MARK NEWMAN

National Arbiter

Born 1963, England

FIDE PROFILE

FIDE ID: 2505819

President, Ulster Chess Union, September 19, 2020 - present

Awards

3rd Place, Play Park Blitz, Belfast Autumn Outdoor Blitz, Championships, Stormont Estate, Belfast, September 19, 2020

Awarded National Arbiter Title, FIDE, June 15, 2020

2nd Place, NICS January Lackadasical, Pavilion Sports Facility, Stormont Estate, Belfast, Sunday January 12, 2020

Senior Champion, UCU Summer Tournament, Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, Stormont Estate, East Belfast, September 2019

2nd Place, Enniskillen Rapidplay, Lough Erne Resort, County Fermanagh, May 18, 2019

2nd Place, Bangor New Year Rapidplay, Groomsport Parish Hall, County Down, Thursday January 3, 2019

Champion, NICS Rapidplay, The Pavilion at Stormont, Belfast, November 2018

Under 1600 Grading Prize, Portrush Atlantic Rapidplay, Portrush Atlantic Hotel, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, October 13, 2018

2nd Place, MCB Round Robin 10 Minute Blitz (Score: 4/5), Methodist College Belfast, Saturday October 6, 2018

Certificate for Best Live Game in Round 1, Williamson Shield, Students' Union, Queen's University, Belfast, March 23-25, 2018

Arbiter of the Year, awarded by ChessNI for running 20 tournaments during the 12 months of 2017, awarded on Sunday December 31, 2017

 Champion, Ulster Masters, Students' Union, Queen's University Belfast, October 13-17, 2017

3rd Place, 3rd highest score (2/4) in the classical chess match of Saint Petersburg v Belfast, Kalininsky Chess School, Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 18-25, 2017

Bronze Medal for 3rd Place, Belfast Rapidplay Championship, Good Shepherd Centre, Belfast, Friday April 28, 2017

Silver Medal, awarded for drawing in the Monster Double Simul Match: Pavlov v Jamison, Good Shepherd Centre, Ormeau Road, Belfast, February 24, 2017

Certificate for 3rd Place, Senior Section, Childreach International Charity Tournament, Students Union, Queen's University, Belfast, February 3-5, 2017

Under 1800 Grading Prize, Ulster Championships, Europa Hotel, Belfast, August 27-29, 2016

2nd Place, Ulster Masters, Belfast, October 17-18, 2015

Passed, National Arbiter's Course and Written Examination, conducted by FIDE Arbiters Gerry Graham and Ted Jennings, Ballynafeigh Community Development Centre, Belfast, August 14-16, 2015

Cup for Board 1 Prize, Division 2, Belfast and District Chess League, October 2014 - April 2015

Grandmaster Defeater: GM Raymond Keene, 19 player simultaneous match, Bangor Chess Club, April 9, 2015

Grading Prize, Senior Section, Ulster Championships, Europa Hotel, August 2012

2nd Place, UCU Summer Rapidplay, Belfast Boat Club, Sunday June 26, 2011

Joint 3rd, Nemtzov Cup, City of Belfast Championships, The Pavilion at Stormont, Belfast, May 14-15, 2011

Under 1700 Grading Prize, Ulster Rapidplay Championships, Belfast Boat Club, January 2, 2011

Under 1900 Grading Prize, Nemtzov Cup Competition, City of Belfast Championships, The Pavilion at Stormont, May 15-16, 2010

Intermediate Champion, Ulster Championships, Europa Hotel, Belfast, August 29-31, 2009

Grading Prize, Nemtzov Cup, City of Belfast Championships, Belfast Boat Club, May 16-17, 2009

Grading Prize, Band A, UCU Summer Tournament, Northern Ireland Civil Service Chess Club, Pavilion at Stormont, Belfast, May to September, 2005

Grading Prize, Ulster Championships, Belfast Boat Club, April 30 - May 2, 2005

Joint 3rd Place, Ulster Championship, Fortwilliam Golf Club,  Belfast, December 27-30, 2003

Joint Grading Prize, Band A, UCU Summer Tournament, Northern Ireland Civil Service Chess Club, Pavilion at Stormont, Belfast, June to September, 2000

Under 1800 Grading Prize, Ulster Open, Staff Common Room, Queen's University, Belfast, February 5-6, 2000

2nd Place, Ulster Intermediate Championship, Bangor Golf Club, December 4-5, 1999