18/01/2024
Hope
Valley Tournament 2024
This was held at
the Sheffield Chess Centre, 329A Coleford Road, Sheffield, S9 5NF on Monday
20th May 2024. The event was organised by Jonathan Arnott with Phill
Becket as controller/arbiter.
Younger people will
not remember Hope Valley Chess Club which used to meet in Hathersage (later
Fox House), played in the Sheffield & DCA events, and ran an annual
5-minute tournament to which all and sundry from the S&DCA were
invited. The top four from the initial phase traditionally played off
for the prizes. If memory serves, this practice originated at a time
when the initial phase consisted of “groups” producing finalists for a
knock-out play-off for the prizes. When Hope Valley Chess Club
finally ceased to exist, the S&DCA took over running the cherished
“Hope Valley” tournament. These days there is one initial Swiss
section from which, nevertheless, the top four play in the knockout phase
as before.
The initial Swiss
phase was won impressively by Thomas Carroll of Sheffield University with 5
out of 5, and he may have been bemused by the possibly odd-seeming further
play-off phase which went as follows and was won by Peter Ackley:
Semi-Finals
|
Final
|
Game
1
|
Game
2
|
Game
1
|
Game
2
|
Game
3
|
Peter Ackley
|
˝
|
Miles Edwards Wright
|
0
|
Thomas Carroll
|
˝
|
Peter Ackley
|
˝
|
Peter Ackley
|
1
|
Miles Edwards Wright
|
˝
|
Peter Ackley
|
1
|
Thomas Carroll
|
1
|
|
|
Peter Ackley
|
˝
|
Thomas Carroll
|
˝
|
Thomas Carroll
|
0
|
Ewan Kershaw
|
0
|
|
|
The
third game in the final was an Armageddon game - White having 5minutes, Black
4minutes, with a draw counting as a win for Black.
The preceding Swiss
phase went as follows:
No
|
Name
/ Club
|
Rating
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
7
|
|
SPS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Thomas
Carroll
|
2164
|
1
|
B
|
13
|
1
|
W
|
24
|
1
|
B
|
19
|
1
|
W
|
3
|
1
|
B
|
2
|
1
|
W
|
4
|
1
|
B
|
8
|
|
|
Sheffield University
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
7
|
|
28
|
2
|
Miles
D Edwards-Wright
|
1925
|
1
|
B
|
21
|
1
|
W
|
20
|
1
|
B
|
11
|
1
|
W
|
7
|
0
|
W
|
1
|
˝
|
B
|
6
|
1
|
W
|
13
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4˝
|
|
|
5˝
|
|
24
|
3
|
Peter
Ackley
|
2103
|
1
|
W
|
28
|
1
|
B
|
12
|
1
|
W
|
10
|
0
|
B
|
1
|
˝
|
W
|
5
|
1
|
B
|
7
|
1
|
W
|
6
|
|
|
Chesterfield
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
|
4˝
|
|
|
5˝
|
|
22˝
|
4
|
Ewan
Kershaw
|
1912
|
0
|
W
|
14
|
1
|
B
|
26
|
1
|
W
|
8
|
1
|
B
|
17
|
1
|
W
|
9
|
0
|
B
|
1
|
1
|
W
|
10
|
|
|
Sheffield University
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
19
|
5
|
Paul
Fletcher
|
1859
|
1
|
B
|
15
|
1
|
W
|
29
|
0
|
B
|
7
|
1
|
W
|
10
|
˝
|
B
|
3
|
0
|
W
|
8
|
1
|
B
|
17
|
|
|
Hillsborough
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
|
4˝
|
|
19˝
|
6
|
Thomas
Wills
|
2043
|
0
|
B
|
20
|
1
|
W
|
21
|
1
|
B
|
22
|
1
|
W
|
12
|
1
|
B
|
19
|
˝
|
W
|
2
|
0
|
B
|
3
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4˝
|
|
|
4˝
|
|
19
|
7
|
Ayodeji
Jeje
|
1976
|
1
|
W
|
9
|
˝
|
B
|
8
|
1
|
W
|
5
|
0
|
B
|
2
|
1
|
W
|
11
|
0
|
W
|
3
|
1
|
B
|
16
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
|
4˝
|
|
19
|
8
|
Mark
S Allison
|
1635
|
1
|
B
|
23
|
˝
|
W
|
7
|
0
|
B
|
4
|
1
|
W
|
24
|
1
|
B
|
16
|
1
|
B
|
5
|
0
|
W
|
1
|
|
|
Woodseats
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
|
4˝
|
|
|
4˝
|
|
19
|
9
|
Jamie
Woodhouse
|
1564
|
0
|
B
|
7
|
1
|
W
|
23
|
1
|
B
|
24
|
1
|
W
|
11
|
0
|
B
|
4
|
˝
|
W
|
16
|
1
|
B
|
19
|
|
|
Woodseats
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
|
4˝
|
|
17
|
10
|
Byron
Hemingway
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
bye
|
1
|
W
|
16
|
0
|
B
|
3
|
0
|
B
|
5
|
1
|
W
|
26
|
1
|
W
|
12
|
0
|
B
|
4
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
18
|
11
|
Jim
Davis
|
1894
|
1
|
W
|
26
|
1
|
B
|
14
|
0
|
W
|
2
|
0
