Ulster Schools Chess
Waterfront Hall Schools Challenge 9 June 2003

For the first of this year's two Waterfront Hall competitions, the young chess players came from 6 Primary schools - Botanic (making their first appearance in these competitions), Cairnshill, Edmund Rice, Inchmarlo, Killinchy and St. Colums (Portstewart). In total here were 19 teams of 4 players.

Round 1

Unbelievable Edmund Knights

0

v

4

Mighty Knights

Inchmarlo A

2

v

2

Rumbling Rooks

Inchmarlo B

3

v

1

Killinchy Knights

Killinchy Conquerors

1/2

v

3 1/2

Pouncing Pawns

Edmund Chess Challengers

1 1/2

v

2 1/2

Cunning Knights

Princely Pawns

2

v

2

White Knights

Beautiful Queens

1/2

v

3 1/2

Cunning Queens

Killinchy Killers

4

v

0

Super Subs

Brilliant Bishops

1

v

3

Botanic Chess Busters

Fearsome Pawns

2 1/2

v

1 1/2

The Reserves

Round 2

Mighty Knights

3

v

1

Killinchy Killers

Pouncing Pawns

3

v

1

Inchmarlo B

Cunning Queens

0

v

4

Botanic Chess Challengers

Cunning Kings

1

v

3

Fearsome Pawns

Rumbling Rooks

2 1/2

v

1 1/2

Princely Pawns

Inchmarlo A

2

v

2

White Knights

Edmund Chess Challengers

1

v

3

Killinchy Knights

Brilliant Bishops

1 1/2

v

2 1/2

Killinchy Conquerors

Beautiful Queens

0

v

4

Unbelievabe Edmund Knights

Super Subs

2

v

2

The Reserves

Round 3

Botanic Chess Busters

1 1/2

v

2 1/2

Mighty Knights

Fearsome Pawns

1 1/2

v

2 1/2

Pouncing Pawns

Killinchy Killers

1 1/2

v

2 1/2

Cunning Queens

Rumbling Rooks

3 1/2

v

1/2

White Knights

Killinchy Knights

3

v

1

Unbelievabe Edmund Knights

Inchmarlo B

3 1/2

v

1/2

Princely Pawns

Cunning Kings

1

v

3

Inchmarlo A

Edmund Chess Challengers

1/2

v

3 1/2

Killinchy Conquerors

Brilliant Bishops

3

v

1

Super Subs

Beautiful Queens

2

v

2

The Reserves

Round 4

Mighty Knights

4

v

0

Pouncing Pawns

Botanic Chess Busters

1 1/2

v

2 1/2

Rumbling Rooks

Inchmarlo B

2 1/2

v

1 1/2

Cunning Queens

Fearsome Pawns

4

v

0

Killinchy Knights

Inchmarlo A

1

v

3

Killinchy Killers

Killinchy Conquerors

2

v

2

White Knights

Brilliant Bishops

0

v

4

Unbelievable Edmund Knights

Princely Pawns

4

v

0

Cunning Kings

Beautiful Queens

2 1/2

v

1 1/2

Super Subs

Edmund Chess Challengers

2

v

2

The Reserves

After 4 rounds of play, 2 of the teams from Cairnshill Primary School, the Mighty Knights and the Fearsome Pawns, occupied the top placings in the final standings. These two teams will now go forward to compete against the post-primary schools in the second competition at the Waterfront Hall.

Final Placings

Place

Team

1

2

3

4

Total

1

Mighty Knights

4

3

2.5

4

13.5

2

Fearsome Pawns

2.5

3

1.5

4

11

3

Inchmarlo B

3

1

3.5

3

10.5

4

Rumbling Rooks

2

2.5

3.5

2.5

10.5

5

Botanic Chess Busters

3

4

1.5

1.5

10

6

Killinchy Killers

4

1

1.5

3

9.5

7

Unbelievable Edmund Knights

0

4

1

4

9

8

Pouncing Pawns

3.5

3

2.5

0

9

9

Killinchy Conquerors

0.5

2.5

3.5

2

8.5

10

Cunning Queens

3.5

1

2.5

1.5

8.5

11

Inchmarlo A

2

1.5

3.5

1

8

12

Princely Pawns

2

1.5

0.5

4

8

13

Killinchy Knights

1

3

3

0

7

14

White Knights

2

2.5

0.5

2

7

15

Edmund Chess Challengers

1.5

1.5

0.5

3

6.5

16

Super Subs

0

2

3

1.5

6.5

17

Brilliant Bishops

1

1.5

3

0

5.5

18

Beautiful Queens

0.5

0

2

2.5

5

19

Cunning Knights

2.5

1

1

0

4.5