5th Pimlico Summer Chess Tournament

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David Gilbert
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5th Pimlico Summer Chess Tournament

Post by David Gilbert » Mon Mar 09, 2015 5:24 pm

The Pimlico Chess Tournament is back for a 5th year. It takes place over five successive Thursdays, starting on Thursday, 21 May 2015 and ending on Thursday, 18 June 2015, with games beginning at 6.30pm. There are three sections, an Open, Under-150 and Under-120. Entry is restricted to sixty players. The time control is all moves in 75 minutes with 15 seconds increments from the beginning.

The event is popular among players working or living in the London and surrounding area who are often looking for competitive games as their League season draws to a close. Entry is £25 and players must hold ECF membership at Silver level or above. There’s an entry form here: http://www.englishchess.org.uk/event/pi ... nce_id=394

It should be fun, it usually is.

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Re: 5th Pimlico Summer Chess Tournament

Post by Brendan O'Gorman » Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:27 am

Latest Entries
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OPEN (13)

Gray Mark 194
Fleming Nigel 179
Gibbs Dominic 176
Todd Chris 170
Faulks Nick 169
Baker Matthew 164
Needham Sabrina 163
Openshaw David 163
Stern Robert 156
McMillan Hamilton 155
Thomas Isambard 152
Ameri Gianfranco 152
Simpson Ben 149

MAJOR (11)

Samadov Samir 147
Wickham Mike 139
Biggs Peter 136
Sonnis Steve 134
Dunmore Keith 133
Gilbert David 133
Lawson Cameron 130
Haddock Paul 128
Bynnersley Anthony 124
Dado Wilco 122
Roebuck Derek 120 e

MINOR (7)

Brockwell Lee 117
Macdonald John 114
Haughton Paul 110
Fraser Alan 107
Skippen Terry 100
Austin Des 89
White Nigel 83

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Re: 5th Pimlico Summer Chess Tournament

Post by David Gilbert » Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:04 pm

Latest figures show 40 entries so far for the Five Thursdays Tournament. The maximum number is 60.

OPEN
Black Richard 196
Gray Mark 194
Fleming Nigel 179
Gibbs Dominic 176
Cutmore David 174
Kennedy Craig 171
Todd Chris 170
Faulks Nick 169
Baker Matthew 164
Needham Sabrina 163
Openshaw David 163
Stern Robert 156
Davies Neil 155
McMillan Hamilton 155
Thomas Isambard 152
Simpson Ben 149

MAJOR
Samadov Samir 147
Farnad Safi 142
Wickham Mike 139
Biggs Peter 136
Fraser Alasdair 136
Sonnis Steve 134
Dunmore Keith 133
Gilbert David 133
Grant-Ross Peter 131
Lawson Cameron 130
Crouch Tim 129
Haddock Paul 128
Bynnersley Anthony 124
Dado Wilco 122
Roebuck Derek 120

MINOR
Brockwell Lee 117
Macdonald John 114
Haughton Paul 110
Fraser Alan 107
Skippen Terry 100
Austin Des 89
White Nigel 83
Scott Martin 73
Charles Nic 65

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Re: 5th Pimlico Summer Chess Tournament

Post by David Gilbert » Fri May 01, 2015 2:11 pm

Just about three weeks to go before the start. 49 entries so far, room for eleven more. Especially London stationed players in the under 120s category.


OPEN (18)
Black Richard 196
Gray Mark 194
Fielding Tom 190
Brown Michael 182
Fleming Nigel 179
Gibbs Dominic 176
Kennedy Craig 171
Todd Chris 170
Faulks Nick 169
Baker Matthew 164
Needham Sabrina 163
Openshaw David 163
Stern Robert 156
Davies Neil 155
McMillan Hamilton 155
Eefting Martijn 152
Thomas Isambard 152
Simpson Ben 149

MAJOR (19)
Samadov Samir 147
Nepomniashchiy Igor 146
Woods Tim 146
Pride Stephen 144
Farnad Safi 142
Wickham Mike 139
Biggs Peter 136
Fraser Alasdair 136
Sonnis Steve 134
Dunmore Keith 133
Gilbert David 133
van Tol Martin 133
Grant-Ross Peter 131
Lawson Cameron 130
Crouch Tim 129
Haddock Paul 128
Bynnersley Anthony 124
Dado Wilco 122
Roebuck Derek 120

MINOR (12)
Brockwell Lee 117
Macdonald John 114
Gittens Bryan 112
Beachley Evan 111
Haughton Paul 110
Fraser Alan 107
Skippen Terry 100
Austin Des 89
Rabain Mel 84
White Nigel 83
Scott Martin 73
Charles Nic 65

To anyone above, see you there.

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Re: 5th Pimlico Summer Chess Tournament

Post by David Gilbert » Fri May 08, 2015 2:28 pm

Entries have reached 53. Seven more places before the maximum is reached.

