Handicap knockout tournament 2006–07

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

This year’s competition was won by Mansfield, who beat West Nottingham Nightmare 7–2 in the final, held at Gambit on 26 June.

Round 1 Round 2
 Semi-final Final
H Newark B 5
A Bigmat Yobs 4
H Newark B 4½
A WN Nightmare 4½
H WN Nightmare 5½
A Ashfield Allstars 3½
  H WN Nightmare 5
  A Ashfield Astra 4
H WN Illusion 1
A Ashfield Astra 8
H Ashfield Astra 6½
A WN Fantasy 2½
H Bunkers 3½
A WN Fantasy 5½
  WN Nightmare 2
  Mansfield 7
H University Wiseheads 6
A Newark A 3
H Mansfield 5
A University Wiseheads 4
H Radcliffe Rockets 1½
A Mansfield 7½
  H Mansfield 5½
  A WN Daydream 3½
H Ashfield Academicals 5
A Bingham Bombers 4
H WN Daydream 6½
A Ashfield Academicals 2½
H Fiveways 3½
A WN Daydream 5½
WN = West Nottingham

Match details

Round 1

Newark B – Bigmat Yobs (2 November 2006)
Newark B B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Coates, D. (161) 0 1 1 2
A2 Combie, A. (139) 0 1 1 2
A3 Wollerton, G. (123) 1 0 0 1
5
 
Bigmat Yobs A1 A2 A3
B1 Barnes, M. (186) 1 1 0 2
B2 Mercs, P. (176) 0 0 1 1
B3 Sudar, D. (134) 0 0 1 1
4

West Nottingham Nightmare – Ashfield Allstars (30 October 2006)
Ashfield Allstars B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Morrey, A. (104) 0 1 1 2
A2 Sayer, R. (103) 0 ½ ½ 1
A3 Todd, P. (81) 0 0 ½ ½
3½
 
West Nottingham Nightmare A1 A2 A3
B1 Keetley, M. (136) 1 1 1 3
B2 Burley, P. (116) 0 ½ 1 1½
B3 Willoughby, R. (114) 0 ½ ½ 1
5½

West Nottingham Illusion – Ashfield Astra (30 October 2006)
West Nottingham Illusion B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Zhang, M. (82) 0 0 0 0
A2 Clegg, T. (60) 0 0 1 1
A3 Gupta, Y. (10) 0 0 0 0
1
 
Ashfield Astra A1 A2 A3
B1 Halfpenny, G. (162) 1 1 1 3
B2 Webster, R. (155) 1 1 1 3
B3 Graham, N. (133) 1 0 1 2
8

Bunkers – West Nottingham Fantasy (17 October 2006)
Bunkers B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Chubb, A. (72) 0 0 1 1
A2 Frings, M. (70) ½ 1 0 1½
A3 Parham, S. (59) 1 0 0 1
3½
 
West Nottingham Fantasy A1 A2 A3
B1 Messam-Sparks, L. (121) 1 ½ 0 1½
B2 Day, J. (119) 1 0 1 2
B3 Williamson, E. (114) 0 1 1 2
5½

University Wiseheads – Newark A (9 November 2006)
Newark A B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Blake, R. (137) 0 1 1 2
A2 Myers, R. (115) 0 1 0 1
A3 Hargreaves, M. (73) 0 0 0 0
3
 
University Wiseheads A1 A2 A3
B1 Posazhennikov, A. (185) 1 1 1 3
B2 Thompson, I. (167) 0 0 1 1
B3 Satz, A. (146) 0 1 1 2
6

Radcliffe Rockets – Mansfield (21 November 2006)
Radcliffe Rockets B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Taylor, M. (120) 0 ½ 0 ½
A2 Murfet, G. (113) 0 1 0 1
A3 Falgate, M. (74) 0 0 0 0
1½
 
Mansfield A1 A2 A3
B1 Tait, J. (197) 1 1 1 3
B2 Morrison, K. (160) ½ 0 1 1½
B3 Wagenbach, J. (132) 1 1 1 3
7½

Ashfield Academicals – Bingham Bombers (17 October 2006)
Ashfield Academicals B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Morgan, D. P. (134) 1 0 0 1
A2 Jackson, M. (107) 1 1 ½ 2½
A3 Norris-Hunt, T. (68) ½ 0 1 1½
5
 
Bingham Bombers A1 A2 A3
B1 London, N. (126) 0 0 ½ ½
B2 Nailard, M. (106) 1 0 1 2
B3 Redburn, B. (95) 1 ½ 0 1½
4

Fiveways – West Nottingham Daydream (13 November 2006)
Fiveways B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Best, I. (117) 0 1 1 2
A2 Griffiths, D. (106) 0 ½ 0 ½
A3 Thorsen, A. (105) 1 0 0 1
3½
 
