Results
No Name Avg Rtg Total 1 2 3 4 5
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1 Crazed Wildebeests 1642 4 5:W 6:W 2:L 3:W 4:W
2 Divebombers 1677 3 6:W 4:W 1:W 5:L 3:L
3 Pircateers 1676 3 4:L 5:W 6:W 1:L 2:W
4 Williams Brothers 1735 2 3:W 2:L 5:W 6:L 1:L
5 Honeybees 1736 2 1:L 3:L 4:L 2:W 6:W
6 Vandalizers 1644 1 2:L 1:L 3:L 4:W 5:L
The Playoffs
1-2 Crazed Wildebeests defeat Divebombers (3.5-1.5)
3-4 Williams Brothers defeat Pircateers (3.0-2.0)
5-6 Vandalizers defeat Honeybees (3.0-1.0)
Full Results
Round 1
The Pircateers The Williams Brothers
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Anthony Ker 2376 0-1 Joachim Berg-Jensen 2200
Ross Jackson 1847 1/2-1/2 Bill Forster 1965
Andrew Brockway 1636 0-1 Alan Aldridge 1817
Pat Cunningham 1523 0-1 Fabrizio Facchini 1500
Paul Frost 1846 1-0 Joshua Wight 1193
Total 1.5-3.5
The Divebombers The Vandalizers
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Russell Dive 2370 0-1 Mark van der Hoorn 2132
Alok Pandey 1900 1-0 Ian Sellen 1975
Robert List 1627 1-0 Lawrence Farrington 1738
John Cook 1591 1-0 Andrew Sknar 1403
Sarah Bennett 900 0-1 Andriy Sknar 976
Total 3-2
Crazed Wildebeests The Honeybees
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Scott Wastney 2306 1-0 Brian Nijman 2074
Andrew Stone 1903 1/2-1/2 Michael Nyberg 2071
Jonathon Whittle 1610 0-1 Rama Rao Miriyala 1731
Imalka Perera 1500 1/2-1/2 Matt Veldhuizen 1512
Karthik Konakanchi 891 1-0 Andreas Theodosiou 1292
Total 3-2
Round 2
The Williams Brothers The Divebombers
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Joachim Berg-Jensen 2200 0-1 Russell Dive 2370
Bill Forster 1965 0-1 Alok Pandey 1900
Alan Aldridge 1817 1-0 Robert List 1627
Fabrizio Facchini 1500 0-1 John Cook 1591
Joshua Wight 1193 1-0 Sarah Bennett 900
Total 2-3
The Vandalizers Crazed Wildebeests
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Mark van der Hoorn 2132 0-1 Scott Wastney 2306
Ian Sellen 1975 0-1 Andrew Stone 1903
Lawrence Farrington 1738 0-1 Jonathon Whittle 1610
Andrew Sknar 1403 0-1 Imalka Perera 1500
Andriy Sknar 976 1/2-1/2 Karthik Konakanchi 891
Total 0.5-4.5
The Honeybees The Pircateers
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Brian Nijman 2074 0-1 Anthony Ker 2376
Michael Nyberg 2071 1-0 Ross Jackson 1847
Rama Rao Miriyala 1731 0-1 Andrew Brockway 1636
Matt Veldhuizen 1512 0-1 Pat Cunningham 1523
Andreas Theodosiou 1292 0-1 Paul Frost 1846
Total 1-4
Round 3
The Pircateers The Vandalizers
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Anthony Ker 2376 1-0 Mark van der Hoorn 2132
Ross Jackson 1847 1-0 Ian Sellen 1975
Andrew Brockway 1636 1-0 Lawrence Farrington 1738
Pat Cunningham 1523 1-0 Jonathon Whittle 1610
Total 4-0
The Divebombers Crazed Wildebeests
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Russell Dive 2370 1-0 Scott Wastney 2306
Alok Pandey 1900 1-0 Imalka Perera 1500
Sarah Bennett 900 0-1 Karthik Konakanchi 891
Total 2-1
The Honeybees The Williams Brothers
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Brian Nijman 2074 0-1 Joachim Berg-Jensen 2200
Michael Nyberg 2071 0-1 Rama Rao Miriyala 1731
Matt Veldhuizen 1512 1-0 Fabrizio Facchini 1500
Total 1-2
Round 4
