The Bob Burns Summer Tournament 2019- A Five Round Swiss Tournament
Note from the competition controller - Round 5
In these year's Bob Burns tournament, it all came down to the final round. Mark Crowther and Phil Watson were leading the field by half a point and whoever won there match would crowned champions. In the chasing pack Peter Rooney, Dave Barlow, Mike Walker and Keith Marsh, who has had a great tournament to join the elite bunch of title contenders, were waiting to pounce if Mark and Phil didn't claim a victory. Mike Walker was the first to strike a blow against Keith who can hold his head high, only losing to Peter Rooney and Mike Walker on the way. This put Mike in the driving seat as that meant a win for either Peter or Dave would leave them level on points but one point behind in the tie-break. Peter was the next to finish against Dave who tried to put a defiant fight but the damage was already done earlier on and Peter drove home his positional advantage. Poor Mike had to wait as Mark and Phil took their game to the wire timewise to add to the tension. In their game, Phil had an early lapse in concentration and misplayed the opening. Mark happily took advantage to gain a strong position but Phil rallied and put up a dogged defence to thwart his opponent's attacking chances but spent a lot of time in doing so. Mark then expended a lot of his time trying not to let Phil into the game and find that elusive killer blow but with both players running short of time, Mark offered the draw which Phil was happy to accept. This meant that four players finished with 4 out of 5 to share first place with the trophy going to Mike Walker on the tie break. Congratulations Mike.
Keith's efforts were not totally in vain as he managed to claim the Band 1 grading prize with the Band 2 grading prize going to Paul Kadzionis who had earlier beaten fellow club mate Barry Thompson. It was also nice to see two new players in the tournament, Karl Rayner from South Bradford
and Shipley's Alex O'Connell. Both managed to play some decent games and as they gain experience, will develop into useful players.
Thanks to all that entered this year's competition and making it an enjoyable event
Regards
Karim - Competition Controller
| PLAYER | GRADE | SEED | GRADE BAND | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | SPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Walker | 167 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| Phil Watson | 193 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 12 | |
| Peter Rooney | 190 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | |
| Mark Crowther | 185 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 4 | 12 | |
| Younis Quereshi | 163 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 3.5 | 11 | |
| Mike Bramson | 156 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 11 | |
| Dave Barlow | 173 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| Keith Marsh | 125 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Chris Wright | 167 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Andy Bak | 180 | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 8.5 | |
| Jamie Kubisa | 142 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| Sam Scurfield | 139 | 15 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 8 |
| Paul Day | 151 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 7.5 | |
| Lee Crawford | 149 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 |
| John Holliday | 145 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 7.5 |
| Bill Tait | 130 | 16 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
| Ian Jewsbury | 124 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
| Paul Kadzionis | 96 | 23 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
| Fazal Rabbi | 145 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Chris Edwards | 125 | 17 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Alex O'Connell | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Derek Ludlam | 106 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
