Week 8 - Ker Beats Dive

In the 8th week of the Club Championship the Dive-Ker encounter ended rather dramatically with the Dive king being chased into a mating net. This secures Anthony a reasonably comfortable lead in the A grade, although the number of postponed games of course makes the position still unclear.
Scott Wastney is also doing fine having just dropped half a point so far in the competition.

My thanks to Bill for annotating his draw against Ross:

The B grade saw another dramatic end in the top of the table clash between me and Andrew Stone. Great finish by Andrew, setting him on a course to final victory in this group.

The C grade remains unclear - Fabian leads but did not play, while Pat Cunningham defeated newcomer Juan van der Anker and lies half a point behind.



In the D grade the two top players, Alexis Wevers and Daniel Kibblewhite, drew with each other. Just behind them, Karthik Konakanchi won to stay in contention, all three top players having lost one, drawn one and won their other games.


Wastney    1-0     Timergazi
Forster    1/2-1/2 Jackson
Dive        0-1       Ker
Croad      1-0       Nyberg

Wilkins    1-0      Rossiter
Stone       1-0       Sellen
Aldridge  1-0       List
Brockway1-0      Farrington

Van der Anker   0-1    Cunningham
Austin                1-0    Stracy
Sole                1/2-1/2 Wight
Baker                 1-0    Winter
Forlong-Ford     1-0    Dixon

Asher          1-0     Konakanchi P
Zhao J         0-1     Konakanchi K
Wevers     1/2-1/2  Kibblewhite
Bennett       0-1      Proctor
Sknar          0-1      Zhao A

A Grade

No
Name
Loc
Total
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10


1
Ker, Anthony
2461
5.5
*
½
1
1


1
1

1


2
Wastney, Scott
2448
4.5
½
*


1
1
1
1




3
Dive, Russell, 
2440
4
0

*
1
1


1
1



4
Croad, Nic
2429
4
0

0
*

1

1
1
1


5
Nijman, Brian
2206
3.5

0
0

*

½
1
1
1


6
Timergazi, Layla
2105
3

0

0

*
1
1

1


7
Pomeroy, Arthur
2134
1.5
0
0


½
0
*
½
½



8
Forster, Bill
2066
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
½
*
½



9
Jackson, Ross
2067
1


0
0
0

½
½
*
0


10
Nyberg, Michael
2085
1
0


0
0
0


1
*

B Grade

No
Name
Loc
Total
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12


1
Stone, Andrew
2047
6.5
*
1
1
1
½

1
1

1




2
Rossiter, Philip
1897
4
0
*
0
1

1

1
0
1




3
Sellen, Ian
2064
4
0
1
*
0

1

1

1




4
Kulkarni, Yogesh
2036
4
0
0
1
*




1
1
1



5
Coghini, Phillip
1872
3.5
½



*
0
½
½
1

1



6
Farrington, Lawrence
1811
3

0
0

1
*
½
0

½
1



7
Aldridge, Alan
1979
3
0



½
½
*
½

1
½



8
Brockway, Andrew
1801
2.5
0
0
0

½
1
½
*
½





9
Wilkins, Mark
1969
2.5

1

0
0


½
*
0
1



10
List, Bob
1794
1.5
0
0
0
0

½
0

1
*




11
Barraza, Jesse
1957
.5



0
0
0
½

0

*



12
Bye, 

0











*

C Grade

No
Name
Loc
Total
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12


1
Day, Fabian
1605
4.5
*
½
1

1
0
1
1






2
Cunningham, Pat
1652
4
½
*

1



0
½

1
1


3
Winter, Ryan
1533
3.5
0

*
0
1
1
½




1


4
Baker, Jack
1619
3

0
1
*



1

1




5
Forlong-Ford, Colwyn
1726
3
0

0

*
1


1
1




6
Wight, Joshua
1622
2.5
1

0

0
*
0
½

1




7
Stracy, Don
1748
2.5
0

½


1
*
1
0
0




8
Sole, Michael
1637
1.5
0
1

0

½
0
*






9
Dixon, Hamish
1648
1.5

½


0

1

*

0



10
Austin, Tama
1539
1



0
0
0
1


*

0


11
Van der Anker, Juan

1

0






1

*



12
Anderson, Gordon
1648
1

0
0






1

*

D Grade

No
Name
Loc
Total
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10


1
Wevers, Alexis
1472
6.5
*
½
0
1
1
1
1
1

1


2
Kibblewhite, Daniel
1418
5.5
½
*
1
1

0
1
1
1



3
Konakanchi, Karthik
1484
4.5
1
0
*

½

1
1

1


4
Proctor, Matthew
1369
3.5
0
0

*
1
1
1
½




5
Bennett, Sarah
1414
3.5
0

½
0
*
1

0
1
1


6
Zhao, Aiden
1289
3
0
1

0
0
*
0
1
1



7
Asher, Bruce
1316
3
0
0
0
0

1
*

1
1


8
Sknar, Andriy
1184
2.5
0
0
0
½
1
0

*
1



9
Konakanchi, Pramodh
1191
1

0


0
0
0
0
*
1


10
Zhao, Jeffrey
980
0
0

0

0

0

0
*

Club Champs Round 7 - Top Players Clash

Well, the top players could not avoid each other forever, and for the first time in this tournament the 4 best players were playing each other. In these crucial games, Russell Dive was the only one to score a win, and he is now the only remaining player on 100%, in any of the grades. Anthony is still on top of the table though, by virtue of having played more games.
Andrew Stone has extended his lead in the B grade to 1.5 points, thanks to Philip Rossiter losing to me. In the battle of the Andrews, it looked as though Andrew Brockway was more than holding his own, but he cracked in the end.
Fabian Day leads the C grade, although he has played one extra game over his nearest rival, Ryan Winter. Both these players got draws in this round.
And in the D grade, Alexis Wevers and Daniel Kibblewhite continue on their merry way. Their nearest rival,  Karthik Konakanchi, dropped a half a point, Sarah Bennett incredibly salvaging a draw against him.

