23rd Nottingham Rapidplay
Robert Richmond
Entry 99, 1 short of my prediction. My thanks as always to Neil Graham, John Swain, Mike Barnes & Chris Budd for the very smooth running of the event.
Results
Section Winners
OPEN | Alan Smith (Stockport) | 5/6 |
MAJOR | Mark Kenyon (West Nottingham) | All 5/6 |
Andrew Toothill (Ashfield) | ||
Michael Connor (Great Lever) | ||
INTERMEDIATE | Janos Wagenbach (Mansfield) | 5/6 |
MINOR | Graham Gibson (Gambit) | 5.5/6 |
Open
Open to all players
Pos | Name | Grade | Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alan Smith (Stockport) | E211 | 5 | 1st £150 |
2= | Philip Briggs (Tamworth) | 200 | 4½ | 2nd= £37.50 |
Alex Combie (Newark) | 197 | 4½ | 2nd= £37.50 | |
4= | Matthew Webb (Bradford) | 184 | 4 | |
Peter Mercs (Gambit) | 166 | 4 | GP U185 £20 | |
6= | James Bowler (Copperworks) | 187 | 3½ | |
Leo Tsoi (Boldmere) | 161 | 3½ | ||
Daniel Wells (Newark) | UG | 3½ | GP U170 £20 | |
9= | Paul Kemp (Linton) | 196 | 3 | |
Michael Surtees (Bolton) | 199 | 3 | ||
11= | Simon Fisher (Nuneaton) | 142 | 2½ | |
David Levens (W.Nottm) | E155 | 2½ | ||
13= | Daniel Broughton (Nottm) | 175 | 2 | |
Steven Burke (Ashfield) | 162 | 2 | ||
Dragoljub Sudar (Gambit) | 152 | 2 | ||
16 | Michael Fletcher (W.Nottm) | 165 | 1½ | |
17 | Rob Hearne (W.Bridgford) | E159 | 0 |
Major
Open to players graded below 160
Pos | Name | Grade | Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1= | Michael Connor (Great Lever) | 158 | 5 | 1st= £50 |
Mark Kenyon (W.Nottm) | 137 | 5 | 1st= £50 | |
Andrew Toothill (Ashfield) | 153 | 5 | 1st= £50 | |
4 | Dean Hartley (Amber Valley) | 143 | 4 | GP U140 £20 |
5= | Matthew Claypole (Musketeers) | 122 | 3½ | |
Neil Toothill (Shepshed) | 155 | 3½ | ||
Alec Wilson (Spondon) | 142 | 3½ | ||
8= | Doug Barnett (Alsager) | 140 | 3 | |
David Glossop (Aughton) | E139 | 3 | ||
Tim Kendall (Nomads) | E103 | 3 | ||
George Murfet (Rad & Bing) | 135 | 3 | ||
12= | James Thomson (Nottm) | 139 | 2½ | |
Alex Webster (Amber Valley) | E144 | 2½ | ||
Matthew Wilson (Wigston) | E127 | 2½ | ||
15= | Richard Edwards (Gambit) | 161 | 2 | |
Gary Hopkinson (Gambit) | 149 | 2 | ||
Phil Morgan (Ashfield) | UG | 2 | ||
18= | Robert Clegg (Huddersfield) | 144 | 1½ | |
Richard Desmedt (Wombwell) | 152 | 1½ | ||
Kim Gilbert (Shirley) | 139 | 1½ | ||
Robert Willoughby (W.Nottm) | 137 | 1½ |
Intermediate
Open to players graded below 135
Pos | Name | Grade | Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Janos Wagenbach (Mansfield) | 132 | 5 | 1st= £100 |
2= | Stephen Crockett (Redditch) | 119 | 4½ | 2nd= £25 |
Alan Kenyon (W.Nottm) | 131 | 4½ | 2nd= £25 | |
4= | Matthew Fergusson (Checkmate) | 116 | 4 | GP U120 £20 |
Michael Harper (Gambit) | 123 | 4 | ||
Saaras Mehan (W,Bridgford) | 124 | 4 | ||
Taylor Pearson (NJHS) | UG | 4 | ||
8= | Peter Brace (Nomads) | E100 | 3½ | |
Ashwin Kalyana (KES,B'ham) | 116 | 3½ | ||
Barry Redburn (Rad & Bing) | 113 | 3½ | ||