| Barry Thompson | 103 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Andy Walker | 100 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Karl Rayner | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Dave Young | 81 | 26 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Simon Jones | 94 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Werner Reiser | 96 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ROUND 1 - 18 June 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE | BLACK | ||
| Mark Crowther | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sam Scurfield |
| Bill Tait | 0.5 | 0.5 | Phil Watson |
| Peter Rooney | 1 | 0 | Keith Marsh |
| Chris Edwards | 0.5 | 0.5 | Andy Bak |
| Dave Barlow | 1 | 0 | Ian Jewsbury |
| Derek Ludlam | 0 | 1 | Mike Walker |
| Chris Wright | 1 | 0 | Barry Thompson |
| Andy Walker | 0 | 1 | Younis Quereshi |
| Mike Bramson | 1 | 0 | Werner Reiser |
| Paul Kadzionis | 0.5 | 0.5 | Paul Day |
| Lee Crawford | 1 | 0 | Simon Jones |
| Dave Young | 0.5 | 0.5 | John Holliday |
| Fazal Rabbi | 1 | 0 | Alex O'Connell |
| Karl Rayner | 0 | 1 | Jamie Kubisa |
| ROUND 2 - 2 July 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE | BLACK | ||
| Jamie Kubisa | 0 | 1 | Peter Rooney |
| Mike Walker | 1 | 0 | Lee Crawford |
| Younis Quereshi | 1 | 0 | Chris Wright |
| Mike Bramson | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dave Barlow |
| Phil Watson | 1 | 0 | Fazal Rabbi |
| Paul Day | 0 | 1 | Mark Crowther |
| Andy Bak | 1 | 0 | Paul Kadzionis |
| John Holliday | 1 | 0 | Bill Tait |
| Sam Scurfield | 0.5 | 0.5 | Chris Edwards |
| Keith Marsh | 1 | 0 | Dave Young |
| Werner Rieser | 0 | 1 | Ian Jewsbury |
| Derek Ludlam | 1 | 0 | Simon Jones |
| Karl Rayner | 1 | 0 | Barry Thompson |
| Andy Walker | 0 | 1 | Alex O'Connell |
| ROUND 3 - 16 July 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE | BLACK | ||
| Peter Rooney | 0 | 1 | Mike Walker |
| Mark Crowther | 1 | 0 | Younis Quereshi |
| Andy Bak | 0 | 1 | Mike Bramson |
| Dave Barlow | 1 | 0 | John Holliday |
| Chris Wright | 0 | 1 | Phil Watson |
| Lee Crawford | 0 | 1 | Keith Marsh |
| Ian Jewsbury | 0.5 | 0.5 | Jamie Kubisa |
| Fazal Rabbi | 0.5 | 0.5 | Derek Ludlam |
| Alex O'Connell | 0 | 1 | Sam Scurfield |
| Chris Edwards | 1 | 0 | Karl Rayner |
| Dave Young | 0 | 1 | Paul Day |
| Bill Tait | 1 | 0 | Paul Kadzionis |
| Barry Thompson | 1 | 0 | Werner Rieser |
| Simon Jones | 0.5 | 0.5 | Andy Walker |
| ROUND 4 - 30 July 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE | BLACK | ||
| Mike Walker | 0 | 1 | Mark Crowther |
| Phil Watson | 1 | 0 | Mike Bramson |
| Younis Quereshi | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dave Barlow |
| Sam Scurfield | 0 | 1 | Peter Rooney |
| Keith Marsh | 1 | 0 | Chris Edwards |
| John Holliday | 0 | 1 | Andy Bak |
| Paul Day | 1 | 0 | Derek Ludlam |
| Jamie Kubisa | 1 | 0 | Bill Tait |
| Ian Jewsbury | 0 | 1 | Chris Wright |
| Alex O'Connell | 0 | 1 | Lee Crawford |
| Paul Kadzionis | 1 | 0 | Karl Rayner |
| Simon Jones | 0.5 | 0.5 | Dave Young |
| Werner Reiser | 0 | 1 | Andy Walker |
| Fazal Rabbi | 0.5 | 1/2 Pt. Bye | |
| Barry Thompson | 0.5 | 1/2 Pt. Bye | |
| ROUND 5 - 13 August 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE | BLACK | ||
| Mark Crowther | 0.5 | 0.5 | Phil Watson |
| Peter Rooney | 1 | 0 | Dave Barlow |
| Keith Marsh | 0 | 1 | Mike Walker |
| Jamie Kubisa | 0 | 1 | Younis Quereshi |
| Paul Day | 0 | 1 | Mike Bramson |
| Chris Wright | 1 | 0 | Chris Edwards |
| Lee Crawford | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sam Scurfield |
| Andy Walker | 0 | 1 | Ian Jewsbury |
| Derek Ludlam | 0 | 1 | John Holliday |
| Karl Rayner | 0 | 1 | Bill Tait |
| Barry Thompson | 0 | 1 | Paul Kadzionis |
| Dave Young | 0 | 1 | Alex O'Connell |
| Werner Reiser | 1 | 1 Pt. bye | |
| Andy Bak | 0 | 0 Pt. bye | |
| Fazal Rabbi | 0 | 0 Pt. bye | |
| Simon Jones | 0 | 0 Pt. bye | |