Wednesday 25 February 2015

  The Bristol Winter Congress 2015 was held at the Bristol Grammar School from Feb 20th-22nd.  There were 82 entries in the 3 sections.  We have a new permanent venue at BGS and will be having 3-4 congresses every year.  The venue could hold 140 players, let us hope we have the problem of getting near to capacity.
  Players came from far and wide.  Luis in the Open flew in from Glasgow.  A pair drove down from Newcastle and Kent.  And 2 in the Open from Switzerland.
   Rosie from Hereford was the big surprise of the event.  She was the caterer.  It was her first professional outing and she will be at all future congresses.  She takes pride in her home made cakes and sandwiches and was a big success.  Next time she will be serving soup.

  FIDE rated Open

This was our first Fide rated event in Bristol and for that we are lucky to have our own local FIDE registered arbiter in Geoff Gammon (Downend).  The tournament printout details were much appreciated in all 3 sections.
For the Open, 30 second increments were added to the clock after each move.  This is in line with most international events these days and provides for a more honest result, as opposed to the guillotine finish
All games in the Open are now on line.
We hope to attract GMs for future events.  GM Matthew Turner and Keith Arkell are possible for our next weekend April 17th-19th, followed by weekend of Aug 22nd

  The winner of the Open was Patryk Krzyzanowski, despite his car breaking down and having an unwanted bye in round 1.  He finished 3.5/4 to win sole first prize.
  2nd prize was shared amongst 5 players:  Peter Kirby, Stephan Meek, Lewis Martin, Matthew Payne and Alistar Hill.
  Matthew Payne (graded 'only' 1964) was our surprise early leader with 2/2, winning against the top 2 seeds- Kambez Nuri (Switzerland FM2330) who happens to coach promising 14 yr old Thomas Goldie (Switzerland & Millfield FIDE 2022).  Matthew also defeated 2nd seed Alistar Hill (Battersea, occasionally Clifton Fide 2133).  Alistar's progress is quite remarkable- his ECF grade has improved 90 points in 9 years- very difficult to do for a non junior.
  Special mention must go to 13 yr old Theo Slade (Barnstaple FIDE 1961) , winner of a grading prize and one to watch for the future.

Ranking and Games after round 5 of Bristol Winter FIDE Open
No.  PNo.  Name                          R1    R2    R3    R4    R5    CB Score
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  1.    7  Krzyzanowski, Patryk            =  18w1  23b1   8w½   4w1    2  4.0
  2.    2  Hill, Alistair               15b1  12w0  16b½  24w1   8b1   -1  3.5
        4  Martin, Lewis                   =  16w1  12b1  17w1   7b0    0  3.5
        9  Kirby, Peter J                  =  21w1   8b½  22w1   3b½    0  3.5
       12  Payne, Matthew J              1w1   2b1   4w0  14b½   6w1    1  3.5
       14  Meek, Stephen J                 +   8w½  24b½  12w½  17b1    0  3.5
  7.    3  Dilleigh, Stephen P          19w½  13b½   1w½  23b1   9w½    1  3.0
       22  Rubio Rodriguez, Luis         8b0     +  13w1   9b0  19w1    0  3.0
  9.    5  Bridge, Neil A                  =  17w0  18b½  16w1  24b½    0  2.5
        6  Harris, Michael T            20b1  24w½  17b0  19w1  12b0   -1  2.5
        8  Goldie, Thomas               22w1  14b½   9w½   7b½   2w0    1  2.5
       10  Slade, Theodore              24b0  20w½  19b½  21w1  18b½   -1  2.5
       17  Turner, Joseph David            =   5b1   6w1   4b0  14w0    0  2.5
       18  Raplhs, Nigel                   =   7b0   5w½  11b1  10w½    0  2.5
       20  Furnevall, Mark               6w0  10b½  15w0  13b1  25w1    1  2.5
       24  Wandowicz, Kajetan           10w1   6b½  14w½   2b0   5w½    1  2.5
 17.   13  Wilson, Ewan                    =   3w½  22b0  20w0  21b1    0  2.0
       15  Cusick, Peter                 2w0   1b0  20b1     =  23w½    0  2.0
       23  Price, Andrew                   =  11b1   7w0   3w0  15b½    0  2.0
 20.    1  Nuri, Kambez                 12b0  15w1   3b½     -     -   -1  1.5
       11  Dawson, David                   =  23w0  21b½  18w0  16b½    0  1.5
       16  George, Richard M               =   4b0   2w½   5b0  11w½    0  1.5
       19  Roberts, Lynda                3b½     =  10w½   6b0  22b0   -2  1.5
 24.   21  Purry, Chris S                  =   9b0  11w½  10b0  13w0    0  1.0
 25.   25  Bisogno, Vincenzo               -     -     -     -  20b0   -1  0.0

