Handicap knockout tournament 2005–06

This is a rapidplay tournament for teams of three players. Players are handicapped by time, depending on the difference in grade between the players.

Eighteen teams entered the 2005–06 competition, which was won by Bigmat Yobs (Gambit), who defeated The League Champions (Mansfield) 5½–3½ in the final.

Preliminary round Round 1
w/c 31 October		 Round 2
w/c 30 January		 Semi-final
6 March		 Final
H WN Illusion 3½
A Bingham Bombers 5½
H Bingham Bombers 2
A Bigmat Yobs 7
H Ashfield Astra 4½
A Bigmat Yobs 4½
H Newark B 4
A Ashfield Astra 5
H Fiveways 0
A Bigmat Yobs 9
H WN Daydream 4
A Fiveways 5
H Fiveways 5½
A Ashfield Allstars 3½
H Ashfield Allstars 5
A Bunkers B 4
H Bigmat Yobs 5½
A The League Champions 3½
H Gambit Boys 7½
A WN Fantasy 1½
H The League Champions 8
A Gambit Boys 1
H Newark A 4
A The League Champions 5
H WN Nightmare 3½
A The League Champions 5½
H WN Nightmare 8
A Radcliffe Rockets 1
H Bunkers A 3½
A WN Nightmare 5½
H University Wise Heads 3½
A Bunkers A 5½
H Ashfield Academicals 2½
A University Wise Heads 6½
WN = West Nottingham

Match details

Preliminary round

West Nottingham Illusion – Bingham Bombers (10 October 2005)
West Nottingham Illusion B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Williamson, E. (96) 0 ½ 0 ½
A2 Needham, R. (55) 1 0 1 2
A3 Clegg, T. (49) 0 1 0 1
3½
 
Bingham Bombers A1 A2 A3
B1 London, N. (133) 1 0 1 2
B2 Nailard, M. (121) ½ 1 0 1½
B3 Redburn, B. (95) 1 0 1 2
5½

Ashfield Academicals – University Wise Heads (11 October 2005)
Ashfield Academicals B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Taylor, R. (124) 0 0 1 1
A2 Sayer, R. (109) 0 0 1 1
A3 Dyce, R. (86) 0 ½ 0 ½
2½
 
University Wise Heads A1 A2 A3
B1 Emanuel, J. (164) 1 1 1 3
B2 Billingham, J. (155) 1 1 ½ 2½
B3 Jones, D. (121) 0 0 1 1
6½

Round 1

Bingham Bombers – Bigmat Yobs (1 November 2005)
Bingham Bombers B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 London, N. (131) 0 0 ½ ½
A2 Nailard, M. (121) ½ 0 0 ½
A3 Redburn, B. (95) 0 0 1 1
2
 
Bigmat Yobs A1 A2 A3
B1 Barnes, M. (190) 1 ½ 1 2½
B2 Sudar, D. (131) 1 1 1 3
B3 Prescott, J. (102) ½ 1 0 1½
7

Newark B – Ashfield Astra (4 November 2005)
Newark B B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Myers, R. (107) 1 1 1 3
A2 Harper, G. (78) 1 0 0 1
A3 Clurrow, G. (–) 0 0 0 0
4
 
Ashfield Astra A1 A2 A3
B1 Halfpenny, G. (175) 0 0 1 1
B2 Webster, R. (154) 0 1 1 2
B3 Morgan, D. P. (128) 0 1 1 2
5

West Nottingham Daydream – Fiveways (31 October 2005)
Fiveways B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Flynn, D. (137) 0 1 1 2
A2 Best, I. (116) 0 ½ 1 1½
A3 Thorsen, A. (104) ½ 0 1 1½
5
 
West Nottingham Daydream A1 A2 A3
B1 Grewal, B. (178) 1 1 ½ 2½
B2 Collins, J. (136) 0 ½ 1 1½
B3 Willoughby, R. (111) 0 0 0 0
4

Ashfield Allstars – Bunkers B (9 November 2005)
Bunkers B B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Moore, M. (88) 0 ½ ½ 1
A2 Chubb, A. (66) 1 ½ 0 1½
A3 Blampied, D. (66) 1 0 ½ 1½
4
 
Ashfield Allstars A1 A2 A3
B1 Morrey, A. (108) 1 0 0 1
B2 Jackson, M. (108) ½ ½ 1 2
B3 Potter, C. (87) ½ 1 ½ 2
5

Gambit Boys – West Nottingham Fantasy (1 November 2005)
West Nottingham Fantasy B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Lin, D. (104) 0 0 0 0
A2 Day, J. (99) 0 0 1 1
A3 Crawley, J. (78) 0 0 ½ ½
1½
 
Gambit Boys A1 A2 A3
B1 Mercs, P. (172) 1 1 1 3
B2 Roper, K. (125) 1 1 1 3
B3 Carlton, A. (121) 1 0 ½ 1½
7½

Newark A – The League Champions (3 November 2005)
B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Wollerton, G. (132) 0 0 0 0
A2 Blake, R. (133) 1 1 0 2
A3 Combie, A. (126) ½ ½ 1 2
4
 
The League Champions A1 A2 A3
B1 Morrison, K. (159) 1 0 ½ 1½
B2 Tait, J. A. (194) 1 1 ½ 2½
B3 Wagenbach, J. (133) 1 0 0 1
5

West Nottingham Nightmare – Radcliffe Rockets (31 October 2005)
West Nottingham Nightmare B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Nguyen, M. N. (145e) 1 1 1 3
A2 Kingston, I. (144) 1 1 1 3
A3 Burley, P. (115) ½ 1 ½ 2
8
 
Radcliffe Rockets A1 A2 A3
B1 Day, T. (154) 0 0 ½ ½
B2 Murfet, G. (131) 0 0 0 0
B3 Taylor, M. (126) 0 0 ½ ½
1

University Wise Heads – Bunkers A (1 November 2005)
University Wise Heads B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Posazhennikov, A. (193) 0 1 1 2
A2 Jones, D. (121) 0 0 0 0
A3 Hamby, S. (97) 0 ½ 1 1½
3½
 
Bunkers A A1 A2 A3
B1 Harrison, J. (153) 1 1 1 3
B2 Harvey, K. (138) 0 1 ½ 1½
B3 Radford, M. (120) 0 1 0 1
5½

Round 2

Ashfield Astra – Bigmat Yobs (1 February 2006)
Bigmat Yobs B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Barnes, M. (190) 1 ½ 1 2½
A2 Wright, A. J. (134) 1 0 1 2
A3 Gibson, G. (99) 0 0 0 0
4½
 
Ashfield Astra A1 A2 A3
B1 Halfpenny, G. (175) 0 0 1 1
B2 Webster, R. (154) ½ 1 1 2½
B3 Morgan, P. (128) 0 0 1 1
4½
Bigmat Yobs win as lower-graded team

Fiveways – Ashfield Allstars (30 January 2006)
Ashfield Allstars B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Morrey, A. (108) 0 0 0 0
A2 Jackson, M. (108) ½ 0 0 ½
A3 Potter, C. (87) 1 1 1 3
3½
 
Fiveways A1 A2 A3
B1 Flynn, D. (137) 1 ½ 0 1½
B2 Bhayat, S. (127) 1 1 0 2
B3 Thorsen, A. (104) 1 1 0 2
5½

The League Champions – Gambit Boys (2 February 2006)
Gambit Boys B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Mercs, P. (172) 0 0 1 1
A2 Roper, K. (126) 0 0 0 0
A3 Carlton, A. (121) 0 0 0 0
1
 
The League Champions A1 A2 A3
B1 Tait, J. (194) 1 1 1 3
B2 Morrison, K. (159) 1 1 1 3
B3 Wagenbach, J. (133) 0 1 1 2
8

Bunkers A – West Nottingham Nightmare (31 January 2006)
Bunkers A B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Brameld, K. (142) 1 0 1 2
A2 Harvey, K. (138) 0 0 0 0
A3 Radford, M. (120) 0 1 ½ 1½
3½
 
West Nottingham Nightmare A1 A2 A3
B1 Nguyen, M. N. (175e) 0 1 1 2
B2 Kingston, I. (144) 1 1 0 2
B3 Burley, P. (115) 0 1 ½ 1½
5½

Semi-finals

Fiveways – Bigmat Yobs (6 March 2006)
Fiveways B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Flynn, D. (136) 0 0 0 0
A2 Bhayat, S. (127) 0 0 0 0
A3 Thorsen, A. (104) 0 0 0 0
0
 
Bigmat Yobs A1 A2 A3
B1 Barnes, M. (190) 1 1 1 3
B2 Wright, A. J. (134) 1 1 1 3
B3 Sudar, D. (131) 1 1 1 3
9

West Nottingham Nightmare – The League Champions (6 March 2006)
West Nottingham Nightmare B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Kingston, I. (144) 0 1 0 1
A2 Keetley, M. (137) ½ 1 0 1½
A3 Burley, P. (115) 0 0 1 1
3½
 
The League Champions A1 A2 A3
B1 Tait, J. (194) 1 ½ 1 2½
B2 Morrison, K. (159) 0 0 1 1
B3 Wagenbach, J. (133) 1 1 0 2
5½

Final

Bigmat Yobs – The League Champions (28 March 2006)
Bigmat Yobs B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Barnes, M. (190) 1 1 1 3
A2 Wright, A. J. (134) 1 1 ½ 2½
A3 Sudar, D. (131) 0 0 0 0
5½
 
The League Champions A1 A2 A3
B1 Tait, J. (194) 0 0 1 1
B2 Morrison, K. (159) 0 0 1 1
B3 Wagenbach, J. (133) 0 ½ 1 1½
3½

Rules

Teams

Each team consists of three players who play all opposition team members. Each club may enter as many separate teams but no person may play for more than one team.

Players

If a player does not have a current grade, the captain should contact the controller before the match so that a suitable estimate can be used.

Format

The competition will be a straight knockout with a prearranged match draw. Round one is in week commencing 31 October. Round 2, week commending 30 January. Depending on entries, a preliminary round may be held before 31 October.

Each match will consist of 9 games with each player having 3 games with a total time limit of 40 minutes per game split between the two players. A gap of 5–10 minutes should be allowed between games.

The teams should be listed in grade order; the team with the lower total grade will be team A and the higher team B.

The pairings will be:

Game 1: B3 v A1 A2 v B1 A3 v B2
Game 2: B2 v A1 A2 v B3 B1 v A3
Game 3: A1 v B1 B2 v A2 A3 v B3

The players start with a nominal 20 minutes each and the time handicap will adjust it as follows:

Grading diff. Lower graded Higher graded
0–4 20 20
5–8 21 19
9–12 22 18
13–16 23 17
17–20 24 16
21–24 25 15
25–28 26 14
29–32 27 13
33–36 28 12
37–40 29 11
41–44 30 10
45–48 31 9
49+ 32 8

An example: In the match of Bloggs v Smiths, Fred Bloggs (Grade 99) plays Sam Smith (Grade 75) and so has 15 minutes v Sam’s 25 minutes. Fred then plays Sarah Smith Grade 129 and has 27 minutes v Sarah’s 13 minutes.

In the event of a draw the lower graded team will win. The winning team must send the result to the controller within seven days.