Standings of the Childrens Chess Grandprix after January 2026.
We have had two tournaments out of five. What are the standings? First to understand the rules.
The top 4 players, parents and Principals (or assigned teacher) for Primary, Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary and Puzzle solving will be invited to Stormont (to be confirmed) for an Award Ceremony on
Friday June 5th 10:00 to 13:00
Grandprix: points – Players positions in their section are taken. Their best 3 grand-prix scores over the 5 tournaments are added together.
Grand Prix Style Tournament
- place gets 10 points
- place gets 8 points
- place gets 6 points
- place gets 5 points
- place gets 4 points
- place gets 3 points
- place gets 2 points
- place gets 1 points
We have been lucky to have as our Sponsor and host at Stormant the brilliant MLA Naomi Long.
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The standing so far:
Belfast Scholastic Shield 2026
The Belfast Scholastic Edward Whiteside Shield:
Primary Puzzle Solving Chess Champion
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Pos |
Year |
Nov |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Total |
Best 3 |
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Abhiram Ganja |
1st |
P7 |
7 |
10 |
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17 |
17 |
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Kia Jahandizi |
2nd |
P4 |
7 |
8 |
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15 |
15 |
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Aarin Micheal |
3rd |
P6 |
10 |
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10 |
10 |
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Rizwan Arshed |
3rd |
P6 |
4 |
6 |
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10 |
10 |
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Shreyas Chandra Marrivada |
|
P6 |
4 |
2 |
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6 |
6 |
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Soundharya Premkumar |
|
P6 |
|
5 |
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5 |
5 |
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Matteo Grande |
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P4 |
4 |
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4 |
4 |
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Oliver McConkey |
|
P7 |
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4 |
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4 |
4 |
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Alex McKeown |
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P7 |
|
3 |
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3 |
3 |
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Conal Caughey |
|
P7 |
1.5 |
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1.5 |
1.5 |
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Darragh Marsh |
|
P7 |
1.5 |
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1.5 |
1.5 |
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Corey Castillo |
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P4 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
Belfast Scholastic Shield 2026
The Belfast Scholastic Fergus O’Neill Shield:
Secondary Puzzle Solving Chess Champion
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Pos |
Year |
Nov |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Total |
Best 3 |
|
Ethan Cole |
1st |
F2 |
10 |
10 |
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|
20 |
20 |
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Alwin Micheal |
2nd |
F2 |
6 |
5.5 |
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11.5 |
11.5 |
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Advait Tahmankar |
3rd |
F1 |
1 |
8 |
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9 |
9 |
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Aharshi Banerjee |
4th |
F4 |
8 |
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8 |
8 |
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Karthikeya Karpagavinayagam |
|
F5 |
4 |
3.5 |
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7.5 |
7.5 |
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Peter Murphy |
|
F5 |
|
5.5 |
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5.5 |
5.5 |
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Jakub Slebioda |
|
U6 |
5 |
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|
5 |
5 |
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Nathan Murray |
|
F4 |
|
3.5 |
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3.5 |
3.5 |
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Timothy McClenahan |
|
U6 |
3 |
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3 |
3 |
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Shlok Thoke |
|
F2 |
1 |
1.5 |
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2.5 |
2.5 |
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Szymon Slebioda |
|
F3 |
|
1.5 |
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1.5 |
1.5 |
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Shubham Saha |
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F2 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
Belfast Scholastic Shield 2026 James Fairley Shield.
Primary School Championship
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Pos |
Year |
Nov |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Total |
Best 3 |
|
Daniel Simpson |
1st |
P4 |
9 |
4 |
|
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|
13 |
13 |
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Darragh Marsh |
2nd |
P7 |
3 |
8 |
|
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|
11 |
11 |
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McKeown, Alex |
3rd |
P6 |
|
10 |
|
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|
10 |
10 |
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Abhiram Ganja |
4th |
P6 |
9 |
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|
9 |
9 |
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Kia Jahandizi |
4th |
P7 |
3 |
6 |
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|
9 |
9 |
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Matteo Grande |
|
P7 |
6 |
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|
6 |
6 |
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Aarin Micheal |
|
P4 |
3 |
1 |
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4 |
4 |
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Marrivada, Shreyas Chandra |
|
P6 |
|
4 |
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4 |
4 |
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Jakati, Jatin |
|
P6 |
|
4 |
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|
4 |
4 |
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Nathan Johnston |
|
P7 |
3 |
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3 |
3 |
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Soundharya Premkumar |
|
P6 |
3 |
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|
3 |
3 |
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Caughey, Conal |
|
P7 |
|
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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McConkey, Oliver |
|
P7 |
|
1 |
|
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1 |
1 |
Belfast Scholastic William McGrattin Shield 2026
Lower Secondary School Championship
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Pos |
Year |
Nov |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Total |
Best 3 |
|
Ethan Cole |
1st |
F2 |
10 |
8 |
|
|
|
18 |
18 |
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Alwin Micheal |
2nd |
F2 |
8 |
10 |
|
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|
18 |
18 |
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Shubham Saha |
3rd |
F2 |
5.5 |
6 |
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11.5 |
11.5 |
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Kyan Muradali |
4th |
F3 |
5.5 |
4.5 |
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|
10 |
10 |
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Advait Tahmankar |
|
F1 |
4 |
4.5 |
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8.5 |
8.5 |
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Shlok Thoke |
|
F2 |
2.5 |
2 |
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4.5 |
4.5 |
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Jackson Coakley |
|
F1 |
2.5 |
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2.5 |
2.5 |
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Parker Robinson |
|
F2 |
|
2 |
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2 |
2 |
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Ayush Shambharkar |
|
F2 |
|
2 |
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2 |
2 |
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Joshua Farina Bhuruth |
|
F1 |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
Belfast Scholastic Shield 2026
Upper Secondary School Championship
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|
Pos |
Year |
Nov |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Total |
Best 3 |
|
Karthikeya Karpagavinayagam |
1st |
F5 |
2.5 |
8 |
|
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|
10.5 |
10.5 |
|
Aharshi Banerjee |
2nd |
F4 |
10 |
|
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|
|
10 |
10 |
|
Timothy McClenahan |
3rd |
U6 |
8 |
|
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|
8 |
8 |
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Nathan Murray |
3rd |
F4 |
|
8 |
|
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|
8 |
8 |
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Peter Murphy |
3rd |
F5 |
|
8 |
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|
8 |
8 |
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Benjamin Rainey |
|
F4 |
5.5 |
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5.5 |
5.5 |
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Paula López Molina |
|
F4 |
5.5 |
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|
5.5 |
5.5 |
|
Jonah Corr |
|
L6 |
4 |
|
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|
4 |
4 |
|
Jakub Slebioda |
|
U6 |
2.5 |
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2.5 |
2.5 |