OPEN (23)
Black Richard 196
Farkas Daniel 195
Gray Mark 194
Fielding Tom 190
McDonnell James 184
Brown Michael 182
Fleming Nigel 179
Hayward Alan 178
Farrand Julian 177
Gibbs Dominic 176
Kennedy Craig 171
Todd Chris 170
Faulks Nick 169
Baker Matthew 164
Needham Sabrina 163
Openshaw David 163
Joslin Tim 162
Stern Robert 156
Davies Neil 155
McMillan Hamilton 155
Eefting Martijn 152
Thomas Isambard 152
Simpson Ben 149

MAJOR (19)
Samadov Samir 147
Nepomniashchiy Igor 146
Woods Tim 146
Pride Stephen 144
Farnad Safi 142
Wickham Mike 139
Biggs Peter 136
Fraser Alasdair 136
Sonnis Steve 134
Dunmore Keith 133
Gilbert David 133
van Tol Martin 133
Grant-Ross Peter 131
Lawson Cameron 130
Crouch Tim 129
Haddock Paul 128
Bynnersley Anthony 124
Dado Wilco 122
Roebuck Derek 120 e

MINOR (13)
Brockwell Lee 117
Siegers Francois 117
Macdonald John 114
Gittens Bryan 112
Beachley Evan 111
Haughton Paul 110
Hirjee Shez 109
Fraser Alan 107
Skippen Terry 100
Austin Des 89
Rabain Mel 84
White Nigel 83
Scott Martin 73

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Re: 5th Pimlico Summer Chess Tournament

Post by David Gilbert » Fri May 22, 2015 1:59 pm

Results from last night's first round.

OPEN

Board White Black

1 Fenwick 168 0-1 Black 196
2 Farkas 195 1-0 Sherwood 166
3 Baker 164 0-1 Gray 194
4 Healey 194 1-0 Needham 163
5 Openshaw 163 .5-.5 Fielding 190
6 McDonnell 184 0-1 Joslin 162
7 Stern 156 .5-.5 Brown 182
8 Hayward 178 1-0 Davies 155
9 McMillan 155 0-1 Gibbs 176
10 Kennedy 171 1-0 Eefting 152
11 Thomas 152 .5-.5 Todd 170
12 Faulks 169 1-0 Simpson 149

Farrand 177 Bye

MAJOR

13 van Tol 133 .5-.5 Aldred 149
14 Samadov 147 0-1 Bullock 130
15 Lawson 130 0-1 Nepomniashchiy 146
16 Woods 146 .5-.5 Crouch 129
17 O'Caolaidhe 129 0-1 Farnad 142
18 Wickham 139 1-0 Haddock 128
19 Bynnersley 124 0-1 Biggs 136
20 Fraser 136 0-1 Dado 122
21 Roebuck 120e 1-0 Sonnis 134
22 Gilbert 133 1-0 Roberts (Filler) 109

Pride 144 Bye
Dunmore 133 Bye
Grant-Ross 131 Bye

MINOR

23 Hirjee 109 0-1 Swiegers 117
24 Macdonald 114 0-1 Fraser 107
25 Austin 89 .5-.5 Gittens 112
26 Beachley 111 1-0 Rabain 84
27 White 83 1-0 Goodall 110e
28 Haughton 110 1-0 Scott 73

Brockwell 117 Bye
Skippen 100 Bye

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Re: 5th Pimlico Summer Chess Tournament

Post by David Gilbert » Sat May 30, 2015 1:05 pm

Results from last Thursday's 2nd Round:

OPEN

Board White Black

1 Black 196 1-0 Default
2 Gibbs 176 0.5 - 0.5 Farkas 195
3 Gray 194 1-0 Faulks 169
4 Joslin 162 0-1 Healey 194
5 Fielding 190 1-0 Stern 156
6 Brown 182 1-0 Thomas 152
7 Todd 170 1-0 Openshaw 163
8 Sherwood 166 0-1 Farrand 177
9 Needham 163 1-0 McDonnell 184
10 Davies 155 0-1 Fenwick 168
11 Eefting 152 0.5 - 0.5 Baker 164
12 Simpson 149 1-0 McMillan 155

Hayward bye


MAJOR

13 Nepomniashchiy 146 1-0 Bullock 130
14 Farnad 142 0-1 Roebuck 120e
15 Dado 122 0.5 - 0.5 Wickham 139
16 Biggs 136 0.5 - 0.5 Woods 146
17 Pride 144 1-0 van Tol 133
18 Crouch 129 0.5 - 0.5 Grant-Ross 131
19 Dunmore 133 0-1 Samadov 147
20 Haddock 128 1-0 Fraser 136
21 Sonnis 134 1-0 Bynnersley 124

Gilbert 133 bye
Aldred 149 bye
Lawson 130 bye
O'Cailaidhe 129 bye


MINOR

22 Swiegers 117 0-1 Haughton 110
23 Fraser 107 0.5 - 0.5 White 83
24 Brockwell 117 1-0 Beachley 111
25 Gittens 112 0-1 Skippen 100
26 Goodall 110e 0-1 Austin 89
27 Default 0-1 Macdonald 114
28 Scott 73 0.5 - 0.5 Hirjee 109

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Re: 5th Pimlico Summer Chess Tournament

Post by David Gilbert » Fri Jun 05, 2015 10:09 am

Last night's results.

