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The final standings of the Childrens Chess Grandprix 2018

With the Childrens Chess Tournaments coming to their end this year. We have the final positions of the students in the Grandprix. The top 4 players of each section getting invited to Stormont by MLA Chris Lyttle for an Elite Tournament and Award ceremony.

The rules of the Grandprix are that players positions in the sections : Upper Secondary (F4 and above), Lower Secondary (F3 and below) and Primary will allocate points to the players based on :

PositionPoints
1 10
2 8
3 6
4 5
5 4
6 3
7 2
8 1

The top 3 scores of each player over the series of the 5 tournaments are added together to calculate players scores. If players share points they share the prize. The top 4 of each section are invited to an award ceremony by MLA Chris Lyttle held at Stormont in June - with their parents and the Principal of their school.

So how do players stand....

 

Belfast Scholastic Shield 2018:

Primary School Championship

PlaceNameSchoolYearNovJanFebMarAprTotalBest 3
1 Dexter Harris Strandtown PS P5 10 5 10 10 5.5 40.5 30
2 Calvin Patterson Home Educated P6 6 5 8 10 29 24
3 Adam Fitzsimons Downshire PS P5 8 10 4.5 5.5 28 23.5
4 Aaditya Singh Forge Integrated PS P4 4 8 5 4.5 4 25.5 17.5
5 Anjali Singh Forge Integrated PS P6 5 6 5 4.5 2.5 23 16
6 Ali Shahzad Fullerton House P6 4 8 12 12
7 Jasper Grady Hart Memorial PS P7 3 1.5 3 4.5 1 13 10.5
8 Taufik Kamal Fane Street PS P6 2 8 10 10
9 TJ MacCartney Hart Memorial PS P7 3 1.5 1 2.5 8 7
10 Blake Harris Greenwood PS P3 1.5 1.5 3 3
11 Cian Suitor Anahilt PS P4 2 2 2
12 Skyla McConkey Saints & Scholars Int. PS P3 1 1 1

 

Belfast Scholastic Shield 2018

Lower Secondary School Championship

PlaceNameSchoolYearNovJanFebMarAprTotalBest 3
1 Calum Glendinning Holywood Steiner F2 8 9 10 10 8 45 29
2 Katy Thornton Clounagh Junior High F1 6 5 6 8 4 29 20
2 Louie McConkey Royal School Armagh F3 10 10 20 20
4 Minaahil Shahzad Rathmore Grammar F3 9 8 17 17
5 Katy Gough F1 6 6 6
6 Ben Toogood F1 5.5 5.5 5.5
6 Zach Williamson F1 5.5 5.5 5.5
8 Connor Reilly Our Lady & St Patricks F1 5 5 5

Belfast Scholastic Shield 2018

Upper Secondary School Championship

PlaceNameSchoolYearNovJanFebMarAprTotalBest 3
1 Adam Rushe Bangor Grammar F5 10 7 6 10 10 43 30
2 Samuel Todd Bangor Grammar L6 7 9 5.5 8 29.5 24
3 Olgierd Myszor Abbey CBS Grammar L6 10 5 8 23 23
4 James Wong Lagan College F5 7 9 5.5 21.5 21.5
5 Hannah Patterson Wallace High L6 7 7 7
6 Andrew Lee F4 6 6 6

Belfast Scholastic Shield 2018

The Belfast Scholastic Edward Whiteside Shield:

Primary Puzzle Solving Chess Champion

PlaceNameSchoolYearNovJanFebMarAprTotalBest 3
1 Anajli Singh Forge Integrated PS P6 10 10 7 9 8 44 29
2 Aaditya Singh Forge Integrated PS P4 4 6.3 7 9 5 31.3 22.3
2 Adam Fitzsimons Downshire PS P5 6 6.3 6 10 28.3 22.3
4 Dexter Harris Strandtown PS P5 4 6.3 3.5 5 18.8 16.3
5 Ali Shahzad Fullerton House P6 3.5 10 13.5 13.5
6 Cian Suitor Anahilt PS P4 8 4 12 12
7 Blake Harris Greenwood PS P3 3.5 5 .5 9 9
8 Jasper Grady Hart Memorial PS P7 2 2 2 .5 6.5 6
8 Calvin Patterson Home Educated P6 6 6 6
10 Skyla McConkey Saints & Scholars Int PS P3 4 4 4
11 TJ MacCartney Hart Memorial PS P7 3.5 3.5 3.5
11 Allan Porubsky Braniel PS P2 3.5 3.5 3.5
11 Erik Porubsky Braniel PS P3 3.5 3.5 3.5
14 Tomas Gimpel P6
3 3 3
15 Taufik Kamal Fane Street PS P6 .5 2 2.5 2.5
16 Cillian Suitor Anahilt PS P2 .5 .5 .5

Belfast Scholastic Shield 2018

The Belfast Scholastic Fergus O’Neill Shield:

Secondary Puzzle Solving Chess Champion

PlaceNameSchoolYearNovJanFebMarAprTotalBest 3
1. Samuel Todd Bangor Grammar L6 8
10 10 28 28
2 Calum Glendinning Holywood Steiner F2 4.5 10 8 8 30.5 26
3 Adam Rushe Bangor Grammar F5 10 5.5 15.5 15.5
3 Olgierd Myszor Abbey CBS Grammar L6 10 5.5 15.5 15.5
5 Katy Gough
F1 8 8 8
6 Hannah Patterson Wallace High L6 6 6 6
6 Andrew Lee F4 6 6 6
8 Zach Williamson F1 5 5 5
9 Louie McConkey Royal School Armagh F1 4.5 4.5 4.5
10 Katy Thornton Clounagh Junior High F1 4 4 4
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