2002 Ben McIlroy

1981 Brendan Jamison (reserve)

1931 Florenz Schwalenberg

1705 Jake Gourley

1655 Alan McConnell INTER ROUND 1 BYE

1635 Amol Mohan Thoke INTER

1603 Peter Murphy INTER

1578 Shlok Amol Thoke INTER

1576 Gordon Harpur INTER

1563 Adam Harpur INTER

1587 Jamie Walker INTER

1573 Richard Proctor INTER

1523 Gary Zachary INTER

1516 Paul O'Connor INTER

1500 Elliot Riley INTER

1494 Richard McClean JUNIOR

1487 Josh Whearty JUNIOR

1470 Bill Corry JUNIOR

1459 Luca Jordan JUNIOR

1458 Toby Pease JUNIOR

1455 Conor Begley JUNIOR

1446 William Swann JUNIOR ROUNDS 1-4 ONLY

1442 Stevie Graham JUNIOR

1431 Tom Johnston JUNIOR

1427 Seren Winstanley JUNIOR

1426 Charlie Murphy JUNIOR

1407 Alwyn Pollock JUNIOR

1402 Jim Rutherdale JUNIOR

1400p Connor Ferris JUNIOR

1400p Darren Gourley JUNIOR

1400p Reuben McClean JUNIOR

1400p Allen Gallagher JUNIOR

1400p Philip Morrison JUNIOR

1400p Michael Morrison JUNIOR

1400p Harpur Sawyer JUNIOR

1400p Oliver McGrath JUNIOR ROUNDS 1-5 ONLY

1400p Ivan Taggart JUNIOR ROUNDS 1-3 ONLY

1400p Charlie Caughey JUNIOR ROUNDS 1-3 ONLY

1400p Reuben Cull JUNIOR ROUNDS 1-3 ONLY

1400p Alexander Tannahill JUNIOR ROUNDS 1-3 ONLY

1400p Tanish Thoke JUNIOR .

Entry list correct as at 19:04 on February 2, 2026 .

Tournament details:

Free parking opposite venue.

FIDE RATED Blitzmania 7 at Bangor Chess Club [part 1 of 3]

Thursday 5 February 2026

Check-in at 19:20

Please take seats at 19:25

The 6 rounds will be played back-to-back from 19:30 to 21:45

Venue: Bangor Chess Club, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT19 6JR

Type: Swiss pairings Number of Rounds: 18 (6 rounds on 5th Feb, 6 rounds on 12th Feb, 6 rounds on 19th Feb)

Time Control: 5+5

FIDE rules will apply. Remember mobile phones must be switched off and no food allowed in playing hall.

Tournament entry fees:

€25 / £20 for anyone paying cash on the night (if space is still available).

Reduced to €12.50 / £10 for players paying in advance by bank transfer, Revolut, PayPal or by cash at a prior event.

Free entry for extra players from the same family.

Max capacity = 50 players.

Book and prepay to secure a place.

5 trophies will be awarded as prizes:

CHAMPION

2nd PLACE

3rd PLACE

U1700 INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION

U1500 JUNIOR CHAMPION

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Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison (FIDE licenced)

Tie Break order: Buchholz, Progressive, TPR Mixed

Pairing Software: Swiss Master 5.7

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Registration deadline: 21:00 on Sunday 1 February 2026 to [email protected]