T6. Winter Rapid

The Winter Rapid was a six round Swiss Tournament held on Friday 27th May and Friday 3rd June, 2016. It replaced the originally advertised Baroque Chess event.

Players were given 15 minutes each to complete all moves, with no time increments.

It attracted a good field of ten players – please see results below:

Friday 27th May – Rounds 1-3

The first three rounds saw good performances from both Nick Mcclaren and Jack Smith, putting them both within striking range of the lead. Kingsley Chung also played well, being unlucky to lose against Michael Sugrue in a technically drawn position.

Cross Table

No  Name            Feder Rtg   1    2    3  

1.  Sugrue, Michael       1895  6:W  2:W  8:W
2.  Daneshvar, Reza       1657  7:W  1:L  5:W
3.  Barber, Geoff         1648  8:D  6:D  4:W
4.  Courtis, Owen         1634  9:D  5:W  3:L
5.  Ristic, Mio           1470 10:W  4:L  2:L
6.  Davis, Geoff          1456  1:L  3:D  7:L
7.  Mcclaren, Nick        1350  2:L 10:W  6:W
8.  Chung, Kingsley       1300  3:D  9:W  1:L
9.  Smith, Jack           1200  4:D  8:L 10:W
10. Ashworth, Chris       1000  5:L  7:L  9:L

Standings at the half way mark:

Place Name            Feder Rtg  Loc Score M-Buch. Buch. Progr.

  1   Sugrue, Michael       1895     3         1.5   4.0    6.0
 2-4  Daneshvar, Reza       1657     2         2.0   6.0    4.0
      Barber, Geoff         1648     2         1.5   3.5    3.5
      Mcclaren, Nick        1350     2         0.5   2.5    3.0
 5-7  Chung, Kingsley       1300     1.5       2.0   6.5    3.5
      Courtis, Owen         1634     1.5       1.5   4.5    3.5
      Smith, Jack           1200     1.5       1.5   3.0    2.5
  8   Ristic, Mio           1470     1         1.5   3.5    3.0
  9   Davis, Geoff          1456     0.5       2.0   7.0    1.0
 10   Ashworth, Chris       1000     0         1.5   4.5    0.0

Friday 3rd June – Rounds 4-6

Round 4:

Kingsley Chung and Geoff Barber both win with the black pieces against higher rated opponents:

No Name              Result   Name            

 1 Mcclaren, N (7)     0:1    Sugrue, M (1)   
 2 Daneshvar, R (2)    0:1    Barber, G (3)   
 3 Courtis, O (4)      0:1    Chung, K (8)    
 4 Ristic, M (5)       1:0    Smith, J (9)    
 5 Davis, G (6)        1:0    Ashworth, C (10)

Round 5:

Geoff Barber upsets Michael Sugrue to share first place overall on 4/5:

No Name              Result   Name            

 1 Sugrue, M (1)       0:1    Barber, G (3)   
 2 Chung, K (8)        0:1    Daneshvar, R (2)
 3 Davis, G (6)        0:1    Ristic, M (5)   
 4 Smith, J (9)        1:0    Mcclaren, N (7) 
 5 Ashworth, C (10)    0:1    Courtis, O (4)

Round 6:

Sugrue and Barber both win to tie on 5/6.

No Name              Result   Name           

 1 Barber, G (3)       1:0    Ristic, M (5)  
 2 Ashworth, C (10)    0:1    Sugrue, M (1)  
 3 Daneshvar, R (2)    1:0    Smith, J (9)   
 4 Courtis, O (4)      1:0    Mcclaren, N (7)
 5 Chung, K (8)        0:1    Davis, G (6)

Cross Table

No  Name            Feder Rtg   1    2    3    4    5    6  

1.  Sugrue, Michael       1895  6:W  2:W  8:W  7:W  3:L 10:W
2.  Daneshvar, Reza       1657  7:W  1:L  5:W  3:L  8:W  9:W
3.  Barber, Geoff         1648  8:D  6:D  4:W  2:W  1:W  5:W
4.  Courtis, Owen         1634  9:D  5:W  3:L  8:L 10:W  7:W
5.  Ristic, Mio           1470 10:W  4:L  2:L  9:W  6:W  3:L
6.  Davis, Geoff          1456  1:L  3:D  7:L 10:W  5:L  8:W
7.  Mcclaren, Nick        1350  2:L 10:W  6:W  1:L  9:L  4:L
8.  Chung, Kingsley       1300  3:D  9:W  1:L  4:W  2:L  6:L
9.  Smith, Jack           1200  4:D  8:L 10:W  5:L  7:W  2:L
10. Ashworth, Chris       1000  5:L  7:L  9:L  6:L  4:L  1:L

 Final Standings

Place Name            Feder Rtg  Loc Score M-Buch. Buch. Progr.

 1-2  Barber, Geoff         1648     5        13.0  20.5   15.5
      Sugrue, Michael       1895     5        11.0  16.0   19.0
  3   Daneshvar, Reza       1657     4        13.0  20.0   13.0
  4   Courtis, Owen         1634     3.5      10.0  15.0   11.0
  5   Ristic, Mio           1470     3        12.5  17.5   11.0
 6-8  Chung, Kingsley       1300     2.5      15.0  22.5   11.0
      Davis, Geoff          1456     2.5      12.5  17.5    6.5
      Smith, Jack           1200     2.5      11.0  15.0    9.0
  9   Mcclaren, Nick        1350     2        12.5  17.5    9.0
 10   Ashworth, Chris       1000     0        11.5  18.5    0.0

 

A good performance from Geoff Barber – the only player to remain undefeated!