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19/06/2023

'Hope Valley' Quickplay Tournament

 

This long-traditional end-of-season blitz competition for players in the Sheffield League was held on Monday June 19th at the new Sheffield Chess Centre, 329A Coleford Road, Sheffield, S9 5NF.  Details appeared on the notice of 11/06/2023.

 

In the past, if memory serves, this was run in sections (“groups”) followed by a knock-out play-off among qualifiers, in the manner of the football World Cup.  This year there appears to have been a single initial event, followed by a “play-off”.

 

Results of the initial phase were as in the following table, wherein for each player in each round on the top line are shown opponent’s number, the player’s colour and their game points earner (win, draw, loss), while on the bottom line the player’s progressive points total is shown.  “SPS” means “sum of progressive scores”.  (Click on a round number at the top to see that round’s game results.)

 

No.

Player

Rd. 1

Rd. 2

Rd. 3

Rd. 4

Rd. 5

Rd. 6

Rd. 7

Total

SPS

1

Thomas Wills

33

B

1

13

W

1

9

B

1

8

W

1

2

B

1

10

W

1

5

B

1

7

28

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

4

 

 

 

2

Jonathan W Arnott

17

W

1

19

B

1

7

W

1

3

B

1

1

W

0

9

B

1

4

W

½

24½

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

 

3

David WW Gunter

34

B

1

15

W

1

10

B

1

2

W

0

8

B

1

5

W

0

12

B

1

5

22

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

 

4

Miles D Edwards-Wright

16

B

1

5

W

½

27

B

1

6

W

0

21

B

1

11

W

1

2

B

½

5

20½

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

 

5

Paul Fletcher

11

W

½

4

B

½

23

W

1

22

B

1

7

W

1

3

B

1

1

W

0

5

20½

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

4

 

 

 

6

Ayodeji Jeje

12

W

1

20

B

1

8

W

0

4

B

1

9

W

0

22

B

1

14

W

1

5

20

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

3

 

 

 

7

Henry Withington

27

B

1

21

W

1

2

B

0

24

W

1

5

B

0

15

W

1

10

B

1

5

20

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

 

8

Andrew Allen

28

B

1

32

W

1

6

B

1

1

B

0

3

W

0

20

B

1

9

W

½

20½

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

 

9

Jim Davis

14

W

1

23

B

1

1

W

0

20

B

1

6

B

1

2

W

0

8

B

½

20½

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

 

10

Miles T Hemingway

18

B

1

24

W

1

3

W

0

17

B

1

11

W

1

1

B

0

7

W

0

4

20

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

 

11

Farshad Ai

5

B

½

27

W

1

13

B

½

18

W

1

10

B

0

4

B

0

20

W

1

4

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

12

Nathaniel Holroyd-Doveton

6

B

0

34

W

1

31

B

1

21

W

½

13

B

½

17

W

1

3

W

0

4

16½

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

 

13

Oliver Brennan

25

W

1

1

B

0

11

W

½

19

B

1

12

W

½

14

B

0

23

W

1

4

16

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

 

14

Talakalukoppa Amarnath

9

B

0

33

W

1

24

B

0

29

W

1

25

B

1

13

W

1

6

B

0

4

15

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

 

15

Tom Key

22

W

1

3

B

0

17

W

0

30

B

1

23

W

1

7

B

0

27

W

1

4

15

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

 

16

George Gledhill

4

W

0

17

B

0

28

W

0

34

B

1

35

W

1

26

B

1

22

W

1

4

10

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

 

17

Brendan Stoneham

2

B

0

16

W

1

15

B

1

10

W

0

18

B

1

12

B

0

21

W

½

14½

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

 

18

Richard Dawson

10

W

0

28

B

1

26

W

1

11

B

0

17

W

0

24

B

1

19

W

½

13½

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

 

19

Peter Cooper

26

B

1

2

W

0

21

B

0

13

W

0

33

B

1

31

W

1

18

B

½

12½

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

5

 

 

 

20

Xiaorui Wang

35

B

1

6

W

0

32

B

1

9

W

0

24

B

1

8

W

0

11

B

0

3

15

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

 

21

Emirasan Umerov

30

W

1

7

B

0

19

W

1

12

B

½

4

W

0

27

B

0

17

B

½

3

14½

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

 

22

Steve Withington

15

B

0

29

W

1

25

B

1

5

W

0

31

B

1

6

W

0

16

B

0

3

14

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

1

 

 

 

23

Alan Story

31

B

1

9

W

0

5

B

0

32

W

1

15

B

0

25

W

1

13

B

0

3

13

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

 

24

John Wiles

29

B

1

10

B

0

14

W

1

7

B

0

20

W

0

18

W

0

bye

-

1

3

13

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

25

Colin Reid

13

B

0

35

W

1

22

W

0

26

B

1

14

W

0

23

B

0

33

W

1

3

11

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

26

Omari McAdie

19

W

0

bye

-

1

18

B

0

25

W

0

32

B

1

16

W

0

31

B

1

3

10

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

27

Rishab Cammanchery Krishnan

7

W

0

11

B

0

4

W

0

28

B

1

30

W

1

21

W

1

15

B

0

3

9

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

 

28

Connor Fairfield

8

W

0

18

W

0

16

B

1

27

W

0

29

B

0

35

B

1

34

W

1

3

8

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

29

Sophia MacDonald

24

W

0

22

B

0

33

W

1

14

B

0

28

W

1

34

W

0

30

B

½

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

30

Chuanxi Wang

21

B

0

31

W

0

34

B

1

15

W

0

27

B

0

bye

-

1

29

W

½

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

31

Emerys Hillman

23

W

0

30

B

1

12

W

0

35

B

1

22

W

0

19

B

0

26

W

0

2

10

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

32

Benjamin Layton

bye

-

1

8

B

0

20

W

0

23

B

0

26

W

0

33

B

0

35

W

1

2

8

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

 

33

Zilu Ji

1

W

0

14

B

0

29

B

0

bye

-

1

19

W

0

32

W

1

25

B

0

2

6

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

7

 

 

 

34

Damien Gwatkin

3

W

0

12

B

0

30

W

0

16

W

0

bye

-

1

29

B

1

28

B

0

2

5

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

5

 

 

 

35

Neil Ladva

20

W

0

25

B

0

bye

-

1

31

W

0

16

B

0

28

W

0

32

B

0

1

5

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

The top four then played off to determine the final four placings.

 

 

Semi-Finals

Miles D Edwards-Wright

½‑½

Thomas Wills

 

Thomas Wills

0-1

Miles D Edwards-Wright

 

Jonathan W Arnott

½‑½

David WW Gunter

 

David WW Gunter

0-1

Jonathan W Arnott

Final

Jonathan W Arnott

1-0

Miles D Edwards-Wright