Hampshire Chess Championship 2017 – Minor

Alongside the 2017 Hampshire Individual Championship, the Major and Minor Congresses were held. The Minor had the largest number of entries with 28 players participating.

The joint winners were Chris Priest (Hamble), John Belinger (New Milton), Ivor Kelly (Camberley) and Steven Kitley (Winchester). David Jerome (Emsworth) won the under 100 grading prize.

I have detailed the rounds and the final crosstable, unlike the Open and the Major I do not have any games from the Minor, but if you played in the Minor, I would be happy to add.

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Round 1

Twelve players took a bye, leaving sixteen players to in the first round. The majority of games went with grading, but the ungraded Martin Childs beat Amanda Jones and John Kooner held John Belinger to a draw.

	Player	Grade	Result	Player	Grade	Result
1	Christopher PA Priest	124	1	Paul Eyles	101	0
2	Martin Childs	u	1	Amanda Jones	121	0
3	Andy Colthup	89	0	Ivor H Kelly	119	1
4	John Belinger	119	½	John Kooner	91	½
5	Clive J Le Baigue	118	1	Don Creasey	86	0
6	David T Murchie	83	0	Timothy S Allen	112	1
7	Stephen P Kitley	105	1	Don Creasey	86	0
8	James Wallman	105	1	David Jerome	80	0
9	Ray K Hunt	123	½	Bye
10	James A Barnett	120	½	Bye
11	Manoj Chandar	118	½	Bye
12	David M Cole	115	½	Bye
13	Geoffrey A Foxon	114	½	Bye
14	Michael R Pope	113	½	Bye
15	David J Archer	109	½	Bye
16	Maha Chandar	96	½	Bye
17	Keven A Lamb	95	½	Bye
18	Brian V Cochran	94	½	Bye
19	Mansa Chandar	70	½	Bye
20	Matthew TP Pugh	u	½	Bye

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Round 2

Ivor Kelly and Clive Le Baigue were the only players to move onto maximum points although there were ten players just half a point behind.

	Player	Grade	Result	Player	Grade	Result
1	Timothy S Allen	112	½	Christopher PA Priest	124	½
2	Ivor H Kelly	119	1	Keven A Lamb	95	0
3	Clive J Le Baigue	118	1	James Wallman	105	0
4	Maha Chandar	96	0	John Belinger	119	1
5	John Kooner	91	0	David M Cole	115	1
6	Ray K Hunt	123	½	Stephen P Kitley	105	½
7	Geoffrey A Foxon	114	1	Matthew TP Pugh	u	0
8	James A Barnett	120	1	David J Archer	109	0
9	Mansa Chandar	70	0	Michael R Pope	113	1
10	Manoj Chandar	118	1	Brian V Cochran	94	0
11	Amanda Jones	121	1	David T Murchie	83	0
12	Paul Eyles	101	1	David Lambton	76	0
13	Don Creasey	86	1	Andy Colthup	89	0
14	David Jerome	80	1	Controller Bye
15	Martin Childs	u	½	Bye

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Round 3

The two leaders Ivor Kelly and Clive Le Baigue drew their game, which allowed the following players to join them by winning their third round games:

• Christopher Priest
• Stephen Kitley
• John Belinger
• David Cole
• Michael Pope

	Player	Grade	Result	Player	Grade	Result
1	Ivor H Kelly	119	½	Clive J Le Baigue	118	½
2	Geoffrey A Foxon	114	0	Christopher PA Priest	124	1
3	John Belinger	119	1	Timothy S Allen	112	0
4	David M Cole	115	1	Martin Childs	u	0
5	Michael R Pope	113	1	James A Barnett	120	0
6	Stephen P Kitley	105	1	Manoj Chandar	118	0
7	Keven A Lamb	95	0	Amanda Jones	121	1
8	Paul Eyles	101	0	Ray K Hunt	123	1
9	David Jerome	80	0	James Wallman	105	1
10	David J Archer	109	1	Don Creasey	86	0
11	Brian V Cochran	94	½	John Kooner	91	½
12	Andy Colthup	89	1	Mansa Chandar	70	0
13	Matthew TP Pugh	u	1	Maha Chandar	96	0
14	David T Murchie	83	0	David Lambton	76	1

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Round 4

Another five players took a bye for the Saturday evening round, but Ivor Kelly and Clive Le Baigue moved back into joint first place by winning their games.

	Player	Grade	Result	Player	Grade	Result
1	Ivor H Kelly	119	1	David M Cole	115	0
2	Michael R Pope	113	0	Clive J Le Baigue	118	1
3	James Wallman	105	1	Matthew TP Pugh	u	0
4	Amanda Jones	121	½	Ray K Hunt	123	½
5	James A Barnett	120	½	Geoffrey A Foxon	114	½
6	Manoj Chandar	118	½	David J Archer	109	½
7	Martin Childs	u	0	Paul Eyles	101	1
8	Keven A Lamb	95	0	John Kooner	91	1
9	Don Creasey	86	0	Brian V Cochran	94	1
10	Andy Colthup	89	0	Maha Chandar	96	1
11	Mansa Chandar	70	1	David T Murchie	83	0
12	David Jerome	80	1	Controller Bye
13	Christopher PA Priest	124	½	Bye
14	Stephen P Kitley	105	½	Bye
15	John Belinger	119	½	Bye
16	Timothy S Allen	112	½	Bye
17	David Lambton	76	½	Bye

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Round 5

Chris Priest beat one of the joint leaders Clive Le Baigue, whilst Ivor Kelly took a Sunday morning bye. These two players were in joint top place going into round six. John Belinger and Clive Le Baigue were just half a point behind and another six players another half point behind them.

