thern Ireland Chess
 
NI Open Air Chess Blitz
Grand Prix 2021
These events are organised by Strand, Bangor and Greenisland FC Chess Clubs.
It is hoped more local chess clubs will run rated events for their members and newcomers.
All events are submitted to Ulster Chess Union [UCU] for rating.
To play in events (unless a newcomer), it is compulsory to be an existing paid up member of the UCU
The current membership period runs for 24 months from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2021
Players gain 10 points for winning the blitz, 9 points for 2nd place, 8 points for 3rd and this continues down to the 10th player who scores 1 point.
Points awarded in Grand Prix
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1.
Greenisland
16 May 2021
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Mandar
Tahmankar |
Danny Roberts |
Gareth
Annesley |
Ross
Harris |
Adam
Rushe |
Robbie
Wright |
Aaron
Wafflart |
Dexter
Harris |
Edward
Hanzharov |
Ethan
Cole |
2.
Groomsport
29 May 2021
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Adam
Rushe |
James
O'Fee |
Sylwek
Furman |
Chris
Dorrian |
Calum
Glendinning |
Ben
Toogood |
Jonathan
Kernaghan |
Brendan
Jamison
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Richard
Proctor |
Richard
McClean |
3.
Millisle
5 June 2021
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Brendan
Jamison |
Adrian
Dornford-Smith |
Evan
Elwood |
Geoff
Sterrett |
Richard
McClean |
Alwyn
Pollock |
George
Gamble |
Rebecca
McClurg |
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4.
Newtownards
8 June 2021
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Gary
Johnston |
Jake
Patterson |
Adam
Rushe |
Danny
Cochrane |
Alwyn
Pollock |
George
Gamble |
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5.
Stormont
Play Park
12 June 2021 |
Anjali
Singh |
Reuben
Magill |
Aaditya
Singh |
Blake
Harris |
Caleb
McClean |
Alannah
Cole |
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6.
Stormont Elite
12 June 2021
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Mandar
Tahmankar |
Ross
Harris |
Jake
Patterson |
Aaron
Wafflart |
Richard
Proctor |
Robbie
Wright |
Dexter
Harris |
David
Obasi |
Gerard
Obasi |
Ethan
Cole |
7.
Whiteabbey
17 June 2021
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David
Obasi |
Conor
Spackman |
Calvin
Patterson |
Gerard
Obasi |
Des
Moreland |
Jake
Patterson |
Chris
Dorrian |
Adam
Rushe |
Adrian
Dornford-Smith |
Nick
Pilkiewicz |
8.
Bangor
McKee Clock
19 June 2021 |
Danny
Cochrane |
Blake
Harris |
Richard
McClean |
Caleb
McClean |
Rebecca
McClurg |
George
Gamble |
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9.
Bangor Marina
19 June 2021
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Dexter
Harris |
Ross
Harris |
Adam
Rushe |
Danny Roberts |
Calum
Glendinning |
Richard
Proctor |
Sylwek
Furman |
Brendan
Jamison
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James
O'Fee |
Danny
Cochrane |
10.
East Belfast
Intermediate
22 June 2021 |
Harry
Skerbergs |
Adrian
Dornford-Smith |
Paul
Devlin |
Michael
Smith |
Danny
Cochrane |
Matthew
Moreland |
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11.
East Belfast
22 June 2021
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Calvin
Patterson |
Cathan
Gormley |
Matthew
Dougherty |
Adam
Rushe |
Gatis
Barbals |
Declan
McKee |
Des
Moreland |
Jake
Patterson |
Gerard
Obasi |
Bernard
Jaffa |
12.
Hazelbank Park
26 June 2021
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Danny Roberts |
Des
Moreland |
Matthew
Dougherty |
Conor
Spackman |
Calum
Glendinning |
Aaron
Wafflart |
Edward
Hanzharov |
Adam
Rushe |
Brendan
Jamison |
Robert
Napier |
13.
