It has taken a few years but it looks as if the club has finally shaken off the COVID blues with 23 players turning out for last nights games. The club looks to be going from strength to strength.
Archive for June, 2025
Due to the school holidays the club is in recess now until 15 July. We will resume with the first two rounds of 10 + 0 (B) and round 4 of the rapid. New members welcome
10 + 0 (A) goes to Graham on a score of 5. Club rapid at the halfway mark. Crosstables are below
10 + 0
| 1 | Graham_Nolan | 5.0 | +W22 | +B3 | +W8 | +B9 | +W10 | -B2 |
| 2 | Paul_Dalley | 4.0 | +B21 | +W23 | — | — | +B14 | +W1 |
| 3 | Anzar_Shafiq | 4.0 | +B14 | -W1 | +W15 | +B8 | +W9 | -B5 |
| 4 | Jacob_Haughey | 4.0 | — | — | +W17 | +B15 | +W8 | +B10 |
| 5 | Arlo_Brooker | 4.0 | -W9 | +B25 | +W14 | -B10 | +W16 | +W3 |
| 6 | Nathan_Sun | 4.0 | — | — | +W25 | +W21 | +B20 | +B9 |
| 7 | Cohen_Stringer | 3.5 | -W8 | -B14 | =W11 | +B25 | +W19 | +B15 |
| 8 | Richard_Jackson | 3.0 | +B7 | +W12 | -B1 | -W3 | -B4 | +W14 |
| 9 | Cooper_Gaddes | 3.0 | +B5 | +B10 | +W19 | -W1 | -B3 | -W6 |
| 10 | Dundun_Zhang | 3.0 | +B16 | -W9 | +B20 | +W5 | -B1 | -W4 |
| 11 | Tam_Wu | 3.0 | — | — | =B7 | +W27 | =B12 | +W16 |
| 12 | John_Feyter | 2.5 | +B13 | -B8 | — | — | =W11 | +W20 |
| 13 | Yori_Mochinda | 2.5 | -W12 | +BYE | — | — | +B21 | =B19 |
| 14 | Aaryan_Jasti | 2.0 | -W3 | +W7 | -B5 | +B19 | -W2 | -B8 |
| 15 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.0 | +BYE | -W20 | -B3 | -W4 | +B17 | -W7 |
| 16 | Yuanwei_Zhao | 2.0 | -W10 | -B22 | +W28 | +W20 | -B5 | -B11 |
| 17 | Seth_Hotten | 2.0 | — | — | -B4 | +B28 | -W15 | +W21 |
| 18 | Chris_Barry | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | +B24 | +W26 |
| 19 | Carlos_Duan | 2.0 | =B20 | +W21 | -B9 | -W14 | -B7 | =W13 |
| 20 | Austin_John | 1.5 | =W19 | +B15 | -W10 | -B16 | -W6 | -B12 |
| 21 | Athul_Kaimal | 1.0 | -W2 | -B19 | +W27 | -B6 | -W13 | -B17 |
| 22 | Heagan_Henare-lynch | 1.0 | -B1 | +W16 | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Liam_Membery | 1.0 | +W25 | -B2 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | BJ_Harrison | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | -W18 | +BYE |
| 25 | Shiven_Patel | 0.0 | -B23 | -W5 | -B6 | -W7 | — | — |
| 26 | Anend | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | -B18 |
| 27 | Craig_Jonas | 0.0 | — | — | -B21 | -B11 | — | — |
| 28 | Joel_Pittams | 0.0 | — | — | -B16 | -W17 | — | — |
Rapid
| 1 | Ian_Kennedy | 3.0 | +B15 | +W4 | +B11 |
| 2 | Nathan_Sun | 2.5 | =BYE | +B18 | +W9 |
| 3 | Jacob_Haughey | 2.5 | =BYE | +B16 | +W13 |
| 4 | Cooper_Gaddes | 2.0 | +W6 | -B1 | +W16 |
| 5 | Paul_Dalley | 2.0 | +W17 | — | +B8 |
| 6 | Austin_John | 2.0 | -B4 | +W25 | +B15 |
| 7 | Dundun_Zhang | 2.0 | -W16 | +B12 | +W17 |
