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Ulster Chess News 2003 Number 2
WILLIAMSON SHIELD BELFAST 25-26 JANUARY 2003
Tom Clarke and Stephen Scannell finished equal first in the Williamson Shield, drawing their individual encounter and winning all the rest of their games to finish with 5.5 points out of 6. Ian Woodfield, who was 3rd equal with Paul McLoughlin, won the Grading Prize.
Download 16 games from the Williamson Shield
Annotated games by James O'Fee
Place Name Rtg Club Score
1-2 TOM CLARKE 2146 R.V.H. 5.5
STEPHEN P. SCANNELL 2108 R.V.H. 5.5
3-4 IAN WOODFIELD 1584 FISHERWICK 4
PAUL Mc LOUGHLIN 1771 R.V.H. 4
5-6 FRED Mac DONALD 1786 Q.U.B. 3.5
JAMES O' FEE 1750 BANGOR 3.5
7-11 MICHAEL HOLMES 2092 R.V.H. 3
JOHN Mc KENNA 1721 R.V.H. 3
DAVID O' DONNELL 1673 Q.U.B. 3
HANNAH LOWRY-O'REILLY 1424 RATHMINES 3
DANNY MALLAGHAN 1795 R.V.H. 3
12-15 SAMUEL MOORE 1758 CIVIL SERVICE 2.5
DAMIEN LAVERY 1612 R.V.H. 2.5
JOHN LYNCH 1518 DERRY 2.5
BRENDAN Mc GRATH Q.U.B. 2.5
16-18 STEPHEN Mc CANN 1622 R.V.H. 2
DAMIEN CUNNINGHAM 1657 R.V.H. 2
ROBIN TRIGGS 1624 Q.U.B. 2
19 CALUM LEITCH 1484 Q.U.B. 1.5
In the Challengers, Ciaran Marron started with 4.5 out of 5 to go a full point ahead of the rest of the field. However a final round loss to David Grzymek (who won the Grading Prize) allowed Alex Beckett and Sean Linton to catch Marron and share first prize with him.
Place Name Rtg Club Score
1-3 CIARAN MARRON 1581 R.V.H. 4.5
ALEXANDER BECKETT 1413 FISHERWICK 4.5
SEAN LINTON 1397 R.V.H. 4.5
4-5 RON HENDERSON 1572 BANGOR 4
DAVID GRZYMEK 1190 UNATTACHED 4
6-8 CHRIS BLACK 1480 R.V.H. 3.5
STEPHEN DUNNE DONEGAL 3.5
EAMONN WALLS 1311 NORTH BELFAST 3.5
9-10 JOE CLARKE 1585 NORTH BELFAST 3
RICHARD PROCTOR 1541 BANGOR 3
11-16 ALAN BURNS 1437 C.I.Y.M.S. 2.5
JONATHAN WOODFIELD 1364 FISHERWICK 2.5
ASHLEY PEILE 1350 Q.U.B. 2.5
WILLIAM STOREY 1448 UNATTACHED 2.5
DAVID COLLINS 1505 Q.U.B. 2.5
LIAM KELLY DERRY JUNIORS 2.5
17 EIMEAR KERR DERRY JUNIORS 2
18 GEOFF HINDLEY 1122 CIVIL SERVICE 1.5
19 ALLAN TURNBULL 1226 DERRY 1
The Novices competition - a Rapidplay event held only on the second day of competition - was won by Chris Millar, with a perfect 8 points from his 8 games.
