The Grandprix Standings going into the last Childrens Chess of the year
The standings with only one tournament remaining for The Belfast Scholastic Shields. These are given based on results from the series of 5 Childrens Chess tournaments played on Saturday Afternoons at Methodist College. The points are awarded depending on a players position for that month in their section: Primary / Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary (Form 4 and above) and for puzzle solving Primary and Secondary. The top 4 of each section are invited to an award ceremony and Elite tournament in June usually held at Stormont. An article on a previous award ceremony: https://www.ulsterchess.org/Members/ucu00450/2021-2022/childrens-chess-2021-22/stormont-awards-2022/naomi-long-mla-invites-top-young-chess-players-to-stormont-for-awards-and-competition
The scores for the tournaments are calculated on the position of the player in their section.
| Position | Points |
|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 |
The top 3 scores over the series of the 5 tournaments are added together to calculate players scores. If players share points they share the prize.
So how do players stand....
Belfast Scholastic Shield 2023
The Belfast Scholastic Edward Whiteside Shield:
Primary Puzzle Solving Chess Champion
|
|
Pos |
Year |
Nov |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Total |
Best 3 |
|
Lorcan Rippon |
1st |
P6 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
|
37 |
29 |
|
Ethan Cole |
2nd |
P6 |
10 |
5 |
9 |
8 |
|
32 |
27 |
|
Matthew Loughrey |
3rd |
P4 |
5 |
6 |
5.5 |
6 |
|
22.5 |
17.5 |
|
Jackson Coakley |
4th |
P5 |
|
8 |
|
0.5 |
|
8.5 |
8.5 |
|
Selkh-Burgess, Zachary |
|
P7 |
|
|
5.5 |
2.5 |
|
8 |
8 |
|
Shlok Thoke |
|
P6 |
|
4 |
2.5 |
|
|
6.5 |
6.5 |
|
Guerrero, Ben |
|
P7 |
|
|
4 |
2.5 |
|
6.5 |
6.5 |
|
Advait Tahmankar |
|
P5 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
6 |
|
McKeown, Alex |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
5 |
5 |
|
Saoirse Barnes |
|
P6 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
|
Peramangalath Felix, Diego Zaniel |
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
Cillian O’Hara |
|
P6 |
|
3 |
|
0.5 |
|
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
Tanish |
|
|
|
|
2.5 |
|
|
2.5 |
2.5 |
|
Peter Riddell |
|
P6 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
Spence, Aidan |
|
P7 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
Belfast Scholastic Shield 2023
The Belfast Scholastic Fergus O’Neill Shield:
Secondary Puzzle Solving Chess Champion
|
|
Pos |
Year |
Nov |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Total |
Best 3 |
|
James Huang |
1st |
F4 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
|
|
27 |
27 |
|
Anjali Singh |
2nd |
F4 |
|
8 |
5 |
4.5 |
|
17.5 |
17.5 |
|
Aaditya Singh |
3rd |
F2 |
|
6 |
10 |
|
|
16 |
16 |
|
Saoirse Rippon |
4th |
F2 |
5 |
4.5 |
4 |
|
|
13.5 |
13.5 |
|
Ashwanth Subramanian |
|
U6 |
3.5 |
|
6 |
2 |
|
11.5 |
11.5 |
|
Karpagavinayagam, Karthikeya |
|
F2 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
10 |
10 |
|
Alexander Buchanan |
|
U6 |
9 |
|
|
|
|
9 |
9 |
|
Peter Murphy |
|
F2 |
3.5 |
|
|
4.5 |
|
8 |
8 |
|
Douglas, Justin |
|
F3 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
8 |
8 |
|
Dylan Porter |
|
F3 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
6 |
|
Daniel Hill |
|
U6 |
|
4.5 |
|
1 |
|
5.5 |
5.5 |
|
Davison, Eli |
|
F3 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
|
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
Kirkland, Isaac |
|
F3 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
|
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
Skyla Finnegan |
|
F1 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
Fuchs, Louison |
|
F2 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
Adam Finnegan |
|
F1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
Mohammed Farhan Rakeeb |
|
L6 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
Loughrey, Thomas |
|
F2 |
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
1.5 |
1.5 |
|
Campbell, Andrew |
|
F5 |
|
|
1.5 |
|
|
1.5 |
1.5 |
|
Daniel Allen |
|
F1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Peter Gamble |
|
F5 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
Belfast Scholastic Shield 2023 James Fairley Shield.
Primary School Championship
|
|
Pos |
Year |
Nov |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Total |
Best 3 |
|
Ethan Cole |
1st |
P6 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
40 |
30 |
|
Lorcan Rippon |
2nd |
P6 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
|
30 |
23 |
|
Matthew Loughrey |
3rd |
P4 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
|
|
9.5 |
9.5 |
|
Peter Wong |
4th |
P6 |
|
|
2.5 |
7 |
|
9.5 |
9.5 |
|
Aidan Spence |
|
P7 |
|
|
2.5 |
5 |
|
7.5 |
7.5 |
|
Zachary Selkh-Burgess |
|
P7 |
|
|
5.5 |
1.67 |
|
7.17 |
7.17 |
|
Jackson Coakley |
|
P5 |
|
7 |
|
|
|
7 |
7 |
|
Advait Tahmankar |
|
P5 |
5.5 |
|
|
|
|
5.5 |
5.5 |
|
Casper Fuchs |
|
P7 |
5.5 |
|
|
|
|
5.5 |
5.5 |
|
Eli Brown |
|
P6 |
|
|
5.5 |
|
|
5.5 |
5.5 |
|
Shlok Thoke |
|
P6 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
5 |
|
Saoirse Barnes |
|
P6 |
3.5 |
1 |
|
|
|
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
Ben Guerrero |
|
P7 |
|
|
2.5 |
1.67 |
|
4.17 |
4.17 |
|
Noah Fitzpatrick |
|
P6 |
|
3.5 |
|
|
|
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
Josh Jones |
|
P5 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
McKeown, Alex |
|
P3 |
|
|
|
1.67 |
|
1.67 |
1.67 |
|
Joan de Klerk, Christina |
|
P6 |
|
|
|
1.67 |
|
1.67 |
1.67 |
|
Mulhern, Matthew |
|
P7 |
|
|
|
1.67 |
|
1.67 |
1.67 |
|
Doherty, Jacob |
|
P7 |
|
|
|
1.67 |
|
1.67 |
1.67 |
|
Cillian O’Hara |
|
P6 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Peter Riddell |
|
P6 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
Belfast Scholastic Shield 2023
Lower Secondary School Championship
|
|
Pos |
Year |
Nov |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Total |
Best 3 |
|
Saoirse Rippon |
1st |
F2 |
7.25 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
|
27.25 |
24.25 |
|
Louison Fuchs |
2nd |
F2 |
7.25 |
|
6 |
5 |
|
18.25 |
18.25 |
|
Thomas Loughrey |
3rd |
F2 |
1 |
5.75 |
5 |
7 |
|
18.75 |
17.75 |
|
Skyla Finnegan |
4th |
F1 |
7.25 |
5.75 |
3 |
2 |
|
18 |
16 |
|
Aaditya Singh |
|
F2 |
|
5.75 |
10 |
|
|
15.75 |
15.75 |
|
Peter Murphy |
|
F2 |
1 |
|
|
10 |
|
11 |
11 |
|
Karthikeya Karpagavinayagam |
|
F2 |
|
|
8 |
2 |
|
10 |
10 |
|
Dylan Porter |
|
F3 |
7.25 |
|
|
|
|
7.25 |
7.25 |
|
Harrison Brown |
|
F1 |
|
5.75 |
|
|
|
5.75 |
5.75 |
|
Daniel Allen |
|
F1 |
3.5 |
|
|
|
|
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
Sohil Sai Bande |
|
F1 |
3.5 |
|
|
|
|
3.5 |
3.5 |
|
Harry Clarke |
|
F2 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
Cristiano Shek |
|
F2 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
Davison, Eli |
|
F3 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
Kirkland, Isaac |
|
F3 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
Shek, Cristiano |
|
F2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
Adam Finnegan |
|
F1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Daniel O'Neill |
|
F2 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
Belfast Scholastic Shield 2023
Upper Secondary School Championship
|
|
Pos |
Year |
Nov |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
Total |
Best 3 |
|
Ashwanth Subramanian |
1st |
U6 |
10 |
|
10 |
9 |
|
29 |
29 |
|
Caleb McClean |
2nd |
F4 |
6 |
9 |
|
9 |
|
24 |
24 |
|
James Huang |
3rd |
F4 |
8 |
9 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
|
27 |
22.5 |
|
Andrew Campbell |
4th |
F5 |
|
|
7 |
5.5 |
|
12.5 |
12.5 |
|
Anjali Singh |
|
F4 |
|
4 |
4.5 |
3 |
|
11.5 |
11.5 |
|
Calvin Patterson |
|
F4 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
7 |
7 |
|
Daniel Hill |
|
U6 |
|
4 |
|
3 |
|
7 |
7 |
|
Alexander Buchanan |
|
U6 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
5 |
|
Ryan Anderson |
|
F5 |
|
4 |
|
0.5 |
|
4.5 |
4.5 |
|
Peter Gamble |
|
F5 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
|
Mohammed Farhan Rakeeb |
|
L6 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
4 |
4 |
|
Rory McCreesh |
|
F4 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
|
Lazarenko, Benjamin |
|
L6 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
3 |
3 |
|
Aditya Chaudhari |
|
F5 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
Kevin MaGill |
|
F5 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Timothy Gouk |
|
F5 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Prokopenko, Illya |
|
L6 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
0.5 |
0.5 |
