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Ulster Rapidplay Championship 2022 took place on Sunday 22nd May.

Some 26 players gathered at the Civil Service Pavilion. 12 in the top section and 14 in the intermediate section. With a time limit of 20mins and 5 secs - we were in for some good chess.

With an excellent top section and a tough intermediate section. New faces and regular. The day was going to be full of good chess.

The annual Ulster Rapidplay Championship was underway. I like the time limit of 20mins + 5 secs as it means no quickplay end and better endgame play.

Below are the results and photos from the competition.

 

Senior Pairings round 1 (Sunday, 22 May 2022)

TableWhiteScoreRatingBlackScoreRatingResult
1 Modestas Razbadauskas 0.0 1718 Stephen P Scannell 0.0 2127 0-1
2 Mandar Tahmankar 0.0 1945 Robert Lavery 0.0 1699 1-0
3 Chris Armstrong 0.0 1569 Gareth Annesley 0.0 1893 0-1
4 Cathan Gormley 0.0 1812 Andrew Todd 0.0 1552 ½-½
5 Richard Gould 0.0 1546 Alex Goss 0.0 1795 0-1
6 Christopher Kelly 0.0 1732 Adam Rushe 0.0 1512 * 1-0

 

Bye Daniel Roberts; Cathal Murphy

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The first round of the Seniors goes to rating apart from Andrew Todd getting a good 1/2 point off Cathan Gormley.

 

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Intermediate Pairings round 1 (Sunday, 22 May 2022)

TableWhiteScoreRatingBlackScoreRatingResult
8 Devine, Micheal 0.0 1255 * Pat McKillen 0.0 1417 0-1
9 Grey, Tom 0.0 1380 * Leah Worbey 0.0 1250 1-0
10 Clarke, Robert 0.0 1177 * Richard Proctor 0.0 1367 1-0
11 Richard Morrow 0.0 1307 Devine,Hugh 0.0 1100 * 1-0
12 Jade Sandrey 0.0 1100 Shane Devine 0.0 1300 1-0
13 Andrew Campbell 0.0 1260 Jaffa, Bernard 0.0 1016 * 0-1

Its excellent to see Richard Proctor back at the table and playing his usual sharp chess. He lost to Robert Clarke, but always exciting to watch play. Jade Sandrey a new face, beat Shane Devine (one of the 3 Devine brothers playing). Bernard Jaffa takes a point off Andrew Campbell. Although Bernard does appear to have a lower rating than one would expect from him.

 

Senior Pairings round 2 (Sunday, 22 May 2022)

TableWhiteScoreRatingBlackScoreRatingResult
1 Stephen P Scannell 1.0 2127 Christopher Kelly 1.0 1732 0-1
2 Gareth Annesley 1.0 1893 Mandar Tahmankar 1.0 1945 1-0
3 Alex Goss 1.0 1795 Daniel Roberts 0.5 2020 0-1
4 Cathal Murphy 0.5 1633 Cathan Gormley 0.5 1812 0-1
5 Andrew Todd 0.5 1552 Modestas Razbadauskas 0.0 1718 0-1
6 Robert Lavery 0.0 1699 Richard Gould 0.0 1546 ½-½
7 Adam Rushe 0.0 1512 * Chris Armstrong 0.0 1569 1-0

Round 2 sees Chris Kelly having a good win against Steve Scannell and opening the tournament up a little. Gareth beats Mandar, whilst Danny beats Alex. Richard Gould gets a good draw against Robert Lavery.

 

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Intermediate Pairings round 2 (Sunday, 22 May 2022)

TableWhiteScoreRatingBlackScoreRatingResult
8 Pat McKillen 1.0 1417 Clarke, Robert 1.0 1177 * 1-0
9 Jade Sandrey 1.0 1100 Grey, Tom 1.0 1380 * 1-0
10 Jaffa, Bernard 1.0 1016 * Richard Morrow 1.0 1307 ½-½
11 Richard Proctor 0.0 1367 Devine, Micheal 0.0 1255 * 0-1
12 Shane Devine 0.0 1300 Leah Worbey 0.0 1250 1-0
13 Devine,Hugh 0.0 1100 * Andrew Campbell 0.0 1260 0-1

Pat McKillen and Jade Sandrey take the lead on 2 full points. Bernard Jaffa gets a good draw from Richard Morrow. Whilst Micheal Devine (the Capt of the Titanic Knights) beats Richard Proctor.