| 8 | Graham_Nolan | 1.5 | +W22 | =B9 | -W5 |
| 9 | Anzar_Shafiq | 1.5 | +B23 | =W8 | -B2 |
| 10 | Liam_Membery | 1.5 | +W18 | =BYE | — |
| 11 | John_Feyter | 1.5 | +B25 | =BYE | -W1 |
| 12 | Athul_Kaimal | 1.5 | =B20 | -W7 | +B23 |
| 13 | Seth_Hotten | 1.5 | =BYE | +BYE | -B3 |
| 14 | Tam_Wu | 1.5 | — | +W23 | =B19 |
| 15 | Arlo_Brooker | 1.0 | -W1 | +B28 | -W6 |
| 16 | Yuanwei_Zhao | 1.0 | +B7 | -W3 | -B4 |
| 17 | Cohen_Stringer | 1.0 | -B5 | +W27 | -B7 |
| 18 | Aaryan_Jasti | 1.0 | -B10 | -W2 | +B26 |
| 19 | William_Lynn | 1.0 | =BYE | — | =W14 |
| 20 | Heagan_Henare-Lynch | 1.0 | =W12 | =BYE | — |
| 21 | Anend | 1.0 | — | — | +BYE |
| 22 | Yori_Mochinda | 1.0 | -B8 | — | +W24 |
| 23 | Carlos_Duan | 0.0 | -W9 | -B14 | -W12 |
| 24 | Chris_Barry | 0.0 | — | — | -B22 |
| 25 | Shiven_Patel | 0.0 | -W11 | -B6 | — |
| 26 | BJ_Harrison | 0.0 | — | — | -W18 |
| 27 | Craig_Jonas | 0.0 | — | -B17 | — |
| 28 | Joel_Pittams | 0.0 | — | -W15 | — |
Updated crosstables for 10 + 0 (A) rounds 1 – 4 and club rapid rounds 1 -2 are below. Note that members are allowed one half point bye for the rapid tournament and these have been allocated retrospectively for the first two rounds. No byes in the final round. Byes will need to be nominated in advance for the remainder of the tournament
| 1 | Graham_Nolan | 4.0 | +W16 | +B3 | +W5 | +B2 |
| 2 | Cooper_Gaddes | 3.0 | +B7 | +B4 | +W12 | -W1 |
| 3 | Anzar_Shafiq | 3.0 | +B8 | -W1 | +W17 | +B5 |
| 4 | Dundun_Zhang | 3.0 | +B9 | -W2 | +B13 | +W7 |
| 5 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | +B14 | +W21 | -B1 | -W3 |
| 6 | Paul_Dalley | 2.0 | +B18 | +W20 | — | — |
| 7 | Arlo_Brooker | 2.0 | -W2 | +B23 | +W8 | -B4 |
| 8 | Aaryan_Jasti | 2.0 | -W3 | +W14 | -B7 | +B12 |
| 9 | Yuanwei_Zhao | 2.0 | -W4 | -B16 | +W25 | +W13 |
| 10 | Jacob_Haughey | 2.0 | — | — | +W19 | +B17 |
| 11 | Nathan_Sun | 2.0 | — | — | +W23 | +W18 |
| 12 | Carlos_Duan | 1.5 | =B13 | +W18 | -B2 | -W8 |
| 13 | Austin_John | 1.5 | =W12 | +B17 | -W4 | -B9 |
| 14 | Cohen_Stringer | 1.5 | -W5 | -B8 | =W15 | +B23 |
| 15 | Tam_Wu | 1.5 | — | — | =B14 | +W24 |
| 16 | Heagan_Henare-lyn | 1.0 | -B1 | +W9 | — | — |
| 17 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.0 | +BYE | -W13 | -B3 | -W10 |
| 18 | Athul_Kaimal | 1.0 | -W6 | -B12 | +W24 | -B11 |
| 19 | Seth_Hotten | 1.0 | — | — | -B10 | +B25 |
| 20 | Liam_Membery | 1.0 | +W23 | -B6 | — | — |
| 21 | John_Feyter | 1.0 | +B22 | -B5 | — | — |
| 22 | Yori_Mochinda | 1.0 | -W21 | +BYE | — | — |
| 23 | Shiven_Patel | 0.0 | -B20 | -W7 | -B11 | -W14 |
| 24 | Craig_Jonas | 0.0 | — | — | -B18 | -B15 |
| 25 | Joel_Pittams | 0.0 | — | — | -B9 | -W19 |
| 1 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.0 | +B11 | +W10 |
| 2 | Graham_Nolan | 1.5 | +W22 | =B3 |
