UCN 1999-3

Ulster Chess News 1999 Number 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

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