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The Belfast Scholastic Grandprix 2025 standings with one last tournament to go.

The Ulster Chess Union runs monthly tournaments open to all pupils. At the end of the series we have a special Awards Ceremony usually held in the beautiful surrounds of Stormont.
The Belfast Scholastic Grandprix 2025 standings with one last tournament to go.

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 :

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

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

details of the next tournament : https://www.ulsterchess.org/Members/ucu00450/2024-2025/childrens-chess-2024-25/april-12th-2025-childrens-chess-12-30-2013-5-00

The current standings :

Belfast Scholastic Shield 2025

The Belfast Scholastic Edward Whiteside Shield:

Primary Puzzle Solving Chess Champion

Place Name Year Nov Jan Feb Mar Apr Total Best 3
1st Alex McKeown P5 10 8 10 10 38 30
2nd Advait Tahmankar P7 6 10 8 5.5 29.5 24
3rd Aarin Micheal P3 6 5.5 8 19.5 19.5
4th Stefan Loughrey P4 1 3 5.5 5.5 15 14
Abhiram Ganja P5 8 2 3 13 13
Matthew Loughrey P6 4 4.5 0.33 8.83 8.83
Kia Jahandizi P6 1 2 3.5 3 9.5 8.5
Jackson Coakley P7 4.5 0.33 4.83 4.83
Timothy Simpson P5 4 0.3 4.3 4.3
Daniel Simpson P3 4 0.3 4.3 4.3
Shreyas Chandra Marrivada P5 0.3 3.5 3.8 3.8
Soundharya Premkumar P5 3 3 3
Darragh Marsh P6 1 1 2 2
Jaishree P3 0.33 0.33 0.33

 

Belfast Scholastic Shield 2025

The Belfast Scholastic Fergus O’Neill Shield:

Secondary Puzzle Solving Chess Champion

Place Name Year Nov Jan Feb Mar Apr Total Best 3
1st Ethan Cole F1 10 10 10 30 30
2nd Andrew Campbell L6 8 5 8 21 21
3rd Timothy McClenahan L6 8 5 5.5 18.5 18.5
4th Toby Campbell Crothers F5 6 2.5 5.5 14 14
Aharshi Banerjee F3 2.5 7 3.5 13 13
Aaditya Singh F4 10 10 10
Peter Murphy F4 3.5 1 4 2 10.5 9.5
Alwin Micheal F1 5 3.5 8.5 8.5
Karthikeya Karpagavinayagam F4 3.5 4 7.5 7.5
Jakub Slebioda L6 7 7 7
Kyan Muradali F2 6 6 6
Jonah Corr F5 1 2 3 3
Nathan Murray F2 3 3 3
Freddie Corr F2 2 2 2
Shlok Thoke F1 1 1 1
Enoch Ke F2 1 1 1

 

 

Belfast Scholastic Shield 2025 James Fairley Shield.

Primary School Championship

Place__ Name________________ Year__ Nov___ Jan___ Feb___ Mar___ Apr___ total__ Best 3.__
1st Kia Jahandizi P6 7.25 8 10 8 33.25 26
2nd Advait Tahmankar P7 7.25 10 7 8 32.25 25.25
3rd Alex McKeown P5 7.25 4.5 7 5 23.75 19.25
4th Darragh Marsh P6 7.25 3 8 18.25 18.25
Matthew Loughrey P6 2 4.5 3 3.5 13 11
Daniel Simpson P3 4.5 3 0.166 7.666 7.666
Jackson Coakley P7 2 4.5 0.166 6.666 6.666
Nathan Johnston P6 2 3.5 5.5 5.5
Abhiram Ganja P5 2 3 0.166 5.166 5.166
Soundharya Premkumar P5 2 3 0.166 5.166 5.166
Aarin Micheal P3 2 0.3 2 4.3 4.3
Shreyas Chandra Marrivada P5 0.3 0.3 0.3
Timothy Simpson P5 0.3 0.3 0.3
Stefan Loughrey P4 0.166 0.166 0.166
Ryan Hall P7 0.166 0.166 0.166

 

 

Belfast Scholastic William McGrattin Shield 2025

Lower Secondary School Championship

Place__ Name____________ Year__ Nov__ Jan__ Feb__ Mar__ Apr Total__ Best 3__
1st Alwin Micheal F1 8 10 10 8 36 28
2nd Ethan Cole F1 8 8 10 26 26
3rd Aharshi Banerjee F3 7 5 6 18 18
4th Kyan Muradali F2 8 4.5 2.5 15 15
Nathan Murray F2 2 7 2.5 11.5 11.5
Simon Murphy F3 6 4.5 10.5 10.5
George McClelland F2 2 2.5 2 6.5 6.5
Thoke, Shlok F1 4.5 2 6.5 6.5
Jake Gourley F3 5 5 5
Sohil Sai Bande F3 2 2.5 4.5 4.5
Enoch Ke F2 4.5 4.5 4.5
Freddie Corr F2 2 2 4 4
Joseph Dantis F1 2.5 2.5 2.5
Grace Irwin F2 2.5 2.5 2.5
Chinmay Sankar F3 2 2 2

 

 

Belfast Scholastic Shield 2025

Upper Secondary School Championship

Place__ Name____________ Year__ Nov__ Jan__ Feb__ Mar__ Apr__ Total__ Best 3__
1st Karthikeya Karpagavinayagam F4 8 7 8 9 32 25
1st Andrew Campbell U6 10 10 4.5 5 29.5 25
3rd Peter Murphy F4 4.5 7 4.5 9 25 20.5
4th Toby Campbell Crothers F5 4.5 5 8 5 22.5 18
Timothy McClenahan L6 3.5 8 5 16.5 16.5
Jonah Corr F5 4.5 2.5 3 10 10
Nathanael Robinson F5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Ben Russell F4 2 1 1.5 4.5 4.5
Caleb McClean L6 3.5 3.5 3.5
Rory Brown F4 2.5 2.5 2.5
Aaditya Singh F4 1.5 1.5 1.5
Anjali Singh L6 1.5 1.5 1.5
Shayan Pourjalali U6 1.5 1.5 1.5
Ananyaa Rahate F5 1 1 1