May 2024 FIDE Rating Report
Congratulations to 10 more players making a debut in the new FIDE rating list published today.
Please note, while the 6th April Ulster Rapid has been rated by FIDE, our 3 other events we ran later in April 2024 will not get rated until 31st May - the Downpatrick April Rapid (24th April), the FIDE 100th Anniversary Groomsport Classic (ending 20th April) and the Bangor Tony Beckett Memorial Blitz (25th April 2024)
CLASSIC:
John Paul Harkin (City of Derry Chess Club) makes his FIDE classic debut at 1925
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2525178
Leroy Harris (City of Derry Chess Club) makes his FIDE classic debut at 1769
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2525186
RAPID:
Owen Dumigan (Lisburn Chess Club) makes his FIDE rapid debut at 1670
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2531933
Dermot Maguire (Downpatrick Chess Club) makes his FIDE rapid debut at 1643
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2532018
Adrian Finnegan (no club) makes his FIDE rapid debut at 1631
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2532271
17 year old Elliot Riley (Bangor Chess Club) makes his FIDE rapid debut at 1625
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2529491
Alex Pittam (Lisburn Chess Club) makes his FIDE rapid debut at 1601
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2524643
Shea Powell (Newry) makes his FIDE rapid debut at 1560
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2532301
12 year old Ciara Jensen (Bangor Chess Club) makes her FIDE rapid debut at 1466
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2525895
BLITZ:
Michael McKimm (Bangor Chess Club) makes his FIDE blitz debut at 1662
https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2531305
Upcoming FIDE-rated speed chess events in Northern Ireland:
Saturday 7th September 2024:
FIDE rated Rostrevor Rapid
Location: YWAM An Cuan
10:45am to 5pm
7 rounds of 20+0
15 spaces still available
Entry fee: 10 GBP per player
Thursday 19th September 2024:
FIDE RATED City of Bangor Autumn Blitz 2024
[event 1 of 8 in Gold Coast Blitz Grand Prix 2024/2025]
Location: Groomsport
7:30pm to 10pm
6 rounds of 10+0
Entry fee: 10 GBP per player.
Saturday 28th September 2024:
FIDE rated City of Bangor Rapid Congress
Location: Groomsport
10am to 5pm
6 rounds of 25+0
Entry fee: 12 GBP per player
Remember to secure a place at any of the above tournaments, players must register in advance to fidechessni@gmail.com and the registration process is only complete once entry fee has been received.
