thern Ireland Chess 
          
          
        
          
            
          FIDE rated  
          Bangor Congress 2023 
            
Saturday 23rd September 2023 
  
  
          Venue:  Groomsport Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR 
Entry list: 
32 players 
As at 09:45 on Satuday 23rd  September  2023 
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.  
  
  
      
      Rating  | 
      
      Name 
       Players with a FIDE rating 
      highlighted in yellow 
         | 
      
      FIDE ID  | 
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      Status  | 
   
  
      
      1912  | 
      
       Roberts, Danny        
        Civil Service Chess Club, East Belfast 
         | 
      
       2501074  | 
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      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1759  | 
      
       Campbell, Andrew (age 16) 
        Lisburn Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2518392  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1705  
         | 
      
       Moore, Samuel 
        Bangor Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2507110  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1680  | 
      
       Lavery, Robert  
        Belfast South Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2513323  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1674  | 
      
       Kelly, Christopher  
        Civil Service Chess Club, East Belfast 
         | 
      
       2513218  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1628  | 
      
       Cole, Ethan  (age 10) 
        Strand  Chess Club, East Belfast 
         | 
      
       2514818  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1611  
         | 
      
       Grey, Tom 
        Queen's University, Belfast 
         | 
      
       2520133  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1597  
         | 
      
       Cheon, Elijah 
        Queen's University, Belfast 
         | 
      
       2521814  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1581  | 
      
       Sandrey, Jade  
        Ulster Intermediate Champion 2023 
        Queen's University, Belfast 
         | 
      
       2517990  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1544  | 
      
       Rushe, Adam 
        Ulster Intermediate Rapid Champion 2023 
        Bangor Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2511690  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1526  
         | 
      
       O'Fee, James 
        Bangor Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2514923  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1469  
         | 
      
       McClean, Caleb (age 15) 
        Bangor Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2518449  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1440  
         | 
      
       Liszewski, Mikolaj  | 
      
       2523086  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1410  
         | 
      
       Ramasamy, Thirukumaran  | 
      
       2527120  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
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      Players eligible to win Junior tophies: 
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      1391  
         | 
      
       McClay, Declan Patrick (age 16) 
         City of Derry Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2525232  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1370  
         | 
      
       Allsop, Rhys (age 16) 
        Bangor Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2525011  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1363  
         | 
      
       Patterson, Jake 
        Strand  Chess Club, East Belfast 
         | 
      
       2518511  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1362  
         | 
      
       Murphy, Paul 
         Roaming Knights NI 
         | 
      
       2526735  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1359  
         | 
      
       Glendinning, Calum 
        Strand  Chess Club, East Belfast 
         | 
      
       2515792  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1331  
         | 
      
       Biswal, Saiansh (age 9)  | 
      
       2518155  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1318  
         | 
      
       Thoke, Amol Mohan 
        Civil Service Chess Club, East Belfast 
         | 
      
       2516390  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1266  
         | 
      
       Mead, Oliver (age 14) 
        Bangor Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2524031  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1254  
         | 
      
       McCroskery, Max  (age 13) 
        Bangor Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2526700  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1250  
         | 
      
       Lynch, Sean-Pol 
        City of Derry Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2527456  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1200  
         | 
      
       Rolleston, Robert 
        Greenisland FC   Chess Club 
         | 
      
       DOB Supplied   | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1154  
         | 
      
       Whearty, Josh (age 15) 
        Bangor Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2520800  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1129  
         | 
      
       Patterson, Calvin (age 16) 
        Strand  Chess Club, East Belfast 
         | 
      
       2518503  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1038  
         | 
      
       Aashay R Kher  | 
      
       25933337  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1000  
         | 
      
       Morrison, Philip 
        Bangor Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2527359  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1000  
         | 
      
       Morrison, Jim 
        Bangor Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2527340  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      900  
         | 
      
       Gamble, George 
        Bangor Chess Club 
         | 
      
       2515156  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
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***Arbiter playing in a round if needed to balance  
the numbers, not eligible for any prizes:  
  
  
      
      1864  | 
      
       Jamison, Brendan*** 
         | 
      
       2511703  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
 
  
  
  
         
  
  
            
              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 victory and the player's Tournament Performance Rating (TPR) must be over 1000. Please note these requirements are expected to change on 1st January 2024 when the new minimum FIDE rating will be increased from 1000 to 1400.  | 
             
           
         
          
          
          
          
Event details: 
          
        
          
            
                
              Name:  | 
               
                  City of Bangor Congress  2023 
                Event 3 of 15 in FIDE rated NI Rapid Grand Prix 2023/2024 
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              Dates:  | 
               
                 Saturday 23 September  2023  
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                Times:  
                 | 
                
                10am to 5pm 
                Round 1 at 10am 
                Round 2 at 11am 
                Round 3 at 12pm 
                lunch break 1pm to 1:45pm 
                Round 4 at 1:45pm 
                Round 5 at 2:45pm 
                Round 6 at 3:45pm 
                Prize-giving 4:55pm to 5pm 
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                Time control: 
                 | 
                
              30+0  | 
             
            
                
              Rounds:   | 
                
                6 
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                Tie-breaks: 
                 | 
                
                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 - please state 
                name and date of event as we run 4 a month 
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                Entry fee: 
                 | 
                
                12 GBP - payable in advance to www.paypal.me/brendanjamison or by Revolut or by bank transfer 
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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 
                 | 
             
            
                
                Venue: 
                 | 
                
              Church of Ireland Groomsport Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR  | 
             
           
         
          
          
        
          
          
          
          
  
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