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  
         | 
      
      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 
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                    Dates:  | 
                     
                       Friday 16 February  2024  
                      School mid-term break 
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                      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 
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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: 
                       | 
                      
                    30  | 
                   
                  
                      
                      Entry method: 
                       | 
                      
                      fidechessni@gmail.com 
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                      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  
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                      Format: 
                       | 
                      
                       Open Swiss.  
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                      Prizes: 
                       | 
                      
                      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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