| 3 | Anzar_Shafiq | 1.5 | +B19 | =W2 |
| 4 | Jacob_Haughey | 1.5 | =BYE | +B12 |
| 5 | Seth_Hotten | 1.5 | =BYE | +BYE |
| 6 | Liam_Membery | 1.5 | +W20 | =BYE |
| 7 | John_Feyter | 1.5 | +B21 | =BYE |
| 8 | Nathan_Sun | 1.5 | =BYE | +B20 |
| 9 | Paul_Dalley | 1.0 | +W13 | — |
| 10 | Cooper_Gaddes | 1.0 | +W16 | -B1 |
| 11 | Arlo_Brooker | 1.0 | -W1 | +B24 |
| 12 | Yuanwei_Zhao | 1.0 | +B15 | -W4 |
| 13 | Cohen_Stringer | 1.0 | -B9 | +W23 |
| 14 | Tam_Wu | 1.0 | — | +W19 |
| 15 | Dundun_Zhang | 1.0 | -W12 | +B18 |
| 16 | Austin_John | 1.0 | -B10 | +W21 |
| 17 | Heagan_Henare-lynch | 1.0 | =W18 | =BYE |
| 18 | Athul_Kaimal | 0.5 | =B17 | -W15 |
| 19 | Carlos_Duan | 0.0 | -W3 | -B14 |
| 20 | Aaryan_Jasti | 0.0 | -B6 | -W8 |
| 21 | Shiven_Patel | 0.0 | -W7 | -B16 |
| 22 | Yori_Mochinda | 0.0 | -B2 | — |
| 23 | Craig_Jonas | 0.0 | — | -B13 |
| 24 | Joel_Pittams | 0.0 | — | -W11 |
Eighteen players turned out for round one of the rapid. We opened the evening of two rounds of 10 + 0 followed by the main game for the night. Crosstables are below
Ten + 0 (A) Rounds 1 + 2
| 1 | Graham_Nolan | 2.0 | +W11 | +B7 |
| 2 | Cooper_Gaddes | 2.0 | +B12 | +B9 |
| 3 | Paul_Dalley | 2.0 | +B16 | +W10 |
| 4 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | +B17 | +W8 |
| 5 | Austin_John | 1.5 | =W6 | +B13 |
| 6 | Carlos_Duan | 1.5 | =B5 | +W16 |
| 7 | Anzar_Shafiq | 1.0 | +B14 | -W1 |
| 8 | John_Feyter | 1.0 | +B15 | -B4 |
| 9 | Dundun_Zhang | 1.0 | +B20 | -W2 |
| 10 | Liam_Membery | 1.0 | +W21 | -B3 |
| 11 | Heagan_Henare-lynch | 1.0 | -B1 | +W20 |
| 12 | Arlo_Brooker | 1.0 | -W2 | +B21 |
| 13 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.0 | +BYE | -W5 |
| 14 | Aaryan_Jasti | 1.0 | -W7 | +W17 |
| 15 | Yori_Mochinda | 1.0 | -W8 | +BYE |
| 16 | Athul_Kaimal | 0.0 | -W3 | -B6 |
| 17 | Cohen_Stringer | 0.0 | -W4 | -B14 |
| 18 | Jacob_Haughey | 0.0 | — | — |
| 19 | William_lynn | 0.0 | — | — |
| 20 | Yuanwei_Zhao | 0.0 | -W9 | -B11 |
| 21 | Shiven_Patel | 0.0 | -B10 | -W12 |
Rapid Round 1
| 1 | Graham_Nolan | 1.0 | +W20 |
| 2 | Paul_Dalley | 1.0 | +W15 |
| 3 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.0 | +B16 |
| 4 | Anzar_Shafiq | 1.0 | +B17 |
| 5 | Liam_Membery | 1.0 | +W18 |
| 6 | John_Feyter | 1.0 | +B19 |
| 7 | Cooper_Gaddes | 1.0 | +W14 |
| 8 | Yuanwei_Zhao | 1.0 | +B13 |
| 9 | Heagan_Henare-lynch | 0.5 | =W10 |
| 10 | Athul_Kaimal | 0.5 | =B9 |
| 11 | Jacob_Haughey | 0.5 | =BYE |
| 12 | William_Lynn | 0.5 | =BYE |
| 13 | Dundun_Zhang | 0.0 | -W8 |
| 14 | Austin_John | 0.0 | -B7 |
| 15 | Cohen_Stringer | 0.0 | -B2 |
| 16 | Arlo_Brooker | 0.0 | -W3 |
| 17 | Carlos_Duan | 0.0 | -W4 |
| 18 | Aaryan_Jasti | 0.0 | -B5 |
| 19 | Shiven_Patel | 0.0 | -W6 |
| 20 | Yori_Mochinda | 0.0 | -B1 |
The club welcomes Liam as its newest member.
