Knockagh Mini Blitz at Greenisland
FIDE rated chess tournament
ARBITERS
Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison, National Arbiter
Deputy Arbiter: Andy Boal, Ulster Chess Union Arbiter
Greenisland buzzes with speed chess extravaganza
12 prize-winners
Tournament report by Brendan Jamison, National Arbiter
33 players gathered at Greenisland Baptist Church on Saturday 22 February for 10 rounds of thrilling blitz chess. This is the first time the Ulster Chess Union has ever held an event in this area and it was a wonderful success.
Because it was rated by FIDE, the International Chess Federation, which covers 170 countries around the world, the event attracted many high profile chess champions, travelling from Bangor, Portadown, Larne and all corners of Belfast. The regular players were joined by many new children and teenagers from the Greenisland area.
Chief Arbiter Brendan Jamison issued a special warm welcome to all the newcomers playing in their first ever chess event. Chess teacher Keith Marshall from Carrickfergus Grammar encouraged many of his pupils to play in the tournament and they were also joined by School Principal James Maxwell (photo below). All three newcomer medals were won by players from Carrickfergus Grammar with gold awarded to 16 year old Daniel Porter, silver went to 13 year old Joseph Boyd and bronze was awarded to Matthew Withers.
The Junior band was won by Andy Boal with 5.5/10 with a Tournament Performance Rating (TPR) of 1141, Silver was awarded to 9 year old Aaditya Singh, also scoring 5.5/10 and delivering a TPR of 1087, Bronze was won by Chris Conn 5/10, with a TPR of 1139, his first chess tournament in 13 years. Hopefully he will play in many more upcoming events.
Our Greenisland Co-ordinator Chris Dorrian won the gold medal as winner of the intermediate band with 6 points and a TPR of 1438. Silver went to Aaron Wafflart, also ending on 6/10 and a TPR of 1328. The bronze medal was scooped by 11 year old Dexter Harris of Strandtown Academy with 6/10 and an excellent TPR of 1327.
The third place trophy went to Des Moreland of Newtownabbey with an impressive 8/10, second place was won by chess veteran Danny Roberts with 8.5/10 and the champion’s trophy was awarded to Carrick player Nick Pilkiewicz with 9/10.
At the prize-giving, the arbiter issued a big thank you to Chris Dorrian for securing such a wonderful venue for the chess tournament. Everyone enjoyed the Greenisland Baptist Church with its excellent location, friendly volunteers and wonderful cafe.
Our next event is a mini blitz competition at Bangor Chess Club on Thursday 27 February from 7:30pm to 9pm. This will be followed by an opening lecture by Danny Roberts from 9:15pm to 10:15pm. Danny is an expert on the Sicilian Sveshnikov and has a 2000+ FIDE rating. He delivers opening talks on a par with Grandmasters. Danny is also the current Ulster Rapidplay Champion. It promises to be an amazing talk so try to come along to it. Everyone is welcome and it’s free to attend.
List of 12 winners:
Champion: Nick Pilkiewicz (9/10) TPR = 1924
2nd: Danny Roberts (8.5/10) TPR = 1876
3rd: Des Moreland (8/10) TPR = 1823
Intermediate winner: Christopher Dorrian (6/10) TPR = 1438
Intermediate 2nd: Aaron Wafflart (6/10) TPR = 1328
Intermediate 3rd: Dexter Harris (6/10) TPR = 1327
Junior winner: Andy Boal (5.5/10) TPR = 1141
Junior 2nd: Aaditya Singh (5.5/10) TPR = 1087
Junior 3rd: Chris Conn (5/10) TPR = 1139
Best young newcomer: 16 year old Daniel Porter from Carrick Grammar (4/10) TPR = 1107
2nd best young newcomer: 13 year old Joseph Boyd from Carrick Grammar (4/10) TPR = 1035
3rd best young newcomer: 11 year old Matthew Withers from Carrick Grammar (3/10) TPR = 914
Round 1
Round 1: Danny Roberts (left) v Michael Wong (right)
Round 1: Dexter Harris (left) v Daniel Hill (right)
Round 10: Adam Rushe (left) v Nick Pilkiewicz
School Principal James Maxwell with 6 pupils from Carrickfergus Grammar
6 pupils from Carrickfergus Grammar, three of whom won newcomer medals
Greennisland Entry List
Entry list correct as at the deadline of 12 noon on Thursday 20 February 2020
|
Name |
AGE |
FIDE
Blitz Rating
|
UCU
Blitz Rating |
Club or
School
|
1 |
Roberts, Danny
FIDE ID: 2501074
|
ADULT |
1977 |
|
Civil Service
Chess Club |
2
|
Hill, David
FIDE ID: 2513846
|
ADULT |
1860 |
|
Strand
Chess Club |
3
|
Pilkiewicz, Nicholas
FIDE ID: 2507129
|
ADULT |
|
1795 |
Northern Lights
Chess Club |
4
|
Harris, Ross
FIDE ID: 2511916