Crazed Wildebeests The Pircateers
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Scott Wastney 2306 1-0 Anthony Ker 2376
Jonathon Whittle 1610 0-1 Ross Jackson 1847
Imalka Perera 1500 1-0 Andrew Brockway 1636
Karthik Konakanchi 891 1-0 Pat Cunningham 1523
Total 3-1
The Vandalizers The Williams Brothers
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Mark van der Hoorn 2132 0-1 Joachim Berg-Jensen 2200
Ian Sellen 1975 1-0 Rama Rao Miriyala 1731
Lawrence Farrington 1738 1-0 Fabrizio Facchini 1500
Total 2-1
The Divebombers The Honeybees
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Russell Dive 2370 1-0 Brian Nijman 2074
Alok Pandey 1900 0-1 Michael Nyberg 2071
Sarah Bennett 900 0-1 Andreas Theodosiou 1292
Total 1-2
Round 5
The Williams Brothers Crazed Wildebeests
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Joachim Berg-Jensen 2200 0-1 Scott Wastney 2306
Bill Forster 1965 0-1 Andrew Stone 1903
Alan Aldridge 1817 0-1 Jonathon Whittle 1610
Taina Walters 0-1 Imalka Perera 1500
Joshua Wight 1193 0-1 Roshan Wevita
Total 0-5
The Honeybees The Vandalizers
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Brian Nijman 2074 0-1 Mark van der Hoorn 2132
Michael Nyberg 2071 1-0 Ian Sellen 1975
Rama Rao Miriyala 1731 1/2-1/2 Lawrence Farrington 1738
Matt Veldhuizen 1512 1-0 Guirec
Andreas Theodosiou 1292 1-0 Andrew Sknar 976
Total 3.5-1.5
The Pircateers The Divebombers
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Anthony Ker 2376 0-1 Russell Dive 2370
Ross Jackson 1847 1/2-1/2 Alok Pandey 1900
Andrew Brockway 1636 1-0 Robert List 1627
Pat Cunningham 1523 1-0 John Cook 1591
Beate Aumeier 1-0 Sarah Bennett 900
Total 3.5-1.5
Play-offs
Crazed Wildebeests The Divebombers
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Scott Wastney 2306 1-0 Russell Dive 2370
Andrew Stone 1903 0-1 Alok Pandey 1900
Jonathon Whittle 1610 1-0 Robert List 1627
Imalka Perera 1500 1/2-1/2 John Cook 1591
Roshan Wevita 1-0 Sarah Bennett 900
Total 3.5-1.5
The Williams Brothers The Pircateers
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Bill Forster 1965 1/2-1/2 Anthony Ker 2376
Alan Aldridge 1817 1/2-1/2 Ross Jackson 1847
Al Nicholls 0-1 Andrew Brockway 1636
Matt Veldhuizen 1512 1-0 Pat Cunningham 1523
Joshua Wight 1193 1-0 Beate Aumeier
Total 3-2
The Vandalizers The Honeybees
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Mark van der Hoorn 2132 1-0 Brian Nijman 2074
Guirec 1975 0-1 Michael Nyberg 2071
Lawrence Farrington 1738 1-0 Rama Rao Miriyala 1731
Andrew Sknar 976 1-0 Andreas Theodosiou 1292
Total 3-1
Reports
I took a break from writing reports for this short tournament. Here are a couple of interesting games;
Bill Forster - Anthony Ker
Teams Rapid 2013
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 c5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.e5 Ng4 8.e6 Bxb5 9.exf7+ Kf8! Followers of these pages know that people are lining up to batter Anthony's beloved 5...c5 Pirc, and this idea has been previously suggested as a possible refuge for him. I was now on my own having never looked at the move seriously 10.Nxb5 Qa5+ 11.Nc3 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Kxf7 13.O-O Qc5 14.Qxg4 It turns out all this has all been played before. The super grandmaster clash Karjakin-Mamedyarov Amber Rapid 2008 was eventually drawn after 14...Bxd4+ here 14...Qxd4+ 15.Kh1 Na6
