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Richmond Rapidplay, 16th January 2000

Peter Large of Putney won the Open section of the 27th Richmond Rapidplay. The IM has an enviable record in this event, which is about the only tournament he chooses to play in these days. Star performer was 12-year-old Jonathan Lappage from Oxford, who beat IM Simon Williams and drew with IMs Marusenko and Sherwin. His rapidplay grade is a modest 123! Richmond juniors dominated the Major, with Ross Rattray 1st on 5½/6. The Minor section was boosted by the presence of 5 juniors from Korea, who had played a match with Richmond Juniors earlier in the week. However, it was won by ungraded Iosef Arutyunyan, who had just come to support his 7-year-old son.

Results:
Open:
1st: IM Peter Large (Putney) 5/6
2nd: GM Aaron Summerscale (Slough) 4½/6
3rd= IM James Sherwin (Bristol), Gavin Wall (Richmond) 4/6
U/190 Grading prize: Adeoye Dasaolu (Enfield)
18 players

Major (U/160)
1st: Ross Rattray (RJCC) 5½/6
2nd:Thomas Nixon (RJCC) 5/6
3rd= Donny Muter (RJCC), Donald Chaudhry (Hounslow) 4½/6
U/140 Grading prize: Jonathan Somekh
19 players

Intermediate (U/120)
1st= Edward Leung (RJCC), Alexander Lim (Hounslow) 5/6
3rd= Mohsen Abedian (Kensington), Matthew Sommer (Camberley)4½/6
U/100 Grading prize: Anton Chernikov, Nicholas Moon, Lakshman Ruthirapathy (all RJCC) 4/6
27 players

Minor (U/80)
1st: Iosef Arutyunyan (London NW1) 5½/6
2nd: Matthew O'Conor (RJCC) 5/6
3rd= Caroline Robson (Enfield), Marco Lizzul (RJCC) 4½/6
5th= Delroy Bennett (Croydon), Sul Han Bit (Korea), Alex O'Toole (Southend), James Porter (RJCC), Desmond Christy (Crystal Palace) 4/6
29 players

27th Richmond Rapidplay
Minor U80
Venue: White House Community Association, Hampton
Date of congress: 16/01/00
Organisers: Richmond Junior Chess Club
Controller: Adam Raoof
Rate of play: All moves in 30 minutes
Graded for the Rapidplay list by Richard James
	Rapid j/	R	O	U	N	D	S
Pos Player	Grade /e	1	2	3	4	5	6	A	B	C	D
1 ARUTYUNYAN,Iosif.........	50 d	bye+	b10+	w11+	w9=	b14+	b4+	5½	5	470	94
2 O'CONOR,Matthew..........	50 jd	b5-	w18+	b15+	w20+	b6+	w9+	5	6	517	86
3 LIZZUL,A Marco...........	77 j	b23+	w12=	b24+	b4-	w19+	w5+	4½	6	503	84
4 ROBSON,Caroline J........	70	b26+	w24+	b5+	w3+	b9=	w1-	4½	6	506	84
5 BENNETT,Delroy...........	79	w2+	b19+	w4-	b13+	w16+	b3-	4	6	443	74
6 CHRISTY,Desmond..........	50 d	b29+	w7-	b17+	b8+	w2-	w14+	4	6	434	72