FIDE Rated Open
1st                           Patryk Krzyzanowski       S. Bristol               £200       and British Championship Qualifying Place
2nd=                        Alistair Hill                           Battersea            £42
                                Lewis Martin                      Bris. Univ.            £42
                                Peter Kirby                         Horfield                £42
                                Matthew Payne                               Bath                       £42
                                Stephen Meek                  S. Bristol               £42
Rating U2000      Theo Slade                          Barnstaple          £30

Rating U1930      Luis Rubio Rodriguez      Glasgow               £30


  MAJOR

   The Major was won by Stephan Williams- a regular on the weekend congress circuit.  He finished with 4.5/5- an excellent result considering he was only 14th seed.
   Equally remarkable was 2nd place Tim Chinnick 4/5 while being one of the lowest seeds.
   The Congress Secretary, yours truly, winner of the Major in the summer was burdened by the distraction of organizing.  Never likely to recover after losing both Saturday games.

Ranking and Games after round 5 of Bristol Winter Major U155
No.  PNo.  Name                          R1    R2    R3    R4    R5    CB Score
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  1.   14  Williams, Stephen               =  29w1  31b1   9w1   4b1    0  4.5
  2.   30  Chinnick, Tim                16b1   4w½  21b1   1w½   9b1   -1  4.0
  3.    1  Radford, Robert P            20w½  15b½  22w1  30b½  16b1   -1  3.5
        4  Heard, Andrew H              22w1  30b½  24w1  18b1  14w0    1  3.5
       17  Syed, Ashraf                    =   2b½  10w1   7w½  21b1    0  3.5
       23  Crouch, Timothy J             5w½  11b½  15w1   3b½  18w1    1  3.5
  7.    7  Radford, Ben                 24w½  20b½  32w1  17b½  19w½    1  3.0
        9  Neagle, David C              26w1  32b1  25w1  14b0  30w0    1  3.0
       10  Champion, Adrian W           27b1  25w0  17b0  32w1  28b1   -1  3.0
       16  Ross, Stuart                 30w0  26b1   2w1  25b1   1w0    1  3.0
       19  Walker, Adrian N                =   3b½  11w½  31w1   7b½    0  3.0
       20  Mills, Nathan                 1b½   7w½   6b0   2w1   3w1    1  3.0
 13.    5  Papier, Alan R               23b½  21w0  13b0     +  11w1    0  2.5
        6  Parsons, David                  =  18b0  20w1  21w0  26b1    0  2.5
       13  Williams, Dave                  =  28b0   5w1  24b½  25w½    0  2.5
       15  Johnson, Christopher D       29b½   1w½  23b0  27w1  24b½   -1  2.5
       18  Telang, Amol                 31b½   6w1  28b1   4w0  23b0   -1  2.5
       21  Carver, Anthony W             3w½   5b1  30w0   6b1  17w0    1  2.5
       22  Chatterjee, Prakash           4b0  27w1   1b0  12w½  32b1   -1  2.5
       24  Macarthur, Duncan M           7b½  12w1   4b0  13w½  15w½    1  2.5
       25  Walpole, Jack                 8w1  10b1   9b0  16w0  13b½   -1  2.5
       28  Marston, Alastair JD         12b½  13w1  18w0  11b1  10w0    1  2.5
 23.    2  Rogers, David R                 =  17w½  16b0  20b0  12w1    0  2.0
        3  Borkowski, J Andrew          21b½  19w½     =  23w½  20b0    0  2.0
       27  Lawson, Phillip              10w0  22b0     +  15b0  31w1    0  2.0
       29  Bisogno, Vincenzo            15w½  14b0  12b½  26w0     +    0  2.0
 27.   11  Manning, Peter A                =  23w½  19b½  28w0   5b0    0  1.5
       12  Musgrove, Peter              28w½  24b0  29w½  22b½   2b0   -1  1.5
       26  Finch, J Russell              9b0  16w0     =  29b1   6w0    0  1.5
       31  Dean, Michael J              18w½   8b1  14w0  19b0  27b0   -1  1.5
 31.   32  LeRoy, Jason                    +   9w0   7b0  10b0  22w0    0  1.0
 32.    8  Robinson, Will               25b0  31w0     -     -     -    0  0.0

