thern Ireland Chess
FIDE rated
Belfast City Royal Ave
Rapid Championships
Saturday 14th October 2023
 
Venue: 2 Royal Avenue Community and Cultural Hub, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 1DA
Chief Organiser
Paul O'Connor |
Chief Arbiter
Brendan Jamison
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Entry list
48 Players
Maximum capacity = 48
As at 20:05 on Friday 13 October 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.
Players with a FIDE rating highlighted
Rating |
Name
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FIDE ID |
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Status |
2025
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Tahmankar, Mandar
Civil Service Chess Club
|
5019400 |
|
Confirmed |
1917
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Roberts, Danny
Civil Service Chess Club
|
2501074 |
|
Confirmed |
1876
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Jamison, Brendan***
Chief Arbiter playing in a round
if needed to balance the numbers,
not eligible for any prizes |
2511703 |
|
Confirmed |
1759 |
Campbell, Andrew
Lisburn Chess Club
|
2518392 |
|
Confirmed |
1712
|
McKee, Declan
|
DOB supplied |
|
Confirmed |
1682 |
McIlroy, Gerard
|
2525100 |
|
Confirmed |
1680 |
Lavery, Robert
Belfast South Chess Club
|
2513323 |
|
Confirmed |
1679 |
Barbals, Gatis
Fruithill Chess Club
|
2513838 |
|
Confirmed |
1658 |
McIlroy, Ben
|
2525097 |
|
Confirmed |
1654
|
Kelly, Christopher
Civil Service Chess Club
|
2513218 |
|
Confirmed |
1600
|
Grey, Tom
QUB Chess Club
|
2520133 |
|
Confirmed |
1580 |
Sandrey, Jade
Queen's University, Belfast
Ulster Intermediate Champion 2023
Winning free entry into this event |
2517990 |
|
Confirmed |
1563 |
Khanzharov, Edward
QUB Chess Club + Bangor Chess Club
|
2511975 |
|
Confirmed |
1550 |
Rushe, Adam
Bangor Chess Club
Ulster Intermediate Rapid Champion 2023
Bangor Congress Champion 2023
Winning free entry into this event |
2511690 |
|
Confirmed |
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|
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Players eligible to win Intermediate trophies:
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1522
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Patterson, Jake
Strand Chess Club, East Belfast
Bangor Junior Congress Champion 2023
Winning free entry into this event |
2518511 |
|
Confirmed |
1511
|
McClean, Caleb (age 15)
Bangor Chess Club
Bangor Autumn Blitz Champion 2023
Winning free entry into this event |
2518449
|
|
Confirmed |
1500
|
Thompson, Nathan
|
DOB supplied |
|
Confirmed |
1485
|
Armstrong, Chris
Belfast South + City of Derry Chess Club
|
2510340 |
|
Confirmed |
1422
|
Mayrs, Richard
|
2527103 |
|
Confirmed |
1410
|
Ramasamy, Thirukumaran
Roaming Knights NI
|
2527120 |
|
Confirmed |
1370
|
Allsop, Rhys (age 16)
Bangor Chess Club
|
2525011 |
|
Confirmed |
1363 |
Campbell, Peter
Lisburn Chess Club
|
2518406 |
|
Confirmed |
1350 |
Patterson, Calvin (age 16)
Strand Chess Club, East Belfast
|
2518503 |
|
Confirmed |
1318
|
Thoke, Amol Mohan
Civil Service Chess Club, East Belfast
|
2516390 |
|
Confirmed |
1315
|
Murphy, Peter
Greenisland FC Chess Club
|
2518465 |
|
Confirmed |
1299
|
Sharma, Amit
Civil Service Chess Club, East Belfast
|
2525283 |
|
Confirmed |
1277
|
Murphy, Paul
Roaming Knights NI
|
2526735 |
|
Confirmed |
1250
|
Lynch, Sean-Pol
City of Derry Chess Club
|
2527456 |
|
Confirmed |
1247
|
Leslie, Joshua
City of Derry Chess Club
|
2527448 |
|
Confirmed |
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Players eligible to win Junior trophies:
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1200
|
Jensen, Ciara
|
2525895 |
|
Confirmed |
1200p
|
Gourley, Darren
|
DOB supplied |
|
Confirmed |
1200
|
Shiels, Shane
|
2525119 |
|
Confirmed |
1200
|
Donnelly, Ryan |
2527138 |
|
Confirmed |
1176
|
McCallion, Adam
City of Derry Chess Club
|
2525224 |
|
Confirmed |
1090p
|
Bendo, Jyuan Miguel (age 16) |
5232767 |
|
Confirmed |
1086
|
McCroskery, Max (age 13)
Bangor Chess Club
|
2526700 |
|
Confirmed |
1058
|
Talavera Sonseca, Carlos |
54549728 |
|
Confirmed |
1050
|
Heald, Michael
Roaming Knights NI
|
2519402 |
|
Confirmed |
1038
|
Aashay R Kher |
25933337 |
|
Confirmed |
1000p
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Crothers, Toby (age 14)
|
DOB supplied |
|
Confirmed |
1000p
|
Watters, Edêle
Roaming Knights NI
|
2521792 |
|
Confirmed |
1000p
|
O'Hare, Daniel
|
2525690 |
|
Confirmed |
1000p
|
Creen, Conor
Roaming Knights NI
|
DOB supplied |
|
Confirmed |
1000p
|
Murphy, Conor (age 13)
Roaming Knights NI
|
2523221 |
|
Confirmed |
1000p
|
Leonard, Paul (age 10)
Roaming Knights NI
|
2523213 |
|
Confirmed |
1000p
|
Gourley, Jake (age 12)
|
DOB supplied |
|
Confirmed |
964p
|
Bendo, Janna Mikaela |
5232759 |
|
Confirmed |
918
|
McCarthy, Bernie
Roaming Knights NI
|
2520788
|
|
Confirmed |
915
|
Gamble, George
Bangor Chess Club
|
2515156 |
|
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.
Name: |
Belfast City Royal Ave Rapid Championships 2023
Event 4 of 15 in FIDE rated NI Rapid Grand Prix 2023/2024
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Dates: |
Saturday 14 October 2023
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Times:
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10:45am to 5pm
Check-in 10:30am to 10:45am
Round 1 at 11am
Round 2 at 11:45am
Round 3 at 12:30pm
lunch break 1:10pm to 2pm
Round 4 at 2pm
Round 5 at 2:45pm
Round 6 at 3:30pm
Round 7 at 4:15pm
Prize-giving 4:55pm to 5pm
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Time control:
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20+0 |
Rounds: |
7
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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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48
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Entry method:
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fidechessni@gmail.com - please state name and date of event as we run 4 a month
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Entry fee:
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Early entry fee, if paid before 12 noon on Saturday October 7th:
12 GBP - payable in advance to www.paypal.me/brendanjamison or by Revolut or bank transfer
Late entry fee, if paid after 12 noon on Saturday October 7th or for players paying cash on the day:
15 GBP
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Format:
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Open Swiss.
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Prizes:
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9 engraved shields/trophies/cups
Champion
2nd Place
3rd Place
Intermediate Champion
Intermediate 2nd
Intermediate 3rd
Junior Champion
Junior 2nd
Junior 3rd
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Venue:
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2 Royal Avenue Community and Cultural Hub, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 1DA |
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