2013 British Chess Championships (Torquay)
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2013 British Chess Championships (Torquay)
Starting a general thread here for the 100th British Chess Championships in Torquay (28 July to 10 August 2013). There might be separate threads on the live games and other things, but here are some links to start people off:
http://www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/
http://englishchess.org.uk/BCC/results-and-pairings/
http://www.englishchess.org.uk/BCC/2013 ... p/SMWSite/
Round 1 pairings in the main event at the third link above.
http://www.britishchesschampionships.co.uk/
http://englishchess.org.uk/BCC/results-and-pairings/
http://www.englishchess.org.uk/BCC/2013 ... p/SMWSite/
Round 1 pairings in the main event at the third link above.
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One result is in already:
http://www.tournamentdirector.co.uk/res ... 53D3E56948
Danny Gormally won the Week 1 rapidplay with 6/6.
http://www.tournamentdirector.co.uk/res ... 53D3E56948
Danny Gormally won the Week 1 rapidplay with 6/6.
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I bet gormally could not believe his luck, after mark hebden lost to that random guy early on he never got a chance to compete for the top spot again.
Lose one queen and it is a disaster, Lose 1000 queens and it is just a statistic.
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Phil Olbison won the 2013 British Rapidplay Major title last year, he's no random guy!Joey Stewart wrote:I bet gormally could not believe his luck, after mark hebden lost to that random guy early on he never got a chance to compete for the top spot again.
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He's assistant to the MCF President now, too, so no wonder he's improvedAndrew Bak wrote:Phil Olbison won the 2013 British Rapidplay Major title last year, he's no random guy!Joey Stewart wrote:I bet gormally could not believe his luck, after mark hebden lost to that random guy early on he never got a chance to compete for the top spot again.
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In round 3 Hebden should have lost again but somehow managed to win a lost position!!!Joey Stewart wrote:I bet gormally could not believe his luck, after mark hebden lost to that random guy early on he never got a chance to compete for the top spot again.
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Tonight's All-play-all simul was won by the talented Mr Rudd. Jack moved around so quickly it took Brendan O'Gorman fully 20 minutes to get a photo of him standing still at a board. Jack scored 7/8, his only blemish a loss to Philip Olbison! Philip finished off the day with wins against the top three seeds. Not a bad day then. Great fun had by all. Lots of friendly banter with a little trip here and a disguised block there!
Full result:
Jack Rudd 7/8
Ravi Hari 6/8
Mitchell Burke 4.5/8
Robert Thompson 4.5/8
Jude Lenier 4/8
John Garnett 3.5/8
Philip Olbison 3/8
Jonathan Wells 2/8
Tom Thorpe 1.5/8
Great day, and it hasn't really started yet!
Full result:
Jack Rudd 7/8
Ravi Hari 6/8
Mitchell Burke 4.5/8
Robert Thompson 4.5/8
Jude Lenier 4/8
John Garnett 3.5/8
Philip Olbison 3/8
Jonathan Wells 2/8
Tom Thorpe 1.5/8
Great day, and it hasn't really started yet!
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Thanks for running the incredibly fun tournament that was the all-play-all simul.
I'll treasure my wooden spoon award forever - great fun, even though I wasn't any good at it!!!
I'll treasure my wooden spoon award forever - great fun, even though I wasn't any good at it!!!
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Some less than perfect photos of the all play all simul here: http://tinyurl.com/British2013
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Where are the pairings for the U180? They don't appear to be up yet, and it's 3am :S
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It's been reported there's been an attack on the website. The draw is on display in the entrance at the Riviera Centre. If you can pop along. That! All I can tell you.Dan O'Dowd wrote:Where are the pairings for the U180? They don't appear to be up yet, and it's 3am :S
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Yes but that doesn't make sense though - in context, all the other correct draws are posted quite clearly, which seems to negate the idea that this is the result of any specific hacking. Whatever, I also have a bye this afternoon in the PM Open so I can watch the British commentary.
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Can anyone tell me who won the bullet chess and what was the score? Cheers.
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I read somewhere that Keith won 22 - 15!!! It was quite equal til 14-14 and then Keith had a winning streak of 8-1!!!PaulTalbot wrote:Can anyone tell me who won the bullet chess and what was the score? Cheers.
Sorry can't find where I read it!!!! I saw some of the game yesterday when I finished my second round game at the rapid!!!
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Via facebook I found out that it was 22-15 to Keith.Mike W. Richardt wrote:I read somewhere that Keith won 22 - 15!!! It was quite equal til 14-14 and then Keith had a winning streak of 8-1!!!PaulTalbot wrote:Can anyone tell me who won the bullet chess and what was the score? Cheers.
Sorry can't find where I read it!!!! I saw some of the game yesterday when I finished my second round game at the rapid!!!