The 2nd Elite Armageddon Championships

[D-Oswald]

There are still spaces available for this event and therefore the entry deadline has been extended until 6pm on Thursday evening.

[D-Oswald]

Round One Draw:

Hugh Brechin v FM Alan Tate
Calum MacQueen v Hamish Olson
Jim Doyle v FM Iain Swan
Andrew Green v Mikey Grove
Nigel Chapman v IM Mark Orr
George Neave v Jonathan Livingstone
James Watson v David Oswald
Matthew Lunn v Douglas McKinnon

Full Point Bye - Graeme Kafka

Unfortunately, there is an odd number so there will be a full point bye floating around - if anyone is in Edinburgh over the weekend and would fancy a game against one of the poor souls that is getting the full point bye, do not hesitate to get in touch with me.

[andyburnett]

Hope it's as good or even better than the last one David! Sorry I couldn't make it

[D-Oswald]

Thanks Andy, hopefully see you at the next one!

A last minute entry means a slight change to the draw (most have the same opponents but switched colours!):

Graeme Kafka v FM Alan Tate
GM Keti Arakhamia-Grant v Hugh Brechin
Hamish Olson v Calum MacQueen
FM Iain Swan v Jim Doyle
Mikey Grove v Andrew Green
IM Mark Orr v Nigel Chapman
Jonathan Livingstone v George Neave
David Oswald v James Watson
Douglas McKinnon v Matthew Lunn

[Alex McFarlane]

Round 2 Draw
Tate v Orr
Neave v Arakhamia Grant
Green v Oswald
All 1 pt
MacQueen v McKinnon
Lunn v Swan
Doyle v Olson
All .5
Chapman v Kafka
Brechin v LIvingstone
Watson v Grove

[Alex McFarlane]

Rd 4
MacQueen (2½) v Arakhamia-Grant (3)
Tate (2) v Swan (2½)
Green (2) v Kafka (2)
Grove (1½) v Orr (1½)
Olson (1½) v Oswald (1½)
Brechin (1½) v Doyle (1½)
Neave (1) v McKinnon (1)
Lunn (½) v Livingstone (½)
Chapman (½} v Watson (½)

[D-Oswald]

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