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Childrens Chess Grand-prix standings after the first 2 competitions.

After the Nov and Jan Childrens Chess tournaments what are the standings for the Grand-prix. With an explanation of the rules.

The top 4 players for Primary, Lower Secondary (F1-F3), Upper Secondary (F4 and above) and Puzzle solving will be invited to an Award Ceremony and Elite tournament in June. Usually at Stormont.

Article on previous event : https://www.ulsterchess.org/Members/ucu00450/2023-2024/childrenschess2023-24/stormont-2024/a-brilliant-morning-with-naomi-long-mla-celebrating-top-young-chess-players-at-stormont

Grandprix: points – Players positions in their section are taken. Their best 3 grand-prix scores over the 5 Childrens Chess tournaments are added together.

Grand Prix Style Tournament

  1. place gets 10 points
  2. place gets 8 points
  3. place gets 6 points
  4. place gets 5 points
  5. place gets 4 points
  6. place gets 3 points
  7. place gets 2 points
  8. place gets 1 points

 

The dates for the next competitions :

February 8th Childrens Chess 12:30 – 5:00

March 8th Childrens Chess 12:30 – 5:00

April 12th Childrens Chess 12:30 – 5:00

Details on our events calendar. Email mark.chris.newman@googlemail.com for registration.

The current standings :

The Belfast Scholastic Fergus O’Neill Shield. Secondary Puzzle Solving Chess Championship

Place Name Year Nov Jan Feb Mar Apr Total Best 3
1st Andrew Campbell L6 8 5 13 13
2nd Ethan Cole F1 10 10 10
2nd Aaditya Singh F4 10 10 10
4th Toby Campbell Crothers F5 6 2.5 8.5 8.5
Timothy McClenahan L6 8 8 8
Karthikeya Karpagavinayagam F4 3.5 4 7.5 7.5
Kyan Muradali F2 6 6 6
Alwin Micheal F1 5 5 5
Peter Murphy F4 3.5 1 4.5 4.5
Aharshi Banerjee F3 2.5 2.5 2.5
Freddie Corr F2 2 2 2
Jonah Corr F5 1 1 1

The Belfast Scholastic Edward Whiteside Shield. Primary Puzzle Solving Chess Championship

Place Name Year Nov Jan Feb Mar Apr Total Best 3
1st Alex McKeown P5 10 8 18 18
2nd Advait Tahmankar P7 6 10 16 16
3rd Matthew Loughrey P6 4 4.5 8.5 8.5
4th Abhiram Ganja P5 8 8 8
Aarin Micheal P3 6 6 6
Jackson Coakley P7 4.5 4.5 4.5
Timothy Simpson P5 4 0.3 4.3 4.3
Daniel Simpson P3 4 0.3 4.3 4.3
Stefan Loughrey P4 1 3 4 4
Kia Jahandizi P6 1 2 3 3
Darragh Marsh P6 1 1 1
Shreyas Chandra Marrivada P5 0.3 0.3 0.3

The Belfast Scholastic Shield. Senior Secondary Chess Championship

Place__ Name____________ Year__ Nov__ Jan__ Feb__ Mar__ Apr__ Total__ Best 3__
1st Andrew Campbell U6 10 10 20 20
2nd Karthikeya Karpagavinayagam F4 8 7 15 15
3rd Peter Murphy F4 4.5 7 11.5 11.5
4th Toby Campbell Crothers F5 4.5 5 9.5 9.5
Nathanael Robinson F5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Jonah Corr F5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Caleb McClean L6 3.5 3.5 3.5
Timothy McClenahan L6 3.5 3.5 3.5
Ben Russell F4 2 2 2
Aaditya Singh F4 1.5 1.5 1.5
Anjali Singh L6 1.5 1.5 1.5
Ananyaa Rahate F5 1 1 1

The Belfast Scholastic William McGrattin Shield. Lower Secondary Chess Championship

Place__ Name____________ Year__ Nov__ Jan__ Feb__ Mar__ Apr Total__ Best 3__
1st Alwin Micheal F1 8 10 18 18
2nd Kyan Muradali F2 8 4.5 12.5 12.5
3rd Nathan Murray F2 2 7 9 9
4th Ethan Cole F1 8 8 8
Aharshi Banerjee F3 7 7 7
Jake Gourley F3 5 5 5
George McClelland F2 2 2.5 4.5 4.5
Sohil Sai Bande F3 2 2.5 4.5 4.5
Thoke, Shlok F1 4.5 4.5 4.5
Freddie Corr F2 2 2 2
Chinmay Sankar F3 2 2 2

The Belfast Scholastic James Fairley Shield. Primary Chess Championship

Place__ Name________________ Year__ Nov___ Jan___ Feb___ Mar___ Apr___ total__ Best 3.__
1st Advait Tahmankar P7 7.25 10 17.25 17.25
2nd Kia Jahandizi P6 7.25 8 15.25 15.25
3rd Alex McKeown P5 7.25 4.5 11.75 11.75
4th Darragh Marsh P6 7.25 7.25 7.25
Matthew Loughrey P6 2 4.5 6.5 6.5
Jackson Coakley P7 2 4.5 6.5 6.5
Daniel Simpson P3 4.5 4.5 4.5
Aarin Micheal P3 2 0.3 2.3 2.3
Abhiram Ganja P5 2 2 2
Soundharya Premkumar P5 2 2 2
Nathan Johnston P6 2 2 2
Shreyas Chandra Marrivada P5 0.3 0.3 0.3
Timothy Simpson P5 0.3 0.3 0.3