Hungary June 2018

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Hungary June 2018

Post by Mick Norris » Mon Jun 11, 2018 8:19 am

Dan Fernandez currently in Budapest in the GM event with Joe McPhillips leading the IM which Mark Lyell is playing in too; I assume Joe can get an IM norm

They then head for Balaton where Joe will be the highest rated player in the IM event and Dan will be the highest rated player in the GM
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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by LawrenceCooper » Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:28 am

Mick Norris wrote:
Mon Jun 11, 2018 8:19 am
Dan Fernandez currently in Budapest in the GM event with Joe McPhillips leading the IM which Mark Lyell is playing in too; I assume Joe can get an IM norm
The IM norm is 7/9 so 1.5/2 needed (for Joe).

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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by Mick Norris » Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:46 am

Thanks Loz; Joe won yesterday so needs a draw today; fingers crossed
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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by Brian Towers » Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:36 am

Mick Norris wrote:
Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:46 am
Thanks Loz; Joe won yesterday so needs a draw today; fingers crossed
Since he outrates his opponent by about 350 points I think he just needs to make sure he turns up on time and leaves his mobile phone in the hotel.
Ah, but I was so much older then. I'm younger than that now.

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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by LawrenceCooper » Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:38 am

Brian Towers wrote:
Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:36 am
Mick Norris wrote:
Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:46 am
Thanks Loz; Joe won yesterday so needs a draw today; fingers crossed
Since he outrates his opponent by about 350 points I think he just needs to make sure he turns up on time and leaves his mobile phone in the hotel.
Never underestimate 14 year old Indians though, he did beat 2200s in rounds 6 and 7 too.

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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by Leonard Barden » Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:42 am

Would this be a third norm and the IM title after Kecskemet 2015 and Coulsdon 2017?

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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by Mick Norris » Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:54 am

I know Joe has the rating; I do remember there being an issue about a norm we thought he had got in a tournament, so not sure about the 2015 one

I'm not sure how you find these things out as the FIDE site isn't up to date re norms
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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by Mick Norris » Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:06 pm

Round 9 has been played, and Joe got the draw he needed chess results :D

He's now underway in Balaton chess24live
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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by Leonard Barden » Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:50 pm

Very odd. Five games are being shown live on chess 24, but there are only player names for the actual positions. The summary table has blank names. Joe as top seed should be on board 1 but isn't on any of the five.

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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by LawrenceCooper » Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:46 pm

Leonard Barden wrote:
Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:50 pm
Very odd. Five games are being shown live on chess 24, but there are only player names for the actual positions. The summary table has blank names. Joe as top seed should be on board 1 but isn't on any of the five.
He's on board 3 https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... 8-im/1/1/3

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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by Leonard Barden » Tue Jun 12, 2018 6:07 pm

LawrenceCooper wrote:
Tue Jun 12, 2018 5:46 pm
Leonard Barden wrote:
Tue Jun 12, 2018 3:50 pm
Very odd. Five games are being shown live on chess 24, but there are only player names for the actual positions. The summary table has blank names. Joe as top seed should be on board 1 but isn't on any of the five.
He's on board 3 https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... 8-im/1/1/3
He wasn't in their earlier version. They've changed all the names from that.

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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by Mick Norris » Tue Jun 12, 2018 6:54 pm

Leonard Barden wrote:
Tue Jun 12, 2018 11:42 am
Would this be a third norm and the IM title after Kecskemet 2015 and Coulsdon 2017?
I am told that Kecskemet August 2015 didn't qualify for a norm

Results were:

K*chg Game
2186 2191 10.00 14 2.94 40 117.60

Juhasz, Barbara wf 2183 HUN 0.50 1 -0.01 40 -0.40
Kiss, Pal m 2336 HUN 1.00 1 0.69 40 27.60
Marholev, Dimitar m 2325 BUL 0.50 1 0.18 40 7.20
Hajnal, Zoltan m 2377 HUN 1.00 1 0.74 40 29.60
Zhou, Qiyu wm 2102 CAN 1.00 1 0.38 40 15.20
Horton, Jamie A 2023 ENG 1.00 1 0.28 40 11.20
Wong, Yee Chit c 1959 SIN 1.00 1 0.21 40 8.40
Juhasz, Barbara wf 2183 HUN 1.00 1 0.49 40 19.60
Kiss, Pal m 2336 HUN 0.50 1 0.19 40 7.60
Marholev, Dimitar m 2325 BUL 1.00 1 0.68 40 27.20
Hajnal, Zoltan m 2377 HUN 0.50 1 0.24 40 9.60
Zhou, Qiyu wm 2102 CAN 0.50 1 -0.12 40 -4.80
Horton, Jamie A 2023 ENG 0.00 1 -0.72 40 -28.80
Wong, Yee Chit c 1959 SIN 0.50 1 -0.29 40 -11.60
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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by Roger de Coverly » Tue Jun 12, 2018 9:12 pm

Mick Norris wrote:
Tue Jun 12, 2018 6:54 pm
I am told that Kecskemet August 2015 didn't qualify for a norm
It was an eight player double round which fails on some technicality.

I think there was a forum discussion at the time.

viewtopic.php?f=31&t=7779&p=164918&hili ... ps#p164924

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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by Mick Norris » Tue Jun 19, 2018 5:09 pm

Joe's won his last 2 games to reach 5.5/8

He is black in the final round against a 2260 rated IM; I'm not sure if a win would would be enough for a norm, but he's clearly playing well

Interesting to read his comments from last year ECF elite junior players reports
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Re: Hungary June 2018

Post by Christopher Kreuzer » Tue Jun 19, 2018 6:17 pm

Mick Norris wrote:
Tue Jun 19, 2018 5:09 pm
Joe's won his last 2 games to reach 5.5/8

He is black in the final round against a 2260 rated IM; I'm not sure if a win would would be enough for a norm, but he's clearly playing well

Interesting to read his comments from last year ECF elite junior players reports
All those comments are fascinating, a real insight into how up-and-coming players (and juniors) try and improve.

I hadn't realised that Brandon Clarke had ceased to reside in the UK. (I also now see that was the report for 2016-17, submitted August 2017)

"Programme partially completed, but ended when he ceased to reside in the UK. No report received. Achieved his FM title."

Looking into this, I see reports of him playing in Australia, and he came joint 6th in the Australian Championships in January this year (was still ENG registered):

http://chess-results.com/tnr324102.aspx ... rt=1&rd=11

He appears to have been in Australia since 2017.

http://chessexpress.blogspot.com/2018/0 ... final.html

"FM Brandon Clarke is living in Australia, while still registered with England" (from March 2018, from the blogging of Shaun Press)