The Irish Chess Union

2096 Mandar Tahmankar

2052 Alwin Micheal (County Master) U14

1982 Caleb McClean (County Master) U18

1979 Ben McIlroy (Club Super Master)

1954 Brendan Jamison (Club Super Master) [Reserve]

1934 Danny Roberts (Club Super Master)

1846 Jack Bradshaw (Club Master)

1845 Aashay R Kher (Club Master)

1835 Jack Edens (Club Master)

1777 Gerard McIlroy (Club Super Master)

1768 Desmond Moreland

1757 Edward Khanzharov (Club Master)

1754 Conor Spackman (Club Candidate Master)

1697 Paula Lopez Molina U16

1668 Gerard Obasi

1658 Owen Dumigan

1617 Richard Proctor

1607 Peter Murphy U18

1598 Leah Worbey

1592 Ashish Shambharkar

1590 Gary Zachary

1586 Advait Tahmankar U12

1564 Alex McKeown U10

1540 Alan McBurney

1521 Paul O'Connor

1515 Jennifer Worbey

1502 Stevie Graham

1501 Seren Winstanley U16

1496 William Swann U14

1491 Nyle Mitchell

1463 Josh Whearty U18

1460 John Rollins

1452 Elliot Riley

1440 Jim Rutherdale

1431 Tom Johnston

1400p Charlie Caughey U12

1400p Bill Corry

1400p Conor Begley

1400p Michael Chance

1400p Susie Chance U12

1400p Brian Drury

1400p Connor Ferris

1400p Allen Gallagher

1400p Luca Jordan U14

1400p Charlie Murphy

1400p Reuben McClean U14

1400p Oliver McGrath U10

1400p Philip Morrison

1400p Antoni Ostradecki U14

1400p Alwyn Pollock

1400p Ayush Shambharkar U14

1400p Sanvi Shambharkar U8

1400p Ivan Taggart U12

1400p Tom Winstanley

Entry list correct, as at 13:57 on Monday October 27, 2025. Players listed with FIDE blitz ratings.

Open to all. FIDE RATED.

Venue: City of Bangor International Chess Club, Church of Ireland Parish Hall, 30 Main Street, Groomsport, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT19 6JR

19:30 to 22:00

Format: Swiss pairings

The event will run as one open section with trophies awarded for Champion, 2nd, 3rd + U1700 Champion and U1500 Champion. There are also 8 'little pumpkin' Rising Star awards for children.

This event is open to players from any county (i.e. you do not need to live in County Down to participate)

Number of Rounds: 10

Time control: 3+2

Date: Thursday 30 October 2025

Please note, all events at the City of Bangor Chess Club run on schedule, with all clocks starting at exactly 19:30. The time control is 3+2, therefore if a player fails to arrive within 3 minutes of the games starting, the player will lose the game when their time expires.

Timetable:

Take seats at 19:25

Round 1 at 19:30

Round 2 at 19:45

Round 3 at 20:00

Round 4 at 20:15

Round 5 at 20:30

Round 6 at 20:45

Round 7 at 21:00

Round 8 at 21:15

Round 9 at 21:30

Round 10 at 21:45

Prize-giving at 22:00

FIDE rules will apply. Remember mobile phones must be switched off and no food allowed in playing hall. Drinks are permitted at the tables.

CHESS FEDERATION FEES:

Apart from tournament fees, remember to renew your ICU fees for the 2025/2026 season [1 Sept 2025 to 31 Aug 2026].

As per FIDE regulations, all players participating in a FIDE rated tournament must be paid up members of their National Federation, which in our case is the ICU which covers FIDE events in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Please renew your ICU fees online before the event at www.icu.ie/shop or send the equivalent in UK pounds along with your entry fee to B. Jamison, before the deadline.

The tournament organiser has ICU admin access to check the paid status of participants. The ICU updates the list at 06:30 each morning.

Tournament entry fees:

The event is free for paid-up members of Bangor Chess Club during the 2025/2026 season (as long as ICU fees are also paid-up for 2025/2026 season)

50% reduced price of 12 Euro (£10) for players paying in advance by bank transfer, Revolut or PayPal.

24 Euro (£20) for anyone paying cash on the day (if we still have space available, only players who pay in advance are guaranteed a place).

Free entry for extra players from the same family.

Max table capacity in hall = 60 players.

Engraved cups will be awarded as prizes.

Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison

Deputy Arbiter: Chris Dorrian

Tie Break order: Buchholz, Progressive, TPR Mixed

Pairing Software: Swiss Master. This is not compatible with the Chess Results website but all rounds (including final standings) will be displayed on the giant flat-screen television in the main hall. The tournament rating file will be immediately sent to ICU rating officer Andrei Ivanov for upload to FIDE rating site and FIDE will rate the event on the afternoon of November 30, 2025.

Free public car park almost directly opposite venue. Harbour and beach behind venue. 2 minutes walk.

To enter please send your full name and FIDE ID (or DOB if you don't have a FIDE ID yet) to event organiser/arbiter Brendan Jamison. Once payment is received, the player will be added to entry list.

Contact Email*: [email protected]