FM ELLIOTT WINS 2005 LASCO CHESS CHAMPS
(Nm
Russel Porter in above Pic)
Defending
Champion FIDE Master Warren Elliot won the 2005 LASCO National Chess
Championship, after scoring a thriller victory over Peter Myers in the
final round on Sunday at the Norman Manley Law School. Elliott finished
with 9 points from 12 games to claim his fourth hold on the National
title.
In
second place was National Master Russell Porter who finished on 8½
points, while third place went to National Master Jomo Pitterson on
7½ points. Fourth place was shared by three players, National
Masters Robert Wheeler, Shane Matthews and Malaku Lorne who all ended
on 5½
See
Final report here
CROSSTABLE
OF RESULTS AFTER FINAL ROUND
See
Report 4(Rnd2 and 3report) here
Participants
Pairing
Number |
Player
Name |
1 |
Brown,
Equitable |
2 |
Byfield,
Geoffrey(NM) |
3 |
Pitterson,
Jomo(NM) |
4 |
Lorne,
Malaku(NM) |
5 |
Holness,
Mark(NM) |
6 |
Elliott,
Warren(FM) |
7 |
Rowe,
Duane(NM) |
8 |
Richards,
Deborah |
9 |
Porter,
Russel(NM) |
10 |
Wheeler,
Robert(NM) |
11 |
Matthews,
Shane(NM) |
12 |
Myers,
Peter |
Pairing
Table
Rnd. |
Pairings
(White first) |
| 1 |
1-12 |
2-11 |
3-10 |
4-9 |
5-8 |
6-7 |
| 2 |
12-7 |
8-6 |
9-5 |
10-4 |
11-3 |
1-2 |
| 3 |
2-12 |
3-1 |
4-11 |
5-10 |
6-9 |
7-8 |
| 4 |
12-8 |
9-7 |
10-6 |
11-5 |
1-4 |
2-3 |
| 5 |
3-12 |
4-2 |
5-1 |
6-11 |
7-10 |
8-9 |
| 6 |
12-9 |
10-8 |
11-7 |
1-6 |
2-5 |
3-4 |
| 7 |
4-12 |
5-3 |
6-2 |
7-1 |
8-11 |
9-10 |
| 8 |
12-10 |
11-9 |
1-8 |
2-7 |
3-6 |
4-5 |
| 9 |
5-12 |
6-4 |
7-3 |
8-2 |
9-1 |
10-11 |
| 10 |
12-11 |
1-10 |
2-9 |
3-8 |
4-7 |
5-6 |
| 11 |
6-12 |
7-5 |
8-4 |
9-3 |
10-2 |
11-1 |
STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 1
1) NM Shane Matthews (1)
2)NM Jomo Pitterson (1)
3)NM Mark Holness(1)
4)Equitable Brown (1)
5)FM Warren Elliott (1/2)
6)NM Duane Rowe (1/2)
7)NM Malaku Lorne (1/2)
8) NM Russel Porter(1/2)
9)NM Geoffrey Byfield (0)
10)NM Robert Wheeler(0)
11)Peter Myers (0)
12) Deborah Richards (0)
INVITEES
ORGANISERS
The Jamaica Chess Federation.
PARTICIPANTS
Defending Champion: FM
Warren Elliott
Other Qualifiers (Based on the current selection
index)
NM Shane
Matthews, NM Duane Rowe, NM Russel Porter, NM Geoffrey Byfield, NM Malaku
Lorne, Equitable Brown, NM Robert Wheeler and Peter Myers
Special Invitees( Selected by the JCF
Council)
NM Jomo Pitterson,
NM Mark Holness, Deborah Richards
Standby List
In the event of the above not accepting their invitations to play in the
Nationals, the following players are on standby, listed in order of selection:
a.. Humphrey
Gayle
b.. Adrian
Palmer
c.. Daren
Wisdom
d.. Andrew
Mellace
e.. Brandon
Wilson
f.. Bertram
Scott
FORMAT:
12 player, 11-round single round robin.
TIME CONTROLS:
Subject to the availablity of adequate clocks the time controls will be
G/90 with 30sec increments. If such clocks are not available then the
time control will be G/120.
VENUE:
Norman Manley Law School, unless otherwise announced.
ARBITERS
To be announced.
SCHEDULE
Opening Ceremony: 2.00 pm Saturday April 2
Round 1- 1.00 pm Sunday April 3
Round 2- 1.00 pm Saturday April 9
Round 3- 1.00 pm Sunday April 10
Round 4- 1.00 pm Saturday April 16
Round 5- 1.00 pm Sunday April 17
Round 6- 1.00 pm Saturday April 23
Round 7- 1.00 pm Sunday April 24
Round 8- 1.00 pm Saturday April 30
Round 9- 1.00 pm Sunday May 1
Round 10- 1.00 pm Saturday May 7
Round 11- 10.00 am Sunday May 8
Closing Ceremony - 4.00 pm Sunday May 8
RESCHEDULINGS
Each player will be allowed one game to be brought forward, NOT POSTPONED.
Any cost associated with rescheduling will be borne by the player making
the request.
ENTRY
REQUIREMENTS
JCF Membership
All participants must be fully paid up members of the Jamaica Chess Federation
for the full period of the tournament. Individual reminders will be sent
to each potential participant indicating their membership status.
Entry Fees
J$2,000
Caution Fee
J$2,000
Entry Forms
Entry forms will be sent to the twelve invited players. Players should
note that it is vital that correct contact information is stated on their
completed entry form as this will be used for sending out further information.
Final Date for Payment
All fees and membership dues are to be paid in full by Sunday March 20,
2005 at the latest. All entry forms and payments must be given to the
Secretary of the Jamaica Chess Federation or delivered to his office located
at Brown & Henderson, Unit 4, 11½ Swallowfield Road, Kingston
5. He may be contacted at (mobile 999-2427).
Refunds
Entry fees are not refundable. The caution fee is refundable after the
tournament is completed, except in the following cases:
(i) a player
defaults any game without a reason acceptable to the JCF Executive Council
(ii) a player
is not present at either the opening or closing ceremonies without a reason
acceptable to the JCF Executive Council.
PRIZES
Winner
The winner gets a trophy, the title of 2005 National Chess Champion and
first right of selection to represent Jamaica in international events
held before the next Championship
Cash Prizes
The following amounts are based on potential sponsorship and are subject
to change
1st- J$ 25,000
2nd- J$ 15,000
3rd- J$ 10,000
4th- J$ 5,000
5th- J$ 3,000
6th- J$ 2,000
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