Ulster Chess Championship


The Ulster Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament organised by the Ulster Chess Union which has been held since 1892. It is currently open to all players who qualify as having been born in any of the 9 counties of Ulster. Nearly all Championships since 1982 have been played in Belfast. Among the winners in recent years have been two players, both also Irish Champions, who now have the title of International Master, Mark Orr and Brian Kelly. Recent winners are Michael Waters Stephen Scannell Eugene O'Hare Adrian Gillen
Tom Clarke, Michael Holmes, Stephen Gillen and David Houston. Some winners have represented Ireland at chess Olympiads and European Team Chess Championship.

Champions

Early Champions

The Ulster Chess Union was founded in 1932 and relaunched the Ulster Championship.