7 O'TOOLE,Alex P...........	69 j	w14+	b6+	b9-	w16-	w15+	b19+	4	6	392	65
8 PORTER,James S...........	60 j	b24-	w21+	b27+	w6-	b13+	b20+	4	6	392	65
9 SUL,Han Bit..............	50 jd	w25+	b13+	w7+	b1=	w4=	b2-	4	6	465	78
10 KIM,Byung Seo............	50 jd	b22+	w1-	b14-	w24+	b23+	b11=	3½	6	350	58
11 KIM,Tae Hun..............	50 jd	b18+	w15+	b1-	w14-	b25+	w10=	3½	6	372	62
12 SNAPE,Joseph A...........	50 jd	w20+	b3=	w13-	b19-	w22+	b16+	3½	6	373	62
13 ASLAM,Jameel.............	42 j	b28+	w9-	b12+	w5-	w8-	b25+	3	6	371	62
14 CALDECOTT,Ralph L........	50 jd	b7-	bye+	w10+	b11+	w1-	b6-	3	5	219	44
15 KHORASANEE,Reza J........	38 je	w16+	b11-	w2-	w17+	b7-	w23+	3	6	324	54
16 LEIGHTON,Mark............	50 d	b15-	w17+	w25+	b7+	b5-	w12-	3	6	375	63
17 O'TOOLE,George E.........	55 j	w27+	b16-	w6-	b15-	w28+	b22+	3	6	288	48
18 REVANS,Tom...............	50 jd	w11-	b2-	b23+	w25-	b24+	w26+	3	6	334	56
19 COOMBES,Fred.............	54	b21+	w5-	b20=	w12+	b3-	w7-	2½	6	325	54
20 WILTSHIRE,Liam...........	50 jd	b12-	w22+	w19=	b2-	b26+	w8-	2½	6	264	44
21 ABEDIAN,Mohammed.........	50 d	w19-	b8-	b22-	w26-	w27+	b28+	2	6	214	36
22 BURT,Jonathan D..........	50 jd	w10-	b20-	w21+	w27+	b12-	w17-	2	6	205	34
23 CHOI,Hyung Min...........	50 jd	w3-	b26+	w18-	b28+	w10-	b15-	2	6	215	36
24 LEE,Tae Woo..............	50 jd	w8+	b4-	w3-	b10-	w18-	b27+	2	6	257	43
25 WOOD,Erroll W............	84 j	b9-	w28+	b16-	b18+	w11-	w13-	2	6	194	32
26 ARUTYUNYAN,Arutyun.......	50 jd	w4-	w23-	b29-	b21+	w20-	b18-	1	6	120	20
27 ASLAM,Umar...............	50 jd	b17-	w29+	w8-	b22-	b21-	w24-	1	6	115	19
28 COHEN,Jonathan...........	50 jd	w13-	b25-	bye+	w23-	b17-	w21-	1	5	31	6
29 MILLSON,Simon............	50 jd	w6-	b27-	w26+	bye	bye	bye	1	3	100	33
27th Richmond Rapidplay
Intermediate U120
Venue: White House Community Association, Hampton
Date of congress: 16/01/00
Organisers: Richmond Junior Chess Club
Controller: Adam Raoof
Rate of play: All moves in 30 minutes
Graded for the Rapidplay list by Richard James
	Rapid j/	R	O	U	N	D	S
Pos Player	Grade /e	1	2	3	4	5	6	A	B	C	D
1 LEUNG,Edward.............	112 j	w15+	b23+	w13+	b6=	w4+	w2=	5	6	800	133
2 LIM,Alexander............	85 d	b8+	w17=	b19+	w5+	w6+	b1=	5	6	752	125
3 ABEDIAN,Mohsen...........	85 d	w25+	b9+	w6-	b21+	w10=	b13+	4½	6	712	119
4 SOMMER,Matthew C.........	111 j	b22+	w5=	b17+	w11+	b1-	b10+	4½	6	697	116
5 CHERNIKOV,Anton S........	89 j	w14+	b4=	w23+	b2-	w9+	b6=	4	6	673	112
6 LUSHER,Claire E..........	112	b10+	w12+	b3+	w1=	b2-	w5=	4	6	650	108
