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13/09/2025

Sheffield UK Blitz Championship Qualifier

 

Played 13/09/2025, Sheffield Chess Centre, at 329a Coleford Road, Darnall, Sheffield S9 5NF.  Most qualifiers in the series start at 11.00 a.m., but this one started at 12 p.m., as by that time intrusive noise from other Saturday activities at the venue has subsided.  Gawain Maroroa Jones was the Final Qualifier and Tara Tamilselvan was the Women’s Final Qualifier.  The winner scored 14 wins, but lost to Toby Quaite of Leeds.

 

No

Name

Rtg

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

SPS

1

Gawain Maroroa Jones

2658

1

B

28

1

W

30

1

B

6

1

W

4

1

B

8

1

W

2

1

B

15

0

W

3

1

B

7

1

W

5

1

B

13

1

W

14

1

B

10

1

W

18

1

B

9

 

Sheffield / Guildford

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

112

2

Maksym Larchikov

2127

1

W

31

½

B

17

1

W

12

1

B

9

1

W

5

0

B

1

1

W

10

0

B

4

½

W

16

1

W

6

1

B

3

1

B

8

1

W

13

½

W

7

1

B

14

 

Hull

 

1

6

7

8

9

10

10½

11½

90½

3

Toby Quaite

1989

1

W

33

1

B

39

0

W

9

1

B

31

1

W

17

1

W

4

1

B

8

1

B

1

0

W

5

1

B

14

0

W

2

½

W

6

0

B

7

1

B

13

1

W

16

 

Leeds Junior Chess Club

 

1

2

2

3

4

5

6

7

7

8

8

10½

90

4

Andrew J Ledger

2366

1

W

25

1

B

18

1

W

14

0

B

1

1

W

22

0

B

3

1

W

16

1

W

2

½

B

6

0

B

13

1

W

7

0

B

5

1

W

17

1

W

24

1

B

20

 

Woodseats (Sheffield)

 

1

2

3

3

4

4

5

6

10½

84½

5

Jamie Heritage

2070

1

B

23

0

W

19

1

B

36

1

W

29

0

B

2

1

W

20

1

B

13

1

W

15

1

B

3

0

B

1

½

W

16

1

W

4

0

B

6

1

W

8

½

B

7

 

Hebden Bridge

 

1

1

2

3

3

4

5

6

7

7

10

83

6

Shriaansh Ganti

2025

1

W

35

1

B

26

0

W

1

½

B

14

0

W

10

1

B

24

1

B

21

1

W

8

½

W

4

0

B

2

1

W

20

½

B

3

1

W

5

0

W

9

1

B

15

 

Ilkely Chess Centre

 

1

2

2

6

6

7

76½

7

Jack Pilley

2152

0

B

8

0

W

11

1

B

27

1

W

36

½

W

14

1

B

26

1

W

9

1

B

10

0

W

1

1

B

17

0

B

4

1

W

19

1

W

3

½

B

2

½

W

5

 

Syston

 

0

0

1

2

9

72

8

Thomas Wills

1851

1

W

7

½

B

22

1

W

17

1

B

10

0

W

1

1

B

14

0

W

3

0

B

6

½

W

9

1

B

18

1

B

29

0

W

2

1

W

16

0

B

5

1

W

13

 

SASCA (Sheffield)

 

1

5

6

7

7

8

8

9

75½

9

Adam G Ashton

2296

1

B

13

1

W

29

1

B

3

0

W

2

½

B

11

0

W

15

0

B

7

1

W

27

½

B

8

1

W

31

0

B

14

½

W

24

1

W

12

1

B

6

0

W

1

 

4NCL 3Cs

 

1

2

3

3

5

6

6

72

10

Jonathan P Nelson

2174

½

W

12

1

B

24

1

B

19

0

W

8

1

B

6

1

W

11

0

B

2

0

W

7

0

B

20

1

W

25

1

B

31

1

W

29

0

W

1

0

B

16

1

B

18

 

Sheffield Nomads

 

½

71½

11

Alexandr Klimchik

1966

½

W

24

1

B

7

½

W

22

1

B

20

½

W

9

0

B

10

0

W

17

0

B

14

0

B

12

0

W

26

1

-

bye

1

W

39

1

B

35

1

W

19

1

B

25

 

Lincoln

 

½

2

3

60½

12

Gerald J Cuaresma

1860

½

B

10

1

W

36

0

B

2

0

B

17

0

W

24

1

B

35

0

W

25

1

-

bye

1

W

11

1

B

23

0

W

18

1

W

27

0

B

9

1

W

26

1

B

30

 

Huddersfield

 

½

59½

13

Xiaofan Li

1873

0

W

9

1

B

34

1

W

39

0

B

22

1

W

19

1

B

18

0

W

5

1

B

32

1

B

15

1

W

4

0

W

1

1

B

16

0

B

2

0

W

3

0

B

8

 

Hull

 

0

1

2

2

3

4

4

5

6

7

7

8

8

8

8

73

14

Mahin Rughani

1905

1

B

32

1

W

15

0

B

4

½

W

6

½

B

7

0

W

8

1

B

20

1

W

11

1

B

29

0

W

3

1

W

9

0

B

1

0

W

18

1

B

22

0

W

2

 

Swinton & Worsley Community

 

1

2

2

3

3

4

5

6

6

7

7

7

8

8

71½

15

Aaron Rich

1999

1

W

27

0

B

14

1

W

23

1

B

19

1

W

21

1

B

9

0

W

1

0

B

5

0

W

13

0

B

16

1

W

22

0

B

18

1

W

31

1

B

17

0

W

6

 

York

 

1

1

2

3

4

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

7

8

8

71

16

Robert Starley

2006

0

B

36

0

W

20

1

W

35

1

B

33

1

W

25

1

B

23

0

B

4

1

W

21

½

B

2

1

W

15

½

B

5

0

W

13

0

B

8

1

W

10

0

B

3

 

Ecclesall (Sheffield)

 

0

0

1

2

3

4

4

5

7

7

7

8

8

68

17

Patrick Joseph

1952

1

B

37

½

W

2

0

B

8

1

W

12

0

B

3

1

W

28

1

B

11

0

W

29

1

B

19

0

W

7

½

B

24

1

W

20

0

B

4

0

W

15

1

B

33

 

Leeds University

 

1

6

7

7

7

8

67½

18

Andrew Bak

1967

1

B

21

0

W

4

0

B

20

1

B

24

1

W

31

0

W

13

0

B

19

1

W

34

1

B

30

0

W

8

1

B

12

1

W

15

1

B

14

0

B

1

0

W

10

 

Bradford

 

1

1

1

2

3

3

3

4

5

5

6

7

8

8

8

65

19

Wojciech Czaja

1894

1

W

40

1

B

5

0

W

10

0

W

15

0

B

13

1

B

37

1

W

18

1

B

23

0

W

17

0

B

20

1

W

21

0

B

7

1

W

30

0

B

11

1

W

32

 

Warrington

 

1

2

2

2

2

3

4

5

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

65

20

Tara Tamilselvan

1670

0

W

22

1

B

16

1

W

18

0

W

11

1

B

29

0

B

5

0

W

14

1

B

26

1

W

10

1

W

19

0

B

6

0

B

17

1

W

27

1

B

23

0

W

4

 

Leicester

 

0

1

2

2

3

3

3

4

5

6

6

6

7

8

8

64

21

Prabodh Gyawali

1651

0

W

18

1

B

25

1

W

26

1

W

30

0

B

15

1

B

22

0

W

6

0

B

16

1

W

23

0

W

29

0

B

19

0

B

32

1

-

bye

1

W

35

1

B

31

 

Leeds

 

0

1

2

3

3

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

6

7

8

62

22

Paul A Hutchinson

1996

1

B

20

½

W

8

½

B

11

1

W

13

0

B

4

0

W

21

0

B

29

0

W

33

1

B

27

1

W

30

0

B

15

1

-

bye

1

W

32

0

W

14

1

B

24

 

Scarborough

 

1

2

3

3

3

3

3

4

5

5

6

7

7

8

61½

23

Ben Barton

1803

0

W

5

1

B

41

0

B

15

1

W

39

1

B

30

0

W

16

1

B

28

0

W

19

0

B

21

0

W

12

1

B

40

1

W

33

1

B

29

0

W

20

1

B

36

 

York University

 

0

1

1

2

3

3

4

4

4

4

5

6

7

7

8

59

24

Charlie Wainwright

1625

½

B

11

0

W

10

1

B

38

0

W

18

1

B

12

0

W

6

0

B

31

1

W

35

1

B

28

1

W

33

½

W

17

½

B

9

1

W

25

0

B

4

0

W

22

 

Ilkley Chess Centre

 

½

½

6

60

25

Natasha K Regan

1874

0

B

4

0

W

21

1

B

37

1

W

40

0

B

16

½

W

27

1

B

12

0

W

30

1

B

33

0

B

10

1

W

35

1

W

26

0

B

24

1

W

29

0

W

11

 

4NCL Barbican

 

0

0

1

2

2

57

26

Ben S Rich

1917

1

B

38

0

W

6

0

B

21

1

W

41

½

B

28

0

W

7

0

B

27

0

W

20

1

-

bye

1

B

11

1

W

34

0

B

25

1

W

37

0

B

12

1

B

39

 

York

 

1

1

1

2

54½

27

Lindsay Pyun

1744

0

B

15

0

W

32

0

W

7

1

B

35

1

W

34

½

B

25

1

W

26

0

B

9

0

W

22

1

B

38

1

W

28

0

B

12

0

B

20

1

-

bye

1

W

41

 

Leicestershire Juniors

 

0

0

0

1

2

51

28

Alannah Ashton

1891

0

W

1

0

B

33

1

W

34

1

B

32

½

W

26

0

B

17

0

W

23

1

B

37

0

W

24

1

-

bye

0

B

27

0

W

30

1

B

40

1

W

41

1

B

38

 

3Cs (Manchester)

 

0

0

1

2

50½

29

Mike Bramson

1906

1

W

41

0

B

9

1

W

32

0

B

5

0

W

20

1

B

33

1

W

22

1

B

17

0

W

14

1

B

21

0

W

8

0

B

10

0

W

23

0

B

25

1

B

40

 

Bradford

 

1

1

2

2

2

3

4

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

7

62

30

Paul Fletcher

1930

1

W

34

0

B

1

1

W

33

0

B

21

0

W

23

1

B

31

0

W

32

1

B

25

0

W

18

0

B

22

1

W

37

1

B

28

0

B

19

1

W

38

0

W

12

 

Hillsborough (Sheffield)

 

1

1

2

2

2

3

3

4

4

4

5

6

6

7

7

57

31

Carmel J Barwick

1847

0

B

2

1

W

37

1

B

40

0

W

3

0

B

18

0

W

30

1

W

24

1

B

36

1

W

32

0

B

9

0

W

10

1

B

34

0

B

15

1

W

39

0

W

21

 

Crewe

 

0

1

2

2

2

2

3

4

5

5

5

6

6

7

7

57

32

Kieron Shaw

1331

0

W

14

1

B

27

0

B

29

0

W

28

1

B

36

1

W

38

1

B

30

0

W

13

0

B

31

0

W

34

1

B

41

1

W

21

0

B

22

1

W

40

0

B

19

 

Bradford

 

0

1

1

1

2

3

4

4

4

4

5

6

6

7

7

55

33

Ayodeji Jeje

1665

0

B

3

1

W

28

0

B

30

0

W

16

1

B

41

0

W

29

1

W

37

1

B

22

0

W

25

0

B

24

1

W

38

0

B

23

1

B

39

1

W

34

0

W

17

 

SASCA (Sheffield)

 

0

1

1

1

2

2

3

4

4

4

5

5

6

7

7

52

34

Hugh Shipley

1485

0

B

30

0

W

13

0

B

28

1

W

38

0

B

27

1

W

40

1

W

39

0

B

18

1

W

36

1

B

32

0

B

26

0

W

31

1

B

41

0

B

33

1

-

bye

 

SASCA (Sheffield)

 

0

0

0

1

1

2

3

3

4

5

5

5

6

6

7

48

35

Nicholas MS Barnaby

1779

0

B

6

½

W

38

0

B

16

0

W

27

1

B

39

0

W

12

1

-

bye

0

B

24

1

W

40

1

B

36

0

B

25

1

W

41

0

W

11

0

B

21

1

W

37

 

Bolton

 

0

½

½

½

45

36

Abednico Mabe

1766

1

W

16

0

B

12

0

W

5

0

B

7

0

W

32

1

-

bye

1

B

41

0

W

31

0

B

34

0

W

35

0

B

39

1

W

40

0

B

38

1

B

37

0

W

23

 

Huddersfield

 

1

1

1

1

1

2

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

5

5

40

37

Stephen K Lee

1602

0

W

17

0

B

31

0

W

25

1

-

bye

1

B

40

0

W

19

0

B

33

0

W

28

1

W

39

1

B

41

0

B

30

1

W

38

0

B

26

0

W

36

0

B

35

 

Hillsborough (Snheffield)

 

0

0

0

1

2

2

2

2

3

4

4

5

5

5

5

40

38

Stephen A Hutchinson

1400

0

W

26

½

B

35

0

W

24

0

B

34

1

-

bye

0

B

32

0

W

40

1

B

39

1

W

41

0

W

27

0

B

33

0

B

37

1

W

36

0

B

30

0

W

28

 

Scunthorpe

 

0

½

½

½

36

39

Ilja Sorokins

1062

1

-

bye

0

W

3

0

B

13

0

B

23

0

W

35

0

W

41

0

B

34

0

W

38

0

B

37

1

B

40

1

W

36

0

B

11

0

W

33

0

B

31

0

W

26

 

South Yorkshire *

 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

3

3

3

3

3

26

40

Kim Beal

1323

0

B

19

1

-

bye

0

W

31

0

B

25

0

W

37

0

B

34

1

B

38

½

W

41

0

B

35

0

W

39

0

W

23

0

B

36

0

W

28

0

B

32

0

W

29

 

Darnall & Handsworth(Sheff’d)

 

0

1

1

1

1

1

2

27

41

James Aitchison

1366

0

B

29

0

W

23

1

-

bye

0

B

26

0

W

33

1

B

39

0

W

36

½

B

40

0

B

38

0

W

37

0

W

32

0

B

35

0

W

34

0

B

28

0

B

27

 

Derbyshire/Armed Forces CA

 

0

0

1

1

1

2

2

27