RVH Handicap Tournaments
The RVH Chess Club held 3 handicap quick-play tournaments, open to all-comers, last summer. They proved so popular (these events are part social occasion and part serious competition) that the club is starting earlier this year, in what they hope will be a regular monthly series. The tournaments are to be held on the last Tuesday of each month from April to September. Players are handicapped on a time basis with games being of 20 minutes duration. Damien Lavery directs proceedings with calm efficiency - not easy to do when you have to fit 6 Rounds into an evening's play.
In the first of the new series top seed Michael Holmes (RVH) took first prize with a 100% score. In second place was Stephen Morgan (North Belfast), making his first competitive start in several months. Five players finished on 4.0 points. On tie-break Paul McLoughlin (RVH) won third prize, Tom Alcorn (Fisherwick) fourth and Nicholas Pilkiewicz fifth. Calum Leitch (QUB) and Chris Black (RVH) won the grading prizes.
Final Cross Table RVH Handicap 30 April 2002
No Name Rtg Total 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 Michael Holmes 2117 6 8:W 12:W 18:W 2:W 5:W 3:W
2 Stephen Morgan 1986 5 14:W 4:W 3:W 1:L 10:W 11:W
3 Paul McLoughlin 1758 4 6:W 11:W 2:L 7:W 8:W 1:L
4 Tom Alcorn 1754 4 16:W 2:L 6:W 18:W 7:W 5:L
5 Nicholas Pilkiewicz 1823 4 22:W 10:L 11:W 13:W 1:L 4:W
6 Calum Leitch 1086 4 3:L 17:W 4:L 15:W 19:W 10:W
7 Danny Mallaghan 1768 4 23:W 9:W 10:W 3:L 4:L 13:W
8 Chris Black 1527 3.5 1:L 21:W 15:W 19:D 3:L 17:W
9 Paddy Scully 1000 3.5 20:W 7:L 12:L 22:W 17:D 14:W
10 Joe Clarke 1579 3 13:W 5:W 7:L 12:W 2:L 6:L
11 Damien Cunningham 1460 3 15:W 3:L 5:L 20:W 12:W 2:L
12 Des Moreland 1757 3 21:W 1:L 9:W 10:L 11:L 19:W
13 Eamonn Walls 1000 3 10:L 0:W 20:W 5:L 21:W 7:L
14 Ciaran Marron 1498 3 2:L 16:L 23:W 21:W 18:W 9:L
15 Gareth Annesley 1875 3 11:L 22:W 8:L 6:L 20:W 18:W
16 Liam McAuley 1000 3 4:L 14:W 19:L 17:L 23:W 22:W
17 Tony Parker 1774 2.5 18:L 6:L 22:W 16:W 9:D 8:L
18 Louis Holmes 1329 2 17:W 19:W 1:L 4:L 14:L 15:L
19 Steve McCann 1648 2 0:D 18:L 16:W 8:D 6:L 12:L
20 David McAlister 1685 2 9:L 23:W 13:L 11:L 15:L 0:W
21 Fred Currell 1000 2 12:L 8:L 0:W 14:L 13:L 23:W
22 Richard Proctor 1442 1 5:L 15:L 17:L 9:L 0:W 16:L
23 Geoff Hindley 1132 1 7:L 20:L 14:L 0:W 16:L 21:L
The second competition saw three players all finish on 5 points. On tie-break Tom Clarke of the host club RVH won first prize, John Bradley (Bombardier) second prize and Ciaran Marron, also RVH third prize. Of the four players who finished equal fourth on 4 points, it was Steve Scannell (North Belfast) who won fourth prize on tie-break. Grading prizes went to Damien Cunningham (RVH) and Tim Roope (unattached).
Final Cross Table RVH Handicap 28 May 2002
No Name Rtg Total 1 2 3 4 5 6
1 TOM CLARKE 2134 5 6:W 18:W 5:W 2:W 9:W 3:L
2 JOHN BRADLEY 1866 5 15:W 19:W 13:W 1:L 11:W 4:W
3 CIARAN MARRON 1498 5 4:L 23:W 22:W 17:W 8:W 1:W
4 STEVE SCANNELL 2181 4 3:W 11:L 8:W 13:W 10:W 2:L
5 PAUL MCLOUGHLIN 1758 4 25:W 21:W 1:L 10:L 12:W 9:W
6 DAMIEN CUNNINGHAM 1460 4 1:L 12:L 26:W 14:W 20:W 11:W
7 DAVID MCALISTER 1685 4 14:L 25:W 12:L 24:W 21:W 13:W
8 NICHOLAS PILKIEWICZ 1823 3.5 16:W 9:D 4:L 19:W 3:L 18:W
9 RICHARD PROCTOR 1442 3.5 22:W 8:D 11:W 20:W 1:L 5:L
10 TIM ROOPE 1000 3.5 19:L 15:W 18:W 5:W 4:L 16:D
11 DES MORELAND 1757 3 23:W 4:W 9:L 12:W 2:L 6:L
12 LIAM MCAULEY 1000 3 18:L 6:W 7:W 11:L 5:L 21:W
13 MICHAEL KANE 1332 3 20:W 24:W 2:L 4:L 17:W 7:L
14 SHANE KEERS 1000 3 7:W 22:L 17:L 6:L 23:W 20:W
15 FRANK CARROTHERS 1354 3 2:L 10:L 25:W 18:L 19:W 22:W
16 ED MORGAN 1193 3 8:L 20:L 23:W 26:W 18:D 10:D
17 TONY PARKER 1774 3 21:L 26:W 14:W 3:L 13:L 24:W
18 STEVE MCCANN 1648 2.5 12:W 1:L 10:L 15:W 16:D 8:L
19 IAN WOODFIELD 1638 2.5 10:W 2:L 24:D 8:L 15:L 25:W
20 BRENDAN O'NEILL 1847 2 13:L 16:W 21:W 9:L 6:L 14:L
21 JOHN CAHOON 1187 2 17:W 5:L 20:L 22:W 7:L 12:L
22 MICHAEL HOLMES 2117 2 9:L 14:W 3:L 21:L 24:W 15:L
23 EAMONN TRAINOR 1068 2 11:L 3:L 16:L 25:W 14:L 26:W
24 DANNY MALLAGHAN 1768 1.5 26:W 13:L 19:D 7:L 22:L 17:L
25 PAUL LOGAN 1115 1 5:L 7:L 15:L 23:L 26:W 19:L
26 GEOFF HINDLEY 1132 0 24:L 17:L 6:L 16:L 25:L 23:L
