FIDE RATED County Tyrone Junior Championships 2026
Description
Entry list
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1553 Rory Miller (Bangor Chess Club) UNDER 16
1545 Seren Winstanley (Bangor Chess Club) UNDER 16
1510 Alex McKeown (Lisburn + Bangor Chess Club) UNDER 12
1400p Ryan McCabe UNDER 14
1400p Arthur Diamond (Coleraine Chess Club) UNDER 12
1400p Dylan McCabe UNDER 12
1400p Mitchell Connolly UNDER 10
1400 Killian McKeown (Lisburn + Bangor Chess Club) UNDER 10
1400p Joshua Strange (Ballyclare) UNDER 18
Provisional entries (awaiting payment)
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1643 Aharshi Banerjee (Lisburn Chess Club) UNDER 16
1504 Luke O'Brien (Bangor Chess Club) UNDER 12
1400p Patrick McSorley UNDER 12
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Adult entry list
(free for parents/grandparents/older siblings)
1610 Jelmer Hania [Washingbay Chess Club]
1574 Pearse O'Brien (Fruithill Chess Club)
1505 Paul O'Connor [Bangor Chess Club]
1500p Peter Diamond (Coleraine Chess Club)
1500p Alan Nasri [Moira Chess Club]
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Entry list correct, as at 21:26 on September 25, 2026
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IMPORTANT
If travelling from Republic of Ireland, postcodes in Northern Ireland are different from Eircodes. A postcode covers an entire road and this is a very rural location. To get to venue, you must copy and paste this entire address into SatNav:
Washingbay Centre, 92 Ballybeg Road, Aughamullan, Coalisland, County Tyrone, BT71 5DX
Format: Open swiss tournament with top 3 in each age band awarded engraved trophies
Tournament details:
FIDE RATED County Tyrone Junior Championships 2026
Saturday 10 October 2026
Check-in opens at 10:30 and closes 10:45
Please take seats at 10:55
Rounds 1-4 will be played back-to-back from 11:00 to 13:00
Lunch break: 13:00 to 14:00
Round 5-9 will be played back-to-back from 14:00 to 16:30
Prize-giving at 16:45
Type: Swiss pairings
Number of Rounds: 9
Time Control: 10+5
FIDE rules will apply. Remember mobile phones must be switched off and no food allowed in playing hall.
Tournament entry fees:
30 Euro or 24 GBP for anyone paying cash on the day (if space is still available).
15 Euro or 12 GBP for players paying in advance by bank transfer, Revolut, PayPal.
Reduced to 6 GBP for members of the host chess club: Washingbay Chess Club if paid in advance by bank transfer, Revolut, PayPal or by cash at a prior event.
Max capacity = 50 players. 40 children in main hall, 10 adults in front room.
Book and prepay to secure a place.
15 trophies will be awarded as prizes:
U18 CHAMPION
U18 Second Place
U18 Third Place
U16 CHAMPION
U16 Second Place
U16 Third Place
U14 CHAMPION
U14 Second Place
U14 Third Place
U12 CHAMPION
U12 Second Place
U12 Third Place
U10 CHAMPION
U10 Second Place
U10 Third Place
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The tournament file will appear on FIDE website here: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_information.phtml?event=479354 .
Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison (FIDE licenced)
Deputy Arbiter: Paul O'Connor (FIDE licenced)
Chief Organizer: Jelmer Hania (Director of Washingbay Chess Club)
Tie Break order: Buchholz, Progressive, TPR Mixed
Pairing Software: Swiss Master 5.7
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Registration deadline: 21:00 on Saturday 3 October 2026. Email:
Child's full name
Child's FIDE ID (if they have one)
Child's DOB (trophies will be awarded based on the age of the child on day of tournament)
to Chief Arbiter Brendan Jamison [email protected]