05/07/2022
Rotherham
Online Summer Cup
Huddersfield's
Greg Eagleton clinched victory on tie-break in the latest Rotherham Online
Open tournament which attracted 29 entries from all parts of the county and
beyond.
Eagleton
finished unbeaten on 5/6 after a tense win over highly rated Sheffield
player Deji Jeje in the last round.
Doncaster's
Sean McDonald finished in second place, also on 5/6, after drawing
with Eagleton in round three in a hard-fought encounter which ended in a
three-fold repetition.
Long-time
leader Tom Wills, from the SASCA Sheffield club, started in fine style but
drew with Eagleton in round five before losing to McDonald in the last
round to finish third on tie-break, ahead of Moortown's Richard Allis, both
on four and a half.
The
Summer Cup competition attracted entries from Ilkley, Bradford, Leeds,
Sunderland, Barnsley, Hull and Harrogate...and one from India!
It was
played over a six weeks’ period at the rate of 30 minutes, plus a 20
seconds per move increment.
The game
between the top two players, with McDonald as White, can be seen here...https://lichess.org/ddw4zdLo.
Full
results, including cross-table, can be seen here...https://rotherhamonlinechess.azurewebsites.net/tournaments.
Competition
organiser Oliver Brennan is planning a 'decent-sized break' before the next
tournament, which is likely to be an open to all Rapidplay starting next
month.
Peter Catt
|