e2e4 Brighton International Congress 23-27 Feb

[LozCooper]

e2e4 Brighton International Congress 23-27 February 2011

http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... /index.htm

Sean Hewitt's latest venture comprises eight ten player nine round all-play-alls with 2 norm events (IM/WGM/WIM) and six other rated events. The venue is Barceló Brighton Old Ship Hotel, Kings Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1NR.

Masters A: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... stersA.htm

English players: Keith Arkell, Jack Rudd, Yang-Fan Zhou, Chris Dunworth, Mark Josse & Jude Lenier.

Masters B: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... stersB.htm

English players: Danny Gormally, Richard Tozer, Alex Therrien, David Haydon, Edmund Player & Rob Willmoth.

Challengers C: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... ngersC.htm

English players: Gavin Lock, David Fryer, Paul Heaton, Ravi Haria & Isaac Craft.

Challengers D: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... ngersD.htm

English players: Michael Prizant, Anthony Milnes, Alan Merry, Dominic Gibbs, Amy Hoare & Robert Kane.

Major E: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... majorE.htm

English players: Richard Bryant, Kevin Millward, Mel Young, Matthew Payne & Hugh Fenwick.

Major F: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... majorF.htm

English players: Richard Webster, Tristan Clayton, Manfred Egby, Stephen Prior, Ian Philipson, Brendon O'Gorman, Duncan Badham & Donna Strauss.

Major G: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... majorG.htm

English players: David Fowler, Daniel Sutton, David McGladdery, Derek Brent, Darrell Watson, Malcolm Winter, Morgan Blake & David Walker.

Major H: http://www.e2e4.org.uk/international/20 ... majorH.htm

English players: Siva Boyalakuntia, Yang-Jian Zhou, Timothy Crouch, Neil Homer, Susan Chadwick & Andrew Shoulders.

[LozCooper]

Round 3 leaders:

Masters A:

Yang-Fan Zhou 3/3
Keith Arkell & Alexander Cherniaev 2.5

Masters B:

Danny Gormally, David Haydon & Alexei Slavin 2.5

Challengers C:

Isaac Craft, Ravi Haria, Craig Kennedy & James Stephenson 2.5

Challengers D:

Alan Merry & Michael Prizant 2.5

Major E:

Kevin Millward & Clarence Psaila 2.5

Major F:

Julio Ce Hernandez Castro 3

Major G:

Mustapha Othman 3

Major H:

Yang-Jian Zhou 3

[LozCooper]

Round 4 leaders and selected results:

Masters A: Yang-Fan Zhou 4/4, Keith Arkell 3.5
Jude Lenier (2022) v GM Alexander Cherniaev (2446) 1-0

Masters B: Danny Gormally & Alexei Slavin 3.5/4

Challengers C: Isaac Craft 3.5/4

Challengers D: Alan Merry, Alistair Compton & Michael Prizant 3/4

Major E: Kevin Millward 3.5/4

Major F: Julio Ce Hernandez Castro 4/4

Major G: Anna Charpidou & Mustapha Othman 4/4

Major H: Yang-Jian Zhou 4/4

[LozCooper]

Round 5 leaders:

Masters A: Yang-Fan Zhou 5/5, Keith Arkell 4.5

Masters B: Danny Gormally 4.5, Alexei Slavin 4

Challengers C: Isaac Craft 4/4 + bye

Challengers D: Michael Prizant 4/5

Major E: Richard Bryant, Hugh Fenwick & Kevin Millward 3.5/5

Major F: Julio Ce Hernandez Castro 4.5/5

Major G: Anna Charpidou & Mustapha Othman 5/5

Major H: Yang-Jian Zhou 5/5

[Mick Norris]

What does Yang-Fan need from his last 4 games for an IM norm?

[David Sedgwick]

What does Yang-Fan need from his last 4 games for an IM norm?

On my calculations he needs 2/4.

As his last four opponents are Dunworth, Chernaiev, Arkell and Rudd in that order, it's still a big ask.

[Jonathan Rogers]

Yes. Of course one cannot fault Yang-Fan thus far! But let's wait until he has beaten someone over 2210 ...

These sort of tournaments really look particularly tough for norm seekers. One could easily lose two games to the GMs and that is almost that. With some 2300s in the field, and a target of 6/9, one could conceivably afford a couple of such slips,

[Sean Hewitt]

David is correct. 2/4 is the requirement.

[LozCooper]

What does Yang-Fan need from his last 4 games for an IM norm?

On my calculations he needs 2/4.

As his last four opponents are Dunworth, Chernaiev, Arkell and Rudd in that order, it's still a big ask.

I don't want to jinx him but I think he has a great chance. Nice to see his little brother doing well too

[Leonard Barden]

Yang-Fan has been clearly close to or at IM strength for a year or more and it is a pity it has taken him rather a long time since his first IM norm at Coulsdon to reach a position where his second norm is more likely than not.

But I am curious about the pairings: was it entirely random that the top rated players in this event only meet each other in the last four rounds? It does improve Yang-Fan's chances of halving his way to the norm.

[Sean Hewitt]

Yang-Fan has been clearly close to or at IM strength for a year or more and it is a pity it has taken him rather a long time since his first IM norm at Coulsdon to reach a position where his second norm is more likely than not.

But I am curious about the pairings: was it entirely random that the top rated players in this event only meet each other in the last four rounds? It does improve Yang-Fan's chances of halving his way to the norm.

Hi Leonard. The pairings were random. Pairing numbers were determined by the National Lottery draw, with the methodology published on our website, emailed to the participants and indeed posted on this very forum in advance of the draw being made!

I don't know whether he will halve his way to a norm or not. But it is only because he is on 5/5 (a TPR of 2875) that that is even a possibility.

[Richard Bates]

Yang-Fan has been clearly close to or at IM strength for a year or more and it is a pity it has taken him rather a long time since his first IM norm at Coulsdon to reach a position where his second norm is more likely than not.

Surely his rating would suggest he's been at FM strength for a year or more? Many of us IMs haven't been jumping over ourselves to achieve the 2400 standard these days (rating inflation, what inflation?), but most would be pretty concerned if we were approaching 2300!

[Sean Hewitt]

Yang Fan now 6/6.

[LozCooper]

Round 6 leaders:

Masters A: Yang-Fan Zhou 6/6 Keith Arkell 5.5

Masters B: Danny Gormally 5.5/6

Challengers C: Isaac Craft 5/5 + 1 bye

Challengers D: Michael Prizant 4.5/6

Major E: Kevin Millward 4.5/5 + 1 bye

Major F: Julio Ce Hernandez Castro & Stephen Prior 4.5/6

Major G: Anna Charpidou & Mustapha Othman 6/6

Major H: Yang-Jian Zhou 6/6

[Simon Spivack]

I expect Sean already knows that Michael Adams has given a plug for the e2e4 tournaments in today's Torygraph.