Tournaments for 2008

Congratulations to Jeremy Watson for winning the Summer Rapid, to FM Stephen Lukey for winning the Colthart Cup, to Doug Churton for winning the Gambit Tournament, to FM Roger Nokes and Andy Machdoem for winning the Chas L Hart Cup, to FM Roger Nokes for winning the Eric Browne Shield and to Chao Qi for winning the Arie Nijman Trophy! The standings are below. The next tournament is the Canterbury Chess Club Championship which starts on October 15 (see below for format).

Tournament Information

All of our longplay tournaments are run as six round Swiss tournaments, with the sole exception of our Club Championships. The Club Champs are run over seven rounds, with the top eight players by rating making up the A grade, the next eight making up the B grade, and all the other players making up the C grade. The A and B grades are Round Robins, and the C grade is a Swiss.

Arie Nijman Trophy

Final Standings 

  1   Chao Qi           1846 5    
 2-3  Andy Machdoem     1980 4.5  
      Rikard Unelius    1938 4.5  
 4-5  Arie Nijman       1674 4    
      Renato Remaneses  1787 4    
  6   Peter Fraemohs    1706 3.5  
7-10  Steven Hartwell   1574 3    
      Bob van den Bergh 1612 3    
      Garry Putt        1662 3    
      Shanon Davie      1517 3    
 11   Clarry Webber     1339 2.5  
12-13 Nigel Cooper      1620 2    
      Stephen Hanham    1392 2    
 14   Federico Roura    1500 1.5  
15-16 Bob Clarkson      1432 1    
      Andrew Bakker          1    
 17   Guy Mulinder      1603 0.5
Round Six Results 
 1 Renato Remaneses  1787    0:1    Chao Qi         1846
 2 Rikard Unelius    1938    1:0    Arie Nijman     1674
 3 Andy Machdoem     1980    1:0    Steven Hartwell 1574
 4 Garry Putt        1662    1:0    Shanon Davie    1517
 5 Nigel Cooper      1620    0:1    Peter Fraemohs  1706
 6 Bob van den Bergh 1612    1:0    Stephen Hanham  1392
 7 Clarry Webber     1339    1:0    Federico Roura  1500
 8 Bob Clarkson      1432    0:1    Andrew Bakker
Round Five Results 
 1 Arie Nijman     1674    0:1    Renato Remaneses  1787
 2 Steven Hartwell 1574    0:1    Chao Qi           1846
 3 Peter Fraemohs  1706    0:1    Andy Machdoem     1980
 4 Rikard Unelius  1938    1:0    Nigel Cooper      1620
 5 Shanon Davie    1517    1:0    Bob van den Bergh 1612
 6 Clarry Webber   1339    0:1    Stephen Hanham    1392
 7 Garry Putt      1662    1:0    Bob Clarkson      1432
 8 Federico Roura  1500    1:0    Andrew Bakker
Round Four Results 
 1 Chao Qi           1846    0:1    Arie Nijman    1674
 2 Andy Machdoem     1980   .5:.5   Rikard Unelius 1938
 3 Renato Remaneses  1787    1:0    Nigel Cooper   1620
 4 Steven Hartwell   1574    1:0    Clarry Webber  1339
 5 Peter Fraemohs    1706    1:0    Garry Putt     1662
 6 Stephen Hanham    1392    0:1    Shanon Davie   1517
 7 Bob van den Bergh 1612    1:0    Federico Roura 1500
 8 Guy Mulinder      1603    0:1    Bob Clarkson   1432
Round Three Results 
 1 Arie Nijman       1674    1:0    Andy Machdoem    1980
 2 Clarry Webber     1339    0:1    Chao Qi          1846
 3 Rikard Unelius    1938    1:0    Peter Fraemohs   1706
 4 Bob van den Bergh 1612    0:1    Renato Remaneses 1787
 5 Garry Putt        1662    0:1    Steven Hartwell  1574
 6 Nigel Cooper      1620    1:0    Stephen Hanham   1392
 7 Federico Roura    1500   .5:.5   Guy Mulinder     1603
 8 Bob Clarkson      1432    0:1    Shanon Davie     1517
Round Two Results 
 1 Andy Machdoem   1980    1:0    Garry Putt        1662
 2 Chao Qi         1846    1:0    Bob van den Bergh 1612
 3 Peter Fraemohs  1706   .5:.5   Clarry Webber     1339
 4 Steven Hartwell 1574    0:1    Arie Nijman       1674
 5 Guy Mulinder    1603    0:1    Rikard Unelius    1938
 6 Shanon Davie    1517    0:1    Renato Remaneses  1787
 7 Bob Clarkson    1432    0:1    Nigel Cooper      1620
 8 Stephen Hanham  1392    1:0    BYE
Round One Results 
 1 Nigel Cooper     1620    0:1    Andy Machdoem     1980
 2 Rikard Unelius   1938    0:1    Bob van den Bergh 1612
 3 Guy Mulinder     1603    0:1    Chao Qi           1846
 4 Renato Remaneses 1787    0:1    Steven Hartwell   1574
 5 Shanon Davie     1517    0:1    Peter Fraemohs    1706
 6 Arie Nijman      1674    1:0    Bob Clarkson      1432
 7 Stephen Hanham   1392    0:1    Garry Putt        1662
 8 Clarry Webber    1339    1:0    BYE
Eric Browne Shield Final Standings 
  1   Roger Nokes       2348 6    
  2   Chao Qi           2030 4.5  
 3-7  Stephen Lukey     2323 4    
      Andy Machdoem     2109 4    
      Geoff Davies      1849 4    
      Peter Fraemohs    1832 4    
      Chris Benson      1793 4    
8-10  Craig Hall        1869 3.5  
      Rik Hothersall    1841 3.5  
      Nigel Cooper      1653 3.5  
11-14 Bob van den Bergh 1689 3    
      Doug Churton      1617 3    
      Guy Mulinder      1600 3    
      Shannon Davie     1517 3    
 15   Mohammad Bashar        2.5  
16-22 Federico Roura    1600 2    
      Johnny Humphries  1540 2    
      Stephen Hanham    1482 2    
      Clarry Webber     1212 2    
      Andrew Bakker          2    
      Bob Clarkson           2    
      Carl da Costa          2    
 23   Charles Whan           1.5  
24-25 Steven Hartwell   1522 0    
      Timothy Hallacy   1129 0
Chas L Hart Cup Final Standings 
 1-2  Roger Nokes        2348 5    
      Andy Machdoem      2104 5    
 3-5  Stephen Lukey      2315 4    
      Nigel Cooper       1587 4    
      Guy Mulinder       1554 4    
 6-8  Rik Hothersall     1892 3.5  
      Ross McKerras      1875 3.5  
      Peter Fraemohs     1832 3.5  
9-15  Craig Hall         1860 3    
      Arie Nijman        1760 3    
      Bob van den Bergh  1672 3    
      Doug Churton       1607 3    
      Federico Roura     1600 3    
      Shanon Davie       1300 3    
      Timothy Hallacy    1100 3    
16-18 Geoff Davies       1854 2.5  
      Steven Hartwell    1536 2.5  
      Johnny Humphries   1200 2.5  
19-22 Garry Putt         1676 2    
      Christophe Lagulle 1500 2    
      Stephen Hanham     1461 2    
      Boyd Siripornpitak 1300 2    
23-25 George Aranui      1324 1    
      Clarry Webber      1218 1    
      Bill Cameron       1100 1
Colthart Cup Final Standings 
Place Name               Loc  Score

