03/07/2021
OTB Under 1650 Mini
Standardplay Chess Tournament
2nd & 3rd July, 2021, Sheffield
This
was arguably the first over-the-board standard-rate congress in Yorkshire
since lockdown stopped OTB chess. It was held at Spa
View Community Church, Spa View Road, Birley Spa, Sheffield, S12 4HD, and was
organised by Jonathan Arnott. The time limit was all moves in a game in 45
minutes, with a 15-second increment per move from move 1.
The
ratings shown in the chart below are the July ones. Entries will, of
course, have been accepted on the basis of the June list.
Covid
mitigation measures were in place. Phill Beckett reported, “The venue
would have accommodated over 100 under normal conditions, but was limited
to about 40 on this occasion. Masks were compulsory except for a couple of
exempt people. Evidence of a negative test was required. As arbiter I
came clutching all of the above plus my double jab card. Players knew the
situation and accepted it.”
George
Swanson
of Stannington was the winner, on 5 out of 5, with three players sharing
3th to 5th places, Stephen K Lee, Harry J Taylor and Jamie
Wright.
No
|
Name, Club/Location
|
Rating
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
Total
|
1
|
George Swanson
|
1540E
|
1
|
B
|
15
|
1
|
W
|
14
|
1
|
B
|
9
|
1
|
W
|
6
|
1
|
W
|
3
|
5
|
|
Stannington
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
2
|
Stephen K Lee
|
1668B
|
1
|
W
|
19
|
0
|
B
|
9
|
1
|
W
|
25
|
1
|
B
|
16
|
1
|
W
|
11
|
4
|
|
Hillsborough
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
3
|
Harry J Taylor
|
|
1
|
B
|
26
|
1
|
W
|
21
|
1
|
B
|
17
|
1
|
W
|
5
|
0
|
B
|
1
|
4
|
|
Clay Cross
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
Jamie Wright
|
|
0
|
W
|
5
|
1
|
B
|
22
|
1
|
W
|
23
|
1
|
B
|
21
|
1
|
W
|
12
|
4
|
|
Sheffield University
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
Cameron Bergstedt‑Bares
|
|
1
|
B
|
4
|
1
|
W
|
11
|
1
|
W
|
16
|
0
|
B
|
3
|
˝
|
W
|
10
|
3˝
|
|
Sheffield (?)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
|
6
|
Marek Krajci
|
1518C
|
1
|
W
|
20
|
˝
|
-
|
bye
|
1
|
W
|
10
|
0
|
B
|
1
|
1
|
B
|
17
|
3˝
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
|
7
|
Koohyar Roshani
|
|
1
|
-
|
bye
|
0
|
B
|
16
|
1
|
W
|
8
|
0
|
B
|
10
|
1
|
W
|
21
|
3
|
|
Sheffield Nomads
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
8
|
Luke Harper
|
1270F
|
0
|
B
|
14
|
1
|
W
|
15
|
0
|
B
|
7
|
1
|
B
|
22
|
1
|
W
|
16
|
3
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
9
|
Cameron Turner
|
|
1
|
-
|
bye
|
1
|
W
|
2
|
0
|
W
|
1
|
0
|
B
|
12
|
1
|
W
|
20
|
3
|
|
Sheffield
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
10
|
William J Egan
|
1668A
|
˝
|
-
|
bye
|
1
|
W
|
13
|
0
|
B
|
6
|
1
|
W
|
7
|
˝
|
B
|
5
|
3
|
|
Sheffield/York
|
|
|
˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
11
|
Daniel J Clayton
|
1578E
|
1
|
W
|
23
|
0
|
B
|
5
|
1
|
B
|
20
|
1
|
W
|
17
|
0
|
B
|
2
|
3
|
|
Woodseats
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
12
|
Alannah Ashton
|
1582A
|
1
|
B
|
25
|
0
|
W
|
17
|
1
|
B
|
26
|
1
|
W
|
9
|
0
|
B
|
4
|
3
|
|
3Cs (Manchester)
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
13
|
Stephen Daykin
|
1300D
|
˝
|
W
|
22
|
0
|
B
|
10
|
0
|
W
|
19
|
1
|
B
|
24
|
1
|
W
|
25
|
2˝
|
|
Woodseats
|
|
|
˝
|
|
|
˝
|
|
|
˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
14
|
Elliott Harris
|
|
1
|
W
|
8
|
0
|
B
|
1
|
0
|
W
|
22
|
˝
|
B
|
23
|
1
|
W
|
19
|
2˝
|
|
Rotherham
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
15
|
Daniel Sturman
|
|
0
|
W
|
1
|
0
|
B
|
8
|
1
|
W
|
18
|
˝
|
B
|
25
|
1
|
W
|
22
|
2˝
|
|
Woodeats
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
16
|
Colin Reid
|
|
1
|
B
|
27
|
1
|
W
|
7
|
0
|
B
|
5
|
0
|
W
|
2
|
0
|
B
|
8
|
2
|
|
Ecclesall
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
17
|
Dale Daykin
|
|
1
|
W
|
18
|
1
|
B
|
12
|
0
|
W
|
3
|
0
|
B
|
11
|
0
|
W
|
6
|
2
|
|
Woodseats
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
18
|
Oliver Dewis
|
|
0
|
B
|
17
|
0
|
W
|
25
|
0
|
B
|
15
|
1
|
-
|
bye
|
1
|
W
|
23
|
2
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
19
|
Shane M C Williams
|
|
0
|
B
|
2
|
0
|
W
|
20
|
1
|
B
|
13
|
1
|
W
|
26
|
0
|
B
|
14
|
2
|
|
Sheffield
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
20
|
Mengzheng (Evan) Shi
|
1060D
|
0
|
B
|
6
|
1
|
B
|
19
|
0
|
W
|
11
|
1
|
W
|
27
|
0
|
B
|
9
|
2
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
21
|
Xiaorui Wang
|
1263D
|
1
|
W
|
24
|
0
|
B
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
bye
|
0
|
W
|
4
|
0
|
B
|
7
|
2
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
22
|
John Crewe
|
|
˝
|
B
|
13
|
0
|
W
|
4
|
1
|
B
|
14
|
0
|
W
|
8
|
0
|
B
|
15
|
1˝
|
|
Ecclesall
|
|
|
˝
|
|
|
˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
23
|
Muhammad Hamza Ditta
|
|
0
|
B
|
11
|
1
|
W
|
27
|
0
|
B
|
4
|
˝
|
W
|
14
|
0
|
B
|
18
|
1˝
|
|
Sheffield
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
24
|
Richard Ratcliffe
|
|
0
|
B
|
21
|
0
|
W
|
26
|
˝
|
B
|
27
|
0
|
W
|
13
|
1
|
-
|
bye
|
1˝
|
|
Sheffield
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
˝
|
|
|
˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
25
|
Michael W Simmons
|
1165B
|
0
|
W
|
12
|
1
|
B
|
18
|
0
|
B
|
2
|
˝
|
W
|
15
|
0
|
B
|
13
|
1˝
|
|
Sheffield Deaf
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
26
|
Alexander Pilakoutas
|
|
0
|
W
|
3
|
1
|
B
|
24
|
0
|
W
|
12
|
0
|
B
|
19
|
-
|
|
|
1
|
|
Sheffield
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
27
|
Rosie Irwin
|
|
0
|
W
|
16
|
0
|
B
|
23
|
˝
|
W
|
24
|
0
|
B
|
20
|
-
|
|
|
˝
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
˝
|
|
|
˝
|
|
|
|
|
|
|