Hazelbank Lough View Blitz
26 June 2021 |
Reuben
Magill |
Robert
Napier |
Adrian
Dornford-Smith |
Sett
Podean |
Anjali
Singh |
Aaditya
Singh |
Chris
Dorrian |
Cian
Suitor |
Lorcan
Rippon |
Matthew
Moreland |
14.
Cockle Row
29 June 2021 |
Richard
Proctor |
Adam
Rushe |
Brendan
Jamison
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Sylwek
Furman |
Adrian
Dornford-Smith |
Evan
Elwood |
Danny
Cochrane |
Alwyn
Pollock |
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15.
Bangor Seafront
3 July 2021
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Des
Moreland |
Declan
McKee |
Conor
Spackman |
Richard
Proctor |
Sett
Podean |
Gary
Johnston |
Matthew
Moreland |
Lorcan
Rippon |
Robert
Napier |
Brendan
Jamison |
16.
Greenisland FC
Summer Junior
18 July 2021 |
Max
Hudson |
Leon
Gourley |
Jake
Duddy |
Alfie
Moffett |
Alex
Reeves |
Samuel
Durrant |
Alannah
Cole |
Reuben
Milliken |
Theo
McBurney |
Adam
McKay |
17.
Greenisland FC
Summer Inter
18 July 2021 |
Matthew
Moreland |
Blake
Harris |
Peter
Murphy |
Reuben
McBurney |
Gethan
Evans |
Evan
McCartney |
Milo
Hudson |
Jack
McKay |
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18.
Greenisland FC
Summer Senior
18 July 2021 |
Mandar
Tahmankar |
Gareth
Annesley |
Nick
Pilkiewicz |
Danny Roberts |
Ross
Harris |
Conor
Spackman |
James
Wong |
Dexter
Harris |
Ethan
Cole |
Adam
Rushe |
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Current Standings
A player's 3 highest scores are used
Rank |
Player
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Club |
Blitz Rating
Apr/May/June 2021
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Blitz Rating
July/Aug/Sep 2021
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Points |
1 |
Mandar Tahmankar |
Civil Service |
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2074 |
30 |
2 |
Adam Rushe |
Strand |
1477 |
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27 |
3 |
Danny Roberts |
Civil Service |
1672 |
1691 |
26 |
4 |
Adrian Dornford-Smith |
Civil Service |
1133 |
1254 |
26 |
5 |
Ross Harris |
Strand |
1542 |
1654 |
25 |
6 |
Des Moreland |
Greenisland FC |
1591 |
1503 |
25 |
7 |
Blake Harris |
Strand |
908 |
985 |
25 |
8 |
Conor Spackman |
Strand |
1460 |
1539 |
24 |
9 |
Richard Proctor |
Bangor |
1305 |
1472 |
23 |
10 |
Danny Cochrane |
Bangor |
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1169 |
23 |
11 |
Jake Patterson |
Strand |
1532 |
1466 |
22 |
12 |
Brendan Jamison |
Strand |
1769 |
1720 |
21 |
13 |
Sylwek Furman |
Bangor |
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1651 |
19 |
14 |
Reuben Magill |
Strand |
987 |
1384 |
19 |
15 |
Matthew Moreland |
Greenisland FC |
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920 |
19 |
16 |
Calum Glendinning |
Strand |
1403 |
1369 |
18 |
17 |
Calvin Patterson |
Strand |
1323 |
1566 |
18 |
18 |
Gareth Annesley |
Belfast South |
1751 |
1750 |
17 |
19 |
Dexter Harris |
Strand |
1378 |
1541 |
17 |
20 |
Matthew Dougherty |
Queens |
1502 |
1583 |
16 |
21 |
Aaron Wafflart |
Strand |
1421 |
1408 |
16 |
22 |
Anjali Singh |
Strand |
914 |
1248 |
16 |
23 |
Gary Johnston |
Bangor |
1344 |
1498 |
15 |
24 |
Chris Dorrian |
Greenisland FC |
1326 |
1315 |
15 |
25 |
Richard McClean |
Bangor |
1132 |
1123 |
15 |
26 |
Declan McKee |
No Club |
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1756 |
14 |
27 |
Alwyn Pollock |
Bangor |
1023 |
987 |
14 |
28 |
George Gamble |
Bangor |
963 |
835 |
14 |
29 |
David Obasi |
Queens |
1368 |
1529 |
13 |
30 |
Sett Podean |
No Club |
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1287 |
13 |
31 |
Evan Elwood |
Fruithill |
1257 |
1274 |
13 |
32 |
Aaditya Singh |
Strand |
1048 |
1098 |
13 |
33 |
Caleb McClean |
Bangor |
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917 |
13 |
34 |
Robert Napier |
No Club |
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1390 |
12 |
35 |
James O'Fee |
Bangor |
1433 |
1400 |
11 |
36 |
Gerard Obasi |
Queens |
1140 |
1306 |
11 |
37 |
Robbie Wright |
Strand |
1704 |
1643 |
10 |
38 |
Harry Skerbergs |
Fruithill |
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1446 |
10 |
39 |
Max Hudson |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
10 |
40 |
Cathan Gormley |
Queens |
1698 |
1728 |
9 |
41 |
Nick Pilkiewicz |
Northern Lights |
1846 |
1714 |
9 |
42 |
Leon Gourley |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
9 |
43 |
Alannah Cole |
Strand |
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715 |
9 |
44 |
Rebecca McClurg |
Bangor |
768 |
689 |
9 |
45 |
Paul Devlin |
Ballynafeigh |
790 |
1254 |
8 |
46 |
Jake Duddy |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
8 |
47 |
Peter Murphy |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
8 |
48 |
Michael Smith |
No Club |
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1138 |
7 |
49 |
Geoff Sterrett |
Bangor |
1089 |
1145 |
7 |
50 |
Reuben McBurney |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
7 |
51 |
Alfie Moffett |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
7 |
52 |
Gatis Barbals |
Fruithill |
1574 |
1542 |
6 |
53 |
Edward Hanzharov |
Strand |
1417 |
1418 |
6 |
54 |
Alex Reeves |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
6 |
55 |
Gethan Evans |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
6 |
56 |
Ben Toogood |
Bangor |
1319 |
1311 |
5 |
57 |
Lorcan Rippon |
Greenisland FC |
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957 |
5 |
58 |
Samuel Durrant |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
5 |
59 |
Evan McCartney |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
5 |
60 |
James Wong |
Strand |
1435 |
1435 |
4 |
61 |
Ethan Cole |
Strand |
1117 |
1167 |
4 |
62 |
Jonathan Kernaghan |
Bangor |
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1035 |
4 |
63 |
Milo Hudson |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
4 |
64 |
Reuben Milliken |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
3 |
65 |
Jack McKay |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
3 |
66 |
Cian Suitor |
Strand |
882 |
895 |
3 |
67 |
Theo McBurney |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
2 |
68 |
Bernard Jaffa |
Belfast South |
1234 |
1130 |
1 |
69 |
Adam McKay |
Greenisland FC |
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900 |
1 |
70 |
Sanket Sawant |
No Club |
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1339 |
0 |
71 |
David Garvin |
Greenisland FC |
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1200 |
0 |
72 |
Rick Hill |
Greenisland FC |
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1200 |
0 |
73 |
Ranjit Singh |
Strand |
=== |
=== |
0 |
74 |
Nick Rippon |
Greenisland FC |
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950 |
0 |
75 |
Chris McClean |
Bangor |
616 |
616 |
0 |
Of the 75 players above, 22 are from Greenisland FC, 20 are from Strand and 14 from Bangor.
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NI Open Air Chess Blitz
Grand Prix 2020
All events are rated by Ulster Chess Union [UCU].
To play in more than 3 events, it is compulsory to be a paid up member of the UCU
The current membership year runs from 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021
Players gain 10 points for winning the blitz, 9 points for 2nd place, 8 points for 3rd and this continues down to the 10th player who scores 1 point.
