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Inaugural FoNIC Rapidplay

5 Round Swiss tournament played at the Belfast Europa Hotel on Saturday 3rd May 2008. Each player had 30 minutes for the entire game.

Friends of Northern Ireland Chess (FoNIC) is a new organisation whose principal objective is to provide financial support to individuals and teams representing the Ulster Chess Union in both individual and team events outside Northern Ireland.

This inaugural FoNIC Rapidplay is the first in what is hoped will be a long-term series of fund-raising events in support of FoNIC's objectives.

No Name              Rtg  Club          Total  1    2    3    4    5  

1  Timothy Douglas   1838 Fisherwick    5      8:W 10:W  2:W  5:W  4:W
2  Stephen Morgan    2050 Clifton House 4      3:W  6:W  1:L  8:W  5:W
3  David Seaby       1175 Fisherwick    3.5    2:L  7:D 11:W 13:W 10:W
4  Martin Kelly      1438 Fisherwick    3     12:W  5:L  9:W  6:W  1:L
5  William Storey    1315 RVH           3     13:W  4:W 10:W  1:L  2:L
6  Alan Burns        1422 Bangor        3     11:W  2:L  7:W  4:L 12:W
7  Cathal Murphy      981 RVH           3      0:   3:D  6:L 12:W 14:W
8  Pearse O'Brien    1088 RVH           3      1:L 14:W 12:W  2:L 11:W
9  David McAlister   1615 Hillsborough  3      0:  11:W  4:L 10:W 13:W
10 Alexander Beckett 1406 Fisherwick    1     14:W  1:L  5:L  9:L  3:L
11 James Douglas                        1      6:L  9:L  3:L 14:W  8:L
12 Geoff Hindley     1020 Lagan         1      4:L 13:W  8:L  7:L  6:L
13 Belbi Rose Jacob                     1      5:L 12:L 14:W  3:L  9:L
14 Bebito Tom Jacob                     0     10:L  8:L 13:L 11:L  7:L
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