The 1st Dorset Online Rapidplay Chess Championship
Sunday 14th March 2021 – 9:30 a.m. start on Lichess
7 round Dutch Swiss – 10 mins + 5 sec increments
£250 of Prizes! Free Entry
1st Prize: £30 2nd Prize: £20 3rd Prize:£10
5 Grading Prizes of £20 each in the following ECF grading bands: Under 100, 100-110, 111-125, 126-140, 141-165
Best Veteran (over 65 on 01/09/20) – £20
Junior Prizes (ages on 31/08/20): Under 18 £20, Under 12 £10, Under 10 £10.
Controller’s Discretionary Prize – £10 for the best performance by a player who has not won another prize.
Team Prize – £20 – please see the team rules and enter by contacting Martin Simons by Saturday 13th March 2.00 pm at the latest.
July 2020 Standard ECF grades will be used for grading prizes. The results will not affect your ECF grade.
The prizes are kindly being funded by the Dorset County Chess Association.
How to Enter
Step 1: If you are not already a Lichess member, set up your free Lichess account … https://lichess.org/signup
Step 2: Except for juniors, put your real name on your Lichess account… https://lichess.org/account/profile
Step 3: Join the ‘Dorset Rapidplay Events’ team on Lichess filling in your real name and club and stating if you are a veteran or junior…
https://lichess.org/team/dorset-rapidplay-events
Please complete this step by Saturday 13th March 2:00 pm at the latest. Entries after this point will not be accepted.
This group is administered by Martin Simons (Controller) and Martin Clancy. Our Lichess usernames are ‘Non-Gambiteer’ & ‘Wingwood’ and one of us will add you to the group. We reserve the right to refuse or rescind entry without explanation. If you are unknown to us we will need to confirm your identity to ensure that you are eligible to join the group. We will also confirm your ECF July 2020 standard ECF grade (for grading prizes) and may ask if you are a junior (under 18) or a veteran (over 65).
Step 4: Login and join the ‘Dorset Rapidplay 2021’ Tournament on Sunday 14th March well before 9:30 a.m. https://lichess.org/swiss/xespD7kd
Step 5: Be ready to play at 9:30 a.m. sharp on https://lichess.org/swiss/xespD7kd
Schedule
Round 1: 9:30 a.m. sharp on Sunday 14th March.
Please note that if you have joined the tournament in advance but are not on logged in and on the tournament page at 9:30am you will still be paired and will lose on time once your 10 minutes has elapsed. Please avoid this by either turning up on time or withdrawing from the tournament if you do not intend to play. This will also help to ensure all players have a proper game in the 1st round.
If you join the tournament after 9:30am, but before the other 1st round matches have all been completed, you will be awarded a half point bye for round 1.
Thereafter rounds will commence 2 minutes after the last game has finished in the previous round.
Each round should start roughly 30 to 35 mins after the start of the previous round, though may start sooner. Please be ready!
The event should finish no later than 1.30pm.
Entrants
The table below shows the entrants and can be sorted into Lichess Username Order so that you can easily look up players during the event.
Click on the column headings to sort the table into Name, Lichess Username or Grade order as you wish.
