Ulster Chess Competition Records

Williamson Shield 1912-2008


An account of the early years of the Williamson Shield, including the circumstances surrounding its donation, the difficulties encountered in starting the competition and reports on the first three championships can be found in The Williamson Shield 1904-1914. H. B. Williamson himself is profiled in the Time Traveller article In search of the donor of the Williamson Shield

1912

H. THOMAS

1913

H. THOMAS

1914

A. S. ROPER

1915-22

NO COMPETITION

1923

W. J. ALLEN

1924

W. J. ALLEN

1925

W. J. ALLEN

1926

P. J. McMAHON

1927

P. J. McMAHON

1928

P. J. McMAHON

1929

P. J. McMAHON

1930-44

NO COMPETITION

1945

J. D. PEEBLES

1946

W. T. ROBERTSON

1947

W. D. KERR

1948

W. D. KERR

1949

W. MINNIS

1950

G. A. KEARNEY

1951

J. N. HAY

1952

P. J. McMAHON

1953

R. A. HEANEY

1954

R. A. HEANEY

1955

A. J. EVENS

1956

A. J. EVENS

1957

G. J. BOYD

1958

G. A. KEARNEY

1959

T. M. ALCORN

1960

N. C. MULHOLLAND

1961

R. H. HARTE

1962

M. P. FURMSTON

1963

A. PINKERTON

1964

J. L. MOLES

1965

L. GRAHAM

1966

L. GRAHAM
A. PINKERTON

1967

P. HENRY

1968

M. MATTHEWS

1969

A. PINKERTON

1970

J. B. STEEN

1971

A. PINKERTON

1972

D. BLAIR
R. McCAUGHEY

1973

A. COOTES

1974

T. CLARKE

1975

D. BLAIR
P. HADDEN

1976

P. HADDEN

1977

K. H. B. ALLEN

1978

T. CLARKE

1979

D. HOUSTON

1980

T. CLARKE
D. HOUSTON
N. GREER

1981

T. CLARKE

1982

A. PINKERTON

1983

D. ARTT

1984

K. GREER

1985

D. SIMPSON

1986

F. MacDONALD

1987

T. CLARKE

1988

R. BECKETT

1989

A. GILLEN

1990

A. SKELTON

1991

M. WATERS

1992

T. CLARKE

1993

B. KELLY

1994

B. KELLY

1995

B. KELLY

1996

B. KELLY

1997

C. DALY
B. KELLY

1998

S. SCANNELL

1999

D. MALLAGHAN
A. SKELTON
S. WOOD

1999

M. HOLMES
(2nd competition of the year)

2000

N. PILKIEWICZ

2001

S. SCANNELL

2002

NO COMPETITION

2003

T. CLARKE
S. SCANNELL

2004

S. SCANNELL

2005

S. SCANNELL

2006

T. CLARKE

2007

S. SCANNELL

2008

S. SCANNELL