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
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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
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FIDE ID |
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Status |
1848
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Roberts, Danny
Civil Service Chess Club |
2501074 |
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Confirmed |
1706
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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 |
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Players eligible for Junior trophies:
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|
|
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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
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Dates: |
Friday 16 February 2024
School mid-term break
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Times:
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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
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Time control:
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15+0 |
Rounds: |
6
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Tie-breaks:
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Swiss Master 5.7 Build 8 will determine tie-breaks in this order:
Buchholz, Progressive, TPR Mixed
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Number of spaces:
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30 |
Entry method:
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fidechessni@gmail.com
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Entry fee:
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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
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Format:
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Open Swiss.
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Prizes:
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6 engraved shields/trophies/cups
Champion
2nd Place
3rd Place
Junior Champion
Junior 2nd
Junior 3rd
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Venue:
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Ards Arts Centre, Town Hall, Conway Square, Newtownards, BT23 4NP |
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