West Nottingham Daydream A1 A2 A3
B1 Nguyen, M. N. (186) 1 1 0 2
B2 Levens, D. (167) 0 ½ 1 1½
B3 Basey, M. (155e) 0 1 1 2
5½

Round 2

Newark B – West Nottingham Nightmare (4 January 2007)
West Nottingham Nightmare B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Kingston, I. (143) 1 1 1 3
A2 Willoughby, R. (113) 0 0 0 0
A3 Heining, D. (109) 0 ½ 1 1½
4½
 
Newark B A1 A2 A3
B1 Coates, D. (161) 0 1 1 2
B2 Combie, A. (139) 0 1 ½ 1½
B3 Wollerton, G. (123) 0 1 0 1
4½
West Nottingham Nightmare win as lower-graded team

Ashfield Astra – West Nottingham Fantasy (24 January 2007)
West Nottingham Fantasy B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Messam-Sparks, L. (121) ½ 1 0 1½
A2 Williamson, E. (114) 0 0 1 1
A3 Crawley, J. (68) 0 0 0 0
2½
 
Ashfield Astra A1 A2 A3
B1 Halfpenny, G. (161) ½ 1 1 2½
B2 Webster, R. (155) 0 1 1 2
B3 Graham, N. (133) 1 0 1 2
6½

Mansfield – University Wiseheads (1 February 2007)
University Wiseheads B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Posazhennikov, A. (185) ½ ½ 1 2
A2 Emanuel, J. (160) 0 1 1 2
A3 Hamby, S. (100e) 0 0 0 0
4
 
Mansfield A1 A2 A3
B1 Tait, J. (197) ½ 1 1 2½
B2 Morrison, K. (160) ½ 0 1 1½
B3 Wagenbach, J. (131) 0 0 1 1
5

West Nottingham Daydream – Ashfield Academicals (8 January 2007)
Ashfield Academicals B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Morgan, D. P. (134) 0 0 0 0
A2 Taylor, R. (127) 1 ½ 0 1½
A3 Jackson, M. (107) 0 1 0 1
2½
 
West Nottingham Daydream A1 A2 A3
B1 Levens, D. (167) 1 0 1 2
B2 Parmar, A. (158) 1 ½ 0 1½
B3 Basey, M. (155e) 1 1 1 3
6½

Semi-finals

West Nottingham Nightmare – Ashfield Astra (16 April 2007)
West Nottingham Nightmare B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Kingston, I. (143) 0 1 1 2
A2 Keetley, M. (136) 0 0 1 1
A3 Burley, P. (116) 0 1 1 2
5
 
Ashfield Astra A1 A2 A3
B1 Halfpenny, G. (162) 1 1 1 3
B2 Webster, R. (155) 0 1 0 1
B3 Graham, N. (133) 0 0 0 0
4

Mansfield – West Nottingham Daydream (17 May 2007)
West Nottingham Daydream B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Levens, D. (166) 0 ½ 0 ½
A2 Basey, M. (155e) 0 ½ 1 1½
A3 Collins, J. (130) 0 1 ½ 1½
3½
 
Mansfield A1 A2 A3
B1 Tait, J. (197) 1 1 1 3
B2 Morrison, K. (160) ½ ½ 0 1
B3 Wagenbach, J. (132) 1 0 ½ 1½
5½

Final

West Nottingham Nightmare – Mansfield (26 June 2007)
West Nottingham Nightmare B1 B2 B3 Total
A1 Kingston, I. (143) 0 0 0 0
A2 Keetley, M. (136) ½ 0 1 1½
A3 Burley, P. (116) 0 0 ½ ½
2
 
Mansfield A1 A2 A3
B1 Tait, J. (197) 1 ½ 1 2½
B2 Morrison, K. (160) 1 1 1 3
B3 Wagenbach, J. (132) 1 0 ½ 1½
7

Rules

Entries

The event is open to all chess players, in teams of three.

Entry fee is £2 payable by cheque to ‘Nottinghamshire Chess Association’ via the controller.

Each club should nominate a club email secretary to whom information on pairings and contact will be sent out. The information will also be made available more widely, including the NCA web site.

All teams must identify a captain responsible for organising the team and contacting the controller.

Information on pairings and contacts will be sent out to all nominated captains, preferably by email. The home captain is responsible for confirming the date of the match at least 10 days before the match. The home team is responsible for providing all equipment. Normal ECF Rapidplay rules apply. Players do not have to keep score.

All entries must be received by Tuesday 19 September 2006

Entries are restricted to 32 teams.

Teams

Each team consists of three players who play all opposition team members. Each club may enter as many separate teams as they wish, 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.

In a change to last year, there are no reserved weeks. As soon as possible after the entries are received all captains will be contacted with the dates within which rounds will be played.

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. In the event of the teams being of equal total grade, the away team will be team A.

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.