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04/11/2022

 

Sheffield Championships, 2022-23

Round 2 >

 

These are merged into one Swiss Event, there being three trophies to be won: the Bruce Trophy (championship proper), Holroyd Trophy (what used to for what was called Class B) and Shapero Trophy (Class C).  Entries this year were down to 14, which has meant the “seeding” which determines eligibility for the separate trophies has had to be pragmatically modified to fit circumstances.  Also, controller Geoff Brown plans to have only 5 rounds instead of 6 (unless there are extreme objections), as Swiss pairings in round 6 for a 14-player group of players would be “not pretty” and undermine the principles of the Swiss system.

 

Round 1 concluded recently, ahead of the closing date for the round, results being as follows:

 

White

Black

Chris Shephard

1-0

Paul Davies

Jonathan Ferguson

0-1

Daniel Sullivan

Geoff Brown

1-0

T S Amarnath

Connor Fairfield

0-1

Andrew Birtwhistle

Nathaniel Holroyd‑Doveton

1-0

Will Winlow

Stefano Sgorlon

0-1

Jay Ryalls

Oliver West

1-0

Mark Walker

 

Round 2 pairings are as follows (progressive scores in parentheses):

 

 

White

Black

 

(1)

Andrew Birtwhistle

v

Chris Shephard

(1)

(1)

Daniel Sullivan

v

Nathaniel Holroyd‑Doveton

(1)

(1)

Jay Ryalls

v

Geoff Brown

(1)

(0)

Paul Davies

v

Oliver West

(1)

(0)

Will Winlow

v

Jonathan Ferguson

(0)

(0)

T S Amarnath

v

Stefano Sgorlon

(0)

(0)

Mark Walker

v

Connor Fairfield

(0)

 

Games are to be played, and results submitted, by Saturday 7th January 2023.