UK Open Blitz finals

[LawrenceCooper]

https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-uk-o ... 1/9gjPUuwA
https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-uk-o ... 1/PnIVGDV2

[Jon D'Souza-Eva]

Daniel Gormally a clear winner with 11.5/15
https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-uk-o ... r6#players

Bodhana Sivanandan won the women's event with 13.5/15
https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-uk-o ... Zg#players
though it's her round 13 loss to Zoe Varney that I shall be playing over!

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Intereting to see Freddy finish so high up (fourth). Are there cross-tables available? Lichess does not seem to link to the chess-results.com pages. But I cannot find them. Do they exist?

Doh!

Open:

https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr1240820 ... 1&SNode=S0

Women:

https://s3.chess-results.com/tnr1240819 ... 1&SNode=S0

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Stanley Badacsonyi (who came second) lost to the three others in the top four (Gormally, Maroroa Jones and Waldhausen Gordon). A draw against either of Maroroa Jones or Waldhausen Gordon would have seen Badacsonyi tie for first. A draw with Gormally would have seen Badacsonyi win. Have not looked at the games yet, were any of these scenarios likely?

Moral support to the player finishing last in the women's event with 0/15.

Is the verdict that the new system of qualifiers and APA finals with 16 players, was a success?

[NickFaulks]

Intereting to see Freddy finish so high up (fourth).

I had him as one of the four favourites, though probably fourth out of those.

Bodhana was ruthless, winning some endings which she had no right to win, just by determination. Credit to Zoe for fighting her off in a long game until Bodhana finally tried too hard and came unstuck.