Williamson Shield 2013 Day 1
The 2013 Williamson Shield is taking place over the 9-10 February weekend.
29 players are competing at the Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, a little down on last year's turnout for the centenary edition but there is still a strong field, with a surprise top seed - Gabor Horvath, a 2266 FIDE-rated Hungarian. Defending champion Michael Waters is the second seed.
Crosstable after 2 rounds
No Name Rtg Total 1 2
1 Gabor Horvath 2266 2 10:W 12:W
2 Michael Waters 2147 2 16:W 14:W
3 Nicholas Pilkiewicz 1912 2 17:W 15:W
4 Alan Delaney 1862 2 18:W 13:W
5 Calum Leitch 1825 2 19:W 9:W
6 Damien Cunningham 1674 1.5 22:W 8:D
7 Gareth Annesley 1933 1.5 11:D 23:W
8 John Phillips 1522 1.5 25:W 6:D
9 Stewart McConaghy 1437 1 21:W 5:L
10 Mathew Chapman 1401 1 1:L 24:W
11 Robert Lavery 1352 1 7:D 20:D
12 Ian Woodfield 1674 1 26:W 1:L
13 Peter McGuckin 1608 1 28:W 4:L
14 John McKenna 1599 1 29:W 2:L
15 Karina Kruk 1522 1 27:W 3:L
16 Martin Kelly 1382 1 2:L 26:W
17 Alan Burns 1338 1 3:L 27:W
18 Derek Truesdale 1245 1 4:L 28:W
19 Roy Stafford 1225 1 5:L 29:W
20 Cathal Murphy 1329 1 0:D 11:D
21 Tanya Jones 700 1 9:L 0:W
22 Gary Johnston 1202 1 6:L 25:W
23 Thomas Donaldson 1538 .5 24:D 7:L
24 Colm O'Muireagain 988 .5 23:D 10:L
25 Ashley McWhinney 936 0 8:L 22:L
26 Eibhia Ni Mhuireagain 1177 0 12:L 16:L
27 David Seaby 1107 0 15:L 17:L
28 John Monaghan 1100 0 13:L 18:L
29 Geoff Hindley 1000 0 14:L 19:L
Time-limit is 70 minutes for the game with a 30 second increment from Round 1. With no guillotine finish, endgame knowledge becomes more important and the occasional game can continue well beyond the traditional 3 hour session. So it was with the Round 2 game between McKenna and Waters, with the latter winning the legendary Rook and Bishop versus Rook ending and which only finished 10 minutes before the beginning of Round 3.
Round 3 draw
No Name Rtg Total Result Name Rtg Total
1 Calum Leitch 1825 [2] : Gabor Horvath 2266 [2]
2 Nicholas Pilkiewicz 1912 [2] : Alan Delaney 1862 [2]
3 John Phillips 1522 [1.5] : Gareth Annesley 1933 [1.5]
4 Ian Woodfield 1674 [1] : Damien Cunningham 1674 [1.5]
5 Peter McGuckin 1608 [1] : Alan Burns 1338 [1]
6 Robert Lavery 1352 [1] : John McKenna 1599 [1]
7 Karina Kruk 1522 [1] : Cathal Murphy 1329 [1]
8 Derek Truesdale 1245 [1] : Stewart McConaghy 1437 [1]
9 Mathew Chapman 1401 [1] : Tanya Jones 700 [1]
10 Gary Johnston 1202 [1] : Martin Kelly 1382 [1]
11 Thomas Donaldson 1538 [.5] : Roy Stafford 1225 [1]
12 Eibhia Ni Mhuireagain 1177 [0] : Colm O'Muireagain 988 [.5]
13 David Seaby 1107 [0] : Ashley McWhinney 936 [0]
14 Geoff Hindley 1000 [0] : John Monaghan 1100 [0]
15 Michael Waters 2147 [2] .5:.5 BYE