7 MOON,Nicholas MW.........	80 j	w13-	b18+	w24=	b19=	b11+	w12+	4	6	659	110
8 RUTHIRAPATHY,Lakshman....	87 j	w2-	b25+	w20+	b9-	w21+	b16+	4	6	590	98
9 ALEXANDER,Peter R........	94 j	b19=	w3-	b27+	w8+	b5-	w22+	3½	6	552	92
10 YARDLEY,Jamie MD.........	86 j	w6-	b14+	w16+	b13+	b3=	w4-	3½	6	612	102
11 CHERNIKOV,Alexei S.......	96 j	w16=	b24=	w22+	b4-	w7-	b21+	3	6	541	90
12 CURRAN,Andrew D..........	93	w26+	b6-	w21-	b20+	w19+	b7-	3	6	472	79
13 FLEISCHER,Jeff H.........	106	b7+	w20+	b1-	w10-	b14+	w3-	3	6	504	84
14 KHORASANEE,Kasim.........	71 j	b5-	w10-	w15+	b23+	w13-	b26+	3	6	506	84
15 RATTRAY,Roland...........	86	b1-	w21-	b14-	w27+	b26+	w20+	3	6	469	78
16 BARANGA,Nicholas L.......	77 j	b11=	w19-	b10-	w25+	b22+	w8-	2½	6	454	76
17 BUCHER,Grant.............	80 j	b27+	b2=	w4-	w22-	b25+	bye	2½	5	444	89
18 HALL,Joshua DW...........	88 j	b20-	w7-	b25-	w26+	b27+	w19=	2½	6	384	64
19 SEYMOUR,Timothy P........	72 j	w9=	b16+	w2-	w7=	b12-	b18=	2½	6	467	78
20 MILLER,Naomi.............	70 j	w18+	b13-	b8-	w12-	w23+	b15-	2	6	460	77
21 RUPPRECHT,Jean-Francois..	85 jd	w23-	b15+	b12+	w3-	b8-	w11-	2	6	447	75
22 SNOWDEN,James EH.........	84 j	w4-	w27+	b11-	b17+	w16-	b9-	2	6	443	74
23 XUEREB,Joe M.............	100	b21+	w1-	b5-	w14-	b20-	w25+	2	6	406	68
24 DAILLEY,Colin............	104	bye=	w11=	b7=	bye	bye	bye	1½	2	176	88
25 BIRT,Derek...............	79	b3-	w8-	w18+	b16-	w17-	b23-	1	6	317	53
26 POOBALASINGAM,Iyampillai.	39	b12-	bye+	bye	b18-	w15-	w14-	1	4	108	27
27 MCCARTHY,Simon...........	85 d	w17-	b22-	w9-	b15-	w18-	bye	0	5	182	36
27th Richmond Rapidplay
Major U160
Venue: White House Community Association, Hampton
Date of congress: 16/01/00
Organisers: Richmond Junior Chess Club
Controller: Adam Raoof
Rate of play: All moves in 30 minutes
Graded for the Rapidplay list by Richard James
	Rapid j/	R	O	U	N	D	S
Pos Player	Grade /e	1	2	3	4	5	6	A	B	C	D
1 RATTRAY,Ross B...........	149 j	b15+	w13+	b17+	w4=	b10+	w3+	5½	6	1065	178
2 NIXON,Thomas CM..........	127 j	b4-	w8+	b11+	w12+	b6+	b7+	5	6	973	162
3 CHAUDHRY,S Donald........	145	w5+	b19+	b10+	w14=	b4+	b1-	4½	6	959	160
4 MUTER,Donny..............	152 j	w2+	b18+	w7+	b1=	w3-	b10+	4½	6	968	161
5 SOMEKH,Jonathan S........	118 j	b3-	b14-	bye+	w9+	w18+	b12+	4	5	678	136
6 BERNADT,Morris W.........	127	w16+	w10-	b13+	b7=	w2-	w14+	3½	6	774	129
7 GILBERT,Jessie...........	129 j	w9+	b12+	b4-	w6=	b14+	w2-	3½	6	828	138
8 ADCOCK,Justin I..........	137 b	w19-	b2-	w15+	b13=	w11=	w16+	3	6	661	110
