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Largs Viking Chess Congress - Gary McPheator - 26-07-2015
The Largs Viking Chess Congress is taking place from the 4th to the 6th of September at the Sportscotland National Centre Inverclyde, Largs. Full details of the congress are available at the Chess Scotland website.
I would like to draw attention to a change in how the Grading Prizes will operate this year. Unlike in our previous two congresses, 90% of the field will be eligible for a Grading Prize e.g in a 40 player section, only the 4 highest graded players entered will not be eligible to win a Grading Prize at the start of the event.
As well as offering this increased opportunity for winning a prize, I would also like to point out that the more entries we have, the prize fund will increase. We have based the advertised prizes on 80 players participating, and if we attract the 120 players the recent Ayr congress managed, this would result in a doubling of the prize fund.
On behalf of everybody involved in organizing the congress, we look forward to welcoming you to Largs!
Re: Largs Viking Chess Congress - Gary McPheator - 18-08-2015
The Largs Viking Chess Congress is pleased to announce that the Largs Viking Festival has once again kindly donated a Replica Lewis Chessmen Set, which will be awarded to the junior (16 and under) who performs the best over the weekend. As there are two sections, this will be decided by tournament performance rating, with the junior with the highest TPR winning our Best Junior Prize. In addition, this year we will also be offering a prize to the best junior (16 and under) in the section that does not provide the overall Best Junior Prize winner, an Isle of Lewis Compact Celtic Chess Set. The continued support by the Largs Viking Festival is very much appreciated!
An update with regard to our accommodation offer. We have only one place left at Hillcrest Cottage, so anyone who is still looking for somewhere to stay over the weekend of the congress and is ok with sharing a twin room with another player, please get in touch asap before it is too late.
Re: Largs Viking Chess Congress - Gary McPheator - 04-09-2015
Viking Open
First Round
IM Andrew Greet 1-0 Steve Hilton
Jack Parkes IM 0-1 Stephen Mannion
Alice Lampard 0-1 Walter Burnett
Alex Gillies 1-0 David Potts
Keith Aitchison 1/2-1/2 John Calder
James Doyle 1-0 Craig Gillies
Paul MacDonald 0-1 Richard Jennings
Ian Jamieson 1-0 Brian Teaz
Andy Smith 0-1 Lennart Koehn
Stephen Willetts 1-0 Lukah Connoly-Sams
Bob Simpson 0-1 Alan Jelfs
Ian Marks 1-0 Greg Provan
1/2 Byes
David Congalton
Callum Smith
James MacRae
George Murphy
Rosie Giulian
Chris Sykes
Steven Brown
Mike Ridge
Daniel McGowan
Viking Challengers
First Round
Walter Pearson 1-0 David Watson
Darren Gillies 0-1 Marco D'Alessio
Derek Coope 1-0 Andrew McMillan
Liam Tang 0-1 Lawrence Freel
Ron McCormick 1-0 Jeffrey Robinson
Dietah Connolly-Sams 1/2-1/2 Mark Smith
1/2 Byes
Aditya Hegde
Ben Ridge
James Hartman
Ben Hartman
Stephen Clark
James Keegan
Simon Kerridge
Re: Largs Viking Chess Congress - Gary McPheator - 05-09-2015
Viking Open
Second Round
Richard Jennings(1) 0-1 IM Andrew Greet(1)
IM Stephen Mannion(1) 1-0 Stephen Willetts(1)
Walter Burnett(1) 1/2-1/2 Ian Marks(1)
Lennart Koehn(1) 1-0 Alex Gillies(1)
Alan Jelfs(1) 0-1 James Doyle(1)
Daniel McGowan(1/2) 1-0 Ian Jamieson(1)
Mike Ridge(1/2) 1-0 George Murphy(1/2)
John Calder(1/2) 1-0 James MacRae(1/2)
Steven Brown(1/2) 1-0 Keith Aitchison(1/2)
Callum Smith(1/2) 0-1 Chris Sykes(1/2)
Rosie Giulian(1/2) 1-0 David Congalton(1/2)
Brian Teaz(0) 0-1 Jack Parkes(0)
Lukah Connolly Sams(0) 0-1 Alice Lampard(0)
Craig Gillies(0) 1-0 Bob Simpson(0)
Greg Provan(0) 1-0 Paul MacDonald(0)
Steve Hilton(0) 1/2-1/2 Andy Smith(0)
David Potts(0) 1/2 bye
Viking Challengers
Second Round
Lawrence Freel(1) 0-1 Walter Pearson(1)
Marco D'Alessio(1) 0-1 Derek Coope(1)
Simon Kerridge(1/2) 1-0 Ron McCormic(1)
James Hartman(1/2) 0-1 James Keegan(1/2)
Steve Clark(1/2) 0-1 Dietah Connolly Sams(1/2)
Ben Hartman(1/2) 1-0 Ben Ridge(1/2)
Mark Smith(1/2) 1-0 Aditya Hegde(1/2)
Andrew McMillan(0) 1d-0
David Watson(0) 1-0 Liam Tang(0)
