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07/07/2024

South Shields Blitz Congress 2024

 

If you are “into” blitz, and especially if you are “into” opening-themed events where the opening moves are pre-stipulated, then South Shields was the place to be.  To date there have been:

No.

Date

Event

No.

Date

Event

1

08/07/2018

S Shields FIDE Blitz

19

05/09/2019

S Shields BC Warm Up Blitz

2

09/08/2018

S Shields Themed Blitz - Ruy Lopez

20

12/09/2019

S Shields Themed Blitz 2019 – Alekhine’s

3

16/08/2018

S Shields Themed Blitz 2018 - Trompowsky

21

19/09/2019

S Shields Themed Blitz 2019 - Ponziani's

4

23/08/2018

S Shields Themed Blitz 2018 - Benko Gambit

22

26/09/2019

S Shields Themed Blitz 2019 - Petrov

5

06/09/2018

S Shields Themed lBlitz 2018 - Bishops Gambit

23

03/10/2019

S Shields Themed Blitz 2019 - Nimzo-Indian

6

20/09/2018

S Shields Themed Blitz 2018 - London System

24

01/07/2021

S Shields Themed Blitz 2021 - Marshall Gambit

7

27/09/2018

S Shields Themed Blitz 2018 - Caro Kann

25

08/07/2021

S Shields Themed Blitz - Noteboom

8

04/10/2018

S Shields Themed Blitz 2018 - Modern

26

22/07/2021

S Shields Themed Blitz - 1. b3

9

20/12/2018

S Shields Themed Blitz 2018 - Black Knights' Tango

27

29/07/2021

S Shields Themed Blitz - Leonhardt Gambit

10

30/05/2019

S Shields Themed Blitz 2019 - Wayward Queen

28

12/08/2021

S Shields Themed Blitz - Grand Prix Attack

11

13/06/2019

S Shields Themed Blitz 2019 - Scandinavian

29

19/08/2021

S Shields Themed Blitz - QGD Exchange Variation

12

13/06/2019

S Shields Themed Blitz 2019 - Kings Indian Attack

30

02/09/2021

S Shields Themed Blitz - Accelerated Dragon

13

20/06/2019

S Shields Themed Blitz 2019 - Danish Gambit

31

16/09/2021

S Shields Themed Blitz - Chigorin

14

04/07/2019

S Shields Warm Up Blitz

32

23/09/2021

S Shields Themed Blitz - From's Gambit

15

06/07/2019

S Shields FIDE Rated Blitz 2019

33

07/10/2021

S Shields Themed Blitz - Lucchini Gambit

16

18/07/2019

S Shields Themed Blitz - Berlin Defence

34

23/06/2022

S Shields Themed Blitz - Austrian Attack

17

01/08/2019

S Shields Themed Blitz 2019 - Grob

35

03/07/2022

S Shields FIDE Rated Blitz 2022

18

22/08/2019

S Shields Themed Blitz - Colle

36

02/07/2023

S Shields FIDE Rated Blitz 2023

 

The 30 opening-themed events have been only small affairs, typically of only about a dozen players, but from July 2022 onwards a more “normal” annual FIDE-rated blitz event has been held, attracting 45 and 47 players in 2022 and 2024 respectively.  This year the third such event was held on 7th July 2024 at The Word, Market Place, South Shields, attracting slightly fewer entrants this year (due to the European football?).

 

Round-by round results were as follows:

 

No

Name

Rtg

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

SPS

1

Charles H Storey

2169

1

W

29

1

B

15

1

W

4

1

B

2

½

W

3

1

B

6

1

W

5

1

B

10

1

W

8

 

 

FM

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42½

2

Thomas A Eggleston

2169

1

B

14

1

W

20

1

B

17

0

W

1

1

B

7

1

B

3

1

W

4

1

W

16

1

W

6

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

7

 

 

8

 

39

3

David J Walker

2173

1

B

18

1

W

25

1

B

16

1

W

6

½

B

1

0

W

2

1

B

11

1

W

4

1

W

12

 

 

FM

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38½

4

Simon P McGuinness

1933

1

B

24

1

W

13

0

B

1

1

B

9

1

W

21

1

W

16

0

B

2

0

B

3

1

W

10

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

33

5

Paul R Bielby

1892

0

B

7

1

W

19

1

B

12

1

W

20

0

B

6

1

W

24

0

B

1

1

W

13

1

B

14

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

28

6

Collin Smith

1960

1

W

8

1

B

22

1

W

10

0

B

3

1

W

5

0

W

1

½

B

16

1

W

17

0

B

2

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32½

7

Reese Wright

1518

1

W

5

0

B

10

1

W

15

1

B

22

0

W

2

½

B

20

1

W

9

0

B

8

1

B

17

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

8

Michael Smalley

1578

0

B

6

1

W

36

1

B

11

0

W

16

1

B

25

½

W

17

1

B

22

1

W

7

0

B

1

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

9

Morgan French

1809

½

B

19

1

W

32

1

B

25

0

W

4

0

B

17

1

W

30

0

B

7

1

W

29

1

B

16

 

