Yorkshire Chess Association Year Book

2017-2018

Contents

Calendar of Events – Results/Reports

Accuracy of club information &

Yearbook: further copies &

YCA Honorary Life Members &

Yorkshire Individual Championship 2018

Message from the President

Officers 2017-18

Annual Fees

County Match Fees & Petrol Allowance

Junior Contacts

YCA League Match Venues

Secretaries of Competing Clubs

Match Correspondents ‑ Woodhouse Cup

Match Correspondents ‑ IM Brown

Match Correspondents ‑ Silver Rook

YCA League Fixtures 2017-2018

ECF Game Fee Changes &c

Joining the ECF

Standard-play Grading Trends 2002-17

Notes on the YCA Grading List

Results Graded July 2016 to June 2017

YCA Grading List

Yorkshire Junior Reports

Correspondence Chess Report

U-160 Captain’s Message

2016-17 League Tables & Match Results

County Match Result Summary

English County Finals 2017

English County Championship 1921

Recent Winners of YCA Events

Constitution and Rules

YCA League Rules

Index to Rules

Individual Championship Rules

Contact Details Index

Event Calendar 2017-18

Sheffield Chess Congress 2017, Open Section

General Report

Major Cross-table showing prizes

Intermediate Cross-table showing prizes

Minor Cross-table showing prizes

No.	Name	Grade		1			2			3			4			5		Prize
1	Conor E Murphy	212		1			2			2½			3			4		1-3=	£90
	Charlton		21	b	1	12	w	1	6	b	½	5	w	½	13	b	1
2	Alan B Merry	232		½			1½			2½			3			4		1-3=	£90
	Bury St. Edmunds		hpb	-	½	14	w	1	11	b	1	6	w	½	5	b	1
3	Richard L Britton	202		½			1½			2½			3			4		1-3=	£90
	Hackney		31	b	½	25	w	1	18	w	1	10	w	½	12	b	1
4	Steven A Jones	205		0			1			2			3			4		1-3=	£90
	Widnes		16	b	0	27	w	1	23	b	1	19	w	1	10	b	1
5	Mark L Hebden	246		1			2			3			3½			3½
	Syston		24	w	1	30	b	1	9	w	1	1	b	½	2	w	0
6	Peter Shaw	200		1			2			2½			3			3½
	Wakefield		19	w	1	16	b	1	1	w	½	2	b	½	7	w	½
7	Jonah Willow	188		½			1½			2			3			3½		GP1=	£12
	West Nottingham		hpb	-	½	35	w	1	13	b	½	11	w	1	6	b	½
8	Roger D de Coverly	180		1			1			1½			2½			3½		GP1=	£12
	Bourne End		15	b	1	9	w	0	26	b	½	22	w	1	16	b	1
9	James E Moreby	205		1			2			2			2½			3
	Gosforth		29	w	1	8	b	1	5	b	0	16	w	½	14	b	½
10	Thomas Pitcher	188		½			1½			2½			3			3
	Doncaster		hpb	-	½	33	b	1	20	w	1	3	b	½	4	w	0
11	Terry P D Chapman	211		1			2			2			2			3
	Cavendish		23	w	1	17	b	1	2	w	0	7	b	0	28	w	1
12	Harry Russell	185		1			1			2			3			3
	Louth		37	w	1	1	b	0	29	w	1	20	b	1	3	w	0
13	Mike J Surtees	196		½			1½			2			3			3
	Great Lever		hpb	-	½	28	b	1	7	w	½	17	b	1	1	w	0
14	Eric Gardiner	179		½			½			1½			2½			3		GP2	£24
	Hull DCA		hpb	-	½	2	b	0	33	w	1	31	b	1	9	w	½
15	Roy Ellames	186		0			0			1			2			3
	Poulton-le-Fylde		8	w	0	19	b	0	bye	-	1	29	b	1	26	b	1
16	Tim R Spanton	174		1			1			2			2½			2½
	Hastings		4	w	1	6	w	0	30	b	1	9	b	½	8	w	0
17	Simon R Edwards	185		1			1			2			2			2½
	Cheddleton		36	b	1	11	w	0	21	b	1	13	w	0	19	b	½
18	Jonathan Wells	189		½			1½			1½			2			2½
	North Norfolk		hpb	-	½	31	w	1	3	b	0	26	w	½	21	b	½
19	Oliver Graham	159		0			1			2			2			2½		GP3	£24
	Worksop		6	b	0	15	w	1	32	w	1	4	b	0	17	w	½
20	Samuel Milson	202		½			1½			1½			1½			2½
	Louth		hpb	-	½	22	w	1	10	b	0	12	w	0	27	b	1
21	Aram Ter-Gevorkian	176		0			1			1			2			2½
	Darnall & Handsworth		1	w	0	37	b	1	17	w	0	32	b	1	18	w	½
22	Richard J Webster	176		½			½			1½			1½			2½
	Calderdale		hpb	-	½	20	b	0	35	w	1	8	b	0	31	w	1
23	Peter Jaszkiwskyj	174		0			1			1			1½			2½
	Kettering		11	b	0	36	w	1	4	w	0	hpb	-	½	30	b	1
24	Chris Chadwick	179		0			1			1			1½			2½
	Birmingham		5	b	0	38	w	1	27	b	0	30	w	½	34	b	1
25	Robert A Newton	178		½			½			½			1½			2½
	Rochdale		hpb	-	½	3	b	0	31	w	0	35	b	1	33	w	1
26	Kishan J Modi	156		½			1			1½			2			2
	Leicester		hpb	-	½	32	b	½	8	w	½	18	b	½	15	w	0
27	Peter J Mercs	180		½			½			1½			2			2
	Gambit		hpb	-	½	4	b	0	24	w	1	28	b	½	20	w	0
28	Shyam J Modi	170		½			½			1½			2			2
	Leicester		hpb	-	½	13	w	0	34	b	1	27	w	½	11	b	0
29	Mark A Whitehead	172		0			1			1			1			2
	Rochdale		9	b	0	34	w	1	12	b	0	15	w	0	37	b	1
30	Deji Jeje	187		1			1			1			1½			1½
	SASCA		38	b	1	5	w	0	16	w	0	24	b	½	23	w	0
31	Raymond Ilett	166		½			½			1½			1½			1½
	Peterborough		3	w	½	18	b	0	25	b	1	14	w	0	22	b	0
32	Alexandru Zimleanschi	181		½			1			1			1			1½
	Doncaster Nomads		35	b	½	26	w	½	19	b	0	21	w	0	36	b	½
33	Tim Hilton	164		½			½			½			1½			1½
	Rochdale		hpb	-	½	10	w	0	14	b	0	37	w	1	25	b	0
34	Selwyn Hamilton	140		½			½			½			1½			1½
	Worley-Quimbourne		hpb	-	½	29	b	0	28	w	0	bye	-	1	24	w	0
35	Paul L Cheshire	115		½			½			½			½			1½
	Stannington		32	w	½	7	b	0	22	b	0	25	w	0	bye	-	1
36	Michael Freund	127		0			0			½			1			1½
	Sheffield Deaf		17	w	0	23	b	0	37	b	½	hpb	-	½	32	w	½
37	Peter T Sharpe	127		0			0			½			½			½
	Sheffield Deaf		12	b	0	21	w	0	36	w	½	33	b	0	29	w	0
38	Henry Withington	144		0			0
	Sheffield Nomads		30	w	0	24	b	0