UCN 1999-3
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 1999-2000
- ULSTER SENIOR 27/30 December 1999 at Fortwilliam Golf Club
- ULSTER OPEN 5/6 February 2000 at QUB Staff Common Room
- CITY OF BELFAST 1/2 April 2000 at QUB Staff Common Room
- BELFAST CIVIC FESTIVAL20/21 May 2000 at QUB Staff Common Room
WILLIAMSON SHIELD
- SPONSORED BY AB BUSINESS ASSOCIATES
- 6/7 NOVEMBER 1999
- VENUE: RVH CLUB
- TOURNAMENT CONTROLLER: TOM CLARKE:
SENIOR: 14 COMPETITORS:
1ST MICHAEL HOLMES 5/6
2ND= NICHOLAS PILKIEWICZ AND RICHARD MCMASTER 4½
4TH GARETH ANNESLEY 4
5TH= PAUL MCLOUGHLIN (GRADING PRIZE WINNER) AND NEIL FISHER 3½
7TH= MARK NEWMAN, DES MORELAND AND DAVID BARLOW 3
10TH STEPHEN MCCANN 2½
11TH= DANNY MALLAGHAN AND RON HENDERSON 2
13TH= TONY PARKER AND WILLIAM STOREY 1
JUNIOR: 12 COMPETITORS:
1ST DAVE TUMILSON 5
2ND= DAVID COLLINS AND IAN WOODFIELD 4
4TH JONATHAN WOODFIELD 3½ (GRADING PRIZE WINNER)
5TH= BRIAN LAPPIN, LIAM ELLIOTT, SEAN LINTON AND JOHN CAHOON 3
9TH LOUIS HOLMES 2½
10TH= DARREN GRAY AND JONATHAN CLIFFORD 2
12TH ED MORGAN 1
8TH MONARCH ASSURANCE OPEN, ISLE OF MAN
6-14 NOVEMBER 1999
This very strong Swiss attracted a seven-strong Irish contingent, including three Ulster players, Keith Allen, Dermot Murtagh and John Nicholson. Irish champion Colm Daly drew with the co-winners Shipov and Sutovsky while Allen (now resident in the Isle of Man) beat strong English GM John Emms.
Final scores:
1-2 GM Emil Sutovsky (2587) and GM Sergei Shipov (2658) 6½/9
3-10 GM Nigel Short (2675), GM Lev Psakhis (2581), GM Sergei Tiviakov (2611), GM Petr Kiriakov (2554), IM Jonathan Parker (2523), GM Aleksander Schneider (2551), GM Chris Ward (2473) and GM Bogdan Lalic (2550) 6/9
Irish players:
GM Alexander Baburin (2593) 5½; Joe Ryan (2280) 5;
FM Colm Daly (2378), Keith Allen (2233) and Sam Collins (2097) 4½;
John Nicholson (2023) and Dermot Murtagh 2.
Sample games:
Nicholson,J - Hickman,J: Notes based on comments by Nicholson
Allen,K - Emms,J: Notes by McAlister
CURRENT STANDINGS IN UCU LEAGUES 1999-2000
DIVISION 1
TEAM |
played |
won |
lost |
drawn |
pts |
R.V.H. "A" |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
26.0 |
FISHERWICK "A" |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
23.5 |
MALACHIANS |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
23.5 |
NORTH BELFAST |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
23.0 |
NEWTOWNARDS |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
20.0 |
C.I.Y.M.S. "A" |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
15.0 |
BOMBARDIER |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
14.5 |
CIVIL SERVICE |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
14.0 |
BANGOR "A" |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
9.0 |
DIVISION 2/3
TEAM |
played |
won |
lost |
drawn |
pts |
MAGHERAFELT |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
29.0 |
BANGOR "B" |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
28.5 |
RANDALSTOWN |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
26.5 |
SHORTS |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
24.5 |
R.V.H. "B" |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
23.5 |
FISHERWICK "B" |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
22.5 |
R.V.H. "C" |
8 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
20.5 |
BANGOR "C" |
7 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
18.5 |
FORTWILLIAM |
7 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
17.5 |
C.I.Y.M.S. "B" |
7 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
11.0 |
NORKOM MASTERS, KILKENNY 26–28 NOVEMBER1999
6 Round Swiss: 36 Competitors:
Final Scores:
- 1-2 Bogdan Lalic (GM 2550) Julian Hodgson (GM 2605) 5.0
- 3-5 Mark Hebden (GM 2510) Jan Timman (GM 2650) Paul Delaney (FM 2305) 4.5
- 6-8 Michael Adams (GM 2708) Alexander Baburin (GM 2593) Uri Rochev (2290) 4.0
- 9-15 Luke McShane (IM 2467) Mark Heidenfeld (IM 2368) Matthew Turner (IM 2478) Mark Ferguson (IM 2371) Dharma Tjiam (2344) Mel O'Cinneide (2252) Tom Clarke(2204)3.5
In the subsidiary sections John Strawbridge won the Veterans prize.
ULSTER INTERMEDIATE AND JUNIOR CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIPS
BANGOR GOLF CLUB DECEMBER 4TH TO 5TH 1999
INTERMEDIATE
6 ROUND SWISS: 18 PLAYERS:
1st Gareth Annesley
2nd Mark Newman
3rd Brendan Jamison
Grading prize David Collins
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Total G. ANNESLEY 1782 +04W +02B +05W +09B =03W +07B 5.5 M. NEWMAN 1680 +16W -01W +04B +05W +06B =03W 4.5 B. JAMISON 1713 +15W -05B +13W +07W =01B =02B 4.0 T. BECKETT 1616 -01B +15B -02W +17B +10W =05W 3.5 D. COLLINS 1517 +12W +03W -01B -02B +11W =04B 3.5 C. DUNLEAVY 1567 =11W =12B +16B =T/B -02W +13B 3.5 S. McCONAGHY 1659 =T/B +17W +11W -O3B +09W -01B 3.5 J. STRAWBRIDGE 1679 =T/B -10B =12W +11B +15W =09W 3.5 P. McLOUGHLIN 1643 +18W =13B +10W -01W -07B =08B 3.0 S. MOORE 1775 =14B +08W -09B =13W -04B +12W 3.0 A. COOTES 1681 =06B +14W -07B -08W -05B +15W 2.5 R. HENDERSON 1671 -05B =06W =08B +14W =13B -02B 2.5 T. PARKER 1629 +17B =09W -03B =10B =12W -06W 2.5 R. PROCTOR 1591 =10W -11B -15W -12B +W/O +16W 2.5 J. CLARKE 1581 -03B -04W +14B +16W -08B -11B 2.0 D. CUNNINGHAM 1531 -02B +18B -06W -15B +17W -14B 2.0 S. LYNN 1245 -13W -07B +18W -04W -16B +BYE 2.0 W. STOREY 1507 -09B -16W -17B =T/B -DEF -W/D 0.5
JUNIOR
5 ROUND AMERICAN: 6 COMPETITORS:
1st Michael Kane
2nd Neil Cooper
1 2 3 4 5 6 POINTS 1. M. KANE 1261 X 1 1 1 1 0 4.0 2. N. COOPER 1480 0 X 1 1 1 = 3.5 3. J. CAHOON 1153 0 0 X 1 0 1 2.0 4. J. CLIFFORD ---- 0 0 0 X 1 1 2.0 5. S. LAW 1121 0 0 1 0 X 1 2.0 6. E. MORGAN 1324 1 = 0 0 0 X 1.5