thern Ireland Chess 
          
          
        
          
            
          FIDE rated City of Derry 
           Rapid Championships  
            
          Saturday 9th September 2023 
            
            
Chess Organisers Adam McCallion and Brendan Jamison 
at the playing hall in Maldron Hotel, Derry, Northern Ireland 
  
Entry list: 
47 players 
As at 10:30am on Saturday 9th  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  | 
     | 
      
      Status  | 
   
  
      
      2052  | 
      
       Marchlewicz, Kamil  
         | 
      
       1138332  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1948  | 
      
       Marchlewicz, Damian  
         | 
      
       1170520  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1912  | 
      
       Roberts, Danny  
         | 
      
       2501074  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1824  | 
      
       Hulleman, Leon  
         | 
      
       2525496  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1759  | 
      
       Campbell, Andrew  (age 17) 
         | 
      
       2518392  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1697  | 
      
       Harris, Leroy  
         | 
      
       2525496  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1677  
         | 
      
       Somerville, Kenneth  | 
      
       2010542  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1674  | 
      
       Kelly, Christopher  
         | 
      
       2513218  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1671  | 
      
       McIlroy, Gerard  
         | 
      
       2525100  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1664  | 
      
       McIlroy, Ben  (age 16) 
         | 
      
       2525097  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1660  | 
      
       Barbals, Gatis  
         | 
      
       2513838  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1650  
         | 
      
       Malachy O'Neill  | 
      
       2525267  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1612  | 
      
       Harkin, John-Paul  
         | 
      
       2525178  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1611  | 
      
       Grey, Tom  
         | 
      
       2520133  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1600       
         | 
      
       Simpson, Ronald  | 
      
       2525291  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1581  | 
      
       Sandrey, Jade  
         | 
      
       2517990  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1558  
         | 
      
       Dougherty, Matthew  | 
      
       2515878  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1544 
         | 
      
       Rushe, Adam  | 
      
       2511690  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1518  
         | 
      
       Bradley, John  | 
      
       3600238  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1502 
         | 
      
       Douglas, James  | 
      
       2520397  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1490 
         | 
      
       Armstrong, Chris  | 
      
       2510340  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1469  
         | 
      
       McClean, Caleb (age 15)  | 
      
       2518449  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1438 
         | 
      
       O'Connor, Paul  | 
      
       2518473  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1410  
         | 
      
       Ramasamy, Thirukumaran  | 
      
       2527120  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
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         | 
      
      Players eligible to win Junior tophies: 
         | 
      | 
      | 
      | 
   
  
    |   | 
      | 
      | 
      | 
      | 
   
  
      
      1388 
         | 
      
       Sweeney, John  | 
      
       2515628  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1300  
         | 
      
       McCallion, Adam  | 
      
       2525224  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1300  
         | 
      
       Gallaher, Paul  | 
      
       DOB supplied  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1266  
         | 
      
       Sharma, Amit  | 
      
       2525283  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1254  
         | 
      
       Duddy, Ruairi Jude (age 17)  | 
      
       2525151  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1250  
         | 
      
       Lynch, Sean-Pol  | 
      
       DOB supplied  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1247  
         | 
      
       Leslie, Joshua  | 
      
       DOB supplied  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1200  
         | 
      
       Shiels, Shane  | 
      
       2525119  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1200  
         | 
      
       Sanchez Bornot, Jose Miguel  | 
      
       2525615  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1200  
         | 
      
       Baylis, F.J.  | 
      
       DOB supplied  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1200  
         | 
      
       McFeely, John  | 
      
       2526719  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1191  
         | 
      
       Harding, John  | 
      
       2514001  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1164  
         | 
      
       Webster, Peter  | 
      
       DOB supplied  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1200  
         | 
      
       Baylis, Zac (age 17)  | 
      
       DOB supplied  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1023  
         | 
      
       McClay, Declan Patrick (age 16)  | 
      
       2525232  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      1000  
         | 
      
       White, James  | 
      
       2525305  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1000  
         | 
      
       Treanor, James  | 
      
       2520680  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1000  
         | 
      
       Cummings, Nicky (age 15)  | 
      
       DOB supplied  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1000  
         | 
      
       Lennon, Angela  | 
      
       DOB supplied  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      1000  
         | 
      
       Murray, Cahir  | 
      
       DOB supplied  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
     
  
      
      900 
         | 
      
       Doolin, Cahir (age 16)  | 
      
       DOB supplied  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      900 
         | 
      
       Friel, Eoghan (age 10)  | 
      
       DOB supplied  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      800 
         | 
      
       McLean, Roan (age 10)  | 
      
       DOB supplied  | 
      | 
      
      Confirmed  | 
   
  
      
      800 
         | 
      
       McLean, Meabh (age 8)  | 
      
       DOB supplied  | 
      | 
      
      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. 
                  
  
                  
                
                  
                      
                    Name:  | 
                     
                        City of Derry Rapid Championships 2023 
                      Event 2 of 15 in FIDE rated NI Rapid Grand Prix 2023/2024 
                      
Kindly sponsored by American football team, The Donegal /Derry Vipers  
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                    Dates:  | 
                     
                       Saturday 9 September  2023  
                       | 
                   
                  
                      
                      Times:  
                       | 
                      
                      10:15am to 5pm 
                      Check-in 10:15am to 10:30am 
                      Round 1 at 10:45am 
                      Round 2 at 11:30am 
                      Round 3 at 12:15pm 
                      lunch break 1pm to 1:45pm 
                      Round 4 at 1:45pm 
                      Round 5 at 2:30pm 
                      Round 6 at 3:15pm 
                      Round 7 at 4pm 
                      Prize-giving 4:55pm to 5pm 
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                      Time control: 
                       | 
                      
                    20+0  | 
                   
                  
                      
                    Rounds:   | 
                      
                      7 
                       | 
                   
                  
                      
                      Tie-breaks: 
                       | 
                      
                      Swiss Master 5.7 Build 8 will determine tie-breaks in this order:  
                      Buchholz,  Progressive, TPR Mixed 
                       | 
                   
                  
                      
                      Number of spaces: 
                       | 
                      
                      40 
                       | 
                   
                  
                      
                      Entry method: 
                       | 
                      
                      fidechessni@gmail.com - please state 
name and date of event as we run 4 a month  | 
                   
                  
                      
                      Entry fee: 
                       | 
                      
                      Early entry fee, if paid before 12 noon on Saturday September 2nd: 
                      12 GBP - payable in advance to www.paypal.me/brendanjamison or by bank transfer 
                      Late entry fee, if paid after 12 noon on Saturday September 2nd: 
                      15 GBP - payable in advance to www.paypal.me/brendanjamison or by bank transfer 
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                      Format: 
                       | 
                      
                       Open Swiss.  
                       | 
                   
                  
                      
                      Prizes: 
                       | 
                      
                      6 engraved shields/trophies/cups 
                      Champion 
                      2nd Place 
                      3rd Place                       
                      Junior Champion 
                      Junior 2nd 
                      Junior 3rd 
                       | 
                   
                  
                      
                      Venue: 
                       | 
                      
                    Maldron Hotel, Butcher Street, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 6HL  | 
                   
                 
  
  
  
  
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