Sam Moore - James O'Fee [C01] Williamson Shield Belfast (Round 3), 25.01.2003
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.exd5 exd5 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nge2 Bg4 7.f3 Bh5 8.Ng3 Bg6 9.f4 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Nf6 11.0-0 Qd7 12.Re1+ Be7 13.Nf5 0-0-0 14.Nxe7+
White loses the exchange if he takes the g-pawn - 14.Nxg7 Bf8 15.Nf5 Nb4 16.Qh3 Nxc2 17.Be3 Nxa1 18.Rxa1
14...Nxe7 15.a4 h5 16.a5 a6 17.b4 h4 18.b5 axb5 19.a6 bxa6 20.Rxa6 Kb7 21.Ra5
Also possible was 21.Rxe7 Kxa6 (21...Qxe7 22.Qxb5+ Kc8 23.Ra8#) 22.Rxd7 Rxd7 23.Qxb5+
21...c6 22.Ba3 Nc8 23.Bc5
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23...Rde8
The toughest defence appears to be 23...Qc7 24.Rea1 Qxf4 25.Nxb5 Ne4
Alternatives lead to a variety of attractive checkmates:
a) 25...cxb5 26.Qxb5+ Kc7 27.Ra7+ Nxa7 28.Rxa7+ Kc8 29.Qb7#;
b) 25...Ng4 26.Nd6+ Nxd6
b1) 26...Rxd6 27.Ra7+ Nxa7 28.Rxa7+ Kc8 (or 28...Kb8 29.Qb3+ Kc8 30.Qb7+ Kd8 31.Ra8#) 29.Qa6+ Kd8 30.Bb6+ Ke8 31.Qc8+ and mate next move;
b2) 26...Nxd6 27.Ra7+ Kb8 (27...Kc8 28.Qa6+ Kb8 29.Qb6+ Kc8 30.Qc7#) 28.Bxd6+ Qxd6 29.Qb3+ Kc8 30.Qb7#;
b3) 26...Kc7 27.Ra7+ Nxa7 28.Rxa7+ Kb8 29.Qb3#;
26.Rf1 (but not 26.Rb1 Qf2+ 27.Kh1 Qe1+ 28.Rxe1 Nf2+ 29.Kg1 Nxd3 30.cxd3 cxb5 31.Rxb5+ Kc6 when Black might be able to survive) 26...Qg4. Perhaps best play here would be 27.Rb1 Nxc5 28.dxc5 Rd7 29.Nd6+ Kc7 30.Rb7+ Kd8 31.Nxf7+ Rxf7 32.Rxf7 h3 33.g3 Qe6 34.Rf1 when White emerges the exchange up but Black can still try to battle on.
24.Rb1 Nb6 25.Nxb5! Ne4
25...cxb5 26.Raxb5 Re6 27.Rxb6+ Rxb6 28.Rxb6+ Kc7 29.Qa6 and Black cannot prevent mate.
26.Nd6+ Nxd6 27.Qa6+ 1-0
It is mate in two after any defence:
a) 27...Kb8 28.Qa8+ Kc7 29.Bxb6#
b) 27...Kc7 28.Qxb6+ (or 28.Bxb6+ Kb8 29.Qa8#) 28...Kc8 29.Qb8#
IRISH YOUTH INTERPROVINCIALS 2003
The Irish Youth Interprovincials were held on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th February in Gonzaga College, Dublin. There were Under 19 and Under 16 competitions, each for teams of six. The best Ulster individual performances were by Jonathan Woodfield (Under 19) with 2.5/3 and Calum Leitch (Under 16) who won all 3 of his games.
Under 19:
Leinster 15.5/18; Connacht 6.5; Ulster 5.0White: Hannah Lowry O'Reilly Black: Calum Leitch 15/2/2003
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Bg5 Be7 4.Nc3 b6 5.e3 Bb7 6.Nf3 d6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.0-0 0-0 9.b4 e5 10.d5 a5 11.a3 Ne8 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Qc2 g6 14.Rfd1 f5 15.Be2 Ba6 16.Rab1 g5 17.Kh1 g4 18.Ng1 Rf6 19.h3 h5 20.Rf1 axb4 21.axb4 Ng7 22.e4 f4 23.b5 Bc8 24.hxg4 hxg4 25.Bxg4 Rh6+ 26.Bh3 Nc5 27.Qe2 Ra3 28.Rbc1 Qh4 29.Kh2 Bg4 30.f3 Qg3+ 31.Kh1 Bxh3 32.gxh3 Nb3 33.Qb2 Nxc1 34.Qxa3 Nd3 35.Qa2 Rg6 36.Qh2 Nh5 37.Nge2 Qh4 38.Nd1 Ng3+ 39.Nxg3 fxg3 40.Qg2 Nf4 41.Kg1 Nxh3+ 0-1
STEPHEN SCANNELL SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY
BANGOR CHESS CLUB 27 FEBRUARY 2003
James O’Fee reports:
Bangor Chess Club entertained
STEPHEN SCANNELL, three-times Ulster Chess Champion, on Thursday 27 February. The American-born Champion gave a simultaneous display on 18 boards, beginning at 8 p.m. and ending at 11.15 p.m.In the earlier part of the evening, Mr Scannell faced tough opposition on many boards; but in the later stages his superior skill won through in several endgames. The American’s final tally was; won 9, lost 4, drawn 5.
Those who won their games against Mr Scannell were James O’Fee (Bangor), David McAlister (Hillsborough), Damien Lavery (Royal Victoria Hospital) and the promising schoolboy David Grzymek (Sullivan Upper).
Those who drew their games were Alan McConnell, Kenny Browne, Philip Todd and Richard Proctor (all Bangor), and Paul McLoughlin (Royal Victoria Hospital). Others taking part were Mark Seidman, Ron Henderson, Owen Wilson, Richard Morrow, Gary Johnston, Chris Kelly, and Kenneth Nicholl (all Bangor); and the Symington brothers, David and Stephen, (RBAI).
