The Northerners scored a narrow 5.5-4.5 win over Munster in the semi-finals and, although held to a 5-5 draw by Leinster in the decider, they were awarded the title on board count.
In their second match, Munster scored an emphatic 8.5-1.5 victory over a combined Irish Junior Chess Association/Leinster B team.
The Munster team comprised Philip Short, Mel Kennedy, Kieran Moynihan, Colm Quigley, Kevin James, Kevin O'Shea, Ken Salmon, Frank Noonan, Paul Kiely and John Mee.
Much of the credit for Ulster's victory goes to 13-year-old Derry schoolboy Adrian Gillen who held Philip Short to a draw and defeated Leinster's international Colm Barry from a level position.
Here are two Munster wins:
As always by Jim Olney.
As a footnote:
It was great to hear from Kevin O'Shea today who gave me the following info on the above event. "Two quick asides: I arranged a mini-bus for the mostly Cork based players that day. It broke down a number of times on the way home, always outside pubs, and to this day all the players believe it was coincidence!!? Also being quite pedantic Noel Mulholland's 23rd move was 23...Be8.
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