The Childrens Chess Grandprix Standings 2018/19
Over the series of Childrens Chess tournaments points are awarded for the places of the pupils the sections: Primary School, Lower Secondary (Form1 - Form3) and Upper Secondary (Form4 and above). Also for Puzzle solving Primary and Secondary. The pupils best 3 scores are added together over the series of competitions and then the top 4 are invited by MLA Chris Lyttle to Stormont for an Award Ceremony and Elite Competition in early June.
Articles from previous Stormont Award ceremonies.
| Position | Points |
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 |
The Belfast Scholastic Fergus O’Neill Shield.
Secondary Puzzle Solving Chess Champion
| Year | Nov | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Total | Best 3 | |
| Louie McConkey | F4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 18 | |||
| Calum Glendinning | F3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Conor MacRandal | L6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Rushe, Adam | L6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Shuaib Jeetun | F2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Williamson, Zach | F2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Conor Boyle | F1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Adam Ryciak | F2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Zhany, William | F3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Rakeeb, Mohammed | F2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Its a close fight in the Secondary Schools puzzle solving with Louie McConkey in the lead on 18 points followed by 3 players on 10, Calum Glendinning, Conor MacRandal and Adam Rushe. Followed by several players with a shout of getting into the top 4 at the next tournament,
The Belfast Scholastic Edward Whiteside Shield.
Primary Puzzle Solving Chess Champion
| Year | Nov | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Total | Best 3 | |
| Dexter Harris | P6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 30 | |
| Adam Fitzsimons | P6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 25 | |
| Cian Suitor | P5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | ||
| Lucy Bueckert | P7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | |||
| Taufik kamal | P7 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 | 6 | 15.5 | 13 | |
| Aaditya Singh | P5 | 5.5 | 5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | |||
| Skyla McConkey | P4 | 1 | 2.5 | 3 | 6.5 | 6.5 | ||
| Anjali Singh | P7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | ||||
| Toogood, Daniel | P6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Diana Bueckert | P7 | 2.5 | 2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |||
| Peter Wong | P2 | 2.5 | 1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |||
| Eoin Boyle | P7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Blake Harris | P4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Dexter Harris has won the Primary Shield with the maximum of 30 out of 30. Followed by Adam Fitzsimons, Cian Suitor. Both Lucy Bueckert and Taufik Kamal share 4th place followed closely by Aaditya Singh.
The Belfast Scholastic Shield.
Primary Chess Champion
| Year | Nov | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | total | Best 3. | |
| Kamal Taufik | P7 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 28 | |
| Dexter Harris | P6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 26 | |
| Calvin Patterson | P7 | 3.5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22.5 | 19 | |
| Aaditya Singh | P5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Adam Fitzsimons | P6 | 3.5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14.5 | 11.5 | |
| Lucy Bueckert | P7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |||
| Diana Bueckert | P7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Reuben Magill | P7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Blake Harris | P4 | 0.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | |||
| Anjali Singh | P7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||||
| Eoin Boyle | P7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||||
| Skyla McConkey | P4 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Cain Suitor | P5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Daniel Toogood | P6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Helen Bueckert | P3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Kamal Taufik heads the Primary Shield closely followed by Dexter Harris - the next tournament will decide, Third and Fourth are Calvin Patterson and Aaditya SIngh. Followed by Adam Fitzsimons and Lucy Bueckert.
The Belfast Scholastic Shield.
Lower Secondary Chess Champion
| Nov | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Total | Best 3 | ||
| Mohammed Rakeeb | F2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 14 | |||
| Aayush Bhari | F3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |||
| Ben Toogood | F2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Katy Thornton | F2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| TJ Macartney | F1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Calum Glendinning | F3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Conor Boyle | F1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Filip Szwerluga | F1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Rishon Thomas | F3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |||
| William Zhang | F3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Zach Williamson | F2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Adam Ryciak | F2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Shuaib Jeetun | F2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Jack Maxwell | F1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The lower secondary section is open for lots of possibilities. Lead by Mohammed Rakeeb closely followed by Aayush Bhari, Ben Toogood. and sharing 4th place we have 6 players. So all to play for in the final tournament of the series.
The Belfast Scholastic Shield.
Senior Secondary Chess Champion
| Nov | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Total | Best 3 | ||
| James Wong | L6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 29 | ||
| Louie McConkey | F4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 25 | ||
| Adam Rushe | L6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| James MacRandal | F4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Conor MacRandal | L6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
James Wong has an unassailable lead with 29 points. Followed by Louie McConkey and fighting for 3 and 4th places we have Adam Rushe and James and Conor MacRandal.
Our next tournament is on Saturday April 13th 12:30pm Methodist College.
Photos from last years Stormont event:
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