Many thanks to Arthur Pomeroy for annotating this game from an earlier round, his loss to Anthony Ker.

Dive        1-0    Croad
Nijman   1-0 Forster
Ker      1/2-1/2 Wastney
Pomeroy 0-1 Timergazi

Rossiter 0-1 Sellen
Barraza 0-1 Kulkarni
Brockway 0-1 Stone
Farrington 1-0 Coghini
List           1-0 Wilkins

Winter          1/2-1/2 Stracy
Wight              1-0 Austin
Van der Anker 1-0 Dixon
Cunningham 1/2-1/2 Day

Sknar                 1-0 Konakanchi P
Konakanchi K 1/2-1/2 Bennett
Wevers               1-0   Zhao A
Kibblewhite        1-0 Asher

A Grade

No
Name
Loc
Total
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10


1
Ker, Anthony
2461
4.5
*
 
½
 
1
 
1
1
1
 


2
Dive, Russell, 
2440
4
 
*
 
1
1
 
 
 
1
1


3
Wastney, Scott
2448
3.5
½
 
*
1
 
 
1
 
1
 


4
Nijman, Brian
2206
3.5
 
0
0
*
 
 
½
1
1
1


5
Croad, Nic
2429
3
0
0
 
 
*
1
 
 
1
1


6
Timergazi, Layla
2105
3
 
 
 
 
0
*
1
1
1
 


7
Pomeroy, Arthur
2134
1.5
0
 
0
½
 
0
*
 
½
½


8
Nyberg, Michael
2085
1
0
 
 
0
 
0
 
*
 
1


9
Forster, Bill
2066
.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
½
 
*
 


10
Jackson, Ross
2067
.5
 
0
 
0
0
 
½
0
 
*

B Grade

No
Name
Loc
Total
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12


1
Stone, Andrew
2047
5.5
*
1
 
1
½
 
1
1
1
 
 
 


2
Rossiter, Philip
1897
4
0
*
0
1
 
1
 
1
1
 
 
 


3
Sellen, Ian
2064
4
 
1
*
0
 
1
 
1
1
 
 
 


4
Kulkarni, Yogesh
2036
4
0
0
1
*
 
 
 
 
1
1
1
 


5
Coghini, Phillip
1872
3.5
½
 
 
 
*
0
½
½
 
1
1
 


6
Farrington, Lawrence
1811
3
 
0
0
 
1
*
½
 
½
 
1
 


7
Aldridge, Alan
1979
2
0
 
 
 
½
½
*
½
 
 
½
 


8
Brockway, Andrew
1801
1.5
0
0
0
 
½
 
½
*
 
½
 
 


9
List, Bob
1794
1.5
0
0
0
0
 
½
 
 
*
1
 
 


10
Wilkins, Mark
1969
1.5
 
 
 
0
0
 
 
½
0
*
1
 


11
Barraza, Jesse
1957
.5
 
 
 
0
0
0
½
 
 
0
*
 


12
Bye, 
 
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*

C Grade

No
Name
Loc
Total
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12


1
Day, Fabian
1605
4.5
*
1
½
1
0
1
 
 
1
 
 
 


2
Winter, Ryan
1533
3.5
0
*
 
½
1
1
 
 
 
 
1
 


3
Cunningham, Pat
1652
3
½
 
*
 
 
 
1
½
0
 
1
 


4
Stracy, Don
1748
2.5
0
½
 
*
1
 
 
0
1
 
 
 


5
Wight, Joshua
1622
2
1
0
 
0
*
0
 
 
 
 
 
1


6
Forlong-Ford, Colwyn
1726
2
0
0
 
 
1
*
 
 
 
 
 
1


7
Baker, Jack
1619
2
 
 
0
 
 
 
*
 
1
 
 
1


8
Dixon, Hamish
1648
1.5
 
 
½
1
 
 
 
*
 
0
 
 


9
Sole, Michael
1637
1
0
 
1
0
 
 
0
 
*
 
 
 


10
Van der Anker, Juan
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
*
 
 


11
Anderson, Gordon
1648
1
 
0
0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
1


12
Austin, Tama
1539
0
 
 
 
 
0
0
0
 
 
 
0
*

D Grade

No
Name
Loc
Total
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10


1
Wevers, Alexis
1472
6
*
 
0
1
1
1
1
1
 
1


2
Kibblewhite, Daniel
1418
5
 
*
1
 
1
1
0
1
1
 


3
Konakanchi, Karthik
1484
3.5
1
0
*
½
1
 
 
1
 
 


4
Bennett, Sarah
1414
3.5
0
 
½
*
0
 
1
 
1
1


5
Sknar, Andriy
1184
2.5
0
0
0
1
*
½
 
 
1
 


6
Proctor, Matthew
1369
2.5
0
0
 
 
½
*
1
1
 
 


7
Zhao, Aiden
1289
2
0
1
 
0
 
0
*
0
1
 


8
Asher, Bruce
1316
2
0
0
0
 
 
0
1
*
 
1


9
Konakanchi, Pramodh
1191
1
 
0
 
0
0
 
0
 
*
1


10
Zhao, Jeffrey
980
0
0
 
 
0
 
 
 
0
0
*