THE TEIGNMOUTH RAPIDPLAY

THE TEIGNMOUTH RAPIDPLAY

The Teignmouth Rapidplay Tournament has quickly become popular with players in the Southwest, attracting players from as far away as Bristol and Cambourne. Organised and run by the Teignmouth Chess Club and overseen under the sharp eye of Ray Chubb, the tournament has been held at the Trinity School, Buckeridge Road, Teignmouth each year since its inauguration. This is an ideal venue for the event as the spacious campus is available for some relaxation between rounds and as invariably fine weather seems to be the norm, these facilities can be enjoyed to the full.

Trinity School

Two Senior Tournaments are on the menu. An Open Section is available for players graded 145 and above and the Graded Section for players graded under 145. In addition a Junior Section is organised for players under 12 years and this is usually well attended.

Having six rounds of 30 minutes per player for each round, an early start is required and for those persons who find a 9:45 start a strain on their normal time of forsaking bed, breakfast can be obtained between rounds.

In the past the Open has been won by Jim Sherman and Andrew Greet so the quality of play can be rather demanding.

30^th Teignmouth Rapidplay Congress 2011.

Held at Trinity School, Teignmouth.    Saturday 9th April 2011

Open:

1^st        Patryk Krzyzanowski (Grade 177s) Yeovil          5½ / 6    Winner of the Walker Cup & £50

2^nd       Allan Pleasant    (185s)   Wessex / Weymouth       5 / 6     Winning £30

Grading Prizes:

Under 173      Stephen Piper       (172) Salisbury            4 / 6      Winning £5 each

                        Robert Thompson (168) Newton Abbot

                        Sean Pope            (166) Exeter

Under 160      David Littlejohns    (157) Taunton             3½ / 6     Winning £15

Best under 16 years Result.   Jeff Leung (164) Newton Abbot   3½ / 6

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Major: (Under - 145)

1^st                Duncan MacArthur (136) Keynsham   5½ / 6. Winning £40 and the John Doidge Major Cup.

2^nd               Geoffrey Rosser       (141) Torquay       5 / 6   Winning £20

Grading Prizes:

Under 116      John Kelly                     (111) Weymouth / Wimborne           4½ / 6   Winning £15

Under 101      Alexander Wendland (94s) Keynsham                                4 / 6    Winning £15

Junior Prizes:

Under 16 years.         Nathan Mills      (131)     Brixham                                3 / 6   Winning £10

Under 14 years.         John Fraser       (85)       Newton Abbot                       3 / 6    Winning £10

Team Prize:

There were 13, 3 player teams. Two teams drew on 13 / 18 points.

Teams:

Newton Abbot [1^st. (11p); 2^nd. (9p) and Juniors (9p)]; Exeter [A (10½ p), B (11½p)]; Teignmouth (7p); Tiverton [Ravens (10p); Magpies (8½p)]; Brixham Bishop Bashers (10½p); Weymouth (10p); Wimborne (8½p); Seaton (7½p); Team Cobat (7p).

Winning Team.   Sharing £21.

Exeter B, comprising of Richard Scholes, Brian Aldwin and Konrad Sparks.

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Junior Event:

Under 12 years          Winners of the Ian Mason Memorial Cup and 1st. place Trophies.

Jointly 1st Place          Theo Slade.                             Bude

All scoring 5 / 6           Reece Whittington                  Broadclyst Primary School

                                    Thomas Koyla                         Broadclyst Primary School

Best Under 11 years             Scoring 4½ / 6 and Winning Medals.

                                                Florian Garland           Hall, London.

                                                Cameron Walters        Broadclyst Primary School.

Best Under 9 years

                                                Nicolas Bacon             Honiton.

                                                Ebony Hayler              Broadclyst primary School.

Best Girl:                               Rebecca Trott             Broadclyst Primary School. Winning a Trophy.

Team Prize:

Broadclyst School BoysTeam won the team prize, winning £9. Comprising Reece Whittington, Josh Parton and Thomas Koyla.

General Notes.

The Congress was again fortunate to be on a day of fine weather allowing competitors to relax between game rounds in the gardens and on the patio of Trinity School.

The Congress was opened by Teignmouth Councillor David Cox and Graham Hesse’ President of the Teignmouth Chess Club. This was the 30^th Congress held at Trinity School, held by kind permission of Tim Waters, Headmaster, Trinity School.   Teignmouth Chess Club organises and runs this very successful and popular event in the West Country chess calendar.

There was a very good entry with 30 players in the Open Section, 44 players in the Major Section and 35 players in the under 12 years Junior Section.

Open.

After the 5^th. Round there were five players with the possibility of at least sharing the first place: Dominic Mackle (Newton Abbot), Steve Piper (Salisbury), Allan Pleasants (Weymouth), Trefor Thynne (Newton Abbot) and Patryk Krzyzanowski (Yeovil).

Going into the final round Patryk had been paired with and already beaten Allan but it still remained that an outright winner could be Patryk or Allan, if Patryk lost and Allan won. The final round pairings were:

            Patryk Krzyzanowski (white) 177 grade   versus   Trefor Thynne   (Black)    181 grade.

            Dominic Mackle          (white) 195 grade versus     Allan Pleasants (Black)    185 grade.

Allan scored a good win over Dominic to gain 5 points requiring a win from Party to secure the title. After a close match with Trevor ending in a time scramble and an illegal move two-minute time penalty awarded, Party won to gain the full point needed.

With Patryk Krzyzanowski winning this final game he emerged outright winner by half a point, to win the Open Section and the Walker Cup for his first time.

Major.

After round 5, Duncan MacArthur (Keynsham) lead by half a point on 4½. There were five players on 4 points, Brian Aldwin (Exeter), Keith Atkins (Tiverton), Christopher McKinley (Sedgemoor), Geoffrey Rosser (Torquay) and Chris Strong (Clevedon).

The final round pairings were:

            Brian Aldwin (white) 110 grade   versus     Duncan MacArthur     (black) 136 grade.

            Keith Atkins (white) 134 grade   versus     Christopher McKinley (black) 131 grade.

            Chris Strong (white) 136 grade   versus     Geoffrey Rosser         (black) 141 grade.

Keith Atkins and Christopher McKinley drew to leave them on 4½ points. Geoffrey Rosser beat Chris Stong to go to 5 points, therefore requiring a win from Duncan MacArthur to win outright.

Duncan MacArthur secured a good win and won the Major Cup for the third time in four years.

Junior.

The Junior section was well supported with players coming from all parts of Devon. Particularly strong were the 14 players from Broadclyst Primary School.

The juniors played the full 6 round Swiss tournament using chess clocks. The games leading up to the final joint three winners were of an excellent standard. An indication of the strength being that Theo Slade a joint winner with Thomas Kolya and Reece Whittington, is graded 131 and a current England Junior Squad player.

Taylor Finch played an excellent tournament but unfortunately lost his final round game or he may have shared in the first position.

Congress Organisation.

The Congress is an annual event run by the Teignmouth Chess Club.

Raymond Chubb organises the event on behalf of the Club.

John Ariss from Torquay and a member of the Teignmouth Chess Club, is a fully qualified English Chess Federation Congress controller and ran both the Open and the Major events for the Congress.

The junior section was run by Ray Chubb.

The Teignmouth Chess Club meets on Tuesdays each week throughout the year, at the Alice Cross Centre, Teignmouth. Further information can be obtained from Ray Chubb, Secretary, 01626 888255

E-m: ray.chubb@care4free.net or the Chess Devon web site www.chessdevon.co.uk

Ray Chubb

15 April 2011

Photographs courtesy of Ray Chubb

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Ray Chubb, David Cox and Graham Hesse The Open winner, Patryck Krzyzanowski and Graham Hesse The Major winner, Duncan MacArthur and Graham Hesse

29^th Teignmouth RapidPlay Congress 2010.

Held at Trinity School, Teignmouth.    Saturday 17th April 2010

Open:

1^st                    Ben Edgell (Grade 206) Sedgemoor    5 / 6     Winner of the Walker Cup & £50

Joint 2^nd=       Graham Bolt      (203)     Exeter                      4.5 / 6    Winning £15 each

                        Stephen Homer (183)     Exeter

                        Allan Pleasant    (170e)   Wessex/Weymouth

Grading Prizes:

Under 170       Michael Richardt (162)    Taunton         4 / 6      Winning £10

Under 155       Steve Dean            (147)   Sidmouth 3.5 / 6      Winning £4 each

                        Peter Halmkin        (152) Teignmouth

                        Peter Jaszkiwskyj (154)   Honorary members Club, London

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Major: (U-145)

JJoint 1^st=            Three scoring 5 / 6. Each winning £20. Major Cup awarded by tie-break.

Charles Keen (141) Exeter              Winner of the Major Cup

John Maloney (121)   Exeter

Allan Papier   (131) Bristol and Clifton

Grading Prizes:

Under 130       Chris McKinley (127) Sedgemoor        4 / 6         Winning £10

Under 105       John James    ( 77)   Plymouth         3.5 / 6         Winning £10

Junior Prizes:

Under 16 years.          Freddie Sugden (131)     Newton Abbot          3.5 / 6 Winning £10

Team Prize:

There were 13, 3 player teams. Two teams drew on 13 / 18 points.

Teams:

Newton Abbot; Exeter (Lions), (Tigers) and (Bears); Teignmouth (A), (B) and (C); Tiverton; Taunton; Brixham Boys; Weymouth; Wimborne; WW.

Joint Winners.   Sharing £15.

Exeter Lions, comprising of Graham Bolt, Tim Paulden and Charles Keen.

Taunton, comprising of Ben Edgell, Mike Redman and Mike Richardt.

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Junior Event:

Under 12 years          Winners of the Ian Mason Memorial Cup and 1st. place Trophies.

Jointly 1st Place          Joseph Gabriel.   Broadclyst School              5 / 6                                                                                                      Tomas Trott         Broadclyst School

                        3^rd. Place         Thomas Koyla      Broadclyst School

Best Under 11 years            Scoring 4 / 6 and Winning Medals.

                                                Reece Whittington      Broadclyst School

                                                Adam Batten               Broadclyst School

                                                Theo Slade                  Bude, Cornwall Junior

                                                John Fraser                 Torquay Grammer School

Best Girl:       Jointly.             Nandeje Narayanan                Churston

                                                Sophia Robinson                    Broadclyst School

Team Prize:

Broadclyst School Team A won the team prize, winning £9. Comprising Joseph Gabriel, Simon Priddle and Tom Koyla.

General Notes.

The Congress was again fortunate to be on a day of fine weather allowing competitors to relax between game rounds in the gardens and on the patio of Trinity School.

The Congress was opened by Teignmouth Councillor Mayor Vince Fusco and Graham Hesse’ President of the Teignmouth Chess Club. This was the 29^th Congress held at Trinity School, held by kind permission of Tim Waters, Headmaster, Trinity School.   Teignmouth Chess Club organises and runs this very successful and popular event in the West Country chess calendar.

Open.

The defending Champion Ben Edgell did extremely well to retain his title again against such a strong entry to the Open Section. After round 5 there were only two players in contention (Graham Bolt dropped from contention after three drawn games), Ben Edgell (on 4.5, grade 206) and Allan Pleasants (on 4, grade 170). Their game was drawn and Ben Edgell emerged out right winner, to win the Open Section for the fourth time and retain the Walker Cup.

Major.

After round 5, Allan Papier (on 4), Clive Pemberton (on 4), Charles Keen (on 4) and John Maloney (on 5) were all in contention. Pemberton (131) lost to Papier (131) and Keen (141) beat Maloney (121), resulting in the three-way tie for first place. Charles Keen had beat John Maloney and John Maloney had beat Allan Papier so the Major Cup was awarded to Charles Keen of Exeter.

Congress Organisation.

The Congress is an annual event run by the Teignmouth Chess Club.

Ray Chubb organises the event on behalf of the Club.

John Ariss from Torquay and a member of the Teignmouth Chess Club, is a fully qualified English Chess Federation Congress controller and ran both the Open and the Major events for the Congress.

The Junior section was run by Mrs Joe Frost from Bantham, north Devon.

The Teignmouth Chess Club meets on Tuesdays each week throughout the year, at the Alice Cross Centre, Teignmouth. Further information can be obtained from Ray Chubb, Secretary, 01626 888255 e-m: ray.chubb@care4free.net or the Chess Devon web site www.ChessDevon.co.uk

Ray Chubb

23 April 2010

PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF RAY CHUBB click on picture for a larger image.

Graham Hesse & Mayor Vince Fusco

A general view of the playing area

Ben Edgell v Alan Pleasants

John Maloney v Charles Keen.

Open winner Ben Edgell receives the Walker Cup.

Major Cup winner - Charles Keen.

Best girl - Nandeje Narayanan.

Thoma Koya - 3rd place Junior

Under 12 winners - Gabriel & Trott

28^th Teignmouth Rapidplay Congress 2009.

Held at Trinity School, Teignmouth. Saturday 4th April 2009

Open:

1^st Ben Edgell Sedgemoor 5½ / 6 Winner of the Walker Cup & £50

Joint 2^nd= James T. Sherwin Bath 5 / 6 £15 each

               Graham Bolt Exeter

Best Score by a Junior under 16 years.

Robert Thomson Newton Abbot 4 / 6 £10

Grading Prizes:

Under 159 Robin Kneebone Penwith, Cornwall. 4 / 6 £10

Under 136 Joint Martyn Adams Sidmouth 3 / 6 £5 each

       Robert Barnes Plymouth

Major: (U-120)

1^st= Duncan McArthur Keysham, Bristol 5½ / 6 Winner the John Doidge Major Cup & £40

Joint 2^nd= George Darling Newton Abbot 5 / 6 £10 each

               Mike Cuggy Brixham

Grading Prizes:

Under 100 Joint. John Knowles Tiverton 4 / 6 £4 each

      Stephen Thorpe-Tracey Tiverton

      Richard Scholes Exeter

Under 76 Freddie Sugden Newton Abbot 4 / 6 £10

Junior Prizes:

Under 16 years. Alex Billings Newton Abbot 2 / 6 £7

Under 14 years. Frank Sabin Barnet Knights 3 / 6 £7

Team Prize:

There were 13, 3 player teams: Torquay Boys Grammer School; Newton Abbot (A), (B) and (C); Exeter (A) and (B); Teignmouth (A) and (B); Tiverton; Taunton; Brixham; Sedgemoor; Weymouth.

Exeter A, comprising of Graham Bolt, Richard Scholes and Charles Keen scored 13½ / 18 to win the team prize of £15. Joint seconds were Brixham and Torquay B. G. School on 11½ / 18.

Junior Event:

Under 12 years Jointly 1^st Theo Slade Bude 5 / 6 Simon Priddle Broadclyst School

Tomas Trott Broadclyst School

Winners of the Ian Mason Mamorial Cup and 1st. place Trophies.

Best Under 11 years James Royle Broadclyst School Trophy winner

Adam Batten Broadclyst School

Best Under 9 years Rebecca Trott Broadclyst School Trophy winner

Best Girl: Lily Barnes Plymouth.

Score books were won by Ben McCall-Myers, Jack Searle and Joe Gabriel for better than 50% performance.

Team Prize:

Broadclyst School Team A. Comprising Joe Gabriel, Adam Batten and Tomas Trott. Winners of £9 team prize.

General Notes.

The Congress was again fortunate to be on a day of fine weather allowing competitors to relax between game rounds in the gardens and on the patio of Trinity School.

The Congress was opened by Graham Hesse’ President of the Teignmouth Chess Club. This was the 28^th Congress held at Trinity School, held by kind permission of Tim Waters, Headmaster, Trinity School. Teignmouth Chess Club organises and runs this very successful and popular event in the West Country chess calendar.

Open.

The Congress was pleased to have International Chess Master, James T. Sherwin, back at the event as a previous winner on a number of occasions. The defending Champion Ben Edgell did extremely well to retain his title against such a strong entry to the Open Section. The critical game was in round 4 when Graham Bolt (187), playing white, beat James Sherwin (198) in an excellent game. Ben Edgell (185) obtained a draw from Graham Bolt (187) in the final round, to win the Open Section and retain the Walker Cup.

Major.

Duncan MacArthur, beat Mathew Hains (Chard – 75); Michael Cuggy (Brixham – 97), John Knowles (Tiverton – 93), Frank Sabin (Barnet Knights – 113), Freddie Sugden (Newton Abbot – Junior) and in the 6^th. and final round drew with Chris Southall (Exeter – 116) to win the Major Section and win the John Doidge donated MajorTrophy.

Congress Organisation.

The Congress is an annual event run by the Teignmouth Chess Club.

Ray Chubb organises the event on behalf of the Club.

John Ariss from Torquay and a member of the Teignmouth Chess Club, is a fully qualified English Chess Federation Congress controller and ran both the Open and the Major events for the Congress.

The Junior section was run by Mrs Joe Frost from Bantham, North Devon.

The Teignmouth Chess Club meets on Tuesdays each week throughout the year, at the Alice Cross Centre, Teignmouth. Further information can be obtained from Ray Chubb, Secretary, 01626 888255 e-m: ray.chubb@care4free.net or the Chess Devon web site www.ChessDevon.co.uk

Ray Chubb

06 April 2009

PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF RAY CHUBB

Ben Edgell v Graham Bolt in the 5th Round

The Open Crosstable

The Major Crosstable (1)

The Major Crosstable (2)

Graham Hessé opens the tournament. Ray Chubb and John Arris are also on the stage,

A general view of the tournament room

Before the start of the first round

Graham Hessé with the junior winners. Jill Frost looks on.