Entry list

1924 Andrew Campbell, Bangor Chess Club

1924 Danny Roberts, Bangor Chess Club

1918 David Jeffers, Strand + Washingbay Chess Club

1907 Jack Edens, Lisburn + Bangor Chess Club

1795 Kyle-Henrique Sammon-Fernandes [age 12] Longford. UNDER 15

1765 Samuel Moore, Bangor Chess Club

1726 Tony Logan, Fruithill Chess Club

1724 Shaun Boyle

1720c Finn Patrick Davey, Downpatrick Chess Club listed with FIDE classic rating, no rapid rating yet

1706 Daniel King, Queen's University Belfast Chess Club

1691 Amol Thoke [Intermediate] Civil Service Chess Club

1676 David McCracken [Intermediate] Bangor Chess Club

1645 Alister Torrens [Intermediate] Bangor Chess Club Rounds 1-4 only

1631 Saphira Torrens [Intermediate] Bangor Chess Club [age 15] Rounds 1-4 only UNDER 18, Female

1622 Aharshi Banerjee [Intermediate] Lisburn + Bangor Chess Club [age 14] UNDER 18

1617 Pearse O'Brien [Intermediate] Fruithill Chess Club

1616 Chris Armstrong [Intermediate]

1608c Irina Briggs [Intermediate] Leam Lane Chess Club, England, Female

1606 Michael Devine [Intermediate] Belfast CitiKnights Chess Club

1604 Peter Campbell [Intermediate] Bangor Chess Club

1593 Richard Proctor [Intermediate] Bangor Chess Club

1587 Jamie Walker [Intermediate] Bangor Chess Club

1564 Ashish Shambharkar [Intermediate] Bangor Chess Club

1519 Dylan Booysen [Intermediate]

1517 Rory Miller [Intermediate] Bangor Chess Club [age 14] UNDER 15

1507 Shlok Thoke [Intermediate] Civil Service Chess Club [age 13] UNDER 15

1500p Miltos Fotopoulos [Intermediate + Newcomer]

1487 Paul O'Connor [Intermediate] Bangor Chess Club

1473 Tony Marsh [Intermediate + Newcomer] Carryduff

1454 Seren Winstanley [Intermediate] Bangor Chess Club [age 15] UNDER 18, Female

1400p Conal Caughey [Junior + Newcomer] Carryduff [age 11] UNDER 12

1400p Jacob McClean [Junior] Bangor Chess Club [age 16] UNDER 18

1400p Reuben McClean [Junior] Bangor Chess Club [age 13] UNDER 15

1400p Darragh Marsh [Junior + Newcomer] Carryduff [age 11] UNDER 12

1400p Oliver McConkey [Junior + Newcomer] Carryduff [age 11] UNDER 12

1400p Luke O'Brien [Junior + Newcomer] Bangor Chess Club [age 10] UNDER 12

1400p Ayush Shambharkar [Junior] Bangor Chess Club [age 12] UNDER 15

1400p Tanish Thoke [Junior] Civil Service Chess Club [age 9] UNDER 12

1400p Sanvi Shambharkar [Junior] Bangor Chess Club [age 7] UNDER 12, Female

1400p Ksawery Szolomicki [Junior + Newcomer] [age 11] UNDER 12

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Entry list correct, as a at 16:06 on March 22, 2026

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FIDE RATED Black Mountain Rapid 2026 [event 3 of 10 in art & chess neurodiversity festival]

Venue: Black Mountain Shared Space, 208 Ballygomartin Road, Belfast, BT13 3NG

Format: 6 rounds of 25+0

Saturday 28 March 2026

Players are advised to bring a pack lunch as there’s no cafe at the centre and no corner shops nearby

Timetable:

Rd 1 at 10:30

Rd 2 at 11:25

Rd 3 at 12:15

Lunch break 13:00 to 13:45

Rd 4 at 13:45

Rd 5 at 14:40

Rd 6 at 15:35

Prize-giving: 16:30

Tie Break Order: Buchholz, Progressive, TPR Mixed

Pairing Software*: Swiss Master

FIDE rules will apply. Remember mobile phones must be switched off and no food allowed in playing hall. There’s a common area outside playing hall with seats to relax and eat at.

Tournament entry fees:

25 Euro / 20 GBP for anyone paying cash on the day (if space is still available).

12.50 Euro / 10 GBP 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 = 40 players.

Book and prepay to secure a place.

10 engraved trophies will be awarded as prizes + 6 chess themed wooden trophies:

CHAMPION

2nd PLACE

3rd PLACE

U1700 INTERMEDIATE CHAMPION

U1700 INTERMEDIATE 2nd

U1700 INTERMEDIATE 3rd

U1450 JUNIOR CHAMPION

U1450 JUNIOR 2nd

U1450 JUNIOR 3rd

BEST NEWCOMER (for a player that started playing in FIDE events in 2026)

FEMALE CHAMPION (4 players eligible)

U18 CHAMPION (4 players eligible)

U15 CHAMPION (5 players eligible)

U12 CHAMPION (7 players eligible)

• 2 Rising Star Trophies for top scoring children that miss out on the champion trophies for U18, U15 and U12

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Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison (FIDE licenced)

Registration deadline: 21:00 on Wednesday 25 March 2026.

*We hit max table capacity at 09:30 on March 19, 2026. Waiting list in operation while we try to secure additional space at venue

[email protected]