Maurice Brown Memorial Rapid Play 2007
Hull University
The Maurice Brown Memorial Rapid Play took place at the Student Union, University of Hull on 29 April 2007. The Open was cancelled due to a poor turnout but the Major and Minor sections went ahead as planned. The results and prize winners are shown below:
Results
| Major | |||
| 1st= 5/6 | S Crow | (Beverley) | |
| 1st= 5/6 | B Marshall | (York RI) | |
| 3rd= 4.5/6 | M Ieronimo | (St Andrews, Hull) | ECF 125 |
| 3rd= 4.5/6 | J Thackeray | (St Andrews, Hull) | ECF 147 |
| Grading Prize (U 120) | J G Jackson | (Hull) |
| Minor | |||
| 1st= 5/6 | K Jones | (Willows) | |
| 1st= 5/6 | M Shelmerdine | (Wakefield) | |
| 3rd | E Stamp | (St Andrews) | |
| Grading Prize (U 75) | Steve Donoghue | (St Andrews) | |
A selection of games:
Round
Two. White: B. Marshall (York R.
I.). Black: Mark Ieronimo (St.
Andrews, Hull).
1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. e3 e6 6. b3 Bb4 7. Bb2 0-0 8. Be2 Ne4 9. Rc1 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 f5 11. 0-0 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 Ne7 14. Qd2 c6 15. c5 a5 16. a3 Kh8 17. Rc2 Ng8 18. b4 b5 19. cxb6 Qxb6 20. Rfc1 Rfc8 21. Be2 axb4 22. Qxb4 Qxb4 23. axb4 Ne7 24. g3 Kg8 25. Kg2 Kf7 26. Kf3 Ke8 27. Rc5 Kd7 28. b5 Kd6 29. b6 Rcb8 30. Rb1 Rb7 31. Rc2 Rab8 32. Rcb2 Nc8 33. g4 g6 34. gxf5 exf5 35. Kf4 h6 36. h4 Ke6 37. f3 Rxb6 38. Rxb6 Rxb6 39. Rxb6 Nxb6 40. e4= ½ - ½. (0.10 – 0.16.)
Round Three. White:
Mark Ieronimo (St. Andrews, Hull). Black: I. Major (Beverley).
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Bd7 6. Bd3 a6 7. a4 Nc6 8. Nbd2 c5 9. Bc2 b5 10. axb5 axb5 11. 0-0 Be7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nd5 14. Nd6+ Kf8 15. Bg3 Bxd6 16. Bxd6+ Kg8 17. Qd2 f5 18. Qg5 Kf7 19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Qh5+ g6 21. Ng5+ Kg7 22. Qe2 Re8 23. Be5+ Kg8 24. f4 Qa6 25. h4 Nd8 26. h5 Nf7 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Kf2 Nxg5 29. fxg5 Re7 30. Rh1 Rh7 31. Qd1 Rxh1 32. Qxh1 Ne7 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Bf6 Qd6 35. Be5 Qd5 36. Bd1 Bc6 37. Bf3 Qd7 38. Qf6+ Ke8 39. Qh8+ Kf7 40. Qg7+ Ke8= ½ - ½. (0.26 – 0.25.)
Round Four. White:
B. Marshall (York R. I.). Black: J.
Thackray (St. Andrews, Hull).
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa4 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Ne4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Bf4 f5 12. Be2 0-0 13. 0-0 e5 14. Bg5 exd4 15. cxd4 Nf6 16. Rfd1 Kh8 17. Bf4 Be6 18. Rab1 Rf7 19. h3 Qd8 20. Rb2 h6 21. Rdb1 b6 22. a4 Nd7 23. Bh5 Rf8 24. Be2 g5 25. Bd6 Rg8 26. Qc3 Kh7 27. Qc2 Nf8 28. Be5 Ng6 29. f4 gxf4 30. exf4 Nxe5 31. dxe5 Qh4 32. Rf1 Qxh3 33. Bd1 Qe3+ 34. Rf2 Rg7 35. Rb3 Qc5 36. Kh2 Rag8 37. Rc3 e3 38. Re2 Qd4 39. Rcxe3 Qxf4+ 40. Kg1 Rxg2+ 41. Rxg2 Qxe3+ 42. Kf1 Rxg2 43. Kxg2 Qxe5 44. Bf3 c5 45. Qd3 Qd4 46. Qe2 Qxc4 47. Qe5 Kg6= ½ - ½. (0.23 – 0.28)
Round
Five. White: J. Thackray (St.
