FIDE RATED Belfast Blitz 2026
Description
1968 Aashay Kher (Bangor Chess Club)
1961 Ben McIlroy (Belfast South + Bangor Chess Club) awaiting payment
1938 Gabriel Landmark
1865 Stephen Morgan (Belfast South Chess Club)
1840 Modestas Razbadauskas (Strand Chess Club) awaiting payment
1816 Robert Lavery (Belfast South Chess Club)
1777 Gatis Barbals (Fruithill Chess Club)
1748 Edward Khanzharov (Bangor Chess Club)
1688 Tony Logan (no club) INTERMEDIATE
1681 Owen Dumigan (Downpatrick + Bangor Chess Club) INTERMEDIATE
1681 Toby Crothers (Downpatrick + Bangor Chess Club) INTERMEDIATE awaiting payment
1663 Sam Smylie (Lisburn Chess Club) INTERMEDIATE
1618 Richard Proctor (Bangor Chess Club) INTERMEDIATE awaiting payment
1603 Nikolai Dimitrov (Skerries Chess Club) INTERMEDIATE awaiting payment
1535 Elliot Riley (Bangor Chess Club) INTERMEDIATE
1506 Paul O'Connor (Bangor Chess Club) INTERMEDIATE
1401 Levi Brannberg (Bangor Chess Club) JUNIOR
1400p Shea Campbell (Washingbay Chess Club) JUNIOR
1400p Ronan Campbell (Washingbay Chess Club) JUNIOR
1400p Jelmer Hania (Washingbay Chess Club) JUNIOR
1400p Joe Higgins (Washingbay Chess Club) JUNIOR
1400p Eoin Scullion (Washingbay Chess Club) JUNIOR
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Entry list correct, as at 17:26 on January 23, 2026
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Details:
FIDE RATED Belfast Blitz 2026 (event 1 of 10 in festival celebrating neurodiversity in art and chess)
Venue: Maynard Sinclair Sports Pavilion, Newtownards Road, Belfast, BT4 3TA, Northern Ireland
Format: swiss
10 rounds of 3+2
Date: Saturday 24 January 2026
Time: 19:30 to 22:00
Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison
Tie Break Order: Buchholz, Progressive, TPR Mixed
Pairing Software: Swiss Master 5.7 Build 8
10 Trophies as prizes.
Champion
2nd Place
3rd Place
U1700 Intermediate Champion
U1700 Intermediate 2nd
U1700 Intermediate 3rd
U1500 Junior Champion
U1500 Junior 2nd
U1500 Junior 3rd
BEST NEWCOMER (for an unrated player)
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Entry fee: £10 (reduced to £5 for players competing in the Williamson Shield classic weekender which is running during same weekend in same playing hall).
To be added to the entry list, entry fee needs to be paid online in advance to B. Jamison by Revolut, PayPal or bank transfer.
We are not accepting entries on the night as accurate FIDs and ratings need to be preloaded and cross-checked.
Deadline to enter: 19:30 on Thursday 22 January
Contact Email: [email protected]