Friday, 27 April 2012
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Autumn Cup line-up
Here are the groups for the Autumn Cup starting on 1st May. Groups of 6, single round robin. Fixtures to follow.
| Group A | Anthony Ker | 2451 |
| Russell Dive | 2429 | |
| Scott Wastney | 2388 | |
| Brian Nijman | 2155 | |
| Arthur Pomeroy | 2111 | |
| Michael Nyberg | 2076 | |
| Group B | Ian Sellen | 2069 |
| Marany Meyer | 2065 | |
| Ross Jackson | 2060 | |
| Bill Forster | 2041 | |
| Andrew Stone | 1963 | |
| Alan Aldridge | 1934 | |
| Group C | Peter Stoeveken | 1888 |
| Mike Roberts | 1868 | |
| Andrew Brockway | 1813 | |
| Michael Hewson | 1799 | |
| Lawrence Farrington | 1767 | |
| Alistair Nicholls | 1760 | |
| Group D | Gordon Anderson | 1652 |
| John Cook | 1648 | |
| Layla Timergazi | 1648 | |
| John Marney | 1627 | |
| Jonathon Whittle | 1605 | |
| Hamish Shierlaw | 1591 | |
| Group E | Dylan Frater | 1586 |
| Matt Veldhuizen | 1537 | |
| Andreas Theodosiou | 1231 | |
| Luke Palmer | 1140 | |
| Ken Heaton | ||
| Irek Timergazi |
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Team Rapid - Capablancans Cruise to Victory
Congratulations to Scott's Capablancan team for easily winning the Wellington Team Rapid. Between rounds 5 and 6 I made a comment that they may not have come top if the scoring had been on game points not match points, and they responded with a most convincing 6 1/2 - 1/2 victory over the Alekhinians, so no disputing who the champions are!
There was one incident - two of the Fishbite team, including the captain, were unable to access the building as the door to Turnbull House had been taken off the latch. This was not some draconian new FIDE measure against stragglers, nor, as far as I am aware, deliberate nobbling by their round 5 opponents the Capablancans. We're not sure how it happened, but please be aware of it as an issue, and make sure when you enter the building that the door is still on the latch, thanks! Michael Hewson was ably replaced by our visitor from Malaysia Alan Ang, and Brian Nijman slightly less ably by me.
Here are the final cross table and results for rounds 5 and 6.
There was one incident - two of the Fishbite team, including the captain, were unable to access the building as the door to Turnbull House had been taken off the latch. This was not some draconian new FIDE measure against stragglers, nor, as far as I am aware, deliberate nobbling by their round 5 opponents the Capablancans. We're not sure how it happened, but please be aware of it as an issue, and make sure when you enter the building that the door is still on the latch, thanks! Michael Hewson was ably replaced by our visitor from Malaysia Alan Ang, and Brian Nijman slightly less ably by me.
Here are the final cross table and results for rounds 5 and 6.
