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Beltrami Club Championship – Round 4

And then there were four

Overview

In 2022/23, Queens Park Members have the opportunity to compete in our five round Club Championship, supported by our season sponsor Beltrami & Co.

Each round has a ‘designated date’. This is a Tuesday evening club night at which we encourage Members to play their Beltrami Club Championship games in our usual venue.

Games are played over-the-board at the 60+0 time control, under Chess Scotland rules, involving use of a clock and notating moves. One point is awarded for a win, and half a point for a draw. Using the Swiss pairings format, the number of points Members are on will determine who they are drawn against in the next round – i.e. “winners play winners”.

The designated date for the penultimate round is Tuesday 4 April, with a 6:45pm start time in The Bungo.

Anticipation builds towards the penultimate round

IMPORTANT NOTE:

If you are participating in the Club Championship, and cannot make this date, please contact Tournament Controller Alex Lane, or another Member of the Committee, by WhatsApp or email, and we will work with you and your opponent to reschedule.

There were four defaults in round three. Those who do not turn up for their game, or notify us in advance, risk inconveniencing their opponent and forfeiting the game. Repeat offenders may be removed from the tournament, as those affected have to wait around for an opponent to show up, and also miss out on the opportunity for a graded game. We appreciate all cooperation in making the tournament an enjoyable experience for everyone taking part.

Greg Forrest (second from right) beat Gary Collins on board 21 in round three

Standings After R3

42 players were paired in the third round, which whittled down the leading pack from seven to four.

Tommy Lally, Rhys McCrosson, Craig Thomson and Connor Thompson, all on the maximum three points, will face each other on boards one and two in the fourth round.

The full round three results are available on this website.

The results have also been graded and published by Chess Scotland.

Caitlin McCulloch and Sagar Kukreja agreed a draw on board eight

The current standings are:

No.NameRatingPointsSBr*
1Tommy Lally158535.5
2Craig Thomson157834
3Rhys McCrosson155933.5
4Connor Thompson149033
5Alistair Ahmed163323
6Philip Blaber124823
7Derek Rankine133522.5
8Chris Dinwoodie106122.5
9Paul Cumming143422
10Ash Angappan131022
11Harvey Dellanzo135422
12Thomas Fowley022
13Giuseppe Bosco141121.5
14Rhys Brown021.5
15Alex Lane13861.52.75
16Ryan McGill01.52.5
17Caitlin McCulloch11281.51.25
18Douglas Veitch01.51
19Moray Lennox01.51
20Sagar Kukreja12451.51
21Jonny Linney011.5
22Graeme McKinnon135711
23Iain Shields111511
24Jordan McNaught152211
25Ronnie Martin011
26Michael Mathieson011
27Gemma Dickson011
28Paul Stewart011
29Stewart Gray144911
30Ethan Small011
31Sachin Vats011
32Andrew Speirs011
33Aidan Doye011
34David Logue157010.5
35Greg Forrest010.5
36Jackie Logan010
37Wull Swales010
38Jass McNeill124700
39Harry Thomson000
40James Carson000
41Gary Collins000
42Thomas McAleer000
43Andy Chisholm000
44Paul Chapman000
45Riccardo Olivier000
* The Sonneborn-Berger score is used to separate tied players
Deep prep by Ronnie Martin (left) wasn’t enough to avoid defeat to Derek Rankine

Round 4

There will again be 42 participants in round three. The pairings are:

Designated date: Tue 4 April, 6:45pm

BdWhiteRatingScoreBlackRating
1Tommy Lally15850-1Rhys McCrosson1559
2Connor Thompson14900-1Craig Thomson1578
3Philip Blaber12481-0Paul Cumming1434
4Giuseppe Bosco1411.5-.5Ash Angappan1310
5Rhys Brown00-1Harvey Dellanzo1367
6Derek Rankine13350-1Alistair Ahmed1633
7Chris Dinwoodie10611-0Thomas Fowley0
8Alex Lane1386.5-.5Sagar Kukreja1245
9Caitlin McCulloch11280-1Douglas Veitch0
10Moray Lennox01-0Ryan McGill0
11Greg Forrest00-1Graeme McKinnon1357
12Ronnie Martin00-1Iain Shields1115
13Wull Swales00-1Aidan Doye0
14Andrew Speirs00-1Stewart Gray1449
15David Logue15701-0Jonny Linney0
16Jordan McNaught15221-0Gemma Dickson0
17Sachin Vats00-1*Michael Mathieson0
18Andy Chisholm01-0*Jackie Logan0
19Riccardo Olivier01-0Jass McNeill1247
20Harry Thomson00-1Thomas McAleer0
21Gary Collins01-0*Paul Chapman0
* Default win

This table will be updated throughout April as results come in.

The designated date for round 5 is Tuesday 9 May.

Please contact us if you have any queries about the Club Championship.

2022 runner up Aidan Doye (closest) picked up his first win vs Andy Chisholm