  Major
1st                           Stephen Williams             Cwmbran            £180
2nd                          Tim Chinnick                       Hanham               £120
3rd=                        Bob Radford                       Unattached        £35
                                Andrew Heard                  Beckenham        £35
Grading U141     Ashraf Syed                        Fareham              £30
Grading U130     Tim Crouch                         Kings Head          £30



   MINOR

  The Minor was won by Peter Dimond with 4.5/5.  This result was not surprising since Peter has been a solid 140 for many years but a recent run of poor results has seen his grade drop.
  2nd place was shared by Duncan Cooper and Stephan Crockett.  Stephan is another on the weekend congress circuit- able to play most weeks.
  Special mention must go to 10 yr old Chirag Hosdurga.  In his first event against adults, he finished with 50%

Ranking and Games after round 5 of Bristol Winter Minor U125
No.  PNo.  Name                          R1    R2    R3    R4    R5    CB Score
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  1.    6  Dimond, Peter D              20w1  13b1  19w1   1b1  10w½    1  4.5
  2.    2  Cooper, Duncan N             15w½  18b½  13w1  19b1  16w1    1  4.0
       10  Crockett, Stephen J             =  23b1  11w1   8w1   6b½    0  4.0
  4.    3  Kenealey, Alexander             +  19w0  16b½  21w1  17b1    0  3.5
        8  McGeeney, David B            24b1     =  15w1  10b0   1w1    0  3.5
       11  Sage, Anthony J                 +  21w½  10b0  25w1   4b1    0  3.5
  7.    5  Ainsley, Geoff J             19b0  14w1  22b½   4w½  12b1   -1  3.0
       13  Batten, Bob                  25b1   6w0   2b0  18w1  20w1    1  3.0
       16  Clarke, Gary                 12w1   1b½   3w½  22b1   2b0   -1  3.0
 10.    1  Boustred, Noel J             14b1  16w½  21b1   6w0   8b0   -1  2.5
        4  Livermore, Richard           17w½  15b½  18w1   5b½  11w0    1  2.5
       17  Smith, Chris P                4b½     =  20w½   7b1   3w0    0  2.5
       19  Hosdurga, Chirag              5w1   3b1   6b0   2w0  22w½    1  2.5
       20  Drummond, Alastair            6b0   9w1  17b½  26w1  13b0   -1  2.5
       22  Davies, Barry R               9b1     =   5w½  16w0  19b½    0  2.5
       23  Helbig, Doreen J                =  10w0   9b½  15b½   7w1    0  2.5
       25  Tanner, Alan                 13w0  12b1   7w½  11b0     +    0  2.5
 18.    9  Harris, Martin R             22w0  20b0  23w½  24b1  21w½    1  2.0
       21  Maber, Martyn J               7w1  11b½   1w0   3b0   9b½   -1  2.0
       26  Dawson, Thomas                  =   7b0  24w1  20b0  14w½    0  2.0
 21.    7  Fletcher-Bott, Russell       21b0  26w1  25b½  17w0  23b0   -1  1.5
       12  Burrows, John M              16b0  25w0  14b1     =   5w0    0  1.5
       14  Wallman, James                1w0   5b0  12w0     +  26b½    0  1.5
       15  Langmaid, Kevin D             2b½   4w½   8b0  23w½     -    0  1.5
       24  Oatway, Bobby                 8w0     =  26b0   9w0  18b1    0  1.5
 26.   18  Walsh, Shaun                    =   2w½   4b0  13b0  24w0    0  1.0

Minor
1st                           Peter Dimond                    Bath                       £150
2nd=                        Duncan Cooper                 Timsbury             £80
                                Stephen Crockett            Redditch              £80
Grading U120     Antony Sage                      Bath                       £30
Grading U106     Alan Tanner                        Cabot                    £30


Junior Prize      Chirag Hosdurga               Bris. Juniors        £30



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