thern Ireland Chess

 

 

 

 

 

FIDE rated

Ards Rapid Chess

Championships

 

Event 11 of 15 in FIDE rated NI Rapid Grand Prix 2023/2024

 

Friday 16th February 2024

 

 

Venue: Ards Arts Centre, Town Hall, Conway Square, Newtownards, BT23 4NP

 

 

 

Chief Arbiter

Brendan Jamison

 

Entry list

30 Players

Maximum capacity = 30

As at 11:28 on Wednesday 14th February 2024

Please note, due to a limit on the number of entrants

we can accept based on maximum table capactity

at the venue, only players who have paid in advance

will be guranteed a place. Turning up on the day to pay

and play is only possible if space is available due to

any last minute pull-outs.

 

Players with a FIDE rating highlighted

 

 

Rating

 

Name 

 

 

FIDE ID

 

Status

 

1848

 

 

 Roberts, Danny  

  Civil Service Chess Club

 

 2501074

 

 

Confirmed

 

1706

 

 

 Campbell, Andrew  Age 17

  Lisburn Chess Club

 

 2518392

 

 

Confirmed

 

1657

 

 McClean, Caleb   Age 16

  Bangor Chess Club

 

 2518449

 

 

Confirmed

 

1596

 

 Rushe, Adam

  Bangor Chess Club

 Ulster Intermediate Rapid Champion 2023

 

 2511690

 

 

Confirmed

 

1541

 

 Birendra, Claudio

  QUB Chess Club

 

 2527995

 

 

Confirmed

 

1452

 

 Mead, Oliver     Age 15

  Bangor Chess Club

 

 2524031

 

 

Confirmed

 

1430

 

 Crothers, Toby     Age 15

  Bangor Chess Club + Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 2527804

 

 

Confirmed

 

1418

 

 O'Connor, Paul

  Roaming Knights NI

 Winning free entry

 

 2518473

 

 

Confirmed

 

 

 

 Players eligible for Junior trophies:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1394

 

 Allsop, Rhys     Age 17

  Bangor Chess Club

 

 2525011

 

 

Confirmed

 

1394

 

 

 Kher, Aashay R

 QUB Chess Club + Bangor Chess Club

 

 25933337

 

 

Confirmed

 

1393

 

 

 Corr, David 

  Lisburn Chess Club

 

 2516977

 

 

Confirmed

 

1373

 

 

 Mahanta, Uddinabh

  Bangor Chess Club

 Winning free entry

 

 35042882

 

 

Confirmed

 

1363

 

 

 Campbell, Peter

  Lisburn Chess Club

 

 2518406

 

 

Confirmed

 

1352

 

 

 Hassett, Jacob Age 14

  Omagh Chess Club

 

 2528010

 

 

 

Confirmed

 

1335

 

 

 Whearty, Josh Age 16

  Bangor Chess Club

 

 2520800

 

 

Confirmed

 

1331

 

 

 Gourley, Jake  Age 12

  Roaming Knights NI

 

 2527910

 

 

Confirmed

 

1307

 

 

 Sammon Ferndandes, Kyle-Henrique  Age 10

 

 2523159

 

 

Confirmed

 

1290

 

 

 Murphy, Peter  Age 14

  Greenisland FC Chess Club

 

 2518465

 

 

Confirmed

 

1235

 

 

 Gourley, Darren

  Roaming Knights NI

 

 2527901

 

 

Confirmed

 

1213

 

 

 Corr, Jonah 

  Lisburn Chess Club

 

 2526646

 

 

Confirmed

 

1200p

 

 

 Donnelly, Ryan

 

 

 2527138

 

 

Awaiting entry fee

 

1200p

 

 

 Marshall, Andrew  Age 15

  Bangor Chess Club

 

 2525046

 

 

 

Confirmed

 

1200p

 

 

 Riley, Elliot  Age 17

  Bangor Chess Club

 

 2529491

 

 

 

Confirmed

 

1078

 

 

 Koh, Philippa  

 

 343438075

 

 

Confirmed

 

1000p

 

 

 Gourley, Joshua  Age 10 new

  Roaming Knights NI

 

 DOB supplied

 

 

 

Confirmed

 

1000p

 

 

 Sammon, Alec 

 

 2526166

 

 

Confirmed

 

1000p

 

 

 McCracken, Ben 

 

 2529823

 

 

Confirmed

 

1000p

 

 

 MacDonald, Alexander 

 

 2529815

 

 

Confirmed

 

965

 

 

 McCarthy, Bernie

  Roaming Knights NI

 

 2520788

 

 

Confirmed

 

915

 

 Gamble, George

  Bangor Chess Club

 

 2515156

 

 

Confirmed

 

 

 

 

1877

 

 

 Jamison, Brendan***

  Chief Arbiter playing in a round

  if needed to balance the numbers,

  not eligible for any prizes

 

 2511703

 

 

Confirmed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From March 2024 onwards, to gain a FIDE rating, players need to play a minimum of 5 games against existing FIDE-rated opponents, of which one of the games must be a draw or victory and the player's FIDE Tournament Performance Rating (TPR) must be over 1400.

 

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Name:

 

Ards Rapid Championships 2024

Event 11 of 15 in FIDE rated NI Rapid Grand Prix 2023/2024

 

 

Dates:

 

Friday 16 February 2024

School mid-term break

 

 

Times:

 

 

Check-in:        11am to 11:10am

Be seated at 11:10am for tournament announcements

Round 1          11:15 to 11:45

Round 2          11:50 to 12:20

Round 3          12:25 to 12:55

Lunch break   12:55 to 1:30

Round 4          1:30 to 2:00

Round 5          2:05 to 2:35

Round 6          2:40 to 3:10

Prize-giving:     3:15pm

 

 

Time control:

 

 

15+0

 

Rounds:

 

6

 

 

Tie-breaks:

 

 

Swiss Master 5.7 Build 8 will determine tie-breaks in this order:

Buchholz, Progressive, TPR Mixed

 

 

Number of spaces:

 

 

30

 

Entry method:

 

 

fidechessni@gmail.com

 

 

Entry fee:

 

 

10 GBP - payable in advance to www.paypal.me/brendanjamison or by Revolut or bank transfer

Free entry for 2nd, 3rd, 4th player from same family

 

 

Format:

 

 

Open Swiss. 

 

 

Prizes:

 

 

6 engraved shields/trophies/cups

Champion

2nd Place

3rd Place

Junior Champion

Junior 2nd

Junior 3rd

 

 

Venue:

 

 

Ards Arts Centre, Town Hall, Conway Square, Newtownards, BT23 4NP

 

 

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