FIDE RATED Coleraine Rapid Championship 2026
Description
Entry list
1789 Tony Logan
1650p John Campbell Kildea (Coleraine Chess Club) Intermediate and Adult Newcomer
1400p Arthur Diamond (Coleraine Chess Club) U18 and Junior and Child Newcomer
1400p Peter Diamond (Coleraine Chess Club) Junior and Adult Newcomer .
Provisional entries (awaiting payment)
1831 Leroy Harris (Derry)
1787 John Paul Harkin (Derry)
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Entry list correct, as at 13:16 on August 12, 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. To get to venue, you must copy and paste this entire address into SatNav:
Coleraine Townhall, 35 The Diamond, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1DP
Format: Open swiss tournament
Tournament details:
FIDE RATED Coleraine Rapid Championship 2026
Saturday 19 September 2026
Check-in opens at 10:30 and closes at 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 16:45
Prize-giving at 16:50 to 17:00
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.
Free entry for additional players from same family
Max capacity = 40 players.
Book and prepay to secure a place.
10 trophies will be awarded as prizes:
Champion
2nd Place
3rd Place
U1700 Intermediate Champion
U1500 Junior Champion
U18 CHAMPION
U18 2nd Place
U18 3rd Place
Best Adult Newcomer (for top scoring adult player new to FIDE events in 2026)
Best Child Newcomer (for top scoring child player new to FIDE events in 2026)
The tournament file will appear on FIDE website here: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_information.phtml?event=488893
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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 Wednesday 16 September 2026. Email:
full name
FIDE ID (if you have one)
DOB (if you don't have a FIDE ID, we need your DOB to get your FIDE ID set-up. Your DOB will remain confidential)
Once you email to register, you will receive an auto-reply with payment options. Please send payment to secure your place, you will then be added to entry list.
Email the Chief Arbiter Brendan Jamison [email protected]