thern Ireland Chess

 

 

 

 

 

FIDE rated

Downpatrick Rapid Chess

Championships

 

Event 13 of 15 in FIDE rated NI Rapid Grand Prix 2023/2024

 

Saturday 16th March 2024

 

 

Venue: Denvir's Hotel, 14 English Street, Downpatrick, BT30 6AB

 

 

 

Chief Arbiter/

Chief Organiser

Brendan Jamison

FIDE National Arbiter

 

 

Tournament

Volunteer

Paul O'Connor

FIDE Organiser

 

 

Entry list

40 Players

Maximum capacity = 40

0 places remaining

As at 20:18 on Wednesday 13th March 2024

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

we can accept based on maximum table capacity

at the venue, only players who have paid in advance

will be gauranteed 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

 

1950

 

 Annesley, Gareth

  Belfast South Chess Club

 

 2505762

 

 

Confirmed

 

1893

 

 

 Roberts, Danny  

 CLUB MASTER

  Bangor Chess Club

 

 2501074

 

 

Confirmed

 

1811

 

 

 Gallagher, Dominic

 

 

 2518791

 

 

Confirmed

 

1808

 

 

 Campbell, Andrew   Age 17

  Lisburn Chess Club

 

 2518392

 

 

Confirmed

 

1783

 

 McClean, Caleb   Age 16

 CLUB MASTER

  Bangor Chess Club

 

 2518449

 

 

Confirmed

 

1753

 

 

 Kelly, Christopher  

  Civil Service Chess Club

 

 2513218

 

 

Confirmed

 

1739

 

 Rushe, Adam

  Bangor Chess Club

 Ulster Intermediate Rapid Champion 2023

 

 2511690

 

 

Confirmed

 

1728

 

 

 Wesolowski, Andrzej

 Warrenpoint & District Chess Club

 

 2513960

 

 

Confirmed

 

1706

 

 Armstrong, Chris

  Derry + Belfast South Chess Club

 

 2510340

 

 

Confirmed

 

1700p

 

 Reaney, Paul 

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1684

 

 

 McClay, Declan Patrick  Age 16

  City of Derry Chess Club

 

 2525232

 

 

Confirmed

 

1666

 

 Crothers, Toby     Age 15

  Bangor Chess Club + Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 2527804

 

 

Confirmed

 

1638

 

 O'Connor, Paul

  Roaming Knights NI + Bangor Chess Club

 

 2518473

 

 

Confirmed

 

1662

 

 Allsop, Rhys     Age 17

  Bangor Chess Club

 

 2525011

 

 

Confirmed

 

1635

 

 Murphy, Cathal rounds 5-8 only

 Warrenpoint & District Chess Club

 

 2084309

 

 

Confirmed

 

1608

 

 

 Campbell, Peter

  Lisburn Chess Club

 

 2518406

 

 

Confirmed

 

1602

 

 

 Keenan, Colin

 Warrenpoint & District Chess Club

 

 2513986

 

 

Confirmed

 

1600p

 

 

 Joszef, Marchin

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1576

 

 

 Amo, Hugo

 Warrenpoint & District Chess Club

 

 2520648

 

 

Confirmed

 

 

 

 Players eligible for Junior trophies:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1400p

 

 

 Blaney, Leighton   Age 14

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 Dornan, Niall 

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 Doxey, Mark 

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 Fleeton, Daniel 

  Original member of historic chess

  club in Downpatrick

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 

 Jensen, Ciara  Age 11

  Bangor Chess Club

 

 2525895

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 King, Cahir 

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 King, Colin 

  Original member of historic chess

  club in Downpatrick

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 Maguire, Dermot 

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 Taylor, John 

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 McConvey, Ian 

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 Dumigan, Owen 

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 Skillen, Nathan Age 14

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 

 Keenan, Matthew

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 

 Amo Leon, Liher   Age 11

 Warrenpoint & District Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 Walsh, James  Age 11

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 Doxey, Thomas  Age 10

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 Polly, Ronan  Age 10

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 Mahdi, Amir  Age 10

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 McKenna, Cillian  Age 10

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 Joseph, Xavier  Age 9

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

1400p

 

 Hanna, Keighan  Age 8

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Confirmed

 

Waiting list - 5 players

 

 

Rating

 

Name 

 

 

FIDE ID

 

Status

 

1400p

 

 

 Hartmann, Roland  

  Downpatrick Chess Club

 

 D.O.B. supplied

 

 

Awaiting entry fee

 

1670

 

 

 Kher, Aashay R

  Bangor Chess Club + QUB Chess Club

 

 25933337

 

 

Awaiting entry fee

 

1680

 

 Mead, Oliver     Age 15

  Bangor Chess Club

 

 2524031

 

 

Awaiting entry fee

 

915

 

 Gamble, George

  Bangor Chess Club

 

 2515156

 

 

Awaiting entry fee

 

1400p

 

 Murphy, Peter (adult)

 

 

 2520664

 

 

Awaiting entry fee

 

 

Reserves - 1 player

 

 

 

1877

 

 

 Jamison, Brendan***

 CLUB MASTER

  Bangor Chess Club

  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:

 

Downpatrick Rapid Championships 2024

Event 13 of 15 in FIDE rated NI Rapid Grand Prix 2023/2024

 

 

Dates:

 

Saturday 16 March 2024

 

 

Times:

 

 

Check-in:        9:45am to 9:50am

Be seated at 9:55am for tournament announcements

Round 1          10:00 to 10:40

Round 2          10:45 to 11:25

Round 3          11:30 to 12:10

Round 4          12:15 to 12:55

Lunch break   

Round 5          2:00 to 2:40

Round 6          2:45 to 3:25

Round 7          3:30 to 4:10

Round 8          4:15 to 5:55

Prize-giving:     5pm

 

 

Time control:

 

 

20+0

 

Rounds:

 

8

 

 

Tie-breaks:

 

 

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

Buchholz, Progressive, TPR Mixed

 

 

Number of spaces:

 

 

20 - extended to 40 spaces (extra tables will be brought into function room)

 

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

Speical 50% discount rate for Downpatrick players at 5 pounds, if paid in advance, otherwise 10 pounds cash on the day (if space is still available)

 

 

Format:

 

 

Open Swiss. 

 

 

Prizes:

 

 

11 awards in total.

6 engraved shields:

Champion

2nd Place

3rd Place

Junior Champion

Junior 2nd

Junior 3rd

+ 5 additional small gold cup awards for:

Under 18 Champion

Under 16 Champion

Under 12 Champion

Downpatrick Adult Club Champion

Downpatrick Children's Club Champion

 

 

Venue:

 

 

Denvir's Hotel, 14 English Street, Downpatrick, BT30 6AB

 

 

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Inside the playing room at Denvir's Hotel

 

Inside the playing room at Denvir's Hotel