26/04/2023
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.
Rounds 3 & 4
have now been completed and the pairings for round 5 made.
Round 3
results were as follows (progressive scores in parentheses):
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White
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Black
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(2)
|
Oliver West
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0-1
|
Daniel Sullivan
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(2)
|
(1˝)
|
Chris Shephard
|
1-0
|
Jay Ryalls
|
(2)
|
(1)
|
T S Amarnath
|
1-0
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Andrew Birtwhistle
|
(1˝)
|
(1)
|
Geoff Brown
|
1-0
|
Will Winlow
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
Nat Holroyd‑Doveton
|
0-1
|
Mark A Walker
|
(1)
|
(0)
|
Connor Fairfield
|
0-1
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Paul Davies
|
(0)
|
(0)
|
Jonathan Ferguson
|
1-0
|
Stefano Sgorlon
|
(0)
|
Round 4
results were as follows (progressive scores in parentheses):
|
White
|
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Black
|
|
(3)
|
Daniel Sullivan
|
˝-˝
|
Chris Shephard
|
(2˝)
|
(2)
|
Mark A Walker
|
0-1
|
Geoff Brown
|
(2)
|
(2)
|
Jay Ryalls
|
1-0
|
T S Amarnath
|
(2)
|
(1˝)
|
Andrew Birtwhistle
|
˝-˝
|
Oliver West
|
(2)
|
(0)
|
Stefano Sgorlon
|
0-1
|
Nat Holroyd‑Doveton
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
Paul Davies
|
0-0
|
Jonathan Ferguson
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
Will Winlow
|
1-0-
|
Connor Fairfield
|
(0)
|
Round 5
pairings are as follows (progressive scores in parentheses):
|
White
|
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Black
|
|
(3)
|
Jay Ryalls
|
0-1
|
Daniel Sullivan
|
(3˝)
|
(3)
|
Chris Shephard
|
1-0
|
Geoff Brown
|
(3)
|
(2˝)
|
Oliver West
|
1d0
|
Will Winlow
|
(2)
|
(2)
|
Nat Holroyd‑Doveton
|
1-0
|
Andrew Birtwhistle
|
(2)
|
(2)
|
T S Amarnath
|
1-0
|
Mark A Walker
|
(2)
|
(1)
|
Paul Davies
|
1‑0
|
Jonathan Ferguson
|
(1)
|
(0)
|
Connor Fairfield
|
v
|
Stefano Sgorlon
|
(0)
|
(“d”
means by default)
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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