Jeffrey Robinson(0) 0-1 Darren Gillies(0)
Re: Largs Viking Chess Congress - Gary McPheator - 05-09-2015
Viking Open
Third Round
IM Andrew Greet(2) 1-0 Lennart Koehn(2)
James Doyle(2) 0-1 IM Stephen Mannion(2)
Chris Sykes(1.5) 1/2-1/2 Daniel McGowan(1.5)
Walter Burnett(1.5) 1/2-1/2 Steven Brown(1.5)
Ian Marks(1.5) 1-0 Mike Ridge(1.5)
John Calder(1.5) 1/2-1/2 Rosie Giulian(1.5)
Alex Gillies(1) 1/2-1/2 Jack Parkes(1)
Alice Lampard(1) 0-1 Richard Jennings(1)
Ian Jamieson(1) 1/2-1/2 Craig Gillies(1)
Stephen Willetts(1) 1-0 Greg Provan(1)
George Murphy(0.5) 1-0 Alan Jelfs(1)
David Potts(0.5) 1-0 Callum Smith(0.5)
David Congalton(0.5) 1-0 Keith Aitchison(0.5)
James MacRae(0.5) 1-0 Andy Smith(0.5)
Paul MacDonald(0) 0-1 Lukah Connolly Sams(0)
Bob Simpson(0) 1 bye
Brian Teaz(0) 1/2 bye
Steve Hilton(0.5) 1/2 bye
Viking Challengers
Third Open
Walter Pearson(2) 1-0 Derek Coope(2)
Dietah Connolly Sams(1.5) 0-1 Simon Kerridge(1.5)
James Keegan(1.5) 1-0 Mark Smith(1.5)
Ron McCormick(1) 1-0 Ben Hartman(1.5)
Andrew McMillan(1) 0-1 Lawrence Freel(1)
Darren Gillies(1) 1/2-1/2 David Watson(1)
Ben Ridge(0.5) 0-1 Marco D'Alessio(1)
Aditya Hegde(0.5) 0-1 Stephen Clark(0.5)
Liam Tang(0) 1-0 James Hartman(0.5)
Jeffrey Robinson(0) 1 bye
Re: Largs Viking Chess Congress - Gary McPheator - 06-09-2015
Viking Open
Fourth Round
IM Stephen Mannion(3) 1-0 IM Andrew Greet(3)
Daniel McGowan(2) 1-0 Ian Marks(2.5)
Richard Jennings(2) 1/2-1/2 Walter Burnett(2)
Lennart Koehn(2) 1-0 John Calder(2)
Steven Brown(2) 1-0 Stephen Willetts(2)
Rosie Giulian(2) 1/2-1/2 James Doyle(2)
Mike Ridge(1.5) 1/2-1/2 Chris Sykes(2)
Craig Gillies(1.5) 1/2-1/2 Alex Gillies(1.5)
James MacRae(1.5) 0-1 Ian Jamieson(1.5)
Jack Parkes(1.5) 1-0 David Potts(1.5)
David Congalton(1.5) 0-1 George Murphy(1.5)
Alan Jelfs(1) 1-0 Lukah Connolly Sams(1)
Bob Simpson(1) 0-1 Steve Hilton(1)
Greg Provan(1) 1-0 Alice Lampard(1)
Keith Aitchison(1/2) 1-0 Callum Smith(1/2)
Andy Smith(1/2) 1/2-1/2 Brian Teaz(1/2)
Paul MacDonald(0) 1 bye
Viking Challengers
Fourth Round
Simon Kerridge(2.5) 1-0 Walter Pearson(3)
Derek Coope(2) 0-1 James Keegan(2.5)
Lawrence Freel(2) 1-0 Ron McCormick(2)
Marco D'Alessio(2) 1-0 Dietah Connolly Sams(1.5)
David Watson(1.5) 0-1 Ben Hartman(1.5)
Mark Smith(1.5) 0-1 Darren Gillies(1.5)
Jeffrey Robinson(1) 0-1 Andrew McMillan(1)
Ben Ridge(1/2) 0-1 Liam Tang(1)
James Hartman(1/2) 1-0 Aditya Hegde(1/2)
Re: Largs Viking Chess Congress - George Neave - 08-09-2015
Was there a round 5 or did the vikings arrive and everyone fled?
Re: Largs Viking Chess Congress - Ianbrownlee - 08-09-2015
George
I think you've watch one episode of Vikings too many
Re: Largs Viking Chess Congress - Alan Jelfs - 08-09-2015
George Neave Wrote:Was there a round 5 or did the vikings arrive and everyone fled?There was indeed a 5th round, with the players under strict instructions from the hard-pressed arbiter that there was to be no repeat of the game drawn under the 50-move rule, like in the 4th round.
From memory, Steve Mannion took first prize in the Open and Andrew Greet was second.
The other prizes were decided under some unfathomable tie-break system.
Lennart Koehn won 3rd prize, top junior and the 1st grading prize. (only one of these prizes was monetary)
Rosie Giulian won the 2nd grading prize, and Craig Gillies the 3rd grading prize.
Sorry, can't remember the prize winners in the Challengers.
Re: Largs Viking Chess Congress - George Neave - 08-09-2015
Alan Jelfs Wrote:George Neave Wrote:Was there a round 5 or did the vikings arrive and everyone fled?There was indeed a 5th round, with the players under strict instructions from the hard-pressed arbiter that there was to be no repeat of the game drawn under the 50-move rule, like in the 4th round.
From memory, Steve Mannion took first prize in the Open and Andrew Greet was second.
The other prizes were decided under some unfathomable tie-break system.
Lennart Koehn won 3rd prize, top junior and the 1st grading prize. (only one of these prizes was monetary)
Rosie Giulian won the 2nd grading prize, and Craig Gillies the 3rd grading prize.
Sorry, can't remember the prize winners in the Challengers.
Thanks!