Standings of the Childrens Chess Grandprix after March 2026.
We have had four 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 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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Belfast Scholastic Shield 2026 James Fairley Shield.
Primary School Championship
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Pos |
Year |
Nov |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Total |
Best 3 |
|
Darragh Marsh |
1st |
P7 |
3 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
|
28 |
25 |
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Kia Jahandizi |
2nd |
P7 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
|
24 |
21 |
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Jakati, Jatin |
3rd |
P6 |
|
4 |
10 |
5 |
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19 |
19 |
|
McKeown, Alex |
4th |
P6 |
|
10 |
3.5 |
5 |
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18.5 |
18.5 |
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Daniel Simpson |
|
P4 |
9 |
4 |
3.5 |
0.86 |
|
17.36 |
16.5 |
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Abhiram Ganja |
|
P6 |
9 |
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|
0.86 |
|
9.86 |
9.86 |
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Aarin Micheal |
|
P4 |
3 |
1 |
|
5 |
|
9 |
9 |
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Soundharya Premkumar |
|
P6 |
3 |
|
3.5 |
0.86 |
|
7.36 |
7.36 |
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Matteo Grande |
|
P7 |
6 |
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6 |
6 |
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Marrivada, Shreyas Chandra |
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P6 |
|
4 |
1 |
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5 |
5 |
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Caughey, Conal |
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P7 |
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1 |
3.5 |
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4.5 |
4.5 |
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Nathan Johnston |
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P7 |
3 |
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0.86 |
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3.86 |
3.86 |
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McConkey, Oliver |
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P7 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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Arshed, Rizwan |
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P4 |
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0.86 |
|
0.86 |
0.86 |
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Gass, Jensen |
|
P7 |
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0.86 |
|
0.86 |
0.86 |
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Davis, Alexander |
|
P5 |
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0.86 |
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0.86 |
0.86 |
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 |
10 |
9 |
|
37 |
29 |
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Alwin Micheal |
2nd |
F2 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
9 |
|
33 |
27 |
|
Shubham Saha |
3rd |
F2 |
5.5 |
6 |
8 |
5.5 |
|
25 |
19.5 |
|
Advait Tahmankar |
4th |
F1 |
4 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
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|
12 |
12 |
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Shlok Thoke |
|
F2 |
2.5 |
2 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
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13.5 |
11.5 |
|
Kyan Muradali |
|
F3 |
5.5 |
4.5 |
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10 |
10 |
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Parker Robinson |
|
F2 |
|
2 |
3.5 |
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5.5 |
5.5 |
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Varvara Osmarska |
|
F3 |
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|
4 |
|
4 |
4 |
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Szymon Slebioda |
|
F3 |
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3.5 |
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3.5 |
3.5 |
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Joshua Farina Bhuruth |
|
F1 |
1 |
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2 |
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3 |
3 |
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Ayush Shambharkar |
|
F2 |
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3 |
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3 |
3 |
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Jackson Coakley |
|
F1 |
2.5 |
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2.5 |
2.5 |
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Ayush Shambharkar |
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F2 |
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2 |
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2 |
2 |
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Ryan Hall |
|
F1 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
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Finn Halsall |
|
F2 |
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1 |
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1 |
1 |
Belfast Scholastic Damien Lavery Shield 2026
Upper Secondary School Championship
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Pos |
Year |
Nov |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Total |
Best 3 |
|
Aharshi Banerjee |
1st |
F4 |
10 |
|
10 |
8 |
|
28 |
28 |
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Timothy McClenahan |
2nd |
U6 |
8 |
|
5.75 |
8 |
|
21.75 |
21.75 |
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Nathan Murray |
3rd |
F4 |
|
8 |
5.75 |
4.5 |
|
18.25 |
18.25 |
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Karthikeya Karpagavinayagam |
4th |
F5 |
2.5 |
8 |
5.75 |
3 |
|
19.25 |
16.75 |
|
Peter Murphy |
|
F5 |
|
8 |
|
2 |
|
10 |
10 |
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Jonah Corr |
|
L6 |
4 |
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4.5 |
|
8.5 |
8.5 |
|
Jakub Slebioda |
|
U6 |
2.5 |
|
5.75 |
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8.25 |
8.25 |
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Murphy, Simon |
|
F4 |
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|
8 |
|
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 |
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Nathanael Robinson |
|
L6 |
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3 |
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3 |
3 |
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 |
|
Kia Jahandizi |
1st |
P7 |
7 |
10 |
5 |
10 |
|
32 |
27 |
|
Aarin Micheal |
2nd |
P4 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
|
28 |
25 |
|
Abhiram Ganja |
3rd |
P6 |
10 |
|
2 |
7 |
|
19 |
19 |
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Shreyas Chandra Marrivada |
4th |
P6 |
4 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
|
17 |
15 |
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Soundharya Premkumar |
|
P6 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
|
16 |
13 |
|
Conal Caughey |
|
P7 |
|
4 |
|
7 |
|
11 |
11 |
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Alex McKeown |
|
P6 |
|
5 |
5 |
|
|
10 |
10 |
|
Sohan Kesavarapu |
|
P6 |
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|
5 |
3 |
|
8 |
8 |
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Rizwan Arshed |
|
P4 |
4 |
|
1 |
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5 |
5 |
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Darragh Marsh |
|
P7 |
|
3 |
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3 |
3 |
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Jakati, Jatin |
|
P6 |
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3 |
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3 |
3 |
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Matteo Grande |
|
P7 |
1.5 |
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1.5 |
1.5 |
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Oliver McConkey |
|
P7 |
1.5 |
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1.5 |
1.5 |
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Corey Castillo |
|
P4 |
|
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 |
7 |
10 |
|
37 |
30 |
|
Alwin Micheal |
2nd |
F2 |
6 |
5.5 |
10 |
6 |
|
27.5 |
22 |
|
Aharshi Banerjee |
3rd |
F4 |
8 |
|
5 |
8 |
|
21 |
21 |
|
Advait Tahmankar |
4th |
F1 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
|
|
16 |
16 |
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Timothy McClenahan |
|
U6 |
3 |
|
4 |
5 |
|
12 |
12 |
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Peter Murphy |
|
F5 |
|
5.5 |
|
4 |
|
9.5 |
9.5 |
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Karthikeya Karpagavinayagam |
|
F5 |
4 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
|
8.5 |
8 |
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Shubham Saha |
|
F2 |
1 |
|
2.5 |
3 |
|
6.5 |
6.5 |
|
Nathan Murray |
|
F4 |
|
3.5 |
0.5 |
2 |
|
6 |
6 |
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Jakub Slebioda |
|
U6 |
5 |
|
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|
5 |
5 |
|
Shlok Thoke |
|
F2 |
1 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
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5.5 |
5 |
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Szymon Slebioda |
|
F3 |
|
1.5 |
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|
1.5 |
1.5 |
