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United Kingdom Armed Forces Championship
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:11 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
This starts today, with 97 players, which is the highest entry since I've been involved (last 25 years or so).
https://chess-results.com/tnr914631.asp ... art=2&rd=1
Entertainment started yesterday, when Danny Gormally did a simultaneous display scoring +31=1-1, drawing with Dave Onley and losing to Glen Parker. It is reported he finished in about 3.5 hours. He then took on allcomers at blitz!
Re: United Kingdom Armed Forces Championship
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:54 pm
by John Upham
Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:11 pm
This starts today, with 97 players, which is the highest entry since I've been involved (last 25 years or so).
https://chess-results.com/tnr914631.asp ... art=2&rd=1
Entertainment started yesterday, when Danny Gormally did a simultaneous display scoring +31=1-1, drawing with Dave Onley and losing to Glen Parker. It is reported he finished in about 3.5 hours. He then took on allcomers at blitz!
An excellent entry.
Re: United Kingdom Armed Forces Championship
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2024 10:53 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
Results
RAF Champion: James Kenyon
Army Champion: Ngadi Sherpa
Royal Navy Champion: William Bradley
MOD Champion: Richard Millener
Veteran Champion: Carl Portman
Blitz Champion: Glen Parker
Armed Forces Champion: William Bradley
Thanks go to arbiter Chris Lamming and assistant arbiter Georgi Hristov, as well as Jimmy Blair (who coordinated everything) and UKAFCA of course. RAF Wittering hosted the event again, and all the staff were really friendly and helpful. The Station Commander (Wing Commander Nicola Duncan) presented the prizes and commented that the RAF Trophy was bigger than she was. That was an exaggeration, but it is a large wooden chessboard with winners' names on metal plates, one in each square.
Many of the participants were new or irregular tournament players and it was great to see the enthusiasm. More than 70 players took part in the Blitz event also. With the exception of the blitz event (Glen is a regular winner), I believe that all the other trophy-holders have not gained those prizes before.
Having driven past the venue many times in the past, it was nice to get a close look at the Harrier parked just inside the gate.