CITY OF BELFAST CHAMPIONSHIPS 29-30 MARCH 2003
The City of Belfast Championships
were held for the first time since 2000 and for only the second time since 1996. The venue was the Queen's University Staff Common Room. There were two sections and in the senior event the Nemtzov Cup Tom Clarke scored an emphatic victory with 5.5 points from his 6 games. The next highest scorers were John Masterson (the only other unbeaten player), Desmond Moreland and Calum Leitch, who all finished with 4.0 points. Masterson and Moreland shared the Second Prize while Leitch won the Grading Prize.Download 15 games from the Nemtzov Cup
Annotated games by David O'Donnell
Place Name Rtg Club Score
1 TOM CLARKE 2157 R.V.H. 5.5
2-4 DESMOND MORELAND 1815 R.V.H. 4
JOHN MASTERSON 1814 R.V.H. 4
CALUM LEITCH 1561 Q.U.B. 4
5-6 DANNY MALLAGHAN 1769 R.V.H. 3.5
DAMIEN LAVERY 1601 R.V.H. 3.5
7-11 IAN WOODFIELD 1690 FISHERWICK 3
NORMAN Mc FARLAND 1607 FISHERWICK 3
PAUL Mc LOUGHLIN 1755 R.V.H. 3
ROBIN TRIGGS 1590 Q.U.B. 3
JAMES O' FEE 1756 BANGOR 3
12-14 SAMUEL MOORE 1746 CIVIL SERVICE 2.5
JOHN LYNCH 1539 CITY OF DERRY 2.5
HANNAH LOWRY-O'REILLY 1401 RATHMINES 2.5
15 JOHN CAIRNS 1926 FISHERWICK 2
16-17 BRENDAN Mc GRATH 1448 Q.U.B. 1
DAVID O' DONNELL 1696 Q.U.B. 1
18 DAMIEN CUNNINGHAM 1601 R.V.H. 0
In the
Henderson Cup top seed Chris Kelly beat former Ulster Junior champion Michael Kane in Round 1. Kelly then won his next three games to establish a one-point lead, but draws in the last two rounds allowed Kane to catch him up after five straight wins. Eamonn Walls finished in third place on 4.5 points and took the Grading Prize.Place Name Rtg Club Score
1-2 CHRISTOPHER KELLY 1588 CIVIL SERVICE 5
MICHAEL KANE 1358 R.V.H. 5
3 EAMONN WALLS 1343 NORTH BELFAST 4.5
4-6 JOHN C. ORCHIN 1454 HILLSBOROUGH 3.5
NICK LARTER 1491 LIMERICK 3.5
RICHARD MORROW BANGOR 3.5
7-10 ALEXANDER BECKETT 1456 FISHERWICK 3
SARTHAK SENGUPTA UNATTACHED 3
RICHARD PROCTOR 1513 BANGOR 3
JONATHAN WOODFIELD 1356 FISHERWICK 3
11-12 DEREK TRUESDALE 1468 SHORTS 2.5
PHILLIP TODD 1055 BANGOR 2.5
13-14 SEAN LINTON 1446 R.V.H. 2
JOHANNA LOWRY-O'REILLY 610 UNATTACHED 2
15-16 PAUL Mc PARLAND 1
MOHAMED SAAD Q.U.B. 1
FISHERWICK TOURNAMENT 7th OCTOBER 2002-7th APRIL 2003
This "go-as-you-please" tournament took place every Monday night at Fisherwick Chess Club. Prizes were decided by percentage scores, with players having to have played a minimum of 10 games.
Winner
Tom Alcorn 11.0/14 (78.6%)BELFAST & DISTRICT LEAGUES 2002-2003
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Division 1 |
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Team |
Played |
Points |
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QUB A |
16 |
79.0 |
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RVH Falcons |
16 |
71.0 |
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Fisherwick A |
16 |
69.5 |
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RVH Eagles |
16 |
67.0 |
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RVH Hawks |
16 |
61.0 |
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Civil Service |
16 |
53.5 |
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Bangor Carnegie |
16 |
44.5 |
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Bombardier |
16 |
32.5 |
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CIYMS |
16 |
26.0 |
The Division 1 champions QUB
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Team |
Played |
Points |
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Bangor Groomsport |
14 |
66.0 |
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Fisherwick B |
14 |
65.5 |
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Fortwilliam |
14 |
54.5 |
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QUB B |
14 |
54.0 |
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Hillsborough |
14 |
43.5 |
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RVH Ravens |
14 |
38.0 |
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Randalstown |
14 |
37.5 |
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Bangor Winston |
14 |
32.0 |