|
B
|
9
|
0
|
B
|
7
|
1
|
W
|
22
|
1
|
B
|
23
|
|
|
Worksop
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
16
|
12
|
Miles
T Hemingway
|
1648
|
1
|
W
|
30
|
0
|
W
|
3
|
1
|
B
|
29
|
0
|
B
|
6
|
1
|
W
|
14
|
0
|
B
|
10
|
1
|
W
|
21
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
16
|
13
|
Jay
Ryalls
|
1628
|
0
|
W
|
1
|
1
|
B
|
31
|
0
|
W
|
14
|
1
|
B
|
25
|
1
|
W
|
28
|
1
|
W
|
19
|
0
|
B
|
2
|
|
|
Woodseats
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
15
|
14
|
Rishab Cammanchery Krishnan
|
1470
|
1
|
B
|
4
|
0
|
W
|
11
|
1
|
B
|
13
|
0
|
W
|
16
|
0
|
B
|
12
|
1
|
W
|
24
|
1
|
B
|
27
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
15
|
15
|
Brendan
Stoneham
|
1251
|
0
|
W
|
5
|
0
|
B
|
18
|
0
|
B
|
21
|
1
|
W
|
27
|
1
|
B
|
29
|
1
|
W
|
26
|
1
|
B
|
20
|
|
|
Worksop
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
10
|
16
|
Andrew
Allen
|
1832
|
1
|
W
|
31
|
0
|
B
|
10
|
1
|
W
|
28
|
1
|
B
|
14
|
0
|
W
|
8
|
˝
|
B
|
9
|
0
|
W
|
7
|
|
|
Worksop
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
17
|
17
|
Nathaniel
Holroyd-Doveton
|
1741
|
0
|
B
|
22
|
1
|
W
|
25
|
1
|
B
|
20
|
0
|
W
|
4
|
˝
|
B
|
21
|
1
|
W
|
18
|
0
|
W
|
5
|
|
|
Rotherham
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
14˝
|
18
|
W
(Bill) Ward
|
1701
|
0
|
B
|
29
|
1
|
W
|
15
|
1
|
B
|
30
|
0
|
W
|
19
|
˝
|
B
|
20
|
0
|
B
|
17
|
1
|
W
|
28
|
|
|
Woodseats
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
3˝
|
|
13˝
|
19
|
David
WW Gunter
|
1897
|
1
|
B
|
25
|
1
|
W
|
22
|
0
|
W
|
1
|
1
|
B
|
18
|
0
|
W
|
6
|
0
|
B
|
13
|
0
|
W
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
17
|
20
|
Ian
Barker
|
1586
|
1
|
W
|
6
|
0
|
B
|
2
|
0
|
W
|
17
|
1
|
B
|
30
|
˝
|
W
|
18
|
˝
|
B
|
21
|
0
|
W
|
15
|
|
|
Darnall & Handsworth
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
13˝
|
21
|
Tom
Key
|
1517
|
0
|
W
|
2
|
0
|
B
|
6
|
1
|
W
|
15
|
1
|
B
|
23
|
˝
|
W
|
17
|
˝
|
W
|
20
|
0
|
B
|
12
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
11˝
|
22
|
Benjamin
Layton
|
1138
|
1
|
W
|
17
|
0
|
B
|
19
|
0
|
W
|
6
|
0
|
B
|
28
|
1
|
W
|
25
|
0
|
B
|
11
|
1
|
W
|
30
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
11
|
23
|
Tadeusz
Gumulka
|
0
|
0
|
W
|
8
|
0
|
B
|
9
|
1
|
-
|
bye
|
0
|
W
|
21
|
1
|
B
|
31
|
1
|
B
|
28
|
0
|
W
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
10
|
24
|
Oliver
West
|
1711
|
1
|
W
|
27
|
0
|
B
|
1
|
0
|
W
|
9
|
0
|
B
|
8
|
1
|
W
|
30
|
0
|
B
|
14
|
˝
|
W
|
25
|
|
|
Woodseats
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
10˝
|
25
|
Seth
Woozeer
|
1372
|
0
|
W
|
19
|
0
|
B
|
17
|
1
|
W
|
31
|
0
|
W
|
13
|
0
|
B
|
22
|
1
|
-
|
bye
|
˝
|
B
|
24
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
7˝
|
26
|
Kirin
Harrington
|
1341
|
0
|
B
|
11
|
0
|
W
|
4
|
˝
|
B
|
27
|
1
|
W
|
29
|
0
|
B
|
10
|
0
|
B
|
15
|
1
|
W
|
31
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
7˝
|
27
|
Pablo
Ellis-Sanchez
|
1050
|
0
|
B
|
24
|
0
|
B
|
28
|
˝
|
W
|
26
|
0
|
B
|
15
|
1
|
-
|
bye
|
1
|
W
|
31
|
0
|
W
|
14
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
˝
|
|
|
˝
|
|
|
1˝
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
|
2˝
|
|
7˝
|
28
|
Nigel
Baxendale
|
1597
|
0
|
B
|
3
|
1
|
W
|
27
|
0
|
B
|
16
|
1
|
W
|
22
|
0
|
B
|
13
|
0
|
W
|
23
|
0
|
B
|
18
|
|
|
Worksop
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
10
|
29
|
Timor
Antonio Stiller
|
954
|
1
|
W
|
18
|
0
|
B
|
5
|
0
|
W
|
12
|
0
|
B
|
26
|
0
|
W
|
15
|
0
|
B
|
30
|
1
|
-
|
bye
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
8
|
30
|
Hugh
Shipley
|
925
|
0
|
B
|
12
|
1
|
-
|
bye
|
0
|
W
|
18
|
0
|
W
|
20
|
0
|
B
|
24
|
1
|
W
|
29
|
0
|
B
|
22
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
8
|
31
|
Chuanxi
Wang
|
1180
|
0
|
B
|
16
|
0
|
W
|
13
|
0
|
B
|
25
|
1
|
-
|
bye
|
0
|
W
|
23
|
0
|
B
|
27
|
0
|
B
|
26
|
|
|
SASCA
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
4
|
|