Lockdown Summer Tournament: weeks 15 - 18

With 18 weeks played and into the last 3 weeks of the tournament - we are coming to the end. How do players stand.

We have had 87 slow games of chess - 1hour 30mins each player.

Here are some interesting positions from the lattest weeks of the tournament.

Michael Hood v Robert Lavery: https://lichess.org/15AYSx00 A fascinating position. Michael went on to obtain a draw.	In a very difficult but interesting endgame - Robert misses Bc7 that could break the deadlock.
I think its very easy to miss a move on the screen that you might have spotted over the board. here we have Joseph Gunning v Barney Mcghan https://lichess.org/NRJkgRBj - Joseph playing White misses Qxc5 threatening both rooks.	It took me going through this game to spot the lovely discovered check of the White Bishop playing Bxh7+ that saves White from loosing a piece on c3.
Michael Mckimm v Robert Lavery : https://lichess.org/NRJkgRBj Michael does a fascinating sacrifice of Bxc5 followed by d6 and Rxf7.	Michaels play leads to a win when Robert blunders with Qxc3.
David Corr v Joseph Gunning : https://lichess.org/ZyI4iP7H Whats interesting here is that White has played b4 and its flagged as ?? a blunder. Recommendinh the alternative of Bc5. Joseph went on to win the game.

Michael Hood v Robert Lavery: https://lichess.org/15AYSx00

A fascinating position. Michael went on to obtain a draw.

hood-robert-b

In a very difficult but interesting endgame - Robert misses Bc7 that could

break the deadlock.

joseph-barney

I think its very easy to miss a move on the screen that you might have spotted

over the board. here we have Joseph Gunning v Barney Mcghan https://lichess.org/NRJkgRBj - Joseph playing White misses Qxc5 threatening both rooks.

joseph-barney-a

It took me going through this game to spot the lovely discovered check of the White Bishop playing Bxh7+ that saves White from loosing a piece on c3.

mckimm-lavery

Michael Mckimm v Robert Lavery : https://lichess.org/NRJkgRBj

Michael does a fascinating sacrifice of Bxc5 followed by d6 and Rxf7.

mckimm-lavery-a

Michaels play leads to a win when Robert blunders with Qxc3.

corr-gunning

David Corr v Joseph Gunning : https://lichess.org/ZyI4iP7H

Whats interesting here is that White has played b4 and its flagged as ?? a blunder. Recommendinh the alternative of Bc5. Joseph went on to win the game.

Now we are in the last few weeks the usual rules come into play:

Rules
1. Players must complete 10 games to be considered to qualify.
2. If a player does not play in two of the last three rounds they will be assumed to have played and lost 2 games. If they play only one then they will forfeit one game.
3. However if a player has played 14 or more games then they are exempt from rule 2.
4. Scores will be calculated on a percentage basis.

Week15
Rating	White	lichess userId	Score	Rating	Black	lichess userId
1377	Chris Armstrong	pcmorphy	0 - 1	1614	Michael Sheerin	RDWRER	https://lichess.org/mu7Y8TYq
1370	Andrew Todd	Toddy-Aberdeen	1 - 0	1192	Michael Mckimm	Meitnerium	https://lichess.org/xrbBTp2d
1200	Joseph Gunning	Josephgun	0 - 1	1215	Bernard McGahan	jtsdad	https://lichess.org/NRJkgRBj
1218	Stephen Cullen	steviec44	1 - 0	895	Paul Anderson	Number_8	https://lichess.org/91K69f9N
Week16
Rating	White	lichess userId	Score	Rating	Black	lichess userId
961	Michael Hood	michaelhood	1/2 - 1/2	1645	Robert Lavery	Yreval	https://lichess.org/15AYSx00
1200	Joseph Gunning	Josephgun	1 - 0	1400	john Sweeney	Johnsweeney	https://lichess.org/Jwicv1op
1000	David Corr	MrScrumps	0 - 1	1377	Chris Armstrong	pcmorphy	https://lichess.org/agIc3HR4
1215	Bernard McGahan	jtsdad	1 - 0	1218	Stephen Cullen	steviec44	https://lichess.org/pCEI9Yyj
895	Paul Anderson	Number_8	0 - 1	1259	Adrian Dornford-Smith	Dornford	https://lichess.org/NSdTjhw2
Week17
Rating	White	lichess userId	Score	Rating	Black	lichess userId
1645	Robert Lavery	Yreval	1 - 0	1200	Joseph Gunning	Josephgun	https://lichess.org/CzNqEvYN
1614	Michael Sheerin	RDWRER	1 - 0	1000	David Corr	MrScrumps	https://lichess.org/ei8l0BVf
1377	Chris Armstrong	pcmorphy	0 - 1	1215	Bernard McGahan	jtsdad	https://lichess.org/9ohSsIWo
1218	Stephen Cullen	steviec44	0 - 1	1259	Adrian Dornford-Smith	Dornford	https://lichess.org/TfboBmXq
Week18
Rating	White	lichess userId	Score	Rating	Black	lichess userId
1192	Michael Mckimm	Meitnerium	1 - 0	1645	Robert Lavery	Yreval	https://lichess.org/7yDUZxzS
1642	Mark Newman	ishi100	1 - 0	1377	Chris Armstrong	pcmorphy	https://lichess.org/MgkcIzWx
1259	Adrian Dornford-Smith	Dornford	0 - 1	1215	Bernard McGahan	jtsdad	https://lichess.org/eDrRGBYJ
1000	David Corr	MrScrumps	0 - 1	1200	Joseph Gunning	Josephgun	https://lichess.org/ZyI4iP7H

The standings - we have Andrew Todd whos been busy playing other chess events, on 94.4% and practically has an unassailable lead.

Followed by Michael Mckimm on an excellent score of 83.3% and Mark Newman on 81.8%. Two players who have also had an excellent tournament are Michael Hood and David Corr who have had some excellent results.

I would like to thank all players for making this event possible.

	Rating	Name	lichess user	Score	Played	%
1	1600	Cathal Keany	Ckeany	1	1	100.00
2	1370	Andrew Todd	Toddy-Aberdeen	8.5	9	94.44
3	1192	Michael Mckimm	Meitnerium	7.5	9	83.33
4	1642	Mark Newman	ishi100	9	11	81.82
5	961	Michael Hood	michaelhood	8.5	12	70.83
6	1645	Robert Lavery	Yreval	10	15	66.67
7	1215	Bernard McGahan	jtsdad	7	12	58.33
8	1000	David Corr	MrScrumps	6	11	54.55
9	1614	Michael Sheerin	RDWRER	3	6	50.00
10	1377	Chris Armstrong	pcmorphy	6.5	15	43.33
11	1259	Adrian Dornford-Smith	Dornford	5.5	13	42.31
12	1200	Joseph Gunning	Josephgun	6.5	16	40.63
13	1053	Kyle Milligan	pinallwizard	3	8	37.50
14	1218	Stephen Cullen	steviec44	2.5	8	31.25
15	895	Paul Anderson	Number_8	2	14	14.29
16	1400	john Sweeney	Johnsweeney	0.5	5	10.00
17	1464	Richard Gould	nir8888	0	1	0.00
18	1245	Chris Dorrian	faunorcival	0	1	0.00
19	1241	Vincent O'Brien	V_blunders	0	1	0.00
20	640	George Gamble	ChessGeorge13	0	6	0.00