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06/10/2024

Sheffield Congress 2024

 

The Sheffield International Congress, as it was billed, was help from 04/10/2024 to 06/10/2024 at the Sheffield Chess Centre, 329A Coleford Road, Sheffield, S9 5NF.  (The name incorporating “International” may have been used/retained to distinguish it from the Sheffield Congress ran last year, and which might wish to resume in 2025.)  It incorporated the Yorkshire Individual Champion for 2024.

 

The number of entries was limited by space, but the number of entries, 68 in all, may have been a little disappointing.  The two sections, U-2400 and U-1700 were both to be FIDE-rated, meaning Gold ECF Membership was required for the U-1700 section, which may have put off some Bronze members wishing to play in a single congress and pay the pay-to-play fee.

 

The Yorkshire Championship for 2024 was won by Thomas Carroll, who is currently at Sheffield University and has been playing for Sheffield in the Woodhouse Cup.  (Bucholz tie-break was that applied, not the Sum of Progressive Scores shown in the cross-table.)

 

Final result cross-tables were as follows:

 

Under 2400

 

No

Name

Rtg

1

2

3

4

5

SPS

1

Thomas Carroll

2262

1

B

28

1

W

20

½

B

3

1

W

9

½

B

2

 

 

Hoylake

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

13

2

Adam G Ashton

2337

1

W

27

1

B

18

½

W

6

1

B

10

½

W

1

 

 

4NCL 3Cs

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

13

3

Jim Burnett

2103

1

W

31

1

B

21

½

W

1

½

B

4

1

B

19

 

 

Sheffield

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

12.5

4

Jacob Connor Boswell

2336

1

B

25

½

W

12

1

B

14

½

W

3

1

B

13

 

 

Cheddleton & Leek

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

12

5

Tom Junde He

2112

½

-

bye

½

W

23

1

B

25

1

W

29

1

B

8

 

 

King Edward VI Five Ways

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

10.5

6

John S Garnett

1968

1

B

41

1

W

8

½

B

2

½

W

11

½

B

7

 

 

The Buffs

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

12

7

John C Tompson

2128

½

-

bye

½

B

22

1

W

27

1

B

12

½

W

6

 

 

3Cs

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

10

8

Tim P Wall

2300

1

W

30

0

B

6

1

W

22

1

B

18

0

W

5

 

 

Forest Hall

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

10

9

Jack Pilley

2109

½

-

bye

1

B

39

1

W

17

0

B

1

½

W

15

 

 

Syston

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

10

10

Tetsuaki Sanada

2077

½

-

bye

1

W

35

1

B

19

0

W

2

½

B

14

 

 

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

10

11

Maksym Larchikov

2249

½

-

bye

1

W

24

½

B

12

½

B

6

½

W

16

 

 

Hull           *

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

3

 

9.5

12

Joe Varley

2066

1

B

43

½

B

4

½

W

11

0

W

7

1

B

29

 

 

Hull

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

9.5

13

Peter Shaw

2099

½

-

bye

½

B

34

1

W

31

1

B

17

0

W

4

 

 

Wakefield

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

9.5

14

Adithya Vaidyanathan

2048

½

-

bye

1

B

26

0

W

4

1

B

33

½

W

10

 

 

South Birmingham

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

9

15

Justin Smith

1714

½

-

bye

½

W

16

½

B

20

1

W

21

½

B

9

 

 

Derby

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

8.5

16

Alannah Ashton

2069

½

W

26

½

B

15

½

W

34

1

B

35

½

B

11

 

 

3Cs

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

8.5

17

Gerald Cuaresma

1938

1

W

37

1

B

33

0

B

9

0

W

13

½

W

20

 

 

Huddersfield

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

9.5

18

Thomas Wills

2086

1

B

40

0

W

2

1

B

23

0

W

8

½

B

24

 

 

SASCA

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

 

8.5

19

Vinod M Fernando

2079

½

-

bye

1

B

36

0

W

10

1

B

34

0

W

3

 

 

Burton

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.5

20

Daniel Js Sullivan

2040

1

W

38

0

B

1

½

W

15

½

-

bye

½

B

17

 

 

Sheffield Nomads

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

8

21

Kam Wa Siu

1920

1

B

44

0

W

3

½

W

33

0

B

15

1

W

39

 

 

Woodseats

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.5

22

Shambavi Hariharan

1975

½

-

bye

½

W

7

0

B

8

½

W

28

1

B

37

 

 

Oxford City

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

6.5

23

Sathya Vaidyanathan

1870

½

-

bye

½

B

5

0

W

18

½

B

26

1

W

38

 

 

South Birmingham

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

6.5

24

Ayodeji Jeje

2017

½

-

bye

0

B

11

½

W

36

1

B

31

½

W

18

 

 

SASCA

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

6.5

25

Paul Wheatley

1879

0

W

4

1

B

43

0

W

5

½

B

36

1

W

35

 

 

Sheffield Nomads

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

6

26

Dmytro Plotnikov

1750

½

B

16

0

W

14

½

B

28

½

W

23

1

B

40

 

 

Bristol & Clifton

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

6

27

Dylan Mize

1906

0

B

2

1

W

40

0

B

7

½

W

37

1

W

34

 

 

Liverpool

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

6

28

Zachary Barton

1843

0

W

1

½

B

38

½

W

26

½

B

22

1

W

36

 

 

Crusaders Blackburn

 

 

0

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

5.5

29

Sai Vaddhireddy

2003

½

-

bye

½

W

30

1

B

37

0

B

5

0

W

12

 

 

Ashton

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

7.5

30

Sithun De Silva

1865

0

B

8

½

B

29

½

W

38

1

W

40

 

 

 

 

 

Ashton

 

 

