Isle Of Man Chess International

As mentioned in Simon's write up, I attended the immensely strong Isle Of Man International last week. If Oct the 31st is a time when scary things come at of the dark, only a few days ago, there were some frighteningly strong chess players participating at the Villa Marina in Douglas. In fact, the only reason Carlsen and Caruana were not in attendance was that they have a WC match in a matter of days. Still, the amount of titled players playing seemed almost endless, and almost anybody who is anybody in the chess world was competing.
However, whilst I was not playing in the Masters, I was competing in the almost as monstrously strong major section, with an FM, a CM and a WFM competing.
After losing my opening game to the top seed, I was able to muster 5.5 points out of the remaining 6 games, to finish in a 3 way tie for first place. The two players who shared the spoils with me were Jason McKenna (rated 2095), and CM Kenneth Norman (rated 2083).
I'd say my best results were drawing with the candidate master, and beating a player graded 207, which I don't do very often.
There were quite a few interesting and curious incidents, which would take to long to talk about here. A couple of these involved local player, Henrik Fabri, who, anyone knowing Henrik, will not be surprised to hear this. He's quite a character in his own right, and not a bad player either.
So, that's it from the IOM for this year, but I plan to return again next year. It's a great tournament, even if the Masters is too brutally strong!

Isle of Man Tournament

Some of you may be aware that Dave Ireland took part in the Isle of Man Tournament last week.

I am delighted to say that Dave finished with 5.5/7 points, which meant he finished 1st= with two other players for the Major Tournament.

The result is all the more remarkable as if we take a look at the other players ratings we see that Dave finished ahead of an FM & WFM and also finished level on points with a CM.

We can also see that Dave was rated 19th out of 35 participants at the start of the Tournament, so to finish 1= is a tremendous achievement.

Our Congratulations go to Dave for such a good result and he has said he will post a fuller report in a few days.

Here are the final standings :

Isle of Man Tournament Final Results Major

Coventry Chess Junior Open Results

Here are some links to the results / pics of the first Open Tournament:-

http://chess-results.com/tnr379768.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=5

http://chess-results.com/tnr379769.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=6

https://www.facebook.com/groups/coventrychessclub

Junior Rapidplay ?

Does anyone have a report on the Junior Rapidplay then?
I'm assuming it took place!?

Junior Open Rapid Play

Only a few days left now until our first Junior Open Rapidplay - there are still places left. If interested contact  Ed Goodwin - details below




Coventry Chess Club are holding their very First One Day Junior Competition

This is a first for Coventry Chess Club and anyone under 18 is welcome to join.

The entrance fee is only £3.00 in Advance or £5.00 on the day.

Full details are: -

Coventry Chess Club

1^st Junior Open Rapidplay

Sunday 23^rd  September 2018

Massey Ferguson Social Club

Broad Lane

Coventry CV5 7NL

An ECF graded event

Open and Under 120 sections

Entry fee

£3

Entries on the day £5 will be accepted at the organisers’ discretion

Eligibility

Players must be under 18 on 31^st August 2018

ECF Membership

The tournament is open to players who are Junior ECF Silver, Gold or Platinum members. If your membership expires on 31^st August 2018 you will need to renew it see details on the ECF website https://www.englishchess.org.uk/guide-to-renewing-your-ecf-membership/

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New players can apply for free junior membership on the English Chess Federation website https://www.englishchess.org.uk/guide-to-joining-the-ecf/

Parental Responsibility

Parents or guardians must be present and remain responsible for their children during the tournament.

Time Control        All moves in 15 minutes plus 10 second increment per move.

Schedule                               

Round1  11:00 – 11:50 Round 2    12:00 – 12:50

Round 3    13:10 -  14:00 Round 4    14:20 -  15:10

Round 5    15:20 -  16:00

Prizes    

Medals will be awarded for the following scores :--

Gold 4½ or 5  Silver 3½ or 4 Bronze 2½ or 3.

All players who participate in the final round will be awarded a certificate of participation.                    

                                     

                                                  

Entry Form

Postal Entries send to:

Ed Goodwin, 1 Conway Avenue, Coventry CV4 9JA

Cheques payable to “Coventry Chess Club”

Email entry

Send entry details to edhgoodwin@gmail.com and pay by bank transfer to

09-01-32 93082588 (payer reference the player’s name)

New Chess Season

Now the long hot Summer is over the chess season returns.

David Adams will be collecting Club Fees on Tuesday August 28th. New Fixtures Cards will be available.

Club Fees £23.00. ECF Bronze Membership fee £16.00.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday.