October 2022 FIDE rating report - 15 players make a FIDE debut
The NI Rapid Grand Prix has been building great momentum with 53 players so far and now we are expected to hit over 100 participants by the time it rolls into Newry, Greenisland and Omagh.
Congratulations to all the existing FIDE-rated players who made gains during September and delighted to report we have 15 more players making their FIDE debut in the October rating list, published today.
Saoirse Rippon (Lisburn Chess Club) makes her blitz debut at 1287 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2520206
Louison Fuchs (Bangor Chess Club) makes her blitz debut at 1495 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/651081997
Christopher Dorrian (Greenisland FC Chess Club) makes his rapid debut at 1579 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2515148
Adrian Dornford-Smith (Civil Service Chess Club) makes his rapid debut at 1297 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2511967
Andrzej Wesolowski (Warrenpoint & District Chess Club) makes his rapid debut at 1521 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2513960
Joe Gunning (Belfast South Chess Club) makes his rapid debut at 1401 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2515806
Ethan Cole (Strand Chess Club) makes his rapid debut at 1551 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2514818
David Obasi (Queen’s University, Belfast) makes his rapid debut at 1720 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2515822
Paul O’Connor (Roaming Knights, North Belfast) makes his rapid debut at 1494 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2518473
Amol Thoke (Civil Service Chess Club) makes his rapid debut at 1192 and blitz debut at 1184 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2516390
Danny Mallaghan makes his blitz debut at 1459 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/3600289
James Hwang (Children’s Chess, Methodist College, Belfast) makes his blitz debut at 1537 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/343413145
Richard Proctor (Bangor Chess Club) makes his rapid debut at 1482 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2514931
Richard Morrow (Bangor Chess Club) makes his rapid debut at 1695 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2512254
Richard McClean (Bangor Chess Club) makes his blitz debut at 1367 https://ratings.fide.com/profile/2515563
5 upcoming FIDE-rated events at a glance:
Newry Autumn Rapid
Sunday 9th October 2022
Entry fee £12
Organiser: B.Jamison
Deadline to enter: Expired.
***Full Capacity***
Prepayment required to secure a place
Groomsport Autumn Blitz
Thursday 13th October 2022
Entry fee £8
Organiser: B.Jamison
Deadline to enter: 6th Oct
Prepayment required to secure a place
North Belfast Rapid Championship 2022
Saturday 22 October 2022
Entry fee: £8
Organiser: B.Jamison
Deadline to enter: 8th Oct.
***1 place remaining***
Prepayment required to secure a place
Greenisland Rapid Championship 2022
Sunday 30 October 2022
Entry fee: £10
Organiser: B.Jamison
Deadline to enter: 15th Oct.
Prepayment required to secure a place
Omagh Rapidplay 2022
Saturday 3 December 2022
Entry fee: £12
Organiser: B.Jamison
Deadline to enter: 19th Nov.
Prepayment required to secure a place
