Our Competitions
2020
2020 Club Championship
Due to coronavirus, this year's championship will be held online. Games will not be graded, and will be played with a time limit of 30 minutes per player for all moves. Six players have entered, so the competition will be an all-play-all. The cross table is below.
Standings as at 2/11/2020
|
MH |
RC |
DN |
SD |
TT |
TH |
Points |
| Mark Hann |
|
w 1 |
w ½ |
b 1 |
w 1 |
b 1 |
9/10 |
| |
b 1 |
b ½ |
w 1 |
b 1 |
w 1 |
| Reg Clucas |
b 0 |
|
b 0 |
w 1 |
b 0 |
w 1 |
4/10 |
| w 0 |
|
w 0 |
b 1 |
w 0 |
b 1 |
| Dave Newell |
b ½ |
w 1 |
|
b 1 |
w 1 |
w 1 |
9/10 |
| w ½ |
b 1 |
|
w 1d |
b 1 |
b 1 |
| Steve Douglas |
w 0 |
b 0 |
w 0 |
|
b 1 |
b 1 |
2/10 |
| b 0 |
w 0 |
b 0d |
|
w 0 |
w 0 |
| Tom Tomkins |
b 0 |
w 1 |
b 0 |
w 0 |
|
b 0 |
4/10 |
| w 0 |
b 1 |
w 0 |
b 1 |
|
w 1 |
| Thomas Hague |
w 0 |
b 0 |
b 0 |
w 0 |
w 1 |
|
2/10 |
| b 0 |
w 0 |
w 0 |
b 1 |
b 0 |
|
2019
This year's Blitz tournament was held on 21st May, with 16 people taking part. Mark Hann won with a perfect 6 out of 6, with Tom Tomkins and Reg Clucas joint second on 4½. It was encouraging to see several juniors taking part and enjoying the event. A great showing by Shishir, who beat Thomas in Round 5 before losing to Harry in the final round. Harry had an excellent tournament too, beating his Dad along the way!
Mark H 6
Tom, Reg 4½
Harry, Vijay 4
Bill, Kai, Mike, Peter, Shishir, Thomas 3
Felix, Sam, Sateesh 2
Paul 1
Ved 0
2019 Club Championship
This year we are running the tournament as a Swiss, with everyone in the same section. Everyone is eligible for the Premier. Instead of having a separate Major section, the Major Trophy will be awarded to the highest scoring player in the lower half of the draw, i.e. grade 116 and below (unless of course that person wins the Premier!). All games will be submitted for grading.
Please consult our fixture lists before arranging games, to ensure you don't arrange one on a night when you are likely to be needed by one of our teams. Send results as soon as possible to Mark Hann (organiser) and Reg Clucas (for grading submission and to update this web page).
Time control: All moves in 80 minutes, with a 10 second increment from move 1. If a digital clock is not available, 30 moves in 75 minutes followed by a 15 minute quickplay finish. (Team matches will take precedence for use of digital clocks).
Rounds should be completed by the following dates -
1. To complete by 28/2.
2. To complete by 30/4.
3. To complete by 18/6.
4. To complete by 13/8.
5. To complete by 30/9.
Congratulations to Peter Hawes, whose last round win over Tom Tomkins gave him the Club Championship. There is just one outstanding game to be played, but it does not affect the various awards which are as follows -
President's Cup (Club Championship) - Peter Hawes
Committee Cup (Runner up) - Sheraz Khalil, Nick Lowe, Reg Clucas
Major - Vijay Kakarparthi, Stuart Sumner
Standings as at 29/10/2019 -
| Rank |
Id |
Player |
Grade |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Rd4 |
Rd5 |
Points |
| 1 |
11 |
Peter Hawes |
110 |
w4- |
b14+ |
w10+ |
b8+ |
b6+ |
4/5 |
| 2 |
4 |
Sheraz Khalil |
140 |
b11+ |
w7+ |
b6- |
w5= |
w2+ |
3½/5 |
|
5 |
Nick Lowe |
130 |
w12+ |
b2= |
w8= |
b4= |
w7+ |
3½/5 |
|
1 |
Reg Clucas |
154 |
w8+ |
b6- |
w2= |
b7+ |
w12+ |
3½/5 |
| 5 |
6 |
Tom Tomkins |
123 |
b13+ |
w1+ |
w4+ |
b2- |
w11- |
3/5 |
|
2 |
Dave Newell |
149 |
b10+ |
w5= |
b1= |
w6+ |
b4- |
3/5 |
| 7 |
12 |
Stuart Sumner |
109e |
b5- |
w10+ |
b7= |
w14+ |
b1- |
2½/5 |
|
8 |
Vijay Kakarparthi |
116 |
b1- |
w13+ |
b5= |
w11- |
bye+ |
2½/5 |
| 9 |
7 |
Thomas Hague |
116 |
w14+ |
b4- |
w12= |
w1- |
b5- |
1½/5 |
| 10 |
14 |
Steve Ward |
79 |
b7- |
w11- |
bye+ |
b12- |
b10 |
1/4 |
|
10 |
Bill McCartney |
111 |
w2- |
b12- |
b11- |
bye+ |
w14 |
1/4 |
| 12 |
13 |
Jeff Foy |
104 |
w6- |
b8- |
withdrawn |
0/2 |
2018
This year's Blitz tournament was held on 29th May, with 15 people taking part. After 7 rounds, Mark Hann and Danilo Soares could not be separated with 6½ points each, only dropping half a point to each other, so they share the trophy this year.
Scores -
1-2 Mark Hann, Danilo Soares 6½
3 Reg Clucas 5
4-8 Bill McCartney, Nick Lowe, Tom Tomkins, Mike Davies, Vijay Kakarparthi 4
9-11 Peter Hawes, Thomas Hague, Steve Ward 3
12-13 Harry Hague, Denis Osborne 2
14 Shishir Sonni 1
15 Ajay Singh 0/3
2017
2017 Club Championship
Time control: All moves in 80 minutes, with a 10 second increment from move 1. If a
digital clock is not available, 30 moves in 75 minutes followed by a 15 minute
quickplay finish.
Congratulations to Vijay who has won the Major. The Premier is shared between Mark and Nick.
Standings up to & including 31/10/2017 -
Premier -
|
Grade |
MH |
RC |
NL |
SD |
TT |
GB |
Points |
| Mark Hann |
169 |
|
b 0 |
w 1 |
w 1 |
b 1 |
b 1 |
4/5 |
| Reg Clucas |
154 |
w 1 |
|
b 0 |
b 0 |
w 1 |
w 1 |
3/5 |
| Nick Lowe |
124 |
b 0 |
w 1 |
|
b 1 |
w 1 |
b 1 |
4/5 |
| Steve Douglas |
114 |
b 0 |
w 1 |
w 0 |
|
b 1 |
b 1 |
3/5 |
| Tom Tomkins |
121 |
w 0 |
b 0 |
b 0 |
w 0 |
|
w 1 |
1/5 |
| Graham Bird |
- |
w 0 |
b 0 |
w 0 |
w 0 |
b 0 |
|
0/5 |
Major -
|
Grade |
TH |
PH |
VK |
SW |
PA |
DO |
HH |
Points |
| Thomas Hague |
119 |
|
b 0 |
w ½ |
b |
w |
b |
w |
½/2 |
| Peter Hawes |
98 |
w 1 |
|
b 0 |
w 1 |
b 0 |
w 1 |
b |
3/5 |
| Vijay Kakarparthi |
92 |
b ½ |
w 1 |
|
b 1 |
w 1 |
b 1 |
w |
4½/5 |
| Steve Ward |
87 |
w |
b 0 |
w 0 |
|
b 1 |
w 1 |
b |
2/4 |
| Pete Arland |
76 |
b |
w 1 |
b 0 |
w 0 |
|
b 0 |
w |
1/4 |
| Denis Osborne |
36 |
w |
b 0 |
w 0 |
b 0 |
w 1 |
|
b |
1/4 |
| Harry Hague |
57 |
b |
w |
b |
w |
b |
w |
|
0/0 |
2016
This year's Blitz tournament was held on 17th May, with 14 members taking part. After 6
rounds the final positions were -
1st Reg Clucas 5½
2nd Mark Whalley 5
3rd= Nick Lowe, Tom Tomkins 4
5th Vijay Kakarparthi 3½
6th= Peter Hawes, Bill McCartney, Steve Ward 3
9th= Pete Arland, Rob Isaac 2½
11th Wayne Kranz 2
12th= Steve Douglas, Denis Osborne 1½
14th Mahd Khwaja 1 (from 4 games)
Due to a pairing error Reg and Mark did not get to play each other, which may have led to a different
result!