| Capablancans | Karpovians | Alekhinians | Fishbites | ||
| Capablancans | xx | 1 1 | 0.5 1 | 1 1 | 5.5 |
| Karpovians | 0 0 | xx | 1 1 | 1 1 | 4 |
| Alekhinians | 0.5 0 | 0 0 | xx | 1 1 | 2.5 |
| Fishbites | 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 0 | xx | 0 |
| Round 5 | |||||
| Fishbites | Capablancans | ||||
| Brian Nijman | 0-1 (default) | Scott Wastney | |||
| Marany Meyer | 0-1 | Bill Forster | |||
| Alan Ang | 1/2-1/2 | Alan Aldridge | |||
| Peter Stoeveken | 1-0 | Jonathon Whittle | |||
| Gordon Anderson | 1/2-1/2 | Hamish Shierlaw | |||
| John Gillespie | 1-0 | Dylan Frater | |||
| Harry Pham | 0-1 | Ken Heaton | |||
| Total | 3-4 | ||||
| Karpovians | Alekhinians | ||||
| Anthony Ker | 1-0 | Russell Dive | |||
| Ross Jackson | 0-1 | Michael Nyberg | |||
| Lawrence Farrington | 0-1 | Marany Flack | |||
| Andrew Brockway | 0-1 | John Cook | |||
| Layla Timergazi | 1-0 | John Marney | |||
| Paul Frost | 1-0 | Matt Veldhuizen | |||
| Irek Timergazi | 1-0 | Andreas Theodosiou | |||
| Total | 4-3 | ||||
| Round 6 | |||||
| Alekhinians | Capablancans | ||||
| Russell Dive | 0-1 | Scott Wastney | |||
| Michael Nyberg | 0-1 | Bill Forster | |||
| Mike Roberts | 1/2-1/2 | Alan Aldridge | |||
| John Cook | 0-1 | Jonathon Whittle | |||
| John Marney | 0-1 | Hamish Shierlaw | |||
| Matt Veldhuizen | 0-1 | Dylan Frater | |||
| Andreas Theodosiou | 0-1 | Ken Heaton | |||
| Total | ½-6½ | ||||
| Karpovians | Fishbites | ||||
| Anthony Ker | 1-0 | Ian Sellen | |||
| Ross Jackson | 0-1 | Marany Meyer | |||
| Lawrence Farrington | 0-1 | Alan Ang | |||
| Andrew Brockway | 1-0 | Peter Stoeveken | |||
| Layla Timergazi | 1-0 | Gordon Anderson | |||
| Paul Frost | 1-0 | John Gillespie | |||
| Irek Timergazi | 1-0 | Harry Pham | |||
| Total | 5-2 | ||||
Two more Forster games from the Rapid
The team Rapid finished yesterday with Scott Wastney's Capablancan team taking the honours.
Full results to follow, but meanwhile thanks to Capablancan Bill Forster once again for reconstructing his games and sharing with them us
Full results to follow, but meanwhile thanks to Capablancan Bill Forster once again for reconstructing his games and sharing with them us
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
2 games from the Team Rapid
Many thanks to Bill for reconstructing two of his games from the team event - remember this is rapid chess, so the standard may not be as high as you are used to!
Team Rapid Rounds 3 & 4
Scott's Capablanca team seem to have the Team Rapid tournament sewn up with 2 rounds to go. Bill Forster brought in a large size portrait of Capablanca, and this no doubt spurred them on to emulate the Cuban's genius. Scott personally achieved the double over IM Anthony Ker, and then went on to beat Brian Nijman as well.
Nice to see Marany Flack (nee Meyer) back at the club. She gave valuable assistance to the Alekhinians, beating Michael Hewson very quickly in round 3.
