Ulster Chess Competition Records

UCU Belfast and District League Division 1
The Ulster Trophy Winners 1894-2008


The chess column in the Belfast News-Letter for the 30th November 1893 contained the news that "During the present season a new departure has been inaugurated among various chess clubs of the city and some of the neighbouring clubs. Arrangements have been in progress for some time for a match among these clubs, and at last these have been completed. The entries are - Belfast, Holywood, Strandtown and Victoria. Each club will play two matches with the other clubs. The minimum number of players will be ten a side." The committee of the Belfast Chess Club presented a perpetual trophy for the winners of the competition. That trophy, officially called the "Ulster Trophy" but generally known as the "Silver King", is still competed for by the Division 1 teams of the UCU Belfast and District Leagues. The winners of the competition in 1935, 1939, 1945-1948 and 1972-1980 are not inscribed on the trophy.

1894

VICTORIA

1895

HOLYWOOD

1896

VICTORIA

1897

BELFAST

1898

BELFAST

1899

BELFAST

1900

BELFAST

1901

VICTORIA

1902

WARINGSTOWN

1903

BELFAST

1904

WARINGSTOWN

1905

BELFAST

1906

STRANDTOWN

1907

LISBURN

1908

BELFAST

1909

BELFAST

1910

BELFAST

1911

VICTORIA

1912

VICTORIA

1913

VICTORIA

1914

STRANDTOWN

1915-1921

NO COMPETITION

1922

BELFAST

1923

BELFAST

1924

VICTORIA

1925

CIYMS

1926

BELFAST

1927

BELFAST

1928

CIYMS

1929

CIYMS

1930

BELFAST

1931

BELFAST

1932

CIVIL SERVICE

1933

CIVIL SERVICE

1934

CIVIL SERVICE

1935

BELFAST

1936

NO COMPETITION

1937

CIYMS

1938

CIYMS

1939

ULSTER

1940-1944

NO COMPETITION

1945

CIYMS

1946

CIVIL SERVICE

1947

CIYMS

1948

BELFAST

1949

CIVIL SERVICE

1950-1951

NO COMPETITION

1952

BELFAST

1953

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1954

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1955

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1956

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1957

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1958

CIYMS
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1959

CIYMS
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1960

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1961

OLD CAMPBELLIANS

1962

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1963

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1964

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1965

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1966

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1967

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1968

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1969

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1970

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1971

FISHERWICK

1972

FISHERWICK

1973

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1974

FISHERWICK

1975

FISHERWICK

1976

FISHERWICK

1977

FISHERWICK

1978

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1979

CIYMS

1980

NEWTOWNARDS

1981

NEWTOWNARDS

1982

CIYMS

1983

CIYMS

1984

NEWTOWNARDS
QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1985

CIYMS

1986

CIYMS

1987

SHORTS

1988

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1989

FISHERWICK

1990

FISHERWICK-MALONE

1991

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

1992

FISHERWICK-MALONE
NEWTOWNARDS

1993

SHORTS

1994

NEWTOWNARDS

1995

FISHERWICK

1996

FISHERWICK

1997

NORTH BELFAST

1998

NORTH BELFAST

1999

NORTEL

2000

RVH

2001

NORTH BELFAST

2002

RVH FALCONS

2003

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY

2004

FISHERWICK

2005

CLIFTON HOUSE

2006

CLIFTON HOUSE

2007

CLIFTON HOUSE

2008

QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY