24/01/2023
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 2 has now been
completed, with the following results:
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White
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Black
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(1)
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Andrew Birtwhistle
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˝‑˝
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Chris Shephard
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(1)
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(1)
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Daniel Sullivan
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1-0
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Nathaniel Holroyd‑Doveton
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(1)
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(1)
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Jay Ryalls
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1-0
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Geoff Brown
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(1)
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(0)
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Paul Davies
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0-1
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Oliver West
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(1)
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(0)
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Will Winlow
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1-0
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Jonathan Ferguson
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(0)
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(0)
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T S Amarnath
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1-0
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Stefano Sgorlon
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(0)
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(0)
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Mark Walker
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1-0
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Connor Fairfield
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(0)
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Round 3
pairings are as follows (progressive scores in parentheses):
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White
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Black
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(2)
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Oliver West
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v
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Daniel Sullivan
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(2)
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(1˝)
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Chris Shephard
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v
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Jay Ryalls
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(2)
|
(1)
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T S Amarnath
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v
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Andrew Birtwhistle
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(1˝)
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(1)
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Geoff Brown
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v
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Will Winlow
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(1)
|
(1)
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Nat Holroyd‑Doveto
|
v
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Mark Walker
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(1)
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(0)
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Connor Fairfield
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v
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Paul Davies
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(0)
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(0)
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Jonathan Ferguson
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v
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Stefano Sgorlon
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(0)
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Games are to be
played, and results submitted, by Saturday 25th February 2023.
For those that
aren't already aware, the pairings and results can be seen on the ECF LMS
website here https://ecflms.org.uk/lms/node/135486/rounds.
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