| Capablancans | Alekhinians | Karpovians | Fishbites | ||
| Capablancans | xx | 1/2 | 1 1 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Alekhinians | 1/2 | xx | 0 | 1 1 | 2.5 |
| Karpovians | 0 0 | 1 | xx | 1 | 2 |
| Fishbites | 0 | 0 0 | 0 | xx | 0 |
| Round 3 | |||||
| Karpovians | Capablancans | ||||
| Anthony Ker | 0-1 | Scott Wastney | |||
| Ross Jackson | 0-1 | Bill Forster | |||
| Lawrence Farrington | 1/2-1/2 | Alan Aldridge | |||
| Andrew Brockway | 1-0 | Jonathon Whittle | |||
| Layla Timergazi | 0-1 | Hamish Shierlaw | |||
| Paul Frost | 1-0 | Dylan Frater | |||
| 0-1 | Ken Heaton | (default) | |||
| Total | 2½-4½ | ||||
| Fishbites | Alekhinians | ||||
| Brian Nijman | 0-1 | Russell Dive | |||
| Ian Sellen | 0-1 | Michael Nyberg | |||
| Michael Hewson | 0-1 | Marany Flack | |||
| Peter Stoeveken | 0-1 | John Cook | |||
| Gordon Anderson | 1-0 | John Marney | |||
| John Gillespie | 0-1 | Matt Veldhuizen | |||
| Brian Luo | 0-1 | Andreas Theodosiou | |||
| Total | 1-6 | ||||
| Round 4 | |||||
| Capablancans | Fishbites | ||||
| Scott Wastney | 1-0 | Brian Nijman | |||
| Bill Forster | 1/2-1/2 | Ian Sellen | |||
| Alan Aldridge | 1-0 | Michael Hewson | |||
| Jonathon Whittle | 0-1 | Peter Stoeveken | |||
| Hamish Shierlaw | 0-1 | Gordon Anderson | |||
| Dylan Frater | 1-0 | John Gillespie | |||
| Ken Heaton | 1-0 | Brian Luo | |||
| Total | 4½-2½ | ||||
| Alekhinians | Karpovians | ||||
| Russell Dive | 1-0 | Anthony Ker | |||
| Michael Nyberg | 0-1 | Ross Jackson | |||
| Marany Flack | 0-1 | Lawrence Farrington | |||
| John Cook | 0-1 | Andrew Brockway | |||
| John Marney | 0-1 | Layla Timergazi | |||
| Matt Veldhuizen | 1/2-1/2 | Paul Frost | |||
| Andreas Theodosiou | 0-1 | Irek Timergazi | |||
| Total | 1½-5½ | ||||
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
Wellington Team Championship
Results from the inaugural Wellington Team Championship which started on 10th April
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Karpovians
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Alekhinians
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Capablancans
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Fishbites
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Karpovians
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xx
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0
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1
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1
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Alekhinians
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xx
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1/2
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1
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1.5
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Capablancans
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1
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1/2
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xx
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1.5
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Fishbites
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0
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0
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xx
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0
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Round
1
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Capablancans
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Karpovians
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Scott Wastney
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1-0
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Anthony Ker
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Bill Forster
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1/2-1/2
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Ross Jackson
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Alan Aldridge
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1/2-1/2
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Lawrence Farrington
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Jonathon Whittle
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1-0
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Andrew Brockway
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Hamish Shierlaw
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0-1
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Layla Timergazi
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Dylan Frater
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0-1
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Paul Frost
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Ken Heaton
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1-0
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Bryce Ranson
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Total
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4-3
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Alekhinians
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Fishbites
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Russell Dive
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1-0
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Brian Nijman
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Ian Sellen
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0-1
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Andrew Stone
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Mike Roberts
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1-0
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Michael Hewson
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John Cook
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1-0
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Peter Stoeveken
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John Marney
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0-1
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John Gillespie
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Matt Veldhuizen
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1-0
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Brian Luo
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Andreas Theodosiou
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0-1
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Gordon Anderson
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Total
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4-3
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Round
2
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Fishbites
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Karpovians
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Brian Nijman
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0-1
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Anthony Ker
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Andrew Stone
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0-1
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Ross Jackson
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Michael Hewson
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0-1
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Lawrence Farrington
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Peter Stoeveken
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0-1
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Andrew Brockway
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John Gillespie
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1/2-1/2
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Layla Timergazi
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Brian Luo
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0-1
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Paul Frost
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Gordon Anderson
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1-0
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Bryce Ranson
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Total
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1½-5½
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Capablancans
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Alekhinians
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Scott Wastney
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0-1
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Russell Dive
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Bill Forster
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0-1
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Ian Sellen
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Alan Aldridge
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1/2-1/2
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Mike Roberts
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Jonathon Whittle
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1-0
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John Cook
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Hamish Shierlaw
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1-0
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John Marney
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Dylan Frater
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0-1
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Matt Veldhuizen
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Ken Heaton
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1-0
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Andreas Theodosiou
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Total
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3½-3½
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