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FIDE rating report - March 2023

15 players gained new FIDE ratings in the March 2023 list.

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