UCU Summer Rapidplay

This six-round Swiss tournament was played at the Belfast Boat Club on 26 June 2011

Each player has 25 minutes for all moves in each game.

Final Crosstable

No Name             Rtg  Club         Total  1    2    3    4    5    6  

1  Gareth Annesley  1878 RVH          5.5   15:W  9:W  2:W  4:W  8:W  3:D
2  Mark Newman      1632 Bombardier   5     18:W 11:W  1:L  5:W  7:W  9:W
3  Paul McLoughlin  1623 Bangor       4.5   19:W  6:D 12:W  7:D  4:W  1:D
4  Karina Kruk      1438 Ballynafeigh 4     13:W 10:W  6:W  1:L  3:L  8:W
5  Damien Lavery    1653 Ballynafeigh 4      0:D  8:D  9:W  2:L 16:W 10:W
6  Ian Woodfield    1599 Fisherwick   3.5    7:W  3:D  4:L 12:W  9:L 14:W
7  Raymond Smith    1262 RVH          3.5    6:L 15:W 10:W  3:D  2:L 16:W
8  Martin Kelly     1497 Fisherwick   3     12:D  5:D 19:W 14:W  1:L  4:L
9  Niall Troughton  1561 Bangor       3     17:W  1:L  5:L 13:W  6:W  2:L
10 Callum Ormerod   1700              3     14:W  4:L  7:L 11:W 15:W  5:L
11 Kevin O'Neill    907  Fisherwick   3     16:W  2:L 14:D 10:L 12:D  0:W
12 Cathal Murphy    1238 RVH          3      8:D 16:W  3:L  6:L 11:D 15:W
13 Mathew Chapman   1145 Ballynafeigh 3      4:L 18:W 15:L  9:L  0:W 17:W
14 Phillip Morrison 1328 RVH          2.5   10:L 17:W 11:D  8:L 18:W  6:L
15 John Monaghan    1339 RVH          2      1:L  7:L 13:W 19:W 10:L 12:L
16 Alan Burns       1380 Bangor       2     11:L 12:L 18:W 17:W  5:L  7:L
17 David Seaby      1243 Fisherwick   2      9:L 14:L  0:W 16:L 19:W 13:L
18 Patrik Oresky    1268              2      2:L 13:L 16:L  0:W 14:L 19:W
19 Peter Storey     891  _unassigned_ 1      3:L  0:W  8:L 15:L 17:L 18:L
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