OPEN

Board White Black

1 Black 196 0.5 - 0.5 Gray 194
2 Healey 194 1 - 0 Fielding 190
3 Farkas 195 0 - 1 Hayward 178
4 Farrand 177 0 - 1 Brown 182
5 Todd 170 1 - 0 Gibbs 176
6 Faulks 169 1 - 0 Needham 163
7 Fenwick 168 0.5 - 0.5 Simpson 149
8 Baker 164 1 - 0 Thomas 152
9 Openshaw 163 1 - 0 Eefting 152
10 Stern 156 0.5 - 0.5 Sherwood 166
11 McDonnell 184 0.5 - 0.5 Davies 155
12 McMillan 155 1 - 0 Ameri (filler) 152

Joslin 162 bye


MAJOR

13 Roebuck 120e 0 - 1 Nepomniashchiy 146
14 Dado 122 0 - 1 Pride 144
15 Wickham 139 0.5 - 0.5 Gilbert 133
16 Aldred 149 1 - 0 Biggs 136
17 Samadov 147 1 - 0 Sonnis 134
18 Woods 146 1 - 0 Haddock 128
19 Bynnersley 124 0 - 1 Farnad 142
20 Grant-Ross 131 0.5 - 0.5 Dunmore 133
21 Default 133 0 - 1 O'Cailaidhe 129
22 Fraser 136 0 - 1 Lawson 130

Crouch 129 bye
Bullock 130 withdrawn

MINOR

24 Haughton 110 0 - 1 Brockwell 117
25 Austin 89 0.5 - 0.5 Fraser 107
26 Skippen 100 1 - 0 White 83
27 Beachley 111 1 - 0 McDonald 114
28 Scott 73 0 - 1 Gittens 112
29 Hirjee 109 1 - 0 Goodall 110e

Swiegers 117 bye
Rabain 84 bye

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Re: 5th Pimlico Summer Chess Tournament

Post by David Gilbert » Fri Jun 12, 2015 1:15 pm

Results from the last night's fourth round. Interesting contrast of colours on the top three boards in the Open, Black, Gray and Brown.

OPEN

1 Black 196 (2.5) 0-1 Healey 194 (3)
2 Gray 194 (2.5) 1-0 Hayward 178 (2.5)
3 Brown 182 (2.5) 1-0 Faulks 169 (2)
4 Fielding 190 (1.5) 1-0 Baker 164 (1.5)
5 Simpson 149 (1.5) 1-0 Farrand 177 (1.5)
6 Gibbs 176 (1.5) 0-5 - 0-5 O'Gorman (Filler) 152 (n/a)
7 Joslin 162 (1.5) 1-0 Fenwick 168 (1.5)
8 Needham 163 (1) 0.5 - 0.5 McMillan 155 (1)
9 Eefting 152 (0.5) 1-0 Stern 156 (1)
10 Sherwood 166 (0.5) 0.5 - 0.5 McDonnell 184 (0.5)

Todd 170 2.5 bye
Farkas 195 (1.5) bye
Davies 155 (0.5) bye
Thomas 152 (0.5) bye
Openshaw 163 (1.5) absent

MAJOR

11 Nepomniashchiy 146 (3) 0-5 - 0-5 Pride 144 (2.5)
12 Aldred 149 (2) 0-5 - 0-5 Roebuck 120e (2)
13 Farnad 142 (2) 0-1 Samadov 147 (2)
14 Gilbert 133 (2) 1-0 Woods 146 (2)
15 Lawson 130 (1.5) 1-0 Wickham 139 (2)
16 Biggs 136 (1.5) 0-1 Crouch 129 (1.5)
17 Grant-Ross 131 (1.5) 1-0 O'Caolaidhe 129 (1.5)
18 Sonnis 134 (1) 1-0 Dado 122 (1.5)
19 Haddock 128 (1) 0-5 - 0-5 Dunmore 133 (1)
20 Bullock 130 (1) 1-0 van Tol 133 (0.5)
21 Bynnersley 124 (0) 0-5 - 0-5 Fraser 136 (0)


MINOR

22 Brockwell 117 (2.5) 0-5 - 0-5 Skippen 100 (2.5)
23 Fraser 107 (2.5) 0-5 - 0-5 Beachley 111 (2)
24 Austin 89 (2) 0-1 Haughton 110 (2)
25 Gittens 112 (1.5) 1-0 Hirjee 109 (1.5)
26 White 83 (1.5) 1-0 Macdonald 114 (1)
27 Goodall 110e (0) 0-1 Scott 73 (0.5)

Swiegers 117 (1.5) bye

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