thern Ireland Chess

 

 

 

 

 

Entry Fees

Free entry for paid up members of Ulster Chess Union.

Due to the pandemic, anyone paid up during the 2019/2020 season had their membership extended until 31 August 2021.

Location

Hazelbank Park, Shore Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9JQ

Whiteabbey Outdoor Blitz Championship 2021

Thursday 17 June 2021

10am to 12:45pm

 

Chess at Hazelbank Park. Photography: ChessNI

 

Calvin Patterson (Black) v Matthew Moreland (White) Photography: ChessNI

Matthew Moreland (White) v Calvin Patterson (Black) Photography: ChessNI

 

 

Conor Spackman (White) v Adam Rushe (Black) Photography: ChessNI

 

David Obasi (White) v Matthew Moreland (Black) Photography: ChessNI

 

Des Moreland (Black) v Conor Spackman (White) Photography: ChessNI

 

Calvin Patterson (White) v Adam Rushe (Black) Photography: ChessNI

 

Prize-giving ceremony at Hazelbank Park. Photography: ChessNI

 

Prize-winners:

Champion: David Obasi 6.5/8

2nd Place: Conor Spackman 6/8

3rd Place: Calvin Patterson 5.5/8

Under 1400 Grading Award: Chris Dorrian 4/8

Under 1200 Grading Award: Gerard Obasi 4.5/8

Most Improved Player: Adrian Dornford-Smith

 

Entry list:

 

Des Moreland

1591 (UCU blitz)

Jake Patterson

1532 (UCU blitz)

Adam Rushe

1477 (UCU blitz)

 

Conor Spackman

1460 (UCU blitz)

David Obasi

1368 (UCU rapid)

Chris Dorrian

1326 (UCU blitz)

 

Calvin Patterson

1323 (UCU blitz)

Gerard Obasi

1140 (UCU blitz)

Adrian Dornford-Smith

1133 (UCU blitz)

 

 

Matthew Moreland

1000 (UCU blitz)

 

 

 

 

 

Pairings:

Round 1

 

1  Calvin Patterson (1323)
1
0
 Des Moreland (1591)
2  Adrian Dornford-Smith (1133)
0
1
 Jake Patterson (1532)
3  Gerard Obasi (1140)
1
0
 Adam Rushe (1477)
4  Conor Spackman (1460)
1
0
 Matthew Moreland (1000)
5  Chris Dorrian (1326)
0.5
0.5
 David Obasi (1368)

Round 2

 

1  Des Moreland (1591)
0
1
 Adrian Dornford-Smith (1133)
2  Jake Patterson (1532)
1
0
 Gerard Obasi (1140)
3  Adam Rushe (1477)
1
0
 Chris Dorrian (1326)
4  David Obasi (1368)
1
0
 Conor Spackman (1460)
5  Matthew Moreland (1000)
0
1
 Calvin Patterson (1323)

 

Round 3

 

1  Gerard Obasi (1140)
0
1
 Des Moreland (1591)
2  Chris Dorrian (1326)
0
1
 Jake Patterson (1532)
3  David Obasi (1368)
1
0
 Matthew Moreland (1000)
4  Conor Spackman (1460)
1
0
 Adam Rushe (1477)
5  Adrian Dornford-Smith (1133)
0
1
 Calvin Patterson (1323)

 

Round 4

 

1  Des Moreland (1591)
1
0
 Chris Dorrian (1326)
2  Adam Rushe (1477)
0
1
 David Obasi (1368)
3  Jake Patterson (1532)
0
1
 Conor Spackman (1460)
4  Calvin Patterson (1323)
0.5
0.5
 Gerard Obasi (1140)
5  Matthew Moreland (1000)
0
1
 Adrian Dornford-Smith (1133)

 

Round 5

 

1  Conor Spackman (1460)
1
0
 Des Moreland (1591)
2  David Obasi (1368)
1
0
 Jake Patterson (1532)
3  Adam Rushe (1477)
1
0
 Matthew Moreland (1000)
4  Gerard Obasi (1140)
0.5
0.5
 Adrian Dornford-Smith (1133)
5  Chris Dorrian (1326)
1
0
 Calvin Patterson (1323)

