Ulster Schools Individual Chess Championship 2005
Under 19 Section
This Section consisted of ten players from five schools, including the captains of RBAI and MCB's first teams. The section lived up to the reputation gained in previous years by producing some very close games, ensuring none of the players ended up winless after five rounds.
David Grzymek, of Sullivan
Upper school and first seed, lived up to his bill as pre tournament
favourite by claiming the under 19 cup convincingly with five wins from
his five games. David's Sullivan team mate Robin Brown also
put in an impressive showing by winning four of his five games and
coming a clear second place. Four players finished level on 2.5 points
in third place but the prize was won for the second year in a row
by RBAI's captain Ryan Murray.
| Place | Name | School | Score |
| 1 | GRZYMEK, DAVID | SULLIVAN UPPER | 5 |
| 2 | BROWN, ROBIN | SULLIVAN UPPER | 4 |
| 3-6 | MURRAY, RYAN | RBAI | 2.5 |
| DEANE, RYAN | MCB | 2.5 | |
| WRIGHT, ANDREW | MCB | 2.5 | |
| McCAFFREY, EDDIE | RBAI | 2.5 | |
| 7-8 | WRIGHT, SIMON | MCB | 2 |
| KADIJAT, THEJUS | ST MALACHY'S | 2 | |
| 9-10 | IRWIN, KARL | MCB | 1 |
| BEGLEY, STEPHEN | ABBEY CBS | 1 |
Under 16 Section
Once again this proved to be
the most closely fought of all the sections, with 3 players finishing
level on 5 points out of Six. However, Methodys Frank Wu who would
follow in the footsteps of team mates Chris Millar, Andrew Wright and
Simon Wright to claim the Harte Douglas shield. Richard Montgomery of
Sullivan upper was placed second for the second year in succession, and
Ananda Srinivasan of Methody built upon his under 14 success of the
previous year by coming third. Mia Murphy of Methody played well to
claim the Ulster Schoolgirls plate.
| Place | Name | School | Score |
| 1-3 | WU, FRANK | MCB | 5 |
| MONTGOMERY, RICHARD | SULLIVAN | 5 | |
| SRINIVASAN, ANANDA | MCB | 5 | |
| 4 | NEELY, DAVID | ST COLUMB'S | 4 |
| 5-6 | MILLIKEN, MICHAEL | ST MALACHY'S | 3.5 |
| CONN, CHRIS | MCB | 3.5 | |
| 7-9 | BRETT, PHILLIP | BRA | 3 |
| McMULLEN, LUKE | MCB | 3 | |
| GILL, CHE | BRA | 3 | |
| 10-12 | CASSIDY, MATHEW | MALONE COLLEGE | 2 |
| LINTON, SIMON | CULLEYBACKEY | 2 | |
| McLOONE, MICHAEL | ST COLUMB'S | 2 | |
| 13 | QUINN, JAMES | ST JOSEPH'S | 1 |
| 14 | MURPHY, MIA | MCB | 0 |
Under 14 Section
This
section contained some excellent players despite its low age band, the
title being claimed by Utkarsh Joshi of Friends School Lisburn ahead of
St Columbs rising star Leon Hulleman. Oliver Brown of Sullivan Upper
was placed third on tie break.
| Place | Name | School | Score |
| 1 | JOSHI, UTKARSH | FRIENDS | 6 |
| 2 | HULLEMAN, LEON | ST COLUMB'S | 5 |
| 3-5 | BROWN, OLIVER | SULLIVAN UPPER | 4 |
| KELLY, CHRIS | ST COLUMB'S | 4 | |
| POLLOCK, ANDREW | MALONE COLLEGE | 4 | |
| 6-8 | LAUGHLIN, CARY | RBAI | 3.5 |
| MURRAY, JONATHAN | RBAI | 3.5 | |
| HADDOCK, DAVID | RBAI | 3.5 | |
| 9-13 | YING CHOI, SAM CHAN | MALONE COLLEGE | 3 |
| ARRELL, ALEXANDER | ANTRIM GRAMMAR | 3 | |
| McDAID, GARY | ST COLUMB'S | 3 | |
| PATRA, SWAPNIL | MCB | 3 | |
| LATIMER, CRIOSTOIR | ST COLUMB'S | 3 | |
| 14 | COWAN, MICHAEL | ST COLUMB'S | 2.5 |
| 15-18 | McDONALD, ROBERT | MCB | 2 |
| MILLIKEN, MARC | ST MALACHY'S | 2 | |
| MURPHY, RYAN | MCB | 2 | |
| MONTGOMERY, PHILLIP | SULLIVAN UPPER | 2 | |
| 19 | McCARROLL, CHRISTOPHER | MALONE COLLEGE | 1 |
Under 12 Section
This
section was won for the first time by a girl, 8 year old Samruddhi
Joshi completing a memorable day for her family by winning all her
matches, her brother having performed the same feit in the under
14s. Cairnshill Primary school duo Joel McIlwrath and Alex Scott
finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.
| Place | Name | School | Score |
| 1 | SAMRUDDHI, JOSHI | FRIENDS | 6 |
| 2 | McILWRATH, JOEL | CAIRNSHILL | 5 |
| 3-5 | SCOTT, ALEX | CAIRNSHILL | 4 |
| DOYLE, JOE | MCB | 4 | |
| McCAMBLEY, NATHAN | RBAI | 4 | |
| 6-11 | HANRAHAN, DAMIEN | CAIRNSHILL | 3 |
| REA, DAVID | MCB | 3 | |
| WAUGH, MICHAEL | SULLIVAN | 3 | |
| KNOCKER, ALEX | ST MALACHY'S | 3 | |
| O'SULLIVAN, MICHAEL | SULLIVAN UPPER | 3 | |
| GREAVES, OWAIN | CAIRNSHILL | 3 | |
| 12-13 | CALVERT, HAMISH | SULLIVAN UPPER | 2.5 |
| LAPPIN, DANIEL | ST JOSEPH'S | 2.5 | |
| 14-15 | WHITESIDE, KYLE | CAIRNSHILL | 2 |
| KIRVELL, MICHAEL | RBAI | 2 | |
| 16-17 | RUSSELL, EMMA | CAIRNSHILL | 1.5 |
| ASHENHURST, KATIE | CAIRNSHILL | 1.5 | |
| 18 | McCARROLL, NATHAN | RBAI | 1 |