After round 2 we took a 45min break for lunch. The Pavilion restaurant provided some very tasty food at a reasonable value. It was nice after Covid to shared lunch with other chess players and chat about chess and the World.

 

Senior Pairings round 3 (Sunday, 22 May 2022)

TableWhiteScoreRatingBlackScoreRatingResult
1 Christopher Kelly 2.0 1732 Gareth Annesley 2.0 1893 0-1
2 Daniel Roberts 1.5 2020 Cathan Gormley 1.5 1812 1-0
3 Mandar Tahmankar 1.0 1945 Stephen P Scannell 1.0 2127 1-0
4 Modestas Razbadauskas 1.0 1718 Alex Goss 1.0 1795 1-0
5 Adam Rushe 1.0 1512 * Cathal Murphy 0.5 1633 1-0
6 Richard Gould 0.5 1546 Andrew Todd 0.5 1552 1-0
7 Chris Armstrong 0.0 1569 Robert Lavery 0.5 1699 0-1

Gareth Annesley beats Chris Kelly and takes the lead. Danny wins against Cathan Gormley. Mandar takes a point off Steve Scannell. Its a close battle at the top. Modestas gets a good win against Alex. Adam Rushe gets a good win against Cathal Murphy.

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Intermediate Pairings round 3 (Sunday, 22 May 2022)

TableWhiteScoreRatingBlackScoreRatingResult
8 Pat McKillen 2.0 1417 Jade Sandrey 2.0 1100 1-0
9 Richard Morrow 1.5 1307 Grey, Tom 1.0 1380 * 1-0
10 Devine, Micheal 1.0 1255 * Jaffa, Bernard 1.5 1016 * 0-1
11 Andrew Campbell 1.0 1260 Shane Devine 1.0 1300 0-1
12 Clarke, Robert 1.0 1177 * Devine,Hugh 0.0 1100 * ½-½
13 Leah Worbey 0.0 1250 Richard Proctor 0.0 1367 0-1

The two top players face off. Pat McKillen wins against new comer Jade Sandrey. Richard Morrow beats Tom Grey. Leah looses against Richard but was unfortunate to miss a forced mate.

 

Senior Pairings round 4 (Sunday, 22 May 2022)

TableWhiteScoreRatingBlackScoreRatingResult
1 Gareth Annesley 3.0 1893 Daniel Roberts 2.5 2020 ½-½
2 Mandar Tahmankar 2.0 1945 Adam Rushe 2.0 1512 * 1-0
3 Modestas Razbadauskas 2.0 1718 Christopher Kelly 2.0 1732 1-0
4 Cathan Gormley 1.5 1812 Richard Gould 1.5 1546 1-0
5 Robert Lavery 1.5 1699 Alex Goss 1.0 1795 0-1
6 Stephen P Scannell 1.0 2127 Cathal Murphy 0.5 1633 1-0
7 Andrew Todd 0.5 1552 Chris Armstrong 0.0 1569 1-0

Danny Roberts draws against the leader Gareth Annesley and cuts Gareths lead to a 1/2 point.  Mandar beats Adam Rushe. Modestas wins against Chris Kelly.

 

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Intermediate Pairings round 4 (Sunday, 22 May 2022)

TableWhiteScoreRatingBlackScoreRatingResult
8 Jaffa, Bernard 2.5 1016 * Pat McKillen 3.0 1417 0-1
9 Shane Devine 2.0 1300 Richard Morrow 2.5 1307 0-1
10 Jade Sandrey 2.0 1100 Clarke, Robert 1.5 1177 * 1-0
11 Grey, Tom 1.0 1380 * Devine, Micheal 1.0 1255 * 1-0
12 Richard Proctor 1.0 1367 Andrew Campbell 1.0 1260 ½-½
13 Devine,Hugh 0.5 1100 * Leah Worbey 0.0 1250 1-0

Pat McKillen continues to win, beating Bernard Jaffa. Richard Morrow is chasing beating Shane Devine and only 1/2 point behind Pat.

