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Results: Ulster Rapid Championship - 1 March 2025

The City of Bangor Chess Club hosted the Ulster Rapidplay Chess Championships at Groomsport on Sat. 1st March 2025. Organiser and Arbiter Brendan Jamison - continues to run fantastic events at the largest Chess Club in Ulster.

Congratulations to the 5 prize-winners at the 2025 Ulster Rapid Championships, once again hosted by Bangor Chess Club on Saturday 1 March. Arbiter Brendan Jamison. 6 rounds of 25+0

All 5 winners took home money prizes:

Ulster Rapid Champion: Mandar Tahmankar 6/6 (Civil Service Chess Club)

2nd Place: Jack Edens 5/6 (Lisburn Chess Club)

3rd Place Aashay Kher 4.5/6 (Bangor Chess Club)

Ulster Intermediate Rapid Champion [U1800] Gatis Barbals 4/6 (Fruithill Chess Club)

Ulster Junior Rapid Champion [U1600] Richard Proctor 4/6 (Bangor Chess Club)

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Richard Proctor v Guha Payel from India.

With 11 year old Alwin Micheal watching the action.

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left-right: Ulster Rapid Championship prize-winners:

Richard Proctor (U1600 Junior Champion)

Mandar Tahmankar (Champion)

Jack Edens (2nd)

Aashay Kher (3rd)

Gatis Barbals (U1800 Intermediate Champion)