enjoy an afternoon of lacksidasical chess. In the first of the Alan Burns four tournaments.

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The second in the Alan Burns Lacksidasicals 2020

The second in the Alan Burns Lacksidasicals 2020

The 2020 series of Alan Burns Lacksidasicals continued on the 8th March. A fun afternoon of thoughtful chess.

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UCU Simul 2025 to host GM Alex Baburin The Ulster Chess Union is delighted to announce this year’s simultaneous guest will be none other than Ireland’s onl... Mar 19, 2025
Schools Chess at continues at Methodist College March 8th. The monthly schools tournaments run by Ulster Chess Union. Continued on Sat March 8th at Methodist College. We had almos... Mar 17, 2025
Chess Masters: The Endgame - Episode 1 10th March 2025 The BBC brings chess back to television with a new series starting Monday 10th March 2025 at 8:00pm BBC2. Mar 07, 2025
Results: Ulster Rapid Championship - 1 March 2025 The City of Bangor Chess Club hosted the Ulster Rapidplay Chess Championships at Groomsport on Sat. 1st March 2025. Orga... Mar 02, 2025
March 2025 FIDE NI Rating Report By Brendan Jamison Congratulations to 7 more players who made a FIDE rating debut on the 1 March rating list Mar 01, 2025
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FIDE RATED Ulster Team Rapid Championships 2025 Date: Saturday 29 March 2025 at City Of Banger Chess Club. Teams of 4 invited to play. Play to become Ulster Champions. Mar 29, 2025 10:15 AM - 04:15 PM — City of Bangor Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street Groomsport, BT19 6JR
FIDE Rated City of Bangor April Blitz 2025 [event 8 of 8 in 2024/2025 NI Gold Coast Blitz Grand Prix] City of Bangor's popular FIDE rated Blitz tournaments continues April 3rd Apr 03, 2025 07:20 PM - 10:00 PM — City of Bangor Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street Groomsport, BT19 6JR
FIDE RATED City of Bangor Sam Lynn Memorial Classic: Round 3 Apr 10, 2025 07:30 PM - 10:30 PM — Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR, Northern Ireland
April 12th 2025 Childrens Chess 12:30 – 5:00 Monthly Chess Tournaments Continues at Methodist College. Apr 12, 2025 12:30 PM - 05:00 PM — Methodist College,1 Malone Rd, Belfast BT9 6BY
FIDE RATED King Charles iii Rapid Championship 2025 An end of season special event run and hosted by City of Bangor International Chess Club. Thurs 24 April 2025 7:30pm to ... Apr 24, 2025 07:15 PM - 10:30 PM — City of Bangor International Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR
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