Senior Pairings round 5 (Sunday, 22 May 2022)

TableWhiteScoreRatingBlackScoreRatingResult
1 Gareth Annesley 3.5 1893 Modestas Razbadauskas 3.0 1718 1-0
2 Daniel Roberts 3.0 2020 Mandar Tahmankar 3.0 1945 1-0
3 Adam Rushe 2.0 1512 * Cathan Gormley 2.5 1812 0-1
4 Alex Goss 2.0 1795 Stephen P Scannell 2.0 2127 0-1
5 Christopher Kelly 2.0 1732 Richard Gould 1.5 1546 ½-½
6 Andrew Todd 1.5 1552 Robert Lavery 1.5 1699 ½-½
7 Cathal Murphy 0.5 1633 Chris Armstrong 0.0 1569 1-0

Danny Roberts beats Mandar Tahmankar. But everyone is chasing Gareth Annesley who beats Modestas Razbadauskas, so leads with 4.5 points. Richard Gould gets a good draw against Chris Kelly. Andew Todd gets a good draw against Robert Lavery.

 

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Intermediate Pairings round 5 (Sunday, 22 May 2022)

TableWhiteScoreRatingBlackScoreRatingResult
8 Richard Morrow 3.5 1307 Pat McKillen 4.0 1417 0-1
9 Jaffa, Bernard 2.5 1016 * Jade Sandrey 3.0 1100 0-1
10 Grey, Tom 2.0 1380 * Shane Devine 2.0 1300 1-0
11 Devine,Hugh 1.5 1100 * Richard Proctor 1.5 1367 0-1
12 Andrew Campbell 1.5 1260 Clarke, Robert 1.5 1177 * 1-0
13 Leah Worbey 0.0 1250 Devine, Micheal 1.0 1255 * 1-0

Pat McKillen beats Richard Morrow and leads unbeaten on 5 out of 5 points. Jade Sandey wins against Bernard Jaffa and chases on 4 points. Leah Worbey gets her first win against Michael Devine.

Senior Pairings round 6 (Sunday, 22 May 2022)

TableWhiteScoreRatingBlackScoreRatingResult
1 Cathan Gormley 3.5 1812 Gareth Annesley 4.5 1893 ½-½
2 Stephen P Scannell 3.0 2127 Daniel Roberts 4.0 2020 0-1
3 Modestas Razbadauskas 3.0 1718 Mandar Tahmankar 3.0 1945 1-0
4 Robert Lavery 2.0 1699 Christopher Kelly 2.5 1732 ½-½
5 Richard Gould 2.0 1546 Adam Rushe 2.0 1512 * 1-0
6 Cathal Murphy 1.5 1633 Andrew Todd 2.0 1552 0-1
7 Chris Armstrong 0.0 1569 Alex Goss 2.0 1795 0-1

The last round and Cathan Gormely gets a good draw against Gareth Annesley and could upset the final order. Danny Roberts wins against Steve Scannell whilst Modestas does brilliantly to beat Mandar Tahmankar.

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Intermediate Pairings round 6 (Sunday, 22 May 2022)

TableWhiteScoreRatingBlackScoreRatingResult
8 Pat McKillen 5.0 1417 Grey, Tom 3.0 1380 * 0-1
9 Jade Sandrey 4.0 1100 Richard Morrow 3.5 1307 1-0
10 Richard Proctor 2.5 1367 Jaffa, Bernard 2.5 1016 * 1-0
11 Devine, Micheal 1.0 1255 * Andrew Campbell 2.5 1260 ½-½
12 Shane Devine 2.0 1300 Devine,Hugh 1.5 1100 * 1-0
13 Clarke, Robert 1.5 1177 * Leah Worbey 1.0 1250 0-1

Jade Sandrey gets an excellent win against Richard Morrow. Whilst Tom Grey gets an good win against the leader Pat McKillen. Just goes to show what a tough section this is... Leah wins against Robert Clarke.

