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Portadown Rapidplay Open

Portadown Chess Club held a five-round rapidplay tournament on Sunday 20th May 2007 at Portadown Rugby Club. 
Place Name              Rtg  Club        Score Prize

 1-2  Adam Giermaniuk   1800             4     Winner 
      Gerald Rogan      1490 Portadown   4     Runner-up
 3-6  William McGrattan 1541 Bangor      3.5  
      John Canning      1538 Portadown   3.5  
      Tony Redden       1408 Portadown   3.5   U1400 Grading
      Peter Brzobohaty  1850             3.5  
  7   Richard Proctor   1573 Bangor      3    
8-11  Colin Fenton      1381 Portadown   2.5  
      Lathish Nair      1050 Letterkenny 2.5  
      Nigel Telford     1547 Portadown   2.5  
      Aran O'Hare       803  Portadown   2.5   Junior  
12-15 Martin Dummigan   1330             2    
      Gordon McKeown    948  Portadown   2    
      Garry Johnston    1237 Bangor      2    
      Oliver O'Hare                      2    
16-17 Radhika Gupta                      1    
      Raghav Gupta                       1
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