December 2024 FIDE NI Rating Report

By Brendan Jamison November was a massive month for FIDE rated events in Northern Ireland with a total of 7 tournaments held over the past 4 weeks, with 4 classic, 2 blitz and 1 rapid. Congratulations to 12 players who made a debut today.

November was a massive month for FIDE rated events in Northern Ireland with a total of 7 tournaments held over the past 4 weeks, with 4 classic, 2 blitz and 1 rapid. Congratulations to 12 players who made a debut today:

Desmond Beatty (Chair of the ICU) played in the Ulster Masters and makes his FIDE classic debut at 1771: https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2507544

13 year old Aharshi Banerjee (Lisburn Chess Club) makes his FIDE classic debut at 1725 and FIDE blitz at 1720 : https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2524600

Abul Hassan Quddusi (Lisburn Chess Club) makes his FIDE rapid debut at 1709 and his FIDE blitz debut at 1758 : https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2533081

Sam Smylie (Lisburn Chess Club) makes his FIDE blitz debut at 1658 : https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2528045

Micheal Hood (Lisburn Chess Club) makes his FIDE blitz debut at 1645 : https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2515059

Paul Nancarrow (Lisburn Chess Club) makes his FIDE blitz debut at 1643 : https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2535262

Jim Rutherdale (Bangor Chess Club) makes his FIDE blitz debut at 1611 : https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2534711

Owen Dumigan (Lisburn Chess Club) makes his FIDE blitz debut at 1593 : https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2531933

Hamish Mounsey (Bangor Chess Club) makes his FIDE blitz debut at 1579 : https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2534703

13 year old Rory Miller (Bangor Chess Club) makes his FIDE rapid debut at 1485 : https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2534045

Louis McKnight (Bangor Chess Club) makes his FIDE rapid debut at 1462 : https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2518457

13 year old Julia McNab (Bangor Chess Club) makes her FIDE rapid debut at 1428 : https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2521890/calculations

There are 5 days of FIDE rated events scheduled for the month of December, all at Bangor Chess Club in Groomsport. Summary:

Thur 5 Dec: 7:30pm to 10pm

FIDE blitz

6 rounds of 10+0

Entry fee: £10

Sat 7 Dec: 10:00am to 4:30pm

FIDE Winter Rapid

6 rounds of 25+0

Entry fee: £12

Sat 7 Dec: 10:00am to 4:30pm

FIDE Winter Classic (rounds 1-2)

2 rounds of 90+0

Entry fee: £12

Thur 12 Dec: 7:30pm to 10:30pm

FIDE Winter Classic (round 3)

1 round of 90+0

Thur 19 Dec: 7:30pm to 10:30pm

FIDE Winter Classic (round 4)

1 round of 90+0

Sat 28 Dec: 10:00am to 4:30pm

FIDE rated Ulster Blitz Championship

18 rounds of 3+2

Entry fee: £12

All entries to Brendan Jamison at fidechessni@gmail.com