Ulster Senior Championship 2005

30 April-2 May
Belfast Boat Club

After over 20 years being played over the Christmas holidays, the Ulster Championship moved to the May Bank Holiday weekend. A small but select field turned out for the principal event of the chess season. Winner and holder of the Dr McSparran Cup for the third time was Tom Clarke with second prize going to Michael Waters. Mark Newman took the Grading Prize.

Final Standings

Place Name                Rtg  Club          Score

  1   TOM CLARKE          2171 CLIFTON HOUSE 5.5  
  2   MICHAEL WATERS      2018 FISHERWICK    4.5  
 3-4  STEPHEN SCANNELL    2169 BANGOR        4.0  
      JAMES McDONNELL     2036 "ENGLAND"     4.0  
  5   MARK NEWMAN         1768 BANGOR        3.5  
  6   DAVID GRZYMEK       1772 BANGOR        2.5  
  7   GARETH ANNESLEY     1936 R.V.H.        1.0  
8-10  DAMIEN LAVERY       1710 BANGOR        0.0  
      MOHAMED SAAD        1486 Q.U.B.        0.0  
      JOHN CAIRNS         2043 FISHERWICK    0.0  

Cross Table

No Name                Total  1   2   3   4   5   6  

1  TOM CLARKE          5.5    7:W 4:W 5:W 3:W 6:W 2:D
2  MICHAEL WATERS      4.5    9:+ 3:L 7:W 8:W 5:W 1:D
3  STEPHEN SCANNELL    4      6:W 2:W 4:L 1:L 8:W 7:W
4  JAMES McDONNELL     4      8:W 1:L 3:W 5:D 7:W 6:D
5  MARK NEWMAN         3.5   10:W 6:W 1:L 4:D 2:L 8:W
6  DAVID GRZYMEK       2.5    3:L 5:L 8:W 7:W 1:L 4:D
7  GARETH ANNESLEY     1      1:L 8:W 2:L 6:L 4:L 3:L
8  DAMIEN LAVERY       0      4:L 7:L 6:L 2:L 3:L 5:L
9  MOHAMED SAAD        0      2:- 0:  0:  0:  0:  0: 
10 JOHN CAIRNS         0      5:L 0:  0:  0:  0:  0: 

Tom Clarke with the winner's trophy