BANGOR JANUARY BLITZ 2019

Thursday 24th January 2019     7:45pm to 10:15pm

ARBITERS: Brendan Jamison and Adam Rushe

Prize winners: Left to right: 3rd Place: Owen Wilson, Top Teeanger: Adam Rushe, 2nd Place: Richard Proctor, Champion: Brendan Jamison, Top Newcomer: Callum Magennis and Top Child Player: Ben Toogood

PRIZE WINNERS

Champion – Brendan Jamison (6/6) TPR = 1948

2^nd – Richard Proctor (5/6) TPR = 1450

3^rd – Owen Wilson (4/6) TPR = 1365

Top Teenage Player - Adam Rushe (3.5/6) TPR = 1115

Best Child Player -   Ben Toogood (4/6) TPR = 1162

Best Newcomer – Callum Magennis (3/6) TPR = 999

Round 6: Alwyn Pollock (White) v Owen Wilson (Black)

Round 6: Ben Toogood (White) v Sam Bowman (Black)

Round 6: Foreground: Adam Rushe (White) v Richard Proctor (Black)

Background: Brendan Jamison (White) v Callum Magennis (Black)

Registered Players

Classic rating will be used for players without a blitz rating

Players are ranked below with their blitz ratings

LOCATION:

Bangor Chess Club, Groomsport Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, BT19 6JR

TIMETABLE:

Check-in at 7:30pm

Round 1 commencing at 7:45pm.

6 rounds in total. The tournament will be completed by 10:15pm.

SECTIONS:

One open section.

TIME CONTROL:

10 minutes per player. No increments. Each round will last 20 minutes.

PRICE:

Free entry for members of Bangor Chess Club. Certificates for prize-winners.

£1 for non-members of Bangor Chess Club

7 CERTIFICATES - ELIGIBILITY

1^ST–  all players

2^nd – all players

3^rd – all players

Best Teenage Player - highest score by a player aged between 13-19

2 PLAYERS: Adam Rushe, Callum Magennis

Best Child Player – highest score by a player aged 12 and under

3 PLAYERS: Ben Toogood, Zach Williamson and Daniel Toogood

Best Newcomer – highest score by newcomer to Bangor Chess Club in current season

7 PLAYERS: Richard McClean, Chris McClean, Sam Bowman, Ben Toogood, Callum Magennis, Zach Williamson and Daniel Toogood

TIE BREAKS: For tie-breaks, players will be ranked based on their scores by Median Buchholz, followed if necessary by Buchholz and then Progressive Scores.

RULES: FIDE rules will apply. Touchmove will apply. The second illegal move will result in the immediate loss of the game, however, your opponent must announce when the first illegal move has been played and then once again announce the second illegal move has been played before claiming the win, provided the player still has mating material left on the board, otherwise only a draw can be claimed. If play continues, the opponent may not claim the win retrospectively.

Remember FIDE rules about mobile phones is very strict. If your phone makes a noise during the game (be it a text, phone call or any other audio distrcation), you will automactially lose the game therefore always remember to have your phone switched off. If you are a doctor on call, please notify Arbiter in advance.

To register please email Brendan Jamison at playchessni@gmail.com

Registration deadline: 12 noon on Tuesday 22nd January 2019