 

 

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26½

10

Antons Bukels

1846

1

B

26

1

W

7

0

B

6

1

W

23

0

B

16

1

W

12

1

B

18

0

W

1

0

B

4

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

30

11

Ryan JGD Duff

1811

0

W

27

1

B

14

0

W

8

1

B

26

1

W

15

1

B

21

0

W

3

0

B

12

1

W

20

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

24

12

Tashil Sethika Lankapura

1591

0

W

2

1

B

35

0

W

5

1

B

32

1

W

14

0

B

10

1

W

23

1

W

11

0

B

3

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

24

13

Dave Patterson

1755

1

W

28

0

B

4

0

W

23

0

B

14

1

W

35

1

B

15

1

W

21

0

B

5

1

W

22

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

22

14

Logan Richardson

1469

0

B

17

0

W

11

1

B

36

1

W

13

0

B

12

1

W

31

1

B

24

1

W

19

0

W

5

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

5

 

22

15

Simas Tamosiunas

1842

1

B

34

0

W

1

0

B

7

1

W

18

0

B

11

0

W

13

1

B

32

1

W

27

1

B

26

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

21

16

Raymond Wynarczyk

1903

1

W

25

1

B

21

0

W

3

1

B

8

1

W

10

0

B

4

½

W

6

0

B

2

0

W

9

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29½

17

Lewis Self

1867

1

W

15

1

B

23

0

W

2

0

B

21

1

W

9

½

B

8

1

W

20

0

B

6

0

W

7

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

18

Irina Briggs

1705

0

W

3

½

B

30

1

W

26

0

B

15

1

W

29

1

B

19

0

W

10

½

B

20

½

W

24

 

 

ACM

 

 

0

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

21½

19

Ethan Tatters

1629

½

W

9

0

B

5

1

W

29

1

B

30

0

W

20

0

W

18

1

B

25

0

B

14

1

W

31

 

 

 

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21½

20

John Mills

1841

1

W

35

0

B

2

1

W

33

0

B

5

1

B

19

½

W

7

0

B

17

½

W

18

0

B

11

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

24

21

Graham W Matthews

1769

1

B

31

0

W

16

1

B

32

1

W

17

0

B

4

0

W

11

0

B

13

0

W

26

1

B

29

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

23

22

John S Marsh

1831

1

B

36

0

W

6

1

B

31

0

W

7

0

B

24

1

W

26

0

W

8

1

B

23

0

B

13

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

22

23

Henry Forster

0

1

B

12

0

W

17

1

B

13

0

B

10

0

W

30

1

W

25

0

B

12

0

W

22

1

B

33

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

21

24

David Kelly

1551

0

W

4

0

B

26

1

W

35

1

B

33

1

W

22

0

B

5

0

W

14

½

B

31

½

B

18

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

4

 

19½

25

Jay Steel

1843

1

W

30

0

B

3

0

W

9

1

B

27

0

W

8

0

B

23

0

W

19

1

B

35

1

W

32

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

18

26

Matthew Patterson

0

0

B

13

1

W

24

0

B

18

0

W

11

1

W

28

0

B

22

1

W

36

1

B

21

0

W

15

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

4

 

18

27

Ashton Woodward

1539

0

B

16

0

W

31

1

B

28

0

W

25

0

W

32

1

B

35

1

W

33

0

B

15

1

B

34

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

15

28

Toefl Lankapura

1364

0

W

10

0

B

33

0

W

27

1

W

34

0

B

26

1

B

36

0

W

31

1

B

30

1

W

35

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

13

29

Alan Johnson

1687

0

B

1

½

W

34

0

B

19

1

W

31

0

B

18

1

W

32

1

B

30

0

B

9

0

W

21

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

30

Guy Smith

1354

0

B

20

½

W

18

1

B

34

0

W

19

1

B

23

0

B

9

0

W

29

0

W

28

1

B

36

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

31

Marcus Kidd

0

0

W

23

1

B

27

0

W

22

0

B

29

1

W

33

0

B

14

1

B

28

½

W

24

0

B

19

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

17

32

Gray Pattinson

0

1

W

33

0

B

9

0

W

21

0

W

12

1

B

27

0

B

29

0

W

15

1

W

34

0

B

25

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

16

33

David Parlour

1719

0

B

32

1

W

28

0

B

20

0

W

24

0

B

31

1

W

34

0

B

27

1

B

36

0

W

23

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

3

 

14

34

Anant Handa

1298

0

W

11

½

B

29

0

W

30

0

B

28

1

W

36

0

B

33

1

W

35

0

B

32

0

W

27

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

½

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

35

Alan Smith

1051

0

B

21

0

W

12

0

B

24

1

W

36

0

B

13

0

W

27

0

B

34

0

W

25

0

B

28

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

6

36

Kevin Bryden

0

0

W

22

0

B

8

0

W

14

0

B

35

0

B

34

0

W

28

0

B

26

0

W

33

0

W

30

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

 

0

 

0