01-07-2013, 09:59 AM
The 2nd Elite Armageddon was another great success, with some high quality, entertaining chess and quite a few blunders too (including yours truly, who fell for a cheeky queen sacrifice stalemate trap!). The Armageddon finish was as exciting as ever with no draws in the 36 games!
Big thanks to Alex McFarlane for this weekend - as always he was fantastic. Also thanks to everyone who played and supported the event.
Prizewinners:
1st - FM Alan Tate (£150)
2nd - GM Keti Arakhamia-Grant (£75)
3rd - FM Iain Swan (Free entry to another Elite Armageddon Event)
Plate Winner - Calum MacQueen (Free entry to another Elite Armageddon Event)
Final Standings:
1st - FM Alan Tate
2nd - GM Keti Arakhamia-Grant
3rd - FM Iain Swan
4th - Andrew Green
5th - Calum MacQueen
6th - Hugh Brechin
7th - Graeme Kafka
8th - IM Mark Orr
9th - George Neave
10th - David Oswald
11th - Jim Doyle
12th - Mikey Grove
13th - Hamish Olson
14th - Matthew Lunn
15th - James Watson
16th - Douglas McKinnon
17th = Nigel Chapman & Jonathan Livingstone
Big thanks to Alex McFarlane for this weekend - as always he was fantastic. Also thanks to everyone who played and supported the event.
Prizewinners:
1st - FM Alan Tate (£150)
2nd - GM Keti Arakhamia-Grant (£75)
3rd - FM Iain Swan (Free entry to another Elite Armageddon Event)
Plate Winner - Calum MacQueen (Free entry to another Elite Armageddon Event)
Final Standings:
1st - FM Alan Tate
2nd - GM Keti Arakhamia-Grant
3rd - FM Iain Swan
4th - Andrew Green
5th - Calum MacQueen
6th - Hugh Brechin
7th - Graeme Kafka
8th - IM Mark Orr
9th - George Neave
10th - David Oswald
11th - Jim Doyle
12th - Mikey Grove
13th - Hamish Olson
14th - Matthew Lunn
15th - James Watson
16th - Douglas McKinnon
17th = Nigel Chapman & Jonathan Livingstone