 

Senior Ranking after round 6

RankNameScoreRatingTPRW-WeBH-HiLoBHPS123456
1 Daniel Roberts 5.0 2020 2280 +1.33 8.5 21.0 16.5 = 1 1 ½ 1 1
2 Gareth Annesley 5.0 1893 2072 +1.32 8.5 19.0 19.0 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½
3 Modestas Razbadauskas 4.0 1718 1964 +1.85 6.5 20.0 13.0 0 1 1 1 0 1
4 Cathan Gormley 4.0 1812 1801 +0.01 5.5 19.5 13.5 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½
5 Mandar Tahmankar 3.0 1945 1819 -0.83 7.0 21.5 13.0 1 0 1 1 0 0
6 Christopher Kelly 3.0 1732 1725 -0.18 6.5 19.5 12.5 1 1 0 0 ½ ½
7 Stephen P Scannell 3.0 2127 1824 -2.03 4.5 19.5 11.0 1 0 0 1 1 0
8 Richard Gould 3.0 1546 1646 +0.58 4.0 17.5 8.5 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1
9 Alex Goss 3.0 1795 1780 -0.18 3.0 17.5 10.0 1 0 0 1 0 1
10 Andrew Todd 3.0 1552 1663 +0.86 2.0 15.0 8.0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1
11 Robert Lavery 2.5 1699 1633 -0.59 2.5 15.0 8.0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½
12 Adam Rushe 2.0 1512 * 1581 1581 4.5 14.5 9.0 0 1 1 0 0 0
13 Cathal Murphy 1.5 1633 1549 -0.55 2.5 15.0 5.0 = 0 0 0 1 0
14 Chris Armstrong 0.0 1569 914 -1.59 1.5 17.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

The final results for the Seniors;

Champion: Danny Roberts

2nd: Gareth Annesley

3rd: Modestas Razbadauskas

Grade Prize < 1700: Richard Gould.

 

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Final results for the Intermediates

Intermediate Champion: Pat McKillen

2nd: Jade Sandrey

3rd: Tom Grey

Grading Prize =< 1250: Bernard Jaffa

 

Intermediate Ranking after round 6

RankNameScoreRatingTPRW-WeBH-HiLoBHPS123456
1 Pat McKillen 5.0 1417 2004 +0.48 8.5 18.0 20.0 1 1 1 1 1 0
2 Jade Sandrey 5.0 1100 1466 +1.40 7.0 19.5 17.0 1 1 0 1 1 1
3 Grey, Tom 4.0 1380 * 1347 +0.50 5.5 20.0 12.0 1 0 0 1 1 1
4 Richard Morrow 3.5 1307 1147 -0.63 8.0 21.0 15.5 1 ½ 1 1 0 0
5 Richard Proctor 3.5 1367 1448 +0.19 2.5 12.0 8.5 0 0 1 ½ 1 1
6 Shane Devine 3.0 1300 1229 -0.38 4.5 19.0 10.0 0 1 1 0 0 1
7 Andrew Campbell 3.0 1260 1141 -0.29 3.0 13.5 9.0 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½
8 Jaffa, Bernard 2.5 1016 * 1141 1141 7.5 21.5 12.5 1 ½ 1 0 0 0
9 Leah Worbey 2.0 1250 534 -0.77 1.5 15.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 1
10 Clarke, Robert 1.5 1177 * 1039 1039 3.5 20.0 8.0 1 0 ½ 0 0 0
11 Devine, Micheal 1.5 1255 * 1237 1237 2.5 20.0 5.5 0 1 0 0 0 ½
12 Devine,Hugh 1.5 1100 * 1057 1057 2.5 16.5 5.0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0

 

Many thanks to all the players for a brilliant tournament, also thanks to the venue - the Civil Service Pavilion.