George Seabridge (Long Eaton) | 130 | 3½ | ||
Hari Solomonides (W.Nottm) | UG | 3½ | ||
Adrian Walker (Leamington) | 119 | 3½ | ||
14= | Jon Asbury (Shirley) | 129 | 3 | |
Andrew Collins (Leamington) | UG | 3 | ||
John McKeon (Milton Keynes) | 117 | 3 | ||
Mark Radford (Central) | 133 | 3 | ||
Barry Williams (Aughton) | E132 | 3 | ||
19= | Paul Spencer (New England) | 113 | 2½ | |
James Waddington (Bolton) | 114 | 2½ | ||
21= | Ian Barker (Aughton) | E110 | 2 | |
Ron Eliyahoo (W.Nottm) | E114 | 2 | ||
Paul Fischer (Newark) | 117 | 2 | ||
John Gibbs (Wombwell) | 118 | 2 | ||
James Kenyon (W.Nottm) | 100 | 2 | ||
26= | Allan Brown (W.Bridgford) | 116 | 1½ | |
Brian Crofts (Chesterfield) | 112 | 1½ | ||
Mark Kirtley (Gambit) | 118 | 1½ | ||
Richard Leaper (Mutual circle) | 112 | 1½ |
Minor
Open to players graded below 110
Pos | Name | Grade | Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Graham Gibson (Gambit) | 106 | 5½ | 1st £100 |
2= | Nigel Redmond (Bradford) | 104 | 5 | 2nd= £25 |
Jonah Willow (W.Nottm) | UG | 5 | 2nd= £25 | |
4 | Andrew Sutton (Central) | 102 | 4½ | |
5= | Sarin Ahluwalia | UG | 4 | GP U90 £20 |
Sam Beardmore (Cheddleton) | 99 | 4 | ||
Chris Bonnello (Rad & Bing) | E106 | 4 | ||
Ronald Watson (Gambit) | E101 | 4 | ||
9= | Dorothy Blampied (Rad & Bing) | 104 | 3½ | |
Jacob Boswell (Cheddleton) | 107 | 3½ | ||
Sam McKenzie (Spondon) | E75 | 3½ | ||
Russell O'Brien (W.Nottm) | 78 | 3½ | ||
Paul Rees (Rad & Bing) | UG | 3½ | ||
Michael Swanwick (Nomads) | E54 | 3½ | ||
Hambel Willow (W.Nottm) | 89 | 3½ | ||
16= | Charlotte Attwood (Rad & Bing) | 78 | 3 | |
Hannah Mackenzie | E53 | 3 | ||
Dominic Taylor (Cheddleton) | UG | 3 | ||
Andrew Thompson (Gambit) | E81 | 3 | ||
20= | Adam Bennett (W.Nottm) | UG | 2½ | |
Chris Fraser (W.Bridgford) | E97 | 2½ | ||
Karam Sangha (Nottinghamshire) | 64 | 2½ | ||
23= | Helena Constantinou | UG | 2 | |
Simon Parham (Gambit) | E87 | 2 | ||
Luke Rees (Rad & Bing) | UG | 2 | ||
Joe Travers | UG | 2 | ||
27= | Donald Flynn (NJHS) | UG | 1½ | |
Ronnie Kothari (W.Nottm) | UG | 1½ | ||
29= | Aditya Munshi | UG | 1 | |
Ayesha Pearson | UG | 1 | ||
Malcolm Somers (Spondon) | 45 | 1 | ||
Rindh Sahraoui-Tahar (W.Nottm) | UG | 1 |
Prizewinners
Open
- 1st: Alan Smith (Stockport) 5/6
- 2nd=: Philip Briggs (Tamworth) 4½/6, Alex Combie (Newark) 4½/6
- U185 Grading Prize: Peter Mercs (Gambit) 4/6
- U170 Grading Prize: Daniel Wells (Newark) 3½/6
Major
- 1st=: Michael Connor (Great Lever) 5/6, Mark Kenyon (W.Nottm) 5/6 , Andrew Toothill (Ashfield) 5/6
- U140 Grading Prize: Dean Hartley (Amber Valley) 4/6
Intermediate
- 1st: Janos Wagenbach (Mansfield) 5/6
- 2nd=: Stephen Crockett (Redditch) 4½/6, Alan Kenyon (W.Nottm) 4½/6
- U120 Grading Prize: Matthew Fergusson (Checkmate) 4/6
Minor
- 1st: Graham Gibson (Gambit) 5½/6
- 2nd=: Nigel Redmond (Bradford) 5/6, Jonah Willow (W.Nottm) 5/6
- U90 Grading Prize: Sarin Ahluwalia 4/6