Ulster Chess Union News: May 1998

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Results

LCU FIDE Rating Tournaments, Easter weekend. Group A, lst G.O'Connell 7/9, Jt 2nd T.Clarke, J.O'Connor 6, 4th S.Brady 5.5, 5th R.O'Rourke 5, Jt 6th P.Dempsey, J.Kennedy jnr 4.5, 8th P.Reynolds 3, Jt 9th J.Killane, E.Bennett 1.5. Group B, Jt lst C.Daly, J.Joyce 7.5/9, 3rd P.Cafolla 7, 4th A.Fox 5.5, 5th S.Scannell 5, 6th J.Hurley 3.5, 7th S.O'Cearnaigh, M.Dooley 2.5, 9th B.Galligan, R.Dunne 2. Four new FIDE ratings secured - J.O'Connor, J.Kennedy jnr, S.Scannell, R.O'Rourke.

Easter Open, Dublin 10-12 April. Major lst D.McMahon 5.5/6, 2nd M.Delaney 5, Jt 3rd L.Porter, M.Olsson, S.Collins 4.5. Grading prizes: D.Leggett, H.Khonji. Minor lst J.Hensey 5.5/6, Jt 2nd A.Marape, D.O'Brien 5, Jt 4th F.Gaines, G.Henrick, P.Reynolds 4.5. 90 played.

Magherafelt Active, 25th April 1998. Major S Gillen 5/6; M Holmes, C Daly 4; T Clarke 3.5; D Mooreland, P McLoughlin (grading prize) 3; N Graham 1.5; D Mallaghan 0. Intermediate S McCann, M Kelly 4.5; M Waddell, W McGrattan, B McCaughey (grading prize) 4; A Burns, N Fisher, J Strawbridge 3; A Beckett, J Orchin 2.5; B Walshe, R Proctor, B Shaw 2; J Waddell 1. MinorJ McCann 5; S Lynn 4.5; P Morrison 4; T Parker (grading prize), S Fox 3.5; S Elliott, L Holmes, P Irvine 3; W Storey, E Nesbitt 2.5; J Cahoon 1.5; M Kilpatrick 0.

KO Cup Round 2 N Belfast B 2.5, Civil Service 2.5 (N Belfast B go through); Nortel 2, N Belfast C 3; Shorts A 0.5, N Belfast A 4.5; Fisherwick A 4.5, Post Office 0.5; Bangor B 5, Carrick 0; Shorts B 0, Bangor A 5; Magherafelt 0, Derry 5.

League Tables




Division 1     P  W  D  L Pts   Division 2    P  W  D  L Pts   Division 3    P  W  D  L Pts

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N Belfast A   11 10  0  1 58.5  Nortel       12  7  3  2 57.5  Shorts B     12  9  1  2 61

N Belfast B   12  7  1  4 49    Shorts A     12  9  1  2 55.5  Fisherwick C 12  7  1  4 48.5

Malachians    10  7  0  3 46    Fisherwick B 11  6  1  4 43.5  Bangor C     12  6  2  4 45

Fisherwick A  12  5  1  6 42.5  Bangor A     10  6  1  3 41.5  Post Office  12  5  3  4 40.5

N'Ards        12  3  3  6 35.5  Bangor B     11  3  2  6 33    Carrick      11  4  0  7 31

Civil Service 12  2  0 10 25    Magherafelt  10  1  3  6 24    St Agnes B   11  3  1  7 31

CIYMS A       11  2  1  8 21.5  St Agnes A   12  1  1 10 17.5  CIYMS B      12  2  2  8 30

International Correspondence Chess Competition

The International Correspondence Chess Federation has informed the Irish Correspondence Chess Association that they propose to organise an email tournament later this year. The ICCA have been informed that several teams from Ireland can enter. Entries must come through the ICCA but there is no formal "selection" process. If the ICCA get 8 "indications of interest" they will form 2 teams, 20 means 5 teams. All participants must join the ICCA. This costs 5 pounds. Each participant must have daily access to a PC with email facilities and his/her own address in that system. Contact Mr Tim Harding, ICCA International Secretary, 26 Coolamber Park, Dublin 16 (email tim.harding@chessmail.com).

Chess Calendar 97/98

Bold entries show events which have been confirmed.

May
- 9th-11th, Leinster Championships (Leinster players only)
- 23rd, Carrickfergus, Carrickfergus Active (Neil Green, Belfast 292982)
- 30th-31st, Belfast, Belfast Civic Festival (Alex Beckett, Belfast 667306)
June
- 3rd, Belfast, Maynard Sinclair Pavillion, Stormont. Ulster Chess Union AGM & Prize-giving
- 5th-7th, Drogheda, Drogheda Congress (Andrew Thompson, Drogheda 36110)
- 20th, Craigavon, Craigavon Active (Neil Green, Belfast 292982)
- 27th-28th, Dublin, St Benildus Classic (Gerry O'Connell, Dublin 2880133)
July
- Irish weekender(s), Irish Junior, Irish Intermediate, Irish Senior

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