Club ratings have been updated to include recent games. Some recent climbers. Check out where you stand.
Calendar For Remainder Of Year Posted. Club Rapid (with a twist) Starts Next Week
Posted: 04/06/2025 by Ian in Club NewsThe calendar for the remainder of 2025 can be found here. We will start the club rapid next week. The club rapid will be run over the next 6 club nights with time control 30 + 5. In a departure from previous years each round of the club rapid will be preceded by an appetiser of two rounds of a 10 + 0 tournament which will run over three consecutive club nights
William makes it 2 from 2. Honorable mentions to Austin and Athul, 2 junior players making significant strides in performance. Crosstable below.
| 1 | William_Lynn | 5.5 | +B9 | +W6 | +B5 | +B7 | +W2 | =W3 |
| 2 | Austin_John | 4.0 | -B7 | +W20 | +B6 | +W5 | -B1 | +B8 |
| 3 | Jacob_Haughey | 4.0 | +W16 | +B4 | -W7 | +B8 | =W9 | =B1 |
| 4 | Ian_Kennedy | 4.0 | +B11 | -W3 | +W10 | -B6 | +BYE | +W7 |
| 5 | Athul_Kaimal | 3.5 | +W8 | +B16 | -W1 | -B2 | =W6 | +B15 |
| 6 | Dundun_Zhang | 3.5 | +W17 | -B1 | -W2 | +W4 | =B5 | +B9 |
| 7 | Richard_Jackson | 3.0 | +W2 | +B10 | +B3 | -W1 | -W8 | -B4 |
| 8 | John_Feyter | 3.0 | -B5 | +W11 | +B17 | -W3 | +B7 | -W2 |
| 9 | Heagan_Henare-lynch | 2.5 | -W1 | -B17 | +BYE | +W10 | =B3 | -W6 |
| 10 | Liam_Membery | 2.5 | +W20 | -W7 | -B4 | -B9 | +W16 | =W11 |
| 11 | Cohen_Stringer | 2.5 | -W4 | -B8 | -W16 | +B18 | +W17 | =B10 |
| 12 | Paul_Dalley | 2.0 | — | — | — | +W13 | +B14 | — |
| 13 | Seth_Hotten | 2.0 | — | — | — | -B12 | +W18 | +B17 |
| 14 | Anzar_Shafiq | 2.0 | — | — | — | +B19 | -W12 | +B16 |
| 15 | Arlo_Brooker | 2.0 | — | — | — | +BYE | +W19 | -W5 |
| 16 | Cooper_Gaddes | 1.5 | -B3 | -W5 | +B11 | =W17 | -B10 | -W14 |
| 17 | Yuanwei_Zhao | 1.5 | -B6 | +W9 | -W8 | =B16 | -B11 | -W13 |
| 18 | Mehrad_Desnadr | 1.0 | — | — | — | -W11 | -B13 | +W19 |
| 19 | Carlos_Duan | 0.0 | — | — | — | -W14 | -B15 | -B18 |
| 20 | Jharell_Prittams | 0.0 | -B10 | -B2 | -BYE | — | — | — |
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