Andrews, Hull). Black: I. Major.
(Beverley).
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 Nd5 7. N1f3 N7f6 8. Ne5 Be6 9. Nxe6 fxe6 10. 0-0 g6 11. c3 Bg7 12. Qe2 0-0 13. Re1 Qd6 14. Nf3 b5 15. Bb3 a5 16. Qxe6+ Qxe6 17. Rxe6 a4 18. Bc2 Rfc8 19. Bg5 Ra7 20. a3 Rac7 21. Rae1 Kf8 22. Bh4 Nf4 23. R6e3 N4d5 24. Rd3 Nf5 25. Rdd1 Rd7 26. Bg3 N6d5 27. Bxf4 Nxf4 28. g3 Nd5 29. Ng5 Kg8 30. Ne6 Bf6 31. Nc5 Rd6 32. Be4 Kf7 33. Bg2 Rc7 34. Bh3 Ke8 35. Ne6 Ra7 36. Rd2 Kf7 37. Rde2 g5 38. Nc5 h5 39. Bg2 Kf8 40. Ne4 Rdd7 41. Nxf6 exf6 42. Re8+ Kf7 43. Bxd5+ cxd5 44. Rb8 Rab7 45. Ree8 Kg6 46. Kf1 Kf7 47. Rh8 Ke6 48. Rxb7 Rxb7 49. Rxh5 Kf5 50. Rh8 Ke4 51. Ke2 Kf5 52. Rd8 Re7+ 53. Kd2 Ke4 54. Rd6 f5 55. Ke2 f4 56. f3+ Kf5+ 57. Kf2 fxg3+ 58. hxg3 Rb7 59. Rxd5+ Kf6 60. Rc5 Kg6 61. Re5 Kf6 62. Ke3 Rb6 63. f4 gxf4+ 64. gxf4 Rb7 65. Ke4 Rb6 66. Kd5 Rb7 67. Kc5 Rb8 68. Kb4 Kg6 69. Rxb5 Rf8 70. f5+ Kf6 71. Kxa4 Ra8+ 72. Kb4 Re8 73. a4 Re2 74. Kc4 Re1 75. Rb3 Kxf5 76. Kd5 Kf6 77. a5 Ke7 78. Ra3 Kd7 79. b4 Kc7 80. b5 Kb7 81. Ra2 Rb1 82. c4 Kc7 83. Re2 Ra1 84. Re7+ Kb8 85. Kc5 Rxa5 86. Kb6 1 – 0. (0.27 – 0.29.)
Round Six. White:
S. Crow (Beverley). J. Thackray
(St. Andrews, Hull).
1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b3 Nbd7 5. Bb2 Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. Ba3 Bxa3 8. Nxa3 Qa5 9. Nc2 0-0 10. b4 Qc7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ncd4 Re8 13. Be2 Nf8 14. 0-0 Qd6 15. a3 a5 16. Nc2 axb4 17. Nxb4 c5 18. Nc2 Bf5 19. Bb5 Re7 20. Ne5 Ng6 21. g4 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Qf5 Qxf5 25. Rxf5 Nxg4 26. Rxd5 Ne5 27. Kg2 Rc8 28. d4 cxd4 29. exd4 Ng6 30. Rc5 Rd8 31. Rd1 Nf4+ 32. Kf3 Ne6 33. Rc4 g6 34. a4 Ng5+ 35. Kg4 Re4+ 36. Kg3 h5 37. h4 Rg4+ 38. Kf2 Rxh4 39. d5 Rh3 40. Rc7 Rf3+ 41. Kg2 Rf5 42. d6 Ne4 43. d7 Rxd7 44. Rdd7= ½ - ½. (0.28 – 0.25.)
As Organiser, I would like to give a special thanks to several gentlemen- David Mills for taking these shots, Andrew Bettley and John Lawson for controlling the tournaments and to everyone else who helped me organise the event. I could not have run it without your help. I hope everyone who took part enjoyed themselves as much as me, and that we shall be able to welcome you back in November for the Congress, and next year for the 2008 Rapid Play. (Mark I)