 

Round 6

 

1  Des Moreland (1591)
0
1
 David Obasi (1368)
2  Jake Patterson (1532)
0
1
 Adam Rushe (1477)
3  Calvin Patterson (1323)
0
1
 Conor Spackman (1460)
4  Adrian Dornford-Smith (1133)
0
1
 Chris Dorrian (1326)
5  Nick Pilkiewicz (1846)
0
1
 Gerard Obasi (1140)
6  Matthew Moreland (1000)
0
1
  Brendan Jamison (1769)

 

Round 7

 

1  Adam Rushe (1477)
0
1
 Des Moreland (1591)
2  Jake Patterson (1532)
1
0
 Matthew Moreland (1000)
3  David Obasi (1368)
0
1
 Nick Pilkiewicz (1846)
4  Conor Spackman (1460)
1
0
 Adrian Dornford-Smith (1133)
5  Chris Dorrian (1326)
0.5
0.5
 Gerard Obasi (1140)

 

Round 8

 

1  Des Moreland (1591)
1
0
 Jake Patterson (1532)
2  Calvin Patterson (1323)
1
0
 Adam Rushe (1477)
3  Adrian Dornford-Smith (1133)
0
1
 David Obasi (1368)
4  Gerard Obasi (1140)
1
0
 Conor Spackman (1460)
5  Matthew Moreland (1000)
0
1
 Chris Dorrian (1326)

 

Totals

 

 David Obasi (1368)
0.5
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
6.5
 Conor Spackman (1460)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
6
 Calvin Patterson (1323)
1
1
1
0.5
0
0
1
1
5.5
 Gerard Obasi (1140)
1
0
0
0.5
0.5
1
0.5
1
4.5
 Des Moreland (1591)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
4
 Jake Patterson (1532)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
4
 Chris Dorrian (1326)
0.5
0
0
0
1
1
0.5
1
4
 Adam Rushe (1477)
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
 Adrian Dornford-Smith (1133)
0
1
0
1
0.5
0
0
0
2.5
 Nick Pilkiewicz (1846)
0.5b
X
X
X
X
0
1
X
 1.5
 Brendan Jamison (1769)
0.5b
X
X
X
X
1
X
X
 1.5
 Matthew Moreland (1000)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

 

 

 

 

Whiteabbey Outdoor Blitz Chess Championship 2021

Thursday 17 June 2021

Masks not needed at this event

Check-in at 9:50 am

Take seats at 9:55am for Round 1 commencing

Games will run from 10:00am to 12:40pm

Prize-giving: 12:40pm to 12:45pm

6 Certificates awarded for

Champion

2nd Place

3rd Place

Under 1400 Grading Award

Under 1200 Grading Award

Most Improved Player

 

Rounds:

8 rounds of 5+5
(this means a 60 move game will run for 20 minutes)

Tiebreaks:

At end of tournament, tie-breaks will be determined by Direct Encounter

Rules:

FIDE rules will apply. Mobile phones must be switched off. Phones making any type of noise will result in the player automatically losing their game.

If your opponent makes an illegal move, pause the clock, call the arbiter over. You will be awarded 1 extra minute if the Arbiter agrees an illegal move was made. You will win the game if your opponent makes a second illegal move in the same game, provided you still have mating material left on the board, otherwise the game is declared drawn.

Entry fees

This event is free entry.

 

Remember gloves or hand sanitiser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact

B. Jamison

National Arbiter

 

 

Outdoor Rules

RULES FOR OUTDOOR CHESS

 

(1) Players will need to wear gloves while playing chess. Or bring hand sanitiser and apply before the start of each game, before touching any chess pieces.

 

(2) Chess boards will be spaced out at 1 metre distance between boards. Tables will also be spaced out. 

 

(3) Anyone with Covid symptoms or living with someone with a cough, fever, loss of smell or taste, needs to avoid coming to the chess event

 

 

 

 

 

Design, photography and content © B. Jamison