Prologue This is a five round Swiss tournament for the titles Shrewsbury Town Champion (overall winner), Shrewsbury Town U140 Champion (highest score by a player graded under 140), and Shrewsbury Town U100 Champion. To enter please email keithtabner@hotmail.com or ring me 01743 884943 with your contact details. To be eligible you must be a member of one of the town's chess clubs and of the ECF. Every match must be played either at Telepost or Shrewsbury. All games will be played under league time control rules and will be submitted for grading. The tournament will run from May until September. I will publish each round on the internet and by e-mail. If you do not have computer access, please ask a colleague to keep you up to date. Players must agree date and venue with their opponent – the player with white will be regarded as the home player. This tournament is intended to enliven the summer chess scene in the town by giving players of whatever standard an opportunity to play five competitive games and sample the hospitality afforded to their guests by the town's chess clubs. Club nights are :- Monday = Telepost Chess Club *** Friday = Shrewsbury Chess Club *** (As a last resort it is usually possible to play at Telepost Club on other evenings - but if so please ring the clubhouse 01743 248205 beforehand ) Please check your own contact details and let me know if they need amending. And don't forget to let me know your game result ASAP. Good luck and enjoy. - Keith Tabner - (keithtabner@hotmail.com) |
Final Table |
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| Jamie Hopkins | 4 |
Joint Champion |
| Trevor Brotherton | 4 |
Joint Champion |
| Mark Smith | 3 |
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| Phil Zabrocki | 3 |
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| Matthew Clark | 3 |
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| David Everington | 2.5 |
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| John Westhead | 2.5 |
U140 Champion |
| Daniel Locket | 2.5 |
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| Peter Kitchen | 2.5 |
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| Shane Sweeney | 2 |
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| Ivor Salter | 2 |
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| Nick Holmes | 2 |
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| James Birch | 1.5 |
U100 Champion |
| Martin Ayres | 0.5 |
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Round 5 |
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| White | Black | ||
| Mark Smith 3 | 0 |
Jamie Hopkins 3 | 1 |
| David Everington 2.5 | 0 |
Trevor Brotherton 3 | 1 |
| Phil Zabrocki 2.5 | 0.5 |
Matthew Clark 2.5 | 0.5 |
| John Westhead 2 | 0.5 |
Daniel Locket 2 | 0.5 |
| Peter Kitchen 1.5 | 1 |
Shane Sweeney 2 | 0 |
| James Birch 1 | 0.5 |
Ivor Salter 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Martin Ayres 0.5 | 0 |
Nick Holmes 1 | 1 |
Round 4 |
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| White | Black | ||
| Trevor Brotherton 2 | 1 |
Daniel Locket 2 | 0 |
| Jamie Hopkins 2.5 | 0.5 |
Phil Zabrocki 2 | 0.5 |
| Mark Smith 2 | 1 |
Peter Kitchen 1.5 | 0 |
| David Everington 1.5 | 1 |
John Westhead 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Clark 1.5 | 1 |
James Birch 1 | 0 |
| Shane Sweeney 1 | 1 |
Martin Ayres 0.5 | 0 |
| Ivor Salter 0.5 | 1 |
Nick Holmes 1 | 0 |
Round 3 |
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| White | Black | ||
| Trevor Brotherton 1.5 | 0.5 |
Jamie Hopkins 2 | 0.5 |
| Phil Zabrocki 1 | 1 |
David Everington 1.5 | 0 |
| John Westhead 1.5 | 0.5 |
Mark Smith 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Matthew Clark 1 | 0.5 |
Peter Kitchen 1 | 0.5 |
| Daniel Locket 1 | 1 |
Nick Holmes 1 | 0 |
| James Birch 0 | 1 |
Shane Sweeney 1 | 0 |
| Martin Ayres 0 | 0.5 |
Ivor Salter 0 | 0.5 |
Round 2 |
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| White | Black | ||
| Peter Kitchen 1 | 0 |
Trevor Brotherton 0.5 | 1 |
| Jamie Hopkins 1 | 1 |
Daniel Locket 1 | 0 |
| Mark Smith 1 | 0.5 |
Phil Zabrocki 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Nick Holmes 0.5 | 0.5 |
Matthew Clark 0.5 | 0.5 |
| David Everington 0.5 | 1 |
James Birch 0 | 0 |
| Shane Sweeney 0 | 1 |
Ivor Salter 0 | 0 |
| John Westhead 0.5 | 1 |
Martin Ayres 0 | 0 |
Round 1 |
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| White | Black | ||
| Ivor Salter | 0 |
Peter Kitchen | 1 |
| Matthew Clark | 0.5 |
John Westhead | 0.5 |
| Nick Holmes | 0.5 |
David Everington | 0.5 |
| Daniel Locket | 1 |
Shane Sweeney | 0 |
| James Birch | 0 |
Mark Smith | 1 |
| Phil Zabrocki | 0.5 |
Trevor Brotherton | 0.5 |
| Martin Ayres | 0 |
Jamie Hopkins | 1 |
Champions Roll Of Honour |
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Overall |
U140 |
U100 |
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2018 |
J Hopkins / P Kitchen / D Everington |
John Westhead |
Nick Holmes |
2017 |
Trevor Brotherton |
Steve Kempsell |
Shane Sweeney |
2016 |
Nigel Ferrington |
Peter Kitchen |
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2015 |
Nigel Ferrington |
Steve Kempsell |
Nick Holmes |
2014 |
Trevor Brotherton |
Keith Tabner |
Nick Holmes |
2013 |
Nigel Ferrington |
Ivor Salter / Keith Tabner |
Kate Walker |
2012 |
Nigel Ferrington |
Ian Davies |
Shane Sweeney |
2011 |
David Everington |
Ivor Salter |
John Casewell |
2010 |
Jamie Hopkins |
Keith Tabner |
John Casewell |