	Player	Grade	Result	Player	Grade	Result
1	Clive J Le Baigue	118	0	Christopher PA Priest	124	1
2	David M Cole	115	½	Stephen P Kitley	105	½
3	James Wallman	105	½	John Belinger	119	½
4	Ray K Hunt	123	½	Michael R Pope	113	½
5	Geoffrey A Foxon	114	1	Amanda Jones	121	0
6	Brian V Cochran	94	0	James A Barnett	120	1
7	Paul Eyles	101	1	Manoj Chandar		0
8	David J Archer	109	½	Martin Childs	u	½
9	Timothy S Allen	112	½	John Kooner	91	½
10	Matthew TP Pugh	u	0	Mansa Chandar	70	1
11	David Lambton	76	½	Maha Chandar	96	½
12	Andy Colthup	89	0	David Jerome	80	1
13	Keven A Lamb	95	1	Don Creasey	86	0
14	Ivor H Kelly	119	½	Bye
15	David T Murchie	83	0	Withdraw

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Round 6

Chris Priest and Ivor Kelly drew their last round game to finish on four and a half points. Stephen Kitley and John Belinger joined them by beating Clive Le Baigue and Michael Pope which meant these all finished joint first.

Chris Priest won the Parsons Cup as highest finishing Hampshire player (I presume Ivor Kelly was not eligible?)

	Player	Grade	Result	Player	Grade	Result
1	Christopher PA Priest	124	½	Ivor H Kelly	119	½
2	Stephen P Kitley	105	1	James Wallman	105	0
3	John Belinger	119	1	Clive J Le Baigue	118	0
4	David M Cole	115	1	Michael R Pope	113	0
5	James A Barnett	120	1	Paul Eyles	101	0
6	Geoffrey A Foxon	114	½	Ray K Hunt	123	½
7	Amanda Jones	121	½	Mansa Chandar	70	½
8	John Kooner	91	0	David J Archer	109	1
9	David Jerome	80	1	Keven A Lamb	95	0
10	Martin Childs	u	1	Andy Colthup	89	0
11	Manoj Chandar	118	0	David Lambton	76	1
12	Maha Chandar	96	1	Brian V Cochran	94	0
13	Don Creasey	86	0	Matthew TP Pugh	u	1
14	Timothy S Allen	112	0	Withdraw

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Final Table

As the basis of this is from the ECF rating site crosstable, which does not take into account byes the rankings do not match the final real positions. But to amend this I would have to recreate the numbers for each player, which I have not done. But the table can be sorted to allow you to do this.

Rank	Name	Grade	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Score
1	Ivor H Kelly	119	26+	27+	5=	7+	bye =	2=	4.5
2	Christopher Priest	124	10+	20=	12+	bye =	5+	1=	4.5
3	Stephen Kitley	105	22+	11=	23+	bye =	7=	6+	4.5
4	John Belinger	119	15=	18+	20+	bye =	6=	5+	4.5
5	Clive Le Baigue	118	25+	6+	1=	14+	2–	4–	3.5
6	James Wallman	105	19+	5–	22+	21+	4=	3–	3.5
7	David Cole	115	bye =	15+	16+	1–	3=	14+	4
8	James Barnett	120	bye =	13+	14–	12=	24+	10+	4
9	Amanda Jones	121	16–	28+	27+	11=	12–	17=	3
10	Paul Eyles	101	2–	19+	11–	16+	23+	8–	3
11	Ray Hunt	123	bye =	3=	10+	9=	14=	12=	3.5
12	Geoffrey Foxon	114	bye =	21+	2–	8=	9+	11=	3.5
13	David Archer	109	bye =	8–	25+	23=	16=	15+	3.5
14	Michael Pope	113	bye =	17+	8+	5–	11=	7–	3
15	John Kooner	91	4=	7–	24=	27+	20=	13–	2.5
16	Martin Childs		9+	bye =	7–	10–	13=	26+	3
17	Mansa Chandar	70	bye =	14–	26–	28+	21+	9=	3
18	Maha Chandar	96	bye =	4–	21–	26+	19=	24+	3
19	David Lambton	76	6–	10–	28+	bye =	18=	23+	3
20	Timothy Allen	112	28+	2=	4–	bye =	15=		2.5
21	Matthew Pugh		bye =	12–	18+	6–	17–	25+	2.5
22	David Jerome	80	3–	bye +	6–	bye =	26+	27+	3.5
23	Manoj Chandar	118	bye =	24+	3–	13=	10–	19–	2
24	Brian Cochran	94	bye =	23–	15=	25+	8–	18–	2
25	Don Creasey	86	5–	26+	13–	24–	27–	21–	1
26	Andy Colthup	89	1–	25–	17+	18–	22–	16–	1
27	Keven Lamb	95	bye =	1–	9–	15–	25+	22–	1.5
28	David Murchie	83	20–	9–	19–	17–

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HCA Secretary Report

The Hampshire Chess Secretary produced a report on the congress, which is below.

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Acknowledgements and sources:

• John Wheeler for HCA Secretary Report
• Keven Lamb for photographs

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