Club Championship 2022-23
(History of earlier Club Championships is
here)
(Club Championship B Division information is
here)
Standings
| Pos | Name | Rating | Total |
| 1st | Francis Batchelor | 2052 | 5½ |
| 2nd | Joe McGinnis | 1543 | 4½ |
| 3rd | Vardhan Bunga | 1100 | 4 |
| = | Brad Werritt | 1400 | 4 |
| = | Wes Park | 1000 | 4 |
| 6th | Sam Greig | 1505 | 3½ |
| = | James Urwin | 1434 | 3½ |
| = | Joseph Machin | 1347 | 3½ |
| = | Mike Creaney | 1650 | 3½ |
| 10th | Sagar Patil | 1400 | 3 |
| = | David Pizzi | 1100 | 3 |
| = | Ollie Walton | 900 | 3 |
| = | Brian Ellis | 1759 | 3 |
| = | Pete Townson | 1400 | 3 |
| 15th | Nick Tadd | 1177 | 2 |
| = | Tristan Green | 900 | 2 |
| 17th | Iain Mellis | 1520 | 1½ |
| = | Andy Austen | 1057 | 1½ |
| 19th | Geoff Howsden | 1399 | 1 |
| = | Harris Wilson | 1100 | 1 |
| = | Bhima Patil | 1050 | 1 |
| = | Finn Whitfield | 1000 | 1 |
| = | Charlie Johnston | 1200 | 1 |
| = | Laura Holdforth | 1000 | 1 |
Results
Round 1 (by 5th December)
Francis Batchelor 1-0 Charlie Johnston
Nick Tadd 0-1 Brian Ellis
Mike Creaney 1-0 Pete Townson
David Pizzi 0-1 Joe McGinnis
Iain Mellis 1-0 Harris Wilson
Andy Austen 0-1 Sam Greig
James Urwin 1-0 Bhima Patil
Finn Whitfield 0-1 Brad Werritt
Sagar Patil 1-0 Laura Holdforth
Ollie Walton 1-0 Geoff Howsden
Joseph Machin 1-0 Tristan Green
Round 2 (by 23rd January)
Sam Greig ½-½ Francis Batchelor
Brian Ellis 0-1 James Urwin
Brad Werritt 1-0 Mike Creaney
Joe McGinnis 0-1 Sagar Patil
Joseph Machin 1-0 Iain Mellis
Laura Holdforth 0-1 Ollie Walton
Geoff Howsden 0-Bye Bhima Patil
Charlie Johnston 1-0 David Pizzi
Harris Wilson 0-1 Nick Tadd
Tristan Green 0-1 Andy Austen
Pete Townson 1-0 Finn Whitfield
Wes Park 1-0 Vardhan Bunga
Round 3 (by 6th March)
Ollie Walton 0-1 James Urwin
Francis Batchelor 1-0 Joseph Machin
Mike Creaney ½-½ Sam Greig
Sagar Patil 0-Bye Brad Werritt
Joe McGinnis 1-0 Brian Ellis
Nick Tadd 1-0 Iain Mellis
Andy Austen 0-1 Pete Townson
Wes Park Bye-0 Charlie Johnston
Geoff Howsden 0-Bye Vardhan Bunga
Bhima Patil 0-1 Finn Whitfield
David Pizzi 1-0 Laura Holdforth
Tristan Green 0-1 Harris Wilson
Round 4 (by 17th April)
James