Club Tournaments 2024-25

Club Championship

Round 1

  White   Black 
1Jaimie Wilson1-0Mike WebberSmooth progression, more active pieces
2Steve Owen0-1Andrew McDougallEntertaining, murderous
3Vinuda Gunatilake1-0Ian RichardsonSlack move led to massacre, fine miniature
4Ryan Kinzett0-1Bill McDougallDrawing chance squandered by white
5Mike Spence0-1Lloyd JolleyWhite gifted a piece early middle game
6Kyall Guy0-1Tom HowesonWhite Q trapped, cost material
7Lara Osiyemi1-0Isaac McDonaldLevel beyond move 30, black missed draw
8Alan Reed0-1Laurence EllettNice finish
9Ian Judd½ -½dJohn Hargreaves 
10Vishal Leo Thomas0-1Steve SmithTough game, complex combo
11Remel Ramirez1-0Rahul Leo ThomasStubborn resistance throughout
12Paul Simpson0-1Steve CoeEarly advantage, careful win
13Bill Emerson½-½dGraham Ellis 
14Lucas Summers0-1Chris SquiresScruffy opening, smooth win
15Phil Carr1-0Penny CullumLevel until black blunder late on
16Adam Taylor0-1Mike EasonLevel opening, convincing win
17Paul White1-0dFrancisco BoothDefault, no show

Game of round : Vinuda Gunatilake v Ian Richardson here

Round 2

oardNo White versus Black
1Laurence Ellett (1)½-½Jaimie Wilson (1) High class, white better much of game
2Andrew McDougall (1)1-0Remel Ramirez (1) Unbalanced material, unclear
3Tom Howeson (1)0-1Vinuda Gunatilake (1) Tough struggle throughout
4Bill McDougall (1)0-1dLara Osiyemi (1) Urgent family priorities
5Steve Smith (1)1-0dPhil Carr (1) Illness
6Steve Coe (1)0-1Paul White (1) Complex R ending. Unbalanced, good win
7Chris Squires (1)½-½Bill Emerson (½) Former champions heavyweight bout
8Mike Eason (1)0-1Ian Judd (½) Top notch from both players
9Lloyd Jolley (1)0-1Graham Ellis (½) Positional struggle, good win
10John Hargreaves (½)1-0Mike Spence (0) Interesting game
11Mike Webber (0)1-0Steve Owen (0)Unclear for much of the game
12Ian Richardson (0)0-1Ryan Kinzett (0) Played with incorrect colours!
13Kyall Guy (0)1-0Vishal Leo Thomas (0) Several chances for both sides
14Isaac McDonald (0)1-0Paul Simpson (0) Smooth win, dominant 
15Rahul Leo Thomas (0)1-0Alan Reed (0) Black attack got cramped, lost material
16Penny Cullum (0)0-1Adam Taylor (0) Black attack landed first, good game
17Francisco Booth (0)½-½Lucas Summers (0) Long Q ending finished K v K

Game of round : Adam Taylor v Peeny Cullum can be found here

Round 3

BoardNo White V Black Comments
1Steve Smith (2)0 – 1Andrew McDougall (2)Bad Bishop, slowly crushed
2Vinuda Gunatilake (2)1 – 0Paul White (2)Level for much of middlegame
3Graham Ellis (1½)0 – 1Lara Osiyemi (2)Tough encounter
4Jaimie Wilson (1½)1 – 0Chris Squires (1½)Lost in P ending
5Ian Judd (1½)0 – 1Laurence Ellett (1½)Razor sharp, high class game
6Rahul Leo Thomas (1)1/2John Hargreaves (1½)Level throughout
7Mike Eason (1)– / +Bill McDougall (1) 
8Bill Emerson (1)1/2Mike Webber (1)Well held by black for half point
9Ryan Kinzett (1)0 – 1Tom Howeson (1)Brilliant Q sac. Game of the round
10Remel Ramirez (1)+/ –Lloyd Jolley (1) 
11Kyall Guy (1)0 – 1Steve Coe (1)Tough struggle
12Phil Carr (1)0 – 1Isaac McDonald (1)Fine performance outrated by 140
13Mike Spence (0)1 – 0Francisco Booth (½)Level out of opening
14Adam Taylor (1)1 – 0Lucas Summers (½)White pieces well co-ordinated
15Steve Owen (0)1 – 0Penny Cullum (0)Couple of slack moves allowed good attack
16Paul Simpson (0)0 – 1Ian Richardson (0)Long struggle
17Alan Reed (0)0 – 1Vishal Leo Thomas (0)A good win

Game of round : Ryan Kinzett v Tom Howeson can be found here

Handicap

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