Chris Clegg

[Barry Sandercock]

Where can I find the results of the Chris Clegg Memorial Rapidplay ?

[Brendan O'Gorman]

Barry, the competition format was four all-play-all sections whose winners entered a knockout stage. The semi-finals and finals were decided by two games for each match. John Nunn defeated Mike Healey in one semi-final while Gavin Wall beat Russell Granat in the other. Nunn won the final 2-0 although he looked to be in trouble in the following game before recovering to demonstrate his superior skill in rook and pawn endings.

[Event "Clegg Memorial Rapid 15m Final"] [Site "New Malden"] [Date "2015.06.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Wall, Gavin"] [Black "Nunn, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B51"] [EventDate "2015.06.07"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 cxd4 6.Qxd4 e5 7.Qd3 Be7 8.Be3 h6 9.h3 O-O 10.g4 a6 11.Bxd7 Bxd7 12.g5 hxg5 13.Nxg5 Nh5 14.Rg1 Nf4 15.Bxf4 exf4 16.h4 g6 17.O-O-O Bc6 18.Nd5 Rc8 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 20.Qxd6 Rfe8 21.Nxf7 Bxe4 22.Qxe7 Rxc2+ 23.Kb1 Rxe7 24.Nd6 Rxf2+ 25.Nxe4 Rxe4 26.Rd7 f3 27.Rxg6+ Kf8 28.a3 Re7 29.Rf6+ Ke8 30.Rd3 Rf7 31.Rd8+ Ke7 32.Rxf7+ Kxf7 33.Rd4 Ke6 34.Rf4 Ke5 35.Rf7 Ke4 36.Rxb7 Rh2 37.Kc1 Rh1+ 38.Kd2 f2 0-1

[Brendan O'Gorman]

And here's the second final round game:

[Event "Clegg Memorial Rapid 15m Final"] [Site "New Malden"] [Date "2015.06.07"] [Round "2"] [White "Nunn, John"] [Black "Wall, Gavin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C41"] [EventDate "2015.06.07"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.O-O Nf6 5.Re1 O-O 6.c3 Nc6 7.Bb3 Be6 8.d3 Qd7 9.Nbd2 Kh8 10.Nf1 Nh5 11.d4 Bxb3 12.axb3 exd4 13.cxd4 Bf6 14.d5 Nb4 15.Be3 Bxb2 16.Rxa7 Rxa7 17.Bxa7 Bc3 18.Re3 Ra8 19.Rxc3 Rxa7 20.Qd4 c5 21.dxc6 Nxc6 22.Qd1 Nf4 23.Ng3 h6 24.h3 Qe6 25.Qd2 Ra1+ 26.Kh2 Qf6 27.Nf5 Kh7 28.Rxc6 bxc6 29.Qxf4 d5 30.e5 Qg6 31.N3d4 c5 32.Ne7 Qh5 33.g4 Qg5 34.Qxf7 Qxe5+ 35.Kg2 Qe4+ 36.Nf3 h5 37.Qg8+ Kh6 38.Qh8+ Qh7 39.g5# 1-0

We should also thank Robin Haldane who recorded the moves in the final games.

[John Saunders]

Attached, a file with complete results of this event. The six games recorded may be downloaded via the latest TWIC.

TWIC report: http://www.theweekinchess.com/html/twic1074.html#10

[Clive Blackburn]

At such close quarters my bishop continued to be a pedestrian prelate wandering aimlessly in the confines of the white tiles while the knight was hopping madly from black to white, and back, harrying my poor monarch into a hole in the ditch of the H-file.

What you needed John was a Giant Bishop!

http://www.ecforum.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7483

[John McKenna]

Thanks for pointing that out, Clive.

I think of that bishop of mine more as a redundant verger - let that be a lesson to me.

[Barry Sandercock]

Thanks very much Brendan, for the details on the Memorial Rapidplay.

[John Upham]

See here

[Nick Burrows]

Malcolm mixes up Mike Healey with John Healey..