Name | July 2020 Grade |
---|---|
Allan Pleasants | 188 |
Christian Westrap | 186 |
Kenny Harman (V) | 185 |
Paul Hampton | 182 |
Mike Duggan | 180 |
Peter Anderson | 180 |
Ian Clark | 180 |
Richard Allis | 180 |
Alan Dommett (V) | 175 |
Eddie Barker | 173 |
Andrej Furjel | 173 |
Martin O'Neill | 173 |
Richard Smith | 162 |
David Fuller | 161 |
Reenen Du Toit | 161 |
Ian Deswarte | 158 |
Martin Clancy | 156 |
Robert Halse | 154 |
Adam Ursell | 146 |
Georgia Headlong (J) U18 | 146 |
David Holmes | 146 |
Richard Ursell | 145 |
Nicholas Stout | 143 |
Tony Sanderson | 138 |
Peter Manning | 137 |
Merlin Cork (J) U18 | 135 |
Gillian Moore (V) | 135 |
Zander (J) U12 | 135 |
Tim Jones | 133 |
Amanda Jones | 133 |
John Belinger (V) | 132 |
Jamie Doyle (J) U18 | 129 |
Adam Jaggard | 129 |
Colin Wilson (V) | 129 |
Rob Davenport | 128 |
Paul Sandy (V) | 123 |
Matthew Deacon (J) U12 | 121 |
Jack Baskett (J) U12 | 120 |
Paul Errington (V) | 120 |
Larry Cox (V) | 118 |
James Barnett | 113 |
Michael Pope (V) | 113 |
Natashane McCook | 112 |
Barry Jolly (V) | 111 |
Philip Ware (V) | 109 |
Charles Charalambous | 107 |
Martyn Maber | 107 |
George Holden | 105 |
Larissa Cuthbert (J) U12 | 103 |
Max Teverson (J) U10 | 100 |
Harry Mercer (J) U10 | 100 |
Florence Spirling (J) U12 | 100 |
Matthew Butcher (J) U12 | 100 |
Ron Salinger (V) | 99 |
Nicholas Deacon (J) U10 | 96 |
Alan Reid (V) | 96 |
Christine Roberts (V) | 91 |
David Williams | 89 |
Phil Holden | 72 |
Andy Baskett | 68 |
Lohitaksh Jagadapi (J) U12 | 60 |
Konstantinos Tsi (J) U12 | 50 |
Dan Ursell | 40 |
Himali (J) U10 | 30 |
Team Entrants
Team: Chess Cheetahs |
|
Name | Grade |
Jamie Doyle | 129 |
Jack Baskett | 120 |
Larissa Cuthbert | 103 |
Florence Spirling (Capt) | 100 |
Average Grade | 113 |
Bonus / Penalty | 3 |
Team: May The Forks Be With You |
|
Name | Grade |
Robert Halse | 154 |
Adam Ursell (Capt) | 146 |
Richard Ursell | 145 |
Dan Ursell | 40 |
Average | 121 |
Bonus / Penalty | 2 |
Team: Old Chessnuts |
|
Name | Grade |
Martin O’Neill | 173 |
Paul Sandy | 123 |
Paul Errington (Capt) | 120 |
Barry Jolly | 111 |
Average | 132 |
Bonus / Penalty | 1 |
Team: Drunken Knights |
|
Name | Grade |
Reenen Du Toit | 161 |
Peter Manning | 137 |
Tim Jones | 133 |
John Belinger | 132 |
Average | 141 |
Bonus / Penalty | 0 |
Team: Deacons of Wimborne Minster |
|
Name | Grade |
Ian Clark (Capt) | 180 |
Eddie Barker | 173 |
Matthew Deacon | 121 |
Nicholas Deacon | 96 |
Average | 143 |
Bonus / Penalty | 0 |
Team: Odds and Sods |
|
Name | Grade |
Allan Pleasants | 188 |
Christian Westrap | 186 |
Martin Clancy (Capt) | 156 |
Andy Baskett | 68 |
Average | 150 |
Bonus / Penalty | -1 |
Team: Plumbers Maits |
|
Name | Grade |
Richard Allis | 180 |
David Fuller (Capt) | 161 |
Tony Sanderson | 138 |
Adam Jaggard | 129 |
Average | 152 |
Bonus / Penalty | -1 |
Team: Ringwood Rodents |
|
Name | Grade |
Kenny Harman | 186 |
Peter Anderson | 180 |
Merlin Cork | 135 |
Rob Davenport (Capt) | 128 |
Average | 157 |
Bonus / Penalty | -1.5 |
Previous Years
In past years there have been face-to-face Dorset Rapidplay events. Reports on the previous three years can be found here
Entry will be restricted to players who have, in the past, either played in:
- B&DCL, DCCA or Bacchus leagues
- Dorset Rapidplay
- Dorset Junior Championship
- or belong to a recognised Dorset junior chess club (including Dorset Juniors, Castlepoint Library, Bournemouth Library, Ringwood Library and Wimborne Library junior clubs)
The number of entries will be limited, so please enter early to avoid disappointment.
Questions
If you have a question about the tournament then you can submit it to the tournament organiser, Martin Simons, using the form below.
Please note that you cannot enter the tournament using this form. Please follow the 5 steps above to enter.