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Team Blitz and Lightning Championships 2007

Sponsored by King & King

15th July 2007, at Wanstead

Controller: Ivor Smith

Team Blitz Championship

Rate of play: 6 mins per clock per game.

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Pts

1

Cavendish

 

2

2

3½

3

4

4

4

4

26½

2

Barking A

2

 

2½

3

3½

2½

2

3½

4

23

3

Writtle

2

1½

 

2½

2

4

3

3

3½

21½

4

Chelmsford

½

1

 1½

 

2

2½

3½

4

3

 18

5

Wanstead A

1

½

 2

2

 

1½

3½

3

4

17½

6

Upminster

0

1½

0

1½

2½

 

 2½

3

3

14

7

Ilford

0

2

1

½

½

1½

 

3

3

11½

8

Barking B

0

½

1

0

1

1

1

 

3

8½

9

Wanstead B

0

0

½

1

0

1

1

1

 

4½

 

Team Blitz Individual Scores

Team

Player

Total

Cavendish

Kenny Harman 6½, Zaki Harari 7, Danny Wright 6½, Syd Kalinsky 6½

  26½

Barking A

Jeff Goldberg 4, Bill Stirling 5, John White 7½, Colin Ramage 6½

  23

Writtle

Andrew Brett 4½, Chris Fegan 6½, David Millward 6, Ian Woodward 4½

  21½

Chelmsford

Dave Chandler 5, Robin Slade 4½, Ben Sherman 5, David Gatherall 3½

  18

Wanstead A

Ian Hunnable 3½, Terry Whitton 4½, Nayeem Syed 5, David Smith 4½

  17½

Upminster

Jim Howson 3½, Robert Iannetta 6, Mustapha Rahaman 2½, Geoff Cooper 2

  14

Ilford

Kevin White 2, Tom Barton 2½, Jason Klimach 1½, Brian Spear 5½

  11½

Barking B

Ray Purse 4½, George Monk 1, Mike Cresswell 1, Tony Loh 2

    8½

Wanstead B

Mark Murrell 2½, Laurie Burtt 0, Fin O'Regan 1, Andy Lu 1

    4½

Engraved clock to Cavendish

Board prize winners in bold

Lightning Championship
Rate of play: 10 second buzzer
Controller: Ivor Smith

Lightning Cross Table

A modest entry of 14, lacking David Sands (on National Club duty with Ilford) and David Sherman, nonetheless gave rise to an open and exciting contest with no fewer than four players being on the leading score at the start of the last round, Roland Payne, Andrew Brett, Robin Slade and Dave Chandler, all 3/4. This was brought about through the occurrence of six drawn games in the first four rounds (6/21), an unusually high proportion at lightning chess.

In the final round pairings, Roland Payne beat Andrew Brett and Dave Chandler beat Robin Slade. The tie-break (sum of progressive scores) gave first place in the tournament to speed specialist Roland Payne, but as he was not eligible for the Championship (not being a current registered Essex player) the trophy and title of ECA Lightning Champion, was presented to Dave Chandler.

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