  1   Stephen Lukey      2315 5.5  
 2-4  Chao Qi            2044 4.5  
      Andy Machdoem      2104 4.5  
      Renato Remaneses   1925 4.5  
 5-7  Rikard Unelius     1939 4    
      Geoff Davies       1854 4    
      Doug Churton       1607 4    
8-11  Craig Hall         1860 3.5  
      Rik Hothersall     1892 3.5  
      Ross McKerras      1875 3.5  
      Guy Mulinder       1554 3.5  
12-13 Chris Benson       1790 3    
      Arie Nijman        1760 3    
14-16 Nigel Cooper       1587 2.5  
      Shannon Davie           2.5  
      Jimmy Mac          1331 2.5  
17-22 Bruce Gloistein    1670 2    
      Stephen Hanham     1461 2    
      Steven Hartwell    1536 2    
      George Aranui      1324 2    
      Garry Putt         1676 2    
      Bob Van Den Bergh  1672 2    
 23   Clarry Webber      1218 1.5  
 24   Boyd Siripornpitak      1    
 25   Timothy Hallacy         0.5

Summer Rapid Final Standings 

Place Name              Rtg  Score

  1   Jeremy Watson     1777 5.5  
  2   Chao Qi           1846 5    
 3-6  Arie Nijman       1674 4    
      David Wood        1777 4    
      Renato Remaneses  1787 4    
      Geoff Davies      1665 4    
 7-8  Andy Machdoem     1980 3.5  
      Craig Hall        1826 3.5  
9-13  Chris Benson      1753 3    
      Matthew McNabb    2021 3    
      Nigel Cooper      1625 3    
      Bob van den Bergh 1612 3    
      Stephen Watson    1635 3    
14-18 Rik Hothersall    1892 2    
      Steven Hartwell   1574 2    
      Stephen Lukey     2241 2    
      Guy Mulinder      1603 2    
      Mark Sadler       1526 2    
19-22 Eli Unger         1402 1.5  
      Doug Churton      1594 1.5  
      Peter Fraemohs    1706 1.5  
      George Aranui     1384 1.5  
23-24 Ross McKerras     1880 1    
      Stephen Hanham    1392 1    
25-26 Clarry Webber     1339 0    
      Simon Ward        1470 0

W.J. Watson Trophy (Club Lightning Championship) Standings

There are five lightning tournaments scheduled in the 2008 programme. Points are assigned according to the final standings of each tournament as follows: 1st - 10 points; 2nd - 6 points; 3rd - 4 points; 4th - 2 points (shared placings will share the points accordingly). The Club Member with the most points at the end of the year will be awarded the W.J. Watson Trophy at prizegiving.

Name Total Points
Chao Qi 40
Renato Remaneses 15
David Weegenaar 10
Jeremy Watson 10
Andy Machdoem 9
Matthew McNabb 6
Bob van den Bergh 6
FM Stephen Lukey 5
Peter McKenzie 5
George Aranui 2
David Wood 2

2007 Results

The Summer Rapid was won by Jeremy Watson
Lightning #1 was won by Jeremy Watson
Grim Reaper #1 was won by Andy Machdoem
The Colthart Cup was won by FM Stephen Lukey
Lightning #2 was won by Chao Qi
The Gambit Tournament was won by Doug Churton
The Chas L Hart Cup was won by FM Roger Nokes and Andy Machdoem
Lightning #3 was won by David Weegenaar
Grim Reaper #2 was won by Chao Qi
The Eric Browne Shield was won by FM Roger Nokes
Lightning #4 was won by Chao Qi
The Arie Nijman Trophy was won by Chao Qi
Lightning #5 was won by Chao Qi