Ulster Championship 2025 information

Ulster Championship 2025

Information

Ulster Championship 2025
Dates	August 23-25, 2025
City	Lisburn
Venue	Lisburn C.C., 60-62 Longstone Street, Lisburn, BT28 1DJ, Northern Ireland
Chief Organiser	Karina Campbell
Chief Arbiter	Adam Rushe
Deputy Chief Arbiter	Adrian Dornford-Smith
Players participating	24
Games played	71
Competition format	6-round Swiss
Eligibility	Rating 1700+. No requirements for the title of champion were stated, but the 2024 rules probably applied. (“To win a perpetual cup in any of the sections, the player must have lived for at least 12 months in one of the 9 counties of Ulster.”)
Tie-break	Buchholz, Progressive Score, TPR Mixed (as implemented by Swiss Master 5.7 Build 8)
Time control	90 minutes for all moves, plus a 30 second increment from move 1
Schedule	10.00am and 3.00pm each day
Default time	Unknown
FIDE rated?	Yes (FIDE tournament ID 433537)
Prize fund	Unknown
Entry fee	£25 early; various adjustments applied
Games available	18
Concurrent events	Ulster Intermediate Championship 2025, 1st Peter Dolan
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