I write to
remind you of the Union’s annual Inter-County Jamboree, details of which
are:-
Date:
Sunday 21st
September 2008.
Venue: The
Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, School Rd., Taunton. TA2 8PD.
Start:
2.30 p.m.
Teams: 12
players.
Grades: In
the Graded section, a team's grade total must not exceed 1,500. i.e. Team
average 125. Ungraded players deemed to be 125; Grades U-90 deemed to
be 90. 2008/09 standard grades to be used.
Entry Fee:
£17 per team. Cheques payable to “W.E.C.U.” with entry form.
Entries:
Entry form to be sent to the Union Secretary, nearer the time if wished.
Lists:
Team lists & grades to Union Secretary by Fri. 19th
September 2008.
In the
first instance, however, I need to have some indication of the overall
commitment to the event, and would be grateful if an immediate response
could be sent to me. The decline in interest in this event was arrested
last year with 4 teams in each section, (Winners - Wilts & Torbay League)
and it is hoped this trend can be continued.
Please
note:
The
venue is central to the WECU area, near to the M5, with good parking
facilities.
The date
does not clash with any 4NCL weekends, as far as I know.
Please
return the attached pro forma A.S.A.P. to give an early indication of
likely response.
The
actual entry form (page 2) may be returned later if wished.
Yours
sincerely,
R. H.
Jones.
YEOVIL 2008 PRIZE LIST
Open
1st =
Mathew Turner & Chris Beaumont 4½
3rd
Chris Purry 3½
Grading
160 & under
Andrew Footner & Rhys Cumming 3
145 & under
Sharan Soni 3
Intermediate
1st=
Tim Chapman & Harry Streeter
3rd=
Megan Owens, Andrew Farthing & Chris
Webb 3½
Grading
103 & under
James Hall 3½ (GP was higher than
share of third place)
Minor
1st=
Simon Gray, Raymond Hood & Barry Davis 4
Grading
74 & under
Stephen Billett 3½
YEOVIL
OPEN 2008
1
2
3
4
5
1
Turner,Matthew
+ 1/5
- ½/2
+ 1/8
- 1/6
+ 1/4
4½
2
Beaumont,Chris
- 1/13
+ ½/1
- 1/9
+ 1/4
- 1/8
4½
3
Purry,Chris
+ 1/7
- 0/8
+ 1/5
+ ½/Bye
- 1/11
3½
4
Cordner,David A
+ 1/16
- 1/11
+ 1/6
- 0/2
- 0/1
3
5
Footner,Andrew F
- 0/1
+ 1/10
- 0/3
+ 1/15
- 1/9
3
6
Cumming,Rhys
- 1/12
+ 1/15
- 0/4
+ 0/1
- 1/13
3
7
Soni,Sharan
- 0/3
+ 1/12
- ½/13
+ ½/9
- 1/10
3
8
Waterfield,John
- ½/15
+ 1/3
- 0/1
+ 1/13
+ 0/2
2½
9
Thompson,Robert
+ ½/Bye
- 1/16
+ 0/2
- ½/7
+ 0/5
2
10
Papier,Alan
+ ½/11
- 0/5
+ ½/14
- 1/12
+ 0/7
2
11
Footner,John K
- ½/10
+ 0/4
- ½/15
+ 1/14
+ 0/3
2
12
Stanton,Colin
+ 0/6
- 0/7
- 1/16
+ 0/10
- 1/15
2
13
Everson,RJ
+ 0/2
- 1/14
+ ½/7
- 0/8
+ 0/6
1½
14
Dean,Steve K
+ ½/Bye
+ 0/13
- ½/10
- 0/11
+ ½/16
1½
15
Hoffman,Piotr
+ ½/8
- 0/6
+ ½/11
- 0/5
+ 0/12
1
16
Wilkinson,John
- 0/4
+ 0/9
+ 0/12
+ ½/Bye
- ½/14
1
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HERE for
database of games played in the Intermediate.
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database of games played in the Minor
ECF MINOR
NORFOLK v HAMPSHIRE
Played in Hemel Hempstead - 8th
June 2008
Board
NORFOLK
Grade
Score
HAMPSHIRE
Grade
Score
1
Harris M.
190
½
Webb R.
198
½
2
Talsma P.
194
½
Yeo M.
186
½
3
Lemoir D.
193
½
Coates K.
186
½
4
Orton S.
185
½
Ward I.
167
½
5
McEwan K.
184
1
Jenks B.
177
0
6
Pullinger S.
170
0
Tunks D.
173
1
7
Wells J.
169
0
Purkiss W.
170
1
8
Dekker C.
165
1
McLeod F.
169
0
9
Collinson B.
164
½
Marsh R.
166
½
10
Turner T.
164
½
Bellers C.
158
½
11
Hughes R.
163
½
Krawczuk M.
164
½
12
Dawson J.
166
½
Wilkinson J.
156
½
13
Burrows J.
152
½
Buckley M.
154
½
14
Moore S.
151
1
Ludbrook M.
148
0
15
Blowers G.
145
½
Iyenger I.
137
½
16
Dell J.
138
1
Watts J.
143
0
Totals
9
7
FROME
CONGRESS 2008 - PRIZE LIST
Open
1st K Arkle (Bath) 4½
2nd M. Lyell (W. London) 4
3rd K. Ross (Perkins), M.
Grigoryan-Lyell (W. London) Kay Hansen (Austria)
Grading Prize
U170 Gareth Morris (Bristol), Alex Galliano
(E. Grinstead) 2½
British Championship Qualifying Place - M.
Grigoryan-Lyell
Major (U-155)
1st P. Ondrejka (Rugby) 4½
2nd D. Bennett (Bristol), P. Jackson (Coulsden)
4
Grading Prize
U130 D. MacArthur
Intermediate (U125)
1st M. Farina (Bath) 5
2nd G. Sweetland (Frome) 4½
3rd P. Bending (Cheltenham), N.
Hendricks (Harambee), G. Naldrett (Insurance), M. Owens (Downend) 4
Grading Prize
N. Mills (Yoevil)
Minor (U100)
1st G. Gammon (Downend), G. Williams
(Trowbridge)
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database of games played in the Open. Games provided by Dave Tipper.
Zoe Strong, Louise Head (Berks), Cosima Keen
(E Sussex)
Controllers Prizes
Brian Hornsby
Lawrence Demeger
U9 Championships
1stDaniel D’Souza-Eva 7/7
2nd= Joseph Gabriel 5/7
2nd= Irene Mathias 5/7
Wiltshire U9 Champion
Arthur Copping (Wilts) 4/7
Best Girl
Irene Mathias
Controllers Prizes
Arthur Copping
Oliver Carter
Hugh Parry
Alex Kitshoff
Ashwin Kalyana
U8 Championships
1st James Colebourn (Herts) 5½ /6
2ndRebecca Swestun (Essex) 5/6
3rdAloysius Lip (Birmingham) 4½/6
West of England U8 Champion
Pranav Satish (Wilts) &
Megan Scott (Wilts)3½/6
West of England U8 Girls’ Champion
Megan Scott
Wiltshire U8 Champion
Pranav Satish & Megan Scott
Wiltshire U7 Champion
Will Cleeves 2/6
Best U7
Joseph Yianni (Herts) 3/6
Best Girl
Rebecca Swestun
Beginners
1st= Adam Busby (Wilts)
1st= Daniel Key
2ndAlessandro Ruggiero (Bristol)
Controllers Medals
Joseph Ewins (Bristol)
Andrew Fraser (Bristol)
Sammy Petchey (Wilts)
Mackenzie Steadman (Bristol)
Best Girl
Emma Smart (Hants)
Best Game Prize
George Grimmer (Wilts)
Saturday Intermediate
1st= Bradley White (Wilts)
1st= Aloysius Lip (Warks)
3rd= Pranav Satish (Wilts)
3rd= James Colebourn (Herts)
Best Girl
Zoe Mathias
Controllers Prizes
Joseph Yianni (Herts)
John Hall (Somerset)
Sunday Intermediate
1st Mark Garnett (Wilts)
2nd Jordan Isgin (Wilts)
3rd= Jack Swestun (Essex)
3rd= Oliver Taylor
Best Girl
Helen Mazagon (Surrey), Katy Jackson (Oxon)
Controllers Prizes
George Grimmer (Wilts)
Jacob Man (Wilts)
CORNWALL CONGRESS
Stithians Village Hall
11th - 13th Janaury 2008
Emigrant Cup
(Open):
1st David Saqui
(cup awarded on tie-break)
169
Penwith
4/5
Lloyd Retallick
167
Newquay
3rd Gary Trudeau
140
Liskeard
3/5
4th = Simon Bartlett
146
Newquay
2½/5
Jeremy Menadue
178
Truro
Grading Prize U140
Barry Moss
129
Falmouth
2½/5
Falmouth Cup
(U-125):
1st= Stefan Leaver
(cup awarded on tie-break)
117
Truro
4/5
Michael Hill
109
Liskeard
Doug Morton
99
Newquay
4th= Marcus Pilling
112
Truro
3½/5
Christopher Reeves
111
Truro
Grading Prize U100
Philip Spargo
99
Cambourne
3/5
Grading Prize U80
Martin Carter
57
Godolphin
3/5
Team
prize (Centenary Cup):
Newquay Retallick/Bartlett/Nancarrow/Morton
Bev Schofield has sent the following
report on WECU junior events:
One of the major junior tournaments in the
West of England is the Junior Squad Young Masters U21 Tournament in
July at Millfield School. There is a 6 day FIDE rated tournament and
a Weekender Tournament for younger players.
Eight West of England players took part in
the 36 player FIDE tournament. The event was won by Dan Hall of
Wiltshire on 8/10 ahead of Ankush Khandelwal, Joseff Thomas, Philip
Makepeace and James Adair on 7/10. Other WoE players taking part were
Robbie Coats (Wilts), Rhys Cummings (Som), Josh Hall (Wilts), Matthew
Harborne (Hants), Sarah Hegarty (Som), Lewis Martin (Wilts) and Sharan
Soni (Som).
There were eight West of England players
in the 48 player field in the Weekender Tournament won jointly by
Dashiell Shaw and Richard Weaving with Toby Hall (Wiltshire) in joint
third. Other WoE participants were Alexander Carter (Glos), Alex
Gould (Som), Matthew Marsh (Som), Oliver Schofield (Som), Harry
Streeter (Som) and Robert Thompson (Devon).
DORSET
CONGRESS
REMBRANDT HOTEL,
WEYMOUTH, 5th - 7th October 2007
Open Section
1st
John Anderson
188
Shell Essex
4½
2nd
Alan Brusey
161
Teignmouth
4
3rd
Keith Gregory
181
Cosham
3½
Grading Prize
(U-170)
Jane Richmond
169
Brown Jack
3½
Major Section
(U-155)
1st
Dominic Bennett
152
Bristol & Clifton
4
2nd=
David Tomboline
149
Brown Jack
3½
Peter Wilcock
148
Wimbourne
Simon Bartlett
146
Newquay
Martin Harris
139
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Paul Jackson
137
Coulsdon
Grading Prize
(U-135)
Mark Wallace
129
Crowthorne
3½
Minor Section
(U-125)
1st
John Bashall
118
Telepost
4½
2nd
Greig Sweetland
122
Bath
4
John Kelly
117
Weymouth
Larry Cox
122
Southborne
Robert Davenport
113
Ringwood
Grading Prize
(U-100)
1st=
Joan Gardner
93
Berkhemstead
4
Norman Tidy
99
St. Marychurch
Dorset Open Weymouth 2007
1
2
3
4
5
1
Anderson,J.
- 1/21
+ 1/5
- ½/2
+ 1/11
- 1/7
4½
2
Brusey,A.W.
- 1/10
+ 1/14
+ ½/1
- ½/8
+ 1/6
4
3
Gregory,K.
- ½/9
+ ½/16
- ½/5
+ 1/17
- 1/18
3½
4
Richmond,J.
- ½/16
+ ½/11
+ ½/B
- 1/20
+ 1/8
3½
5
Jenks,B.
- 1/23
- 0/1
+ ½/3
+ ½/18
- 1/16
3
6
Pleasants,A.
+ ½/B
+ 1/9
- ½/7
+ 1/12
- 0/2
3
7
Braun,W.
+ ½/B
- 1/20
+ ½/6
- 1/13
+ 0/1
3
8
Clark,I.C.
+ ½/26
+ 1/19
- 1/17
+ ½/2
- 0/4
3
9
House,P.G.
+ ½/3
- 0/6
- ½/14
+ 1/21
+ ½/10
2½
10
Krzyzanowski,P.
+ 0/2
- ½/21
- ½/12
+ 1/22
- ½/9
2½
11
Simons,M.J.
+ ½/B
- ½/4
+ 1/23
- 0/1
+ ½/15
2½
12
Bolt,G.
+ ½/17
- ½/13
+ ½/10
- 0/6
+ 1/23
2½
13
Gibbs,D.V.
- ½/15
+ ½/12
- 1/22
+ 0/7
+ ½/29
2½
14
Goater,K.P.
+ ½/B
- 0/2
+ ½/9
- ½/23
+ 1/20
2½
15
Clancy,M.J.
+ ½/13
- 0/17
+ 1/B
+ ½/16
- ½/11
2½
16
Coburn,J.
+ ½/4
- ½/3
+ ½/18
- ½/15
+ 0/5
2
17
Waters,A.C.
- ½/12
+ 1/15
+ 0/8
- 0/3
+ ½/19
2
18
Ozanne,M.
+ ½/B
+ ½/22
- ½/16
- ½/5
+ 0/3
2
19
Hamilton,S.
+ ½/B
- 0/8
+ 0/20
+ 1/B
- ½/17
2
20
Jepps,G.N.
- ½/22
+ 0/7
- 1/19
+ 0/4
- 0/14
1½
21
Bourne,J.
+ 0/1
+ ½/10
+ ½/B
- 0/9
- ½/22
1½
22
Yeo,M.J.
+ ½/20
- ½/18
+ 0/13
- 0/10
+ ½/21
1½
23
House,K.C.
+ 0/5
+ ½/33
- 0/11
+ ½/14
- 0/12
1
NOTE:- Points awarded for all byes are not known
Games played in the open can be downloaded
We are indebted to Bob Jones for the following Report and
tables.
WECU Jamboree.
Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, Taunton
23rd September 2007
Several
factors resulted in arresting the recent decline of this traditional
get-together of westcountry teams.
(a)
Identification of a suitable venue, central to the Union's area.
(b)Early
notification to county captains of the event details.
(c)Avoiding
clashes with other events, such as 4NCL weekends.
The
Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre came to the rescue last year, when another
projected venue fell through at short notice, yet, as it turned out,
this may have been a stroke of good fortune, as the Taunton venue has
proved eminently suitable. Martin Worrall, of the Taunton Chess
Club is also a member of the technical staff there, and was able to get
much of the preliminary work done, and provided free liquid refreshments
throughout the afternoon.
All this
resulted in there being four teams in each section, providing a good mix
of almost 100 players from as far apart as Plymouth, Cheltenham and
Weymouth.
Devon's
stranglehold on the top section was broken, partly by the welcome entry
of a strong contingent from Wiltshire, who eventually romped home by 2
clear points.
In the
graded section, the captain of the defending team was unable to raise
sufficient interest to be able to field a strong side, and Torbay took
the opportunity and won well.
WECU
president, Gerry Jepps, presented the cups, noting en passant, that he
had just been appointed the first ECF Arbiter, thus becoming a "small
footnote in chess history".
