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Neil Berry · Pawn Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 6

Entries for the 2011 Edinburgh CC FIDE Swiss (June 4-5 and 11-12) are now being taken. Further details can be found on the Chess Scotland calendar, or on the Edinburgh CC website:

www.edinburghchessclub.co.uk/blog

Cheers

Neil

Mark · Knight Joined: 24 May 2010 Posts: 11

There are still places available for the Edinburgh Chess Club FIDE rated swiss. Eight rounds played over the 4/5 and 11/12 June.

Further details from the Chess Scotland calendar or Edinburgh Chess Club blog:

http://edinburghchessclub.co.uk/blog/

Mark · Knight Joined: 24 May 2010 Posts: 11

Current list of entrants is now available on the Edinburgh Chess Club blog.

http://edinburghchessclub.co.uk/blog/

Still plenty of time to enter.

AMcHarg · Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 1:43 pm Post subject:

Are there no more entrants for this event or have they just not been updated on the blog yet? =]

Mark · Knight Joined: 24 May 2010 Posts: 11

Unfortunately, there have been no further entries and the list on the blog is fully up to date.

We probably need at least 14 to run an eight round Swiss, but Alex McFarlane has suggested an alternative format which would allow the event to go ahead with 12 players. We therefore need at least two more entrants.

Closing date for entries will be 10pm, Thursday 2nd June - so for anyone who's interested in playing but hasn't got around to entering yet, there's still time.

Entries to-date:

Eoin Campbell 1925
Ian Marks 1919
Jamie Mollison 1917
Shivan Murdochy 1864
Jonny Scott 1796
James MacRae 1770
Andrew McHarg 1696
Nigel Chapman 1675
Mark Sanderson – 1740 CS
Findlay Murray – 1710 CS

Mark · Knight Joined: 24 May 2010 Posts: 11

Final list of entries:

Eoin Campbell 1925
Ian Marks 1919
Jamie Mollison 1917
Shivan Murdochy 1864
Jonny Scott 1796
James MacRae 1770
Andrew McHarg 1696
Nigel Chapman 1675
Paul Scullion -- 1942 CS
Chris McIntee -- 1854 CS
Mark Sanderson -- 1740 CS
Findlay Murray -- 1710 CS

AMcHarg · Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:28 am Post subject:

What's the tournament format going to be and have the first round pairings been drawn yet? Cool

Mark · Knight Joined: 24 May 2010 Posts: 11

The tournament will be two all-play-all groups of 6 (rounds 1-5). For rounds 6-8 the top 3 in each group will play a Scheveningen as will the bottom 3.

AMcHarg · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:00 pm Post subject:

http://blog.chess.com/view/jscott-vs-amcharg

Excellent attack by Jonny. Very instinctive play. Cool

Mark · Knight Joined: 24 May 2010 Posts: 11

Results and standings

Section 1

Round 1

James MacRae 0 - 1 Jamie Mollison
Paul Scullion 1 - 0 Mark Sanderson
Nigel Chapman ½ - ½ Shivan Murdochy

Round 2

Mark Sanderson 1 - 0 James MacRae
Shivan Murdochy ½ - ½ Paul Scullion
Jamie Mollison 1 - 0 Nigel Chapman

Standings

Mollison 2, Scullion 1½, Murdochy, Sanderson 1, Chapman ½, MacRae 0

Section 2

Round 1

Findlay Murray 1 - 0 Eoin Campbell
Ian Marks 0 - 1 Chris McIntee
Jonny Scott 1 - 0 Andrew McHarg

Round 2

Chris McIntee ½ - ½ Findlay Murray
Andrew McHarg 0 - 1 Ian Marks
Eoin Campbell 0 - 1 Jonny Scott

Standings

Scott 2, McIntee, Murray 1½, Marks 1, Campbell, McHarg 0

Mark · Knight Joined: 24 May 2010 Posts: 11

Results and standings (Day 2)

Section 1

Round 3

James MacRae 0 - 1 Shivan Murdochy
Jamie Mollison 1 - 0 Mark Sanderson
Nigel Chapman 0 - 1 Paul Scullion

Round 4

Paul Scullion 1 - 0 James MacRae
Shivan Murdochy ½ - ½ Jamie Mollison
Mark Sanderson ½ - ½ Nigel Chapman

Standings

Mollison, Scullion 3½, Murdochy 2½, Sanderson 1½, Chapman 1, MacRae 0

Section 2

Round 3

Findlay Murray 1 - 0 Andrew McHarg
Eoin Campbell ½- ½ Chris McIntee
Jonny Scott ½ - ½ Ian Marks

Round 4

Ian Marks ½ - ½ Findlay Murray
Andrew McHarg 1 - 0 Eoin Campbell
Chris McIntee 0 - 1 Jonny Scott

Standings
Scott 3½, Murray 3, Marks, McIntee 2, McHarg 1, Campbell ½

Mike Scott · King Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 676 Location: Edinburgh

Can someone advise how the second (Scheveningen) stage will be run with regards colours and when particular players will play each other.

Alex McFarlane · King Joined: 13 Mar 2007 Posts: 413

I'm afraid this can only be known when the qualifiers are confirmed.

Ideally players will get a 4/4 colour split but two players may get a 5/3 (I doubt if it will be more than that but could go to 4 dependant on rd 5 results)

There are 4 players whose next colour is 'forced' having had a double colour in round 5.

The intention is that the top two in each section will meet in round 8 but that will not be confirmed until Saturday lunchtime.

Whilst in one section the 'qualifiers' are fairly certain (barring one result) in the other section the destination of four players has yet to be decided.

This situation is no worse (and indeed arguably better) than if it had been run as a proper swiss.

Mark · Knight Joined: 24 May 2010 Posts: 11

Round 5 results and standings

Section 1

Jamie Mollison 0 - 1 Paul Scullion
Mark Sanderson ½ - ½ Shivan Murdochy
James MacRae ½ - ½ Nigel Chapman

Scullion 4½, Mollison 3½, Murdochy 3, Sanderson 2, Chapman 1½, MacRae ½

Section 2

Eoin Campbell 0 - 1 Ian Marks
Chris McIntee 0 - 1 Andrew McHarg
Findlay Murray 1 - 0 Jonny Scott

Murray 4, Scott 3½, Marks 3, McHarg, McIntee 2, Campbell ½

Top 3 from each section qualify for Section A in the second phase (Scheveningen), the remainder play in Section B.

Mark · Knight Joined: 24 May 2010 Posts: 11

Round 6 results and standings

Section A

Ian Marks ½ - ½ Jamie Mollison
Shivan Murdochy 1 - 0 Findlay Murray
Paul Scullion 0 -1 Jonny Scott

Scott, Scullion 4½, Mollison, Murdochy, Murray 4, Marks 3½

Section B

James MacRae 0 - 1 Eoin Campbell
Andrew McHarg 0 - 1 Mark Sanderson
Nigel Chapman 1 - 0 Chris McIntee

Sanderson 3, Chapman 2½, McIntee, McHarg 2, Campbell 1½, MacRae ½