|
ADULT |
1729 |
|
Strand
Chess Club |
5
|
Wong, James
FIDE ID: 2514524
|
16 |
1677 |
|
Strand
Chess Club |
6
|
Barbals, Gatis
FIDE ID: 2513838
|
ADULT |
1641 |
|
Fruithill
Chess Club |
7
|
McKillen, Pat
FIDE ID: 2513340
|
ADULT |
1602 |
|
Northern Lights
Chess Club |
8
|
Spackman, Conor
FIDE ID: 2513765
|
ADULT |
1569 |
|
Strand
Chess Club |
9
|
Rushe, Adam
FIDE ID: 2511690
|
18 |
1532 |
|
Strand
Chess Club |
10
|
Dorrian, Christopher
FIDE ID: 2515148
|
ADULT |
1488 |
|
Bangor
Chess Club |
11
|
Moreland, Des
FIDE ID: 2514486
|
ADULT |
1417 |
|
Northern Lights
Chess Club |
12
|
Harris, Dexter
FIDE ID: 2511924
|
11 |
1317 |
|
Strand
Chess Club |
13
|
Gärtner, Joshua
D.O.B. supplied
|
21 |
|
1250
provisional |
Queen's
University |
14
|
Wafflart, Aaron
FIDE ID: 2515865
|
21 |
|
1222 |
Strand
Chess Club |
15
|
Maxwell, James
D.O.B. supplied
|
ADULT |
|
1200
provisional |
Carrick
Grammar |
16
|
Hamill, Chris
D.O.B. supplied
|
ADULT |
|
1182
|
Fruithill
Chess Club |
17
|
Wong, Michael
FIDE ID: 2514796
|
ADULT |
|
1170 |
Strand
Chess Club |
18
|
Maguire, Ryan
FIDE ID: 2515091
|
ADULT |
|
1060 |
NO CLUB |
19
|
Porter, Daniel
D.O.B. supplied
|
16 |
|
1045
provisional |
Carrick
Grammar |
20
|
Singh, Aaditya
FIDE ID: 2515105
|
9 |
|
1029 |
Strand
Chess Club |
21
|
Maguire, Patrick
FIDE ID: 2515083
|
13 |
|
1007 |
St. Malachy's
College |
22
|
Marshall, Jonathan
D.O.B. supplied
|
13 |
|
1005
provisional |
Ballyclare
High |
23
|
Boyd, Joseph
D.O.B. supplied
|
13 |
|
1005
provisional |
Carrick
Grammar |
24
|
Evans, Gethin
D.O.B. supplied
|
12 |
|
1000
provisional |
Carrick
Grammar |
25
|
McAuley, Eve
D.O.B. supplied
|
12 |
|
975
provisional |
Carrick
Grammar |
26
|
Soeters, Joshua
D.O.B. supplied
|
11 |
|
950
provisional |
Carrick
Grammar |
27
|
Boal, Andy
D.O.B. supplied
|
ADULT |
|
949 |
Ballynafeigh |
28
|
Withers, Matthew
D.O.B. supplied
|
11 |
|
925
provisional |
Carrick
Grammar |
29
|
Conn, Chris
D.O.B. supplied
|
ADULT |
|
909
|
NO CLUB |
30
|
Hill, Daniel
FIDE ID: 2515040
|
15 |
|
869 |
Strand
Chess Club |
31
|
Fenton, Craig
D.O.B. supplied
|
ADULT |
|
850
provisional |
NO CLUB |
32
|
Singh, Anjali
D.O.B. supplied
|
12 |
|
841 |
Strand
Chess Club |
33
|
Harris, Blake
FIDE ID: 2514842
|
8 |
|
803 |
Strand
Chess Club |
34
|
Wong, Peter
FIDE ID: 2515881
|
6 |
|
683 |
Strand
Chess Club |
Knockagh Mini Blitz at Greenisland
Saturday 22 February 2020
Check-in 9:30am to 9:40am
Tournament pairings will be printed out at 9:45am.
All players to be seated at 9:45am
10 Rounds. One open section.
Playing time: 9:50am to 12:30pm
Time control: each round will last 10 minutes. Players will have 5 minutes each to complete all their moves.
Location:
Greenisland Baptist Church, 17 Glassillan Grove, Greenisland, Carrickfergus BT38 8TE
Entry fees:
£1 for children, teenagers and students
£2 for adults.
It is a family-friendly event. Families only pay for first two entrants, any more than two from the same family get free entry.
All entry fees cover the cost of the little trophies.
Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awared to the top three highest scoring junior newcomers
Community cafe beside playing hall. Cafe open from 10am to 12pm.
Players need to register by 12 noon on Thursday 20 February 2020. Please note that newcomers need to submit their date of birth when registering. For Under 18s, parents are required to email the entry details.
The event is jointly run by Christopher Dorrian (Greenisland Co-ordinator) and Brendan Jamison (Ulster Chess Union Tournament Director)
TIE-BREAKS: For tie-breaks,
players will be ranked based on their scores by the Swiss Master 5.7 pairing programme. The order of tie-breaks will be 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.
If your opponent makes an illegal move, you are entitled to claim an extra 1 minute on the clock. In such cases, immediately pause the clock and call over the arbiter.
Remember FIDE rules about mobile phones are very
strict. If your phone makes a noise during the game (be it a text, phone call or any other audio distractation), you will automactially lose
the game therefore always remember to have your phone switched off and it must be completely unseen in the playing hall and toilets. If you are a
doctor on call, please notify Chief Arbiter in advance.
To register please email
B. Jamison at playchessni@gmail.com
Registration deadline: 12 noon on Thursday 20 February 2020
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