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29/08/2025
Darnall & Handsworth
Blitz and Rapidplay
held respectively on 20th and 30th of August 2025
both at Stradbroke Community Centre Richmond Road,
Stradbroke, Sheffield S13 8LT
This somewhat different weekend marked the 40th
Anniversary of the formation of Darnall & Handsworth Chess Club in
Sheffield. The writer was the first secretary of the club, which
was formed primarily of Sheffield & District Works League players and
hence did not “poach” existing S&DCA players from other clubs, excepting
the writer who was S&DCA secretary (or some such) at the time, playing in
the S&DCA hitherto for Rotherham as well playing in the Works
League. Initial members resided mainly in or around the Sheffield
suburbs of Darnall and Handsworth, hence the club’s now somewhat misleading
name. Geoff Brown (Sheffield Transport), organiser of this event, was,
with the writer (Neepsend plc) and the late but not forgotten Dave Hodgett
(South Yorkshire Police), was one of the three primary co-founders of the
club.
Friday’s 9-round Blitz had 22 participants and
resulted as follows:
|
No
|
Name
|
Rtg
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
9
|
|
SPS
|
Prize
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
1
|
Andrew J Ledger
|
2366
|
1
|
B
|
10
|
1
|
W
|
8
|
1
|
B
|
6
|
1
|
W
|
2
|
1
|
B
|
5
|
½
|
W
|
3
|
1
|
B
|
7
|
1
|
W
|
13
|
1
|
B
|
9
|
|
1st
|
|
|
Woodseats
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
5½
|
|
|
6½
|
|
|
7½
|
|
|
8½
|
|
43
|
£125
|
|
2
|
Robert Starley
|
2006
|
1
|
W
|
13
|
1
|
B
|
9
|
1
|
W
|
3
|
0
|
B
|
1
|
1
|
W
|
7
|
1
|
B
|
8
|
1
|
W
|
5
|
1
|
B
|
10
|
1
|
B
|
6
|
|
2nd
|
|
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Sandwich
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
8
|
|
39
|
£75
|
|
3
|
Toby Quaite
|
1917
|
1
|
B
|
4
|
1
|
W
|
17
|
0
|
B
|
2
|
1
|
W
|
14
|
1
|
B
|
9
|
½
|
B
|
1
|
1
|
W
|
6
|
½
|
W
|
5
|
1
|
W
|
15
|
|
3rd
|
|
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Leeds Junior Chess Club
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4½
|
|
|
5½
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
7
|
|
35
|
£50
|
|
4
|
Shamil Khadaev
|
1833
|
0
|
W
|
3
|
0
|
B
|
7
|
1
|
W
|
22
|
½
|
B
|
11
|
0
|
W
|
17
|
1
|
B
|
19
|
1
|
W
|
18
|
1
|
B
|
16
|
1
|
B
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
Darnall & Handsworth
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1½
|
|
|
1½
|
|
|
2½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
4½
|
|
|
5½
|
|
20
|
|
|
5
|
Ben Barton
|
1803
|
1
|
W
|
7
|
1
|
B
|
15
|
½
|
W
|
11
|
1
|
B
|
6
|
0
|
W
|
1
|
1
|
W
|
9
|
0
|
B
|
2
|
½
|
B
|
3
|
0
|
W
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
York University
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
4½
|
|
|
4½
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
|
31.5
|
|
|
6
|
Szilard Tamas
|
1908
|
1
|
W
|
19
|
1
|
B
|
14
|
0
|
W
|
1
|
0
|
W
|
5
|
1
|
B
|
10
|
1
|
W
|
12
|
0
|
B
|
3
|
1
|
B
|
8
|
0
|
W
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
Darnall & Handsworth
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
5
|
|
28
|
|
|
7
|
Gnana Revanth Potu
|
1533
|
0
|
B
|
5
|
1
|
W
|
4
|
1
|
B
|
19
|
½
|
W
|
8
|
0
|
B
|
2
|
½
|
B
|
16
|
0
|
W
|
1
|
1
|
B
|
18
|
1
|
W
|
14
|
|
Rtg
|
|
|
Sheffield University
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2½
|
|
|
2½
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
5
|
|
23
|
£25
|
|
8
|
Ben Assirati
|
1744
|
1
|
W
|
22
|
0
|
B
|
1
|
1
|
W
|
15
|
½
|
B
|
7
|
1
|
B
|
14
|
0
|
W
|
2
|
½
|
B
|
12
|
0
|
W
|
6
|
½
|
W
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
Hendon
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4½
|
|
26
|
|
|
9
|
Paul D Doherty
|
1752
|
1
|
B
|
12
|
0
|
W
|
2
|
1
|
B
|
13
