FIDE RATED Blitzmania 7 [part 1 of 3]
Description
2002 Ben McIlroy
1981 Brendan Jamison (reserve)
1935 Aashay Kher
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 18:55 on February 4, 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]