2016 Club Championship
Time control: All moves in 80 minutes, with a 10 second increment from move 1. If a
digital clock is not available, 30 moves in 75 minutes followed by a 15 minute
quickplay finish.
Below are cross tables with all games now complete. In the Premier, Mark needed to beat Tom in his final game to win the event outright, or draw to force a play-off with Reg. However Tom upset the form book with a win, leaving Reg as 2016 champion. Congratulations to Steve Ward who has won the Major. (Points scored against players in italics have been removed from the reckoning. These points are shown in brackets. However, all games played will be submitted for grading).
Premier -
|
Grade |
RC |
RW |
NL |
JR |
MW |
TT |
SD |
KL |
Points |
| Reg Clucas |
153 |
|
b ½ |
w ½ |
b |
w ½ |
b 1 |
w 1 |
b |
3½/5 |
| Richard White |
146 |
w ½ |
|
b 1 |
w(1) |
b 0 |
w 1 |
b ½ |
w |
3/5 |
| Nick Lowe |
144 |
b ½ |
w 0 |
|
b |
w ½ |
b 1 |
w 0 |
b |
2/5 |
| John Reyes |
136 |
w |
b 0 |
w |
|
b |
w |
b |
w |
0/1 |
| Mark Whalley |
130 |
b ½ |
w 1 |
b ½ |
w |
|
b 0 |
w 1 |
b |
3/5 |
| Tom Tomkins |
122 |
w 0 |
b 0 |
w 0 |
b |
w 1 |
|
b 1 |
w |
2/5 |
| Steve Douglas |
116 |
b 0 |
w ½ |
b 1 |
w |
b 0 |
w 0 |
|
b |
1½/5 |
| Karl Lockett |
154 |
w |
b |
w |
b |
w |
b |
w |
|
0/0 |
Major -
|
Grade |
TH |
PH |
WK |
VK |
SW |
PA |
RI |
HH |
DO |
AB |
Points |
| Thomas Hague |
114 |
|
b |
w |
b |
w |
b |
w |
b |
w |
b |
0/0 |
| Peter Hawes |
101 |
w |
|
b(1) |
w 0 |
b 1 |
w 1 |
b 0 |
w |
b 1 |
w(1) |
3/5 |
| Wayne Kranz |
87 |
b |
w 0 |
|
b |
w |
b 0 |
w 0 |
b |
w |
b |
0/3 |
| Vijay Kakarparthi |
|
w |
b 1 |
w |
|
b 0 |
w 1 |
b ½ |
w |
b 1 |
w(1) |
3½/5 |
| Steve Ward |
83 |
b |
w 0 |
b |
w 1 |
|
b 1 |
w 1 |
b(1) |
w 1 |
b |
4/5 |
| Pete Arland |
74 |
w |
b 0 |
w(1) |
b 0 |
w 0 |
|
b 1 |
w |
b 1 |
w |
2/5 |
| Rob Isaac |
67 |
b |
w 1 |
b(1) |
w ½ |
b 0 |
w 0 |
|
b |
w 1 |
b |
2½/5 |
| Harry Hague |
53 |
w |
b |
w |
b |
w 0 |
b |
w |
|
b |
w |
0/1 |
| Denis Osborne |
42 |
b |
w 0 |
b |
w 0 |
b 0 |
w 0 |
b 0 |
w |
|
b(1) |
0/5 |
| Amin Bay |
|
w |
b 0 |
w |
b 0 |
w |
b |
w |
b |
w 0 |
|
0/3 |
2015
The annual blitz competition was held on 6th January 2015 and was won by Nick Lowe with 5/6.
Reg Clucas and Richard White tied for second place with 4½. Thirteen members took part.
2015 Club Championship
Below are cross tables with results up to and including 28th July.
Premier -
|
Grade |
RC |
YK |
KL |
RW |
TT |
NL |
Points |
| Reg Clucas |
154 |
|
b 1 |
w 0 |
b |
w 1 |
b ½ |
2½/4 |
| Yaroslav Kolodiy |
164 |
w 0 |
|
b 1 |
w |
b 1 |
w 1 |
3/4 |
| Karl Lockett |
142 |
b 1 |
w 0 |
|
b |
w |
b |
1/2 |
| Richard White |
133 |
w |
b |
w |
|
b |
w |
0/0 |
| Tom Tomkins |
125 |
b 0 |
w 0 |
b |
w |
|
b 0 |
0/3 |
| Nick Lowe |
144 |
w ½ |
b 0 |
w |
b |
w 1 |
|
1½/3 |
Major -
|
Grade |
TH |
SD |
WK |
PH |
SW |
HH |
DO |
Points |
| Thomas Hague |
112 |
|
b 0 |
w |
b |
w |
b |
w 1 |
1/2 |
| Steve Douglas |
104 |
w 1 |
|
b 1 |
w 1 |
b 1 |
w 1 |
b 1 |
6/6 |
| Wayne Kranz |
72 |
b |
w 0 |
|
b 0 |
w 0 |
b |
w 1 |
1/4 |
| Peter Hawes |
100 |
w |
b 0 |
w 1 |
|
b ½ |
w 1 |
b 1 |
3½/5 |
| Steve Ward |
84 |
b |
w 0 |
b 1 |
w ½ |
|
b 1 |
w 1 |
3½/5 |
| Harry Hague |
45 |
w |
b 0 |
w |
b 0 |
w 0 |
|
b |
0/3 |
| Denis Osborne |
47 |
b 0 |
w 0 |
b 0 |
w 0 |
b 0 |
w |
|
0/5 |
2014
The annual blitz competition was held on 28th January 2014 and was won by Tom Tomkins with a perfect 6/6.
Karl Lockett was second with 5. Seventeen members took part. This was Tom's sixth win in this event, which is a record.
2014 Club Championship
Final results tables for the 2014 club championship are below. Results have been sent to
the ECF for grading.
The tables below show the July 2014 ECF grades. Grades shown in
brackets are estimates based on a small number of games, where the player does not
have an ECF grade.
There was an exciting finish in the final round of the Premier, with Mark, Karl
and Reg on 3½ all needing a win to guarantee at least a share of first place, and Richard a half point
behind also in with a chance. Richard beat Karl, and Reg was lucky to escape with a draw against Graham, which left
Mark needing to beat Nick in a double rook ending to claim sole first place. This he duly did, leaving Reg and
Richard sharing second place.
Premier -
| Rank |
Id |
Player |
Grade |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Rd4 |
Rd5 |
Rd6 |
Points |
| 1 |
9 |
Mark Whalley |
156 |
w3+ |
b8+ |
w2= |
b4+ |
w6- |
b7+ |
4½ |
| 2 |
2 |
Reg Clucas |
155 |
w7= |
b6+ |
b9= |
w10= |
b8+ |
w1= |
4 |
|
10 |
Richard White |
134 |
b1= |
w5= |
w4= |
b2= |
w3+ |
b6+ |
4 |
| 4 |
6 |
Karl Lockett |
142 |
b5= |
w2- |
b3+ |
w7+ |
b9+ |
w10- |
3½ |
| 5 |
1 |
Graham Bird |
(124) |
w10= |
b7= |
w8- |
b3+ |
b5= |
b2= |
3 |
|
5 |
Yaroslav Kolodiy |
157 |
w6= |
b10= |
b7= |
w8= |
w1= |
b4= |
3 |
| 7 |
8 |
Tom Tomkins |
125 |
w4+ |
w9- |
b1+ |
b5= |
w2- |
b3- |
2½ |
|
7 |
Nick Lowe |
143 |
b2= |
w1= |
w5= |
b6- |
w4+ |
w9- |
2½ |
| 9 |
4 |
David Hughes |
119 |
b8- |
w3+ |
b10= |
w9- |
b7- |
w5= |
2 |
| 10 |
3 |
Thomas Hague |
104 |
b9- |
b4- |
w6- |
w1- |
b10- |
w8+ |
1 |
Major -
| Rank |
Id |
Player |
Grade |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Rd4 |
Rd5 |
Rd6 |
Points |
| 1 |
6 |
David Johnson |
138 |
b5- |
w9+ |
w4+ |
w2+ |
b3+ |
b8+ |
5 |
| 2 |
2 |
Steve Douglas |
103 |
w1+ |
b8+ |
w5+ |
b6- |
b4= |
w10+ |
4½ |
| 3 |
4 |
Peter Hawes |
(106) |
bye+ |
w10= |
b6- |
b1+ |
w2= |
w5+ |
4 |
| 4 |
5 |
Rob Isaac |
72 |
w6+ |
b1+ |
b2- |
w10+ |
w8= |
b4- |
3½ |
|
8 |
Wayne Kranz |
63 |
b9+ |
w2- |
b10+ |
w3+ |
b5= |
w6- |
3½ |
| 6 |
1 |
Pete Arland |
91 |
b2- |
w5- |
w/o+ |
w4- |
b9+ |
w3+ |
3 |
| 7 |
10 |
Steve Ward |
95 |
w3+ |
b4= |
w8- |
b5- |
w/o+ |
b2- |
2½ |
| 8 |
3 |
Harry Hague |
(52) |
b10- |
w7+ |
w9+ |
b8- |
w6- |
b1- |
2 |
|
9 |
Denis Osborne |
44 |
w8- |
b6- |
b3- |
w/o+ |
w1- |
bye+ |
2 |
| 10 |
7 |
Steve Mullins |
- |
- |
b3- |
def- |
def- |
def- |
- |
0 |
Our Trophies
The following are the past winners of the
President's cup - the club championship:
1984 - Phil Scragg
1985 - Richard White
1986 - Phil Scragg
1987 - Richard White
1988 - Robin Legge
1989 - Barry Newgrosh
1990 - Derek Lamb
1991 - Derek Lamb
1992 - Brian Dabulawicus
1993 - Brian Dabulawicus
1994 - Derek Lamb
1995 - Brian Dabulawicus
1996 - Brian Dabulawicus
1997 - Brian Dabulawicus
1998 - Joe O'Connor
1999 - Joe O'Connor
2000 - Mark Sanderson
2001 - Tony Lane
2002 - Daniel Sullivan
2003 - Andrew Walden
2004 - Dave Merrifield
2005 - Dave Merrifield
2006 - Graham Bird
2007 - Nick Lowe
2008 - Nick Lowe
2009 - Nick Lowe
2010 - Nick Lowe
2011 - Yaroslav Kolodiy
2012 - Yaroslav Kolodiy
2013 - Yaroslav Kolodiy
2014 - Mark Whalley
2015 - Yaroslav Kolodiy
2016 - Reg Clucas
2017 - Nick Lowe & Mark Hann
2018 - (not played)
2019 - Peter Hawes
2020 - Dave Newell & Mark Hann (played online)