Moves are clickable
16.Bd2!? I was feeling like playing just for fun, and I thought this intuitive sacrifice was appropriate for that. Now White develops scary activity if Black captures and significant activity if Black doesn't. Houdini initially hates the sac, but running all night it slowly warms to it, giving Black only a tiny edge (-0.11) by morning. 16...Qxd2 17.f5 Bf6 Black's problem is that the slightest inaccuracy in a position like this can be disastrous. Already after this natural move Houdini prefers white 18.Ne4 Qh6? And now White is winning. 19.Nxf6 gxf5
20.Ng8! Houdini gives me +5 points for this very flashy move, but unfortunately Nd5 is apparently just as good and the obvious Qxf5 even better. The idea of my move is firstly to just move the knight because 1) it was going to be captured on f6, 2) moving it indirectly protects the queen by pinning the f pawn. The square g8 looks ludicrous but 1) it hits the queen, denying black time to defend 2) it can't be captured 20...Qg6 Best (20...Raxg8 21.Qxf5+ Qf6 else mate immediately 22.Qd5+ Ke8 23.Rxf6 exf6 24.Qxd6 is devastating ) (20...Rhxg8 21.Rxf5+ Ke8 22.Qxg8+ wins both rooks ) 21.Rxf5+ Ke8 ( The computer recommends 21...Kg7 22.Rg5 Rhxg8 23.Re1 Rae8 24.Rxg6+ hxg6 at which point white is obviously much better, but keeping up Houdini's +5 evaluation will require some further precise attacking play ) 22.Qa4+! It took me a while to see this very strong move, I now have +11 Houdini points, but only a couple of minutes on the clock! 22...Kd8 23.Rf8+ Kc7 24.Rxa8 Rxg8 25.Rxg8?? The obvious recapture spoils the game (25.Qc4+!! winning another whole rook would have ended the game appropriately! ) 25...Qxg8 26.Qa5+ Of course objectively white is winning easily, but out of time and with my heart racing, I decided to sue for peace. 26...Kc8 27.Re1 Qf7 28.Qc3+ Nc7 29.Qf3 Qg7 30.Qg3 Qf7 31.Qf3 Qg7 32.Qg3 1/2-1/2
Scott Wastney - Anthony Ker
Teams Rapid 2013
Notes mostly by Scott Wastney. 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Qd4 O-O 8.cxd6 Nxe4 9.Qxe4 Bxc3+ Bill: In the summer cup, round 2, Ross Jackson got this position against Anthony but didn't realise it was okay to let the rook go. 10.bxc3 Qxc3+ 11.Kf2 Qxa1 12.dxe7 Re8 13.Bc4 Qf6 14.Ba3 Bf5 15.Qd4 Qxd4+ In a previous game Anthony played 15...Nd7 against me. 16.Nxd4 Nc6 17.Nxf5 gxf5 18.Rd1 Rac8 19.Bb3 b5 20.Rd3
Moves are clickable
With a mate threat by Rg3+ followed by Bb2+ 20...Nxe7 21.Rd7 a5 (21...Kf8 22.Rxa7 leaves black completely tied up, so Anthony takes his chances with a piece sacrifice. ) 22.Bxe7 a4 23.Bd5 Rxc2+ 24.Ke3 b4 25.Kd3 b3 26.axb3 axb3 27.Bxb3 Rxg2
Bill: Black hopes to draw by liquidating all the pawns, but White shows that even though its an endgame, his material advantage can force a win by direct attack rather than the cliched method of supporting pawn promotion 28.Bd6 Re6 29.Bxe6 fxe6 30.Kd4 Rxh2 31.Ke5 Rh6 32.Be7 Rg6 33.Bf6 h5 34.Kxe6 Rg4 35.Rd8+ Kh7 36.Kxf5 Rg8 37.Rd7+ (37.Rd7+ Kh6 38.Bg5+ Rxg5+ 39.fxg5# ) 1-0