9 COLES,Steven J...........	125 d	b7-	w15+	w18-	b5-	w13+	b17+	3	6	696	116
10 DUPRE,Paul D.............	156	w17+	b6+	w3-	b18+	w1-	w4-	3	6	820	137
11 WALDOCK,Adrian DP........	106 e	b13-	w16=	w2-	b17+	b8=	w18+	3	6	690	115
12 MCCABE,Shane.............	122	bye=	w7-	b16+	b2-	w19+	w5-	2½	5	533	107
13 POOBALASINGAM,Peter......	84 j	w11+	b1-	w6-	w8=	b9-	bye+	2½	5	502	100
14 SONG,Jin Woo.............	125 d	b18-	w5+	w19+	b3=	w7-	b6-	2½	6	689	115
15 HEATON,Robert J..........	122 je	w1-	b9-	b8-	bye+	w17-	b19+	2	5	501	100
16 KREUZER,Christopher RL...	100	b6-	b11=	w12-	w19=	bye+	b8-	2	5	451	90
17 MACARTHUR,Duncan.........	131 b	b10-	bye+	w1-	w11-	b15+	w9-	2	5	508	102
18 PARTINGTON,Anna G........	111 j	w14+	w4-	b9+	w10-	b5-	b11-	2	6	676	113
19 JONES,J Glynn............	109	b8+	w3-	b14-	b16=	b12-	w15-	1½	6	601	100
27th Richmond Rapidplay
Open
Venue: White House Community Association, Hampton
Date of congress: 16/01/00
Organisers: Richmond Junior Chess Club
Controller: Adam Raoof
Rate of play: All moves in 30 minutes
Graded for the Rapidplay list by Richard James
	Rapid j/	R	O	U	N	D	S
Pos Player	Grade /e	1	2	3	4	5	6	A	B	C	D
1 LARGE,Peter G............	215	b15+	w16+	b2=	b5=	w6+	w9+	5	6	1435	239
2 SUMMERSCALE,Aaron P......	231	w3+	b4+	w1=	b6-	w7+	b5+	4½	6	1373	229
3 DASAOLU,Adeoye...........	175 d	b2-	w15+	b16+	w7-	b11+	w6+	4	6	1149	192
4 SHERWIN,James T..........	175 d	b18+	w2-	b6-	w15+	b14+	w10+	4	6	1089	182
5 WALL,Gavin...............	220	b7+	w12+	b9=	w1=	b10+	w2-	4	6	1318	220
6 MARUSENKO,Petr...........	215 b	w10=	b14+	w4+	w2+	b1-	b3-	3½	6	1196	199
7 SHEVELEV,Ilya............	162	w5-	b17+	w13=	b3+	b2-	w14+	3½	6	1097	183
8 TAYLOR,Martin R..........	166 j	b11+	w9-	b15-	w17=	b13+	b12+	3½	6	1036	173
9 WILLIAMS,Simon K.........	219	w14+	b8+	w5=	b10-	w12+	b1-	3½	6	1215	203
10 LAPPAGE,Jonathan CT......	123 j	b6=	w11+	b12=	w9+	w5-	b4-	3	6	962	160
11 JAMES,Richard............	147	w8-	b10-	w17=	b18+	w3-	b15+	2½	6	837	140
12 LEDGER,David J...........	193	w17+	b5-	w10=	b13+	b9-	w8-	2½	6	1036	173
13 YOUNG,Craig A............	139	b16-	w18+	b7=	w12-	w8-	b17+	2½	6	929	155
14 CANNON,Richard J.........	154	b9-	w6-	b18+	w16+	w4-	b7-	2	6	922	154
15 DEVA,Chetan..............	126 j	w1-	b3-	w8+	b4-	b16+	w11-	2	6	877	146
16 WEIDT,Frank..............	175 d	w13+	b1-	w3-	b14-	w15-	b18+	2	6	853	142
17 BEER,Douglas.............	175 d	b12-	w7-	b11=	b8=	w18=	w13-	1½	6	792	132
18 HEALEY,Michael W.........	122 j	w4-	b13-	w14-	w11-	b17=	w16-	½	6	676	113