|
1
|
W
|
10
|
0
|
W
|
3
|
0
|
B
|
5
|
½
|
W
|
16
|
1
|
B
|
11
|
0
|
W
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Bolton
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
4½
|
|
|
4½
|
|
25.5
|
|
|
10
|
Andy Yang
|
1682
|
0
|
W
|
1
|
1
|
B
|
22
|
1
|
W
|
16
|
0
|
B
|
9
|
0
|
W
|
6
|
1
|
B
|
17
|
1
|
W
|
14
|
0
|
W
|
2
|
½
|
B
|
8
|
|
|
|
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Bolton
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4½
|
|
22.5
|
|
|
11
|
Peter Jaszkiwskyj
|
1907
|
0
|
B
|
17
|
1
|
W
|
19
|
½
|
B
|
5
|
½
|
W
|
4
|
0
|
B
|
12
|
½
|
W
|
13
|
1
|
B
|
22
|
0
|
W
|
9
|
1
|
B
|
18
|
|
|
|
|
Kettering
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1½
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
4½
|
|
20.5
|
|
|
12
|
K Noman Ahmed
|
0
|
0
|
W
|
9
|
0
|
B
|
16
|
1
|
W
|
18
|
1
|
B
|
22
|
1
|
W
|
11
|
0
|
B
|
6
|
½
|
W
|
8
|
0
|
B
|
14
|
1
|
W
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
Darnall & Handsworth
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
4½
|
|
20.5
|
|
|
13
|
Finlay W Moreland
|
1663
|
0
|
B
|
2
|
1
|
W
|
18
|
0
|
W
|
9
|
1
|
B
|
15
|
0
|
W
|
16
|
½
|
B
|
11
|
1
|
W
|
17
|
0
|
B
|
1
|
1
|
W
|
22
|
|
|
|
|
West Leeds
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
4½
|
|
20
|
|
|
14
|
Tadeusz Gumulka
|
1732
|
1
|
B
|
18
|
0
|
W
|
6
|
1
|
B
|
17
|
0
|
B
|
3
|
0
|
W
|
8
|
1
|
W
|
15
|
0
|
B
|
10
|
1
|
W
|
12
|
0
|
B
|
7
|
|
|
|
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Sheffield Chess Centre
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
22
|
|
|
15
|
Brendan Haswell
|
1542
|
1
|
W
|
16
|
0
|
W
|
5
|
0
|
B
|
8
|
0
|
W
|
13
|
1
|
B
|
18
|
0
|
B
|
14
|
1
|
W
|
19
|
1
|
W
|
22
|
0
|
B
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
Darnall & Handsworth
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
|
|
4
|
|
19
|
|
|
16
|
Nathaniel Holroyd-Doveton
|
1819
|
0
|
B
|
15
|
1
|
W
|
12
|
0
|
B
|
10
|
½
|
W
|
17
|
1
|
B
|
13
|
½
|
W
|
7
|
½
|
B
|
9
|
0
|
W
|
4
|
0
|
B
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
Rotherham
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1½
|
|
|
2½
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
19.5
|
|
|
17
|
George D Boothman
|
1552
|
1
|
W
|
11
|
0
|
B
|
3
|
0
|
W
|
14
|
½
|
B
|
16
|
1
|
B
|
4
|
0
|
W
|
10
|
0
|
B
|
13
|
1
|
W
|
19
|
0
|
B
|
12
|
|
|
|
|
Ravenfield
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1½
|
|
|
2½
|
|
|
2½
|
|
|
2½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
|
3½
|
|
19
|
|
|
18
|
Jiwei Yu
|
0
|
0
|
W
|
14
|
0
|
B
|
13
|
0
|
B
|
12
|
1
|
W
|
19
|
0
|
W
|
15
|
1
|
B
|
22
|
0
|
B
|
4
|
0
|
W
|
7
|
0
|
W
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
Cheshire Junior Knights
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
10
|
|
|
19
|
Matthew Edwards
|
1553
|
0
|
B
|
6
|
0
|
B
|
11
|
0
|
W
|
7
|
0
|
B
|
18
|
1
|
W
|
22
|
0
|
W
|
4
|
0
|
B
|
15
|
0
|
B
|
17
|
1
|
W
|
16
|
|
|
|
|
Kettering
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
|
6
|
|
|
20
|
Singh Adamjeet
|
1586
|
½
|
-
|
bye
|
½
|
-
|
bye
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leeds Junior Chess Club
|
|
|
½
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
8.5
|
|
|
21
|
Amandeep Singh
|
1544
|
½
|
-
|
bye
|
½
|
-
|
bye
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leeds Junior Chess Club
|
|
|
½
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
8.5
|
|
|
22
|
Adam P Fairclough
|
0
|
0
|
B
|
8
|
0
|
W
|
10
|
0
|
B
|
4
|
0
|
W
|
12
|
0
|
B
|
19
|
0
|
W
|
18
|
0
|
W
|
11
|
0
|
B
|
15
|
0
|
B
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
Woodseats
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
* Prizes shown are
as per webmaster’s interpretation of results, but this independent report is
not official.
|
