FIDE rating report - March 2023
By Brendan Jamison, FIDE National Arbiter
March 2023 sees the momentum continue to build with an enormous new wave of FIDE debut ratings across classic, rapid and blitz. Congratulations to the 15 players making a breakthrough in today’s rating list:
Danny Mallaghan (no club) makes his FIDE rapid debut at 1902:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/3600289
Dean Gorman (Lisburn Chess Club) makes his FIDE rapid debut at 1806:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2518309
Ross du Berry (Galway) travelled up to Belfast to compete in the top section of the Williamson Shield to gain a FIDE classic rating. We are delighted to report he debuts at 1770:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2519046
16 year old Ryan Anderson (no club) makes his FIDE rapid debut at 1522:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2523949
Edward Hanzharov (Strand Chess Club) makes his FIDE classic debut at 1489:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2511975
Richard Proctor (Bangor Chess Club) makes his FIDE classic debut at 1476:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2514931
16 year old Hannes Badur (Germany), an exchange student staying with Calum Glendinning, competed in the Bangor Winter Blitz and earned his FIDE debut at 1464:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/16294610
Owen Wilson (Bangor Chess Club) makes his FIDE blitz debut at 1408:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2515199
Oliver Todd (Bangor Chess Club) makes his FIDE blitz debut at 1342:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2521504
Adrian Dornford-Smith makes his FIDE clasic debut at 1341:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2511967
Albert McCarter (Bangor Chess Club) makes his FIDE blitz debut at 1333:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2521881
12 year old Skyla Finnegan (Strand Chess Club) makes her FIDE blitz debut at 1263:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2524015
Ronan Quinn (Greenisland FC Chess Club) makes his FIDE blitz debut at 1256:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2519470
Leah Worbey (Greenisland FC Chess Club) makes her FIDE blitz debut at 1214:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2518783
14 year old Peter McCarthy (no club) makes his FIDE blitz debut at 1210:
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2523108
At a glance, here are the 13 upcoming FIDE-rated tournaments in Northern Ireland, to enter, email Brendan Jamison at fidechessni@gmail.com - full details for each event can be found on UCU website
Greenisland March mini rapid
Fri 24th March 2023
7:30pm to 10:15pm
GFC, Glenkeen Ave
Chief Arbiter: Chris Dorrian
6 Rounds of 11+0
U1800 Groomsport Classic 2023
Thur 30th Match + Sat 1st April
Bangor Chess Club, Groomsport
Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison
Deputy Chief: Adam Rushe
8 rounds of 20+0
Ulster Rapidplay
Sat 15th April 2023
10am to 5pm
Bangor Chess Club, Groomsport
Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison
Deputy: Eddie Hanzharov
8 rounds of 20+0
King Charles III Coronation Blitz
Thur 27th April 2023
7:30pm to 10:15pm
Bangor Chess Club, Groomsport
Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison
Deputy Chief: Adam Rushe
8 rounds of 8+0
City of Belfast Championships
Sat 29th April to 1st May 2023
11am to 7:30pm daily.
Civil Service Chess Club, Belfast
Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison
Deputy Chief: Adam Rushe
Organiser (Live Boards): Adrian Dornford-Smith
6 rounds of 90+30
U1800 Strand Summer Classic
Sat 27th and Sun 28th May 2023
Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, Belfast
Chief Arbiter: Adam Rushe
6 rounds of 60+0
Ulster Championships 2023
Awaiting QUB venue details and Aug dates from Mark Newman
Arbiter team:
Adrian Dornford-Smith
Adam Rushe
Eddie Hanzharov
6 rounds of 90+30
City of Bangor Autumn Blitz
Thur 14th Sept 2023
7:30pm to 10:15pm
Bangor Chess Club, Groomsport
Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison
Deputy Chief: Adam Rushe
8 rounds of 8+0
City of Bangor Congress
Sat 23rd Sept 2023
10am to 5pm
Bangor Chess Club, Groomsport
Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison
Deputy Chief: Adam Rushe
6 rounds of 30+0
Groomsport Blitz Championship 2023
Thur 5th Oct 2023
7:30pm to 10:15pm
Bangor Chess Club, Groomsport
Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison
Deputy: Adam Rushe
8 rounds of 8+0
Ulster Masters
November 2023 (dates TBC)
Lisburn Chess Club
Chief Arbiter: Eddie Hanzharov
Deputy Chief: Chris Dorrian
5 rounds of 90+30
Omagh Rapidplay 2023
Date TBC (late Nov/early Dec)
Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh
Chief Arbiter: Brendan Jamison
Deputy Chief: Adrian Dornford-Smith
6 rounds of 25+0
Ulster Blitz Championship 2023
Thur 28th December 2023
GFC, Glenkeen Ave
Chief Arbiter: Chris Dorrian
Deputy Chief: Adam Rushe
18 rounds of 3+2