Points awarded in Grand Prix
Event: |
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Titanic Quarter
5 Sept 2020
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Danny Roberts |
Robbie
Wright |
Adam
Rushe |
Matthew
Dougherty |
James
Wong |
Aaron
Wafflart |
Edward
Khanzharov |
Chris
Dorrian |
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Bangor Marina
12 Sept 2020
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Adam
Rushe |
James
O'Fee |
Chris
Dorrian |
Evan
Elwood |
Calum
Glendinning |
Tony
Scullion |
Adrian
Dornford-Smith |
Ethan
Cole |
Brendan
Jamison |
Richard
McClean |
Play Park
19 Sept 2020
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Andrew
Todd |
Aaron Wafflart |
Mark
Newman |
Brendan
Jamison |
Sett
Podean |
Ethan
Cole |
Calum
Glendinning |
Timothy
Morrison |
Geoff
Sterrett |
Jamie
Corscadden |
Stormont
19 Sept 2020
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Robbie
Wright |
Gareth
Annesley |
Gatis
Barbals |
Alex
Goss |
Edward
Khanzharov
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Danny Roberts |
Adam
Rushe |
Matthew
Dougherty |
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Groomsport
26 Sept 2020
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Brendan
Jamison |
Calum
Glendinning |
Chris
Dorrian |
Richard
McClean |
Ben
Toogood |
Sett
Podean |
Ethan
Cole |
Evan
Elwood |
Geoff
Sterrett |
Rebecca
McClurg |
Whitehead
3 Oct 2020
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Calum
Glendinning |
Gatis
Barbals |
Danny Roberts |
Adam
Rushe |
Sett
Podean |
Gerard
Obasi |
Ethan
Cole |
Andrew
Todd |
Edward
Khanzharov |
Chris
Dorrian |
McKee Clock
10 Oct 2020
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Andrew
Todd |
Aaron Wafflart |
Danny Roberts |
Edward
Khanzharov |
James
O'Fee |
Calum
Glendinning |
Adam
Rushe |
Ben
Toogood |
Gerard
Obasi
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Adrian
Dornford-Smith |
Final Standings
A player's 3 highest scores are used
Rank |
Player
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Blitz Rating
Oct 2020
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Points |
1= |
Danny Roberts |
1727 |
1703 |
26 |
2= |
Calum Glendinning |
=== |
1315 |
25 |
2= |
Adam Rushe |
1438 |
1482 |
25 |
4= |
Andrew Todd |
1379 |
1463 |
23 |
4= |
Aaron Wafflart |
1252 |
1353 |
23 |
6= |
Chris Dorrian |
1390 |
1350 |
19 |
6= |
Brendan Jamison |
1748 |
1769 |
19 |
6= |
Robbie Wright |
=== |
1704 |
19 |
9= |
Gatis Barbals |
1444 |
1565 |
17 |
9= |
Edward Khanzharov |
1417 |
1447 |
17 |
9= |
SettPodean |
=== |
1300 |
17 |
12= |
James O'Fee |
1428 |
1434 |
15 |
13= |
Ethan Cole |
939 |
1027 |
13 |
14= |
Matthew Dougherty |
1532 |
1502 |
10 |
14= |
Evan Ewlood |
=== |
1300 |
10 |
16= |
Gareth Annesley |
1665 |
1751 |
9 |
16= |
Ben Toogood |
1330 |
1324 |
9 |
18= |
Richard McClean |
1052 |
1132 |
8 |
18= |
Mark Newman |
1287 |
1307 |
8 |
20= |
Alex Goss |
1923 |
1769 |
7 |
20= |
Gerard Obasi |
1585 |
1585 |
7 |
22= |
James Wong |
1425 |
1435 |
6 |
23= |
Adrian Dornford-Smith |
1176 |
1147 |
5 |
23= |
Tony Scullion |
1262 |
1178 |
5 |
25= |
Geoff Sterrett |
1103 |
1089 |
4 |
26= |
Timothy Morrison |
1165 |
1165 |
3 |
27= |
Jamie Corscadden |
1316 |
1068 |
1 |
27= |
Rebecca McClurg |
783 |
768 |
1 |
29= |
George Gamble |
643 |
963 |
0 |
30= |
Jakob Synott |
1000 |
1000 |
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