And these are the winners of the Committee cup for the Runner up in the main club competition:
1984 - Tony Lane
1985 - Barry Newgrosh
1986 - Tony Lane
1987 - Phil Scragg
1988 - Tony Lane
1989 - Mark Sanderson
1990 - Jonathan Walton
1991 - Andrew Quayle
1992 - Derek Lamb
1993 - Mike Blake
1994 - Phil Scragg
1995 - Graham Bird
1996 - Tony Lane
1997 - Richard White
1998 - Tony Lane
1999 - Nick Lowe
2000 - Nick Lowe
2001 - Nick Lowe
2002 - Andrew Walden
2003 - Tony Lane
2004 - Richard White
2005 - Nick Lowe
2006 - Dave Merrifield
2007 - Richard White
2008 - Karl Lockett
2009 - Peter Gerlagh
2010 - Richard White
2011 - Reg Clucas
2012 - Tom Tomkins
2013 - Reg Clucas & Nick Lowe
2014 - Reg Clucas & Richard White
2015 - Reg Clucas
2016 - Mark Whalley & Richard White
2017 - Reg Clucas & Steve Douglas
2018 - (not played)
2019 - Sheraz Khalil, Nick Lowe, Reg Clucas
2020 - Reg Clucas & Tom Tomkins (played online)
Grand Prix - overall winner of combined competitions
1993 - Derek Lamb
1994 - Derek Lamb
1995 - Tony Lane
1996 - Tony Lane
1997 - Richard White
1998 - Joe O'Connor
1999 - Richard White
2000 - Mark Sanderson
2001 - Kurt Linke
2002 - Daniel Sullivan
2003 - Andrew Walden
2004 - Kurt Linke
2005 - Kurt Linke
2006 - Dave Merrifield
2007 - Richard White
2008 - Karl Lockett
2009 - Nick Lowe
2010 - Nick Lowe
2011 - Yaroslav Kolodiy
2012 - Yaroslav Kolodiy
2013 - Steve Douglas
2014 - David Johnson
2015 - Steve Douglas
2016 - Reg Clucas
These are past winners of the Captain's cup - for the annual blitz competition
1989 - Jonathan Walton
1990 - Dave Newell
1991 - Louie Gregg
1992 - Derek Lamb
1993 - Mike Blake
1994 - Derek Lamb
1995 - Bill McCartney
1996 - Graham Bates
1997 - Kurt Linke
1998 - Nick Lowe
1999 - Mark Sanderson
2000 - Nick Lowe
2001 - Kurt Linke
2002 - Kurt Linke
2003 - Kurt Linke
2004 - Karl Lockett
2005 - Tom Tomkins
2006 - Tom Tomkins
2007 - Tom Tomkins
2008 - Karl Lockett
2009 - Tom Tomkins
2010 - Kurt Linke
2011 - Yaroslav Kolodiy
2012 - Tom Tomkins
2013 - Nick Lowe
2014 - Tom Tomkins
2015 - Nick Lowe
2016 - Reg Clucas
2017 - (not played)
2018 - Mark Hann & Danilo Soares
2019 - Mark Hann
2020 - (not played)
The winners of the Major competition - which excludes higher graded players - have been:
2007 - jointly Reyer, Peter and Joris Gerlagh
2008 - Wayne Kranz
2009 - Thomas Hague
2010 - None
2011 - Steve Ward
2012 - Steve Ward
2013 - David Johnson
2014 - David Johnson
2015 - Steve Douglas
2016 - Steve Ward
2017 - Vijay Kakarparthi
2018 - (not played)
2019 - Vijay Kakarparthi, Stuart Sumner