Lawrence Cooper’s Final International Round-up 9/9/12
World Chess Olympiad 28th August - 9th September 2012
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The England open team of Michael Adams, Gawain Jones, Nigel Short, David Howell and Nicholas Pert captained by Peter Wells finished equal ninth (seventeenth on tie-break) after victories in rounds ten and eleven against Uruguay and the Czech Republic left them with six match wins, three draws and losses in rounds eight and nine. There were one hundred and fifty-seven teams in total and Armenia took the gold medals ahead of Russia on tie-break. Both scored nineteen match points whilst Ukraine took bronze on eighteen after defeating China, to overtake them, in the last round.
The women’s team of Anya Corke, Maria Yurenok, Sarah Hegarty, Sabrina Chevannes and Kanwal Bhatia captained by Stephen Gordon finished equal fortieth (forty-sixth on tie-break) out of one hundred and twenty-seven teams with twelve match points, four wins, four draws and three losses. Russia took the gold-medal on tie-break from China with Ukraine taking the bronze a point behind on eighteen points.
Final scores:
Open: Michael Adams 5.5/10, Gawain Jones 4/10, Nigel Short 7.5/10, David Howell 5.5/9, 5 Nick Pert 3.5/5.
Chris Ross represented the International Braille Chess Association team and scored 5.5/8.
Women: Anya Corke 5/10, Maria Yurenok 3.5/9, Sarah Hegarty 6.5/9, Sabrina Chevannes 4.5/7, Kanwal Bhatia 5/9.
The event was held from 28th August to 9th September in Istanbul, Turkey.
62nd Annual Congress Paignton 2nd-8th September 2012
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For the eighteenth time Keith Arkell won the top section with 6/7 ahead of Richard Bates, Dave Ledger and Dominic Mackle on 5.
First Saturday Budapest 1-10 September 2012
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Mark Lyell is on 2.5/8 in the IM section and Diana Mihajlova 2/7 in FM B.
Lawrence Cooper,
Director of International Chess 9/9/12
Lawrence Cooper’s Final International Round-up 9/9/12
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John Moore
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Lawrence or Lol (!) - You have done a great job and I am sure others will join me in saying thanks.
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Richard Bates
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Indeed. But has he read the job spec of the International Rating Officer properly...?John Moore wrote:Lawrence or Lol (!) - You have done a great job and I am sure others will join me in saying thanks.
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Forthed!John Moore wrote:Lawrence or Lol (!) - You have done a great job and I am sure others will join me in saying thanks.
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I claim Fifthed! All the very best Lol, looking forward to hearing about the next tournament you organise.Andrew Bak wrote:Forthed!John Moore wrote:Lawrence or Lol (!) - You have done a great job and I am sure others will join me in saying thanks.
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Please forgive me whilst I froth at the mouth.Peter Turner wrote:I claim Fifthed! All the very best Lol, looking forward to hearing about the next tournament you organise.Andrew Bak wrote:Forthed!John Moore wrote:Lawrence or Lol (!) - You have done a great job and I am sure others will join me in saying thanks.
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Thank you Loz - you will be missed
when you are successful many losers bark at you.
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Good job Loz from Lanzarote
Cheers
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Agree with all those sentiments. It's a shame to lose someone from the ECF, who so obviously enjoyed what they were doing, did it with all their heart, was good at it and was liked by everyone he came into contact with as well.
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I think you did a fantastic job Lawrence. I'm sorry you're stepping down.
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Very sad to see you go Lawrence - you are doing/have done a fantastic job - I am sure you will miss it too much and come back!
When might you come back?
When might you come back?
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Kevin Thurlow
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Agreed, although it is not really in the spirit of the forum to have so many people agreeing!
"Kevin was the arbiter and was very patient. " Nick Grey
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John McKenna
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I'm not going to disagree - from all I've seen IM Lawrence Cooper has gone beyond the call of duty. I, too, wish him well for the future.