0

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

5.5

31

Daniel Meredith

1792

0

B

3

1

W

44

0

B

13

0

W

24

1

B

41

 

 

York

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

5

32

Seth Woozeer

1806

0

W

33

0

B

37

½

W

43

½

B

38

1

W

44

 

 

Doncaster Juniors

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

3.5

33

John M Potter

2167

1

B

32

0

W

17

½

B

21

0

W

14

 

 

 

 

 

Belper

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.5

34

Skott K May

1824

½

-

bye

½

W

13

½

B

16

0

W

19

0

B

27

 

 

Derby

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

35

Roger Greatorex

1752

½

-

bye

0

B

10

1

W

39

0

W

16

0

B

25

 

 

Llangollen

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.5

36

Oliver Graham

1818

½

B

42

0

W

19

½

B

24

½

W

25

0

B

28

 

 

Worksop

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

5

37

Mohammed Andeel

1658

0

B

17

1

W

32

0

W

29

½

B

27

0

W

22

 

 

Ashton

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

5

38

Nathaniel Holroyd-Doveton

1743

0

B

20

½

W

28

½

B

30

½

W

32

0

B

23

 

 

Rotherham

 

 

0

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

4.5

39

Benedikt Pitel

1829

½

-

bye

0

W

9

0

B

35

1

W

43

0

B

21

 

 

Hull

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

4.5

40

Climate Mupfiga

1779

0

W

18

0

B

27

1

W

44

0

B

30

0

W

26

 

 

Alwoodley

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

3

41

Andy Yang

1707

0

W

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

B

44

0

W

30

 

 

Bolton

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

2

42

Robert McLean

2167

½

W

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3Cs

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

2.5

43

Dominic Gallagher

1749

0

W

12

0

W

25

½

B

32

0

B

39

 

 

 

 

 

Rose Forgrove

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

1.5

44

Andrew Beswick

1635

0

W

21

0

B

31

0

B

40

0

W

41

0

B

32

 

 

Chorlton-cum-Hardy

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

0

 

Under 1700

 

No

Name

Rtg

1

2

3

4

5

SPS

1

Marian-Silviu Talmacel

1564

1

W

13

1

B

11

1

B

7

0

W

2

1

B

8

 

 

Gambit

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

13

2

Simon Richards

1662

½

-

bye

1

B

17

1

W

10

1

B

1

½

W

3

 

 

Northwich

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

12

3

Dominik Pitel

1627

½

-

bye

1

W

18

1

B

21

1

W

5

½

B

2

 

 

Hull

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

12

4

Stephen Williams

1662

½

-

bye

½

B

15

1

W

14

1

W

7

1

B

12

 

 

Cwmbran

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

10.5

5

Mike Saunders

0

1

B

8

½

W

16

1

W

6

0

B

3

1

W

11

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

6

Tadeusz Gumulka

1574

½

B

23

1

W

19

0

B

5

1

W

24

1

B

10

 

 

Sheffield Chess Centre

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.5

7

Stephen K Lee

1615

1

W

22

1

B

14

0

W

1

0

B

4

1

W

15

 

 

Hillsborough

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

10

8

Benjamin Layton

1569

0

W

5

1

B

22

1

W

13

1

B

9

0

W

1

 

 

SASCA

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

9

9

Michael Hughes

1629

-

B

14

1

W

24

1

B

16

0

W

8

1

B

14

 

 

Sheffield Nomads

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

8

10

Anant Handa

1523

½

-

bye

1

W

20

0

B

2

1

B

22

0

W

6

 

 

Greater Manchester *

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.5

11

Chris Fraser

1656

1

B

24

0

W

1

½

B

15

1

W

21

0

B

5

 

 

West Bridgford

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.5

12

Peter Mari

1585

½

-

bye

0

B

21

1

W

23

1

B

17

0

W

4

 

 

Warrington Central

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.5

13

Guido Ngandu

1682

0

B

1

1

W

23

0

B

8

½

W

18

1

B

21

 

 

Sheffield

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

6

14

Vidhyuth Kavin Sudagar

1396

+

W

9

0

W

7

0

B

4

1

B

20

0

W

9

 

 

Leeds JCA

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

7

15

Gnana Revanth Potu

1536

½

B

16

½

W

4

½

W

11

½

-

bye

0

B

7

 

 

Coventry University

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

7

16

Jonathan Ferguson

1675

½

W

15

½

B

5

0

W

9

½

-

bye

½

B

19

 

 

Woodseats

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

6

17

Mohammed Rohman

1561

½

-

bye

0

W

2

1

B

19

0

W

12

½

B

18

 

 

3Cs

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

6

18

David Kilmartin

1521

½

-

bye

0

B

3

½

W

20

½

B

13

½

W

17

 

 

Blue Club (Oldham)

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

2

 

5.5

19

Sylvan Clarke

1367

½

-

bye

0

B

6

0

W

17

1

B

23

½

W

16

 

 

Alwoodley

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

2

 

5

20

Stephen Gibson

1629

½

W

21

0

B

10

½

B

18

0

W

14

1

W

22

 

 

Sheffield Deaf

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

5

21

Ben Findlay

1425

½

B

20

1

W

12

0

W

3

0

B

11

0

W

13

 

 

SASCA

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.5

22

Hugh Shipley

1222

0

B

7

0

W

8

1

B

24

0

W

10

0

B

20

 

 

Sheffield      *

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

3

23

Omar Moylayev

777

½

W

6

0

B

13

0

B

12

0

W

19

½

B

24

 

 

Sheffield      *

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

1

 

3

24

Michael W Simmons

1441

0

W

11

0

B

9

0

W

22

0

B

6

½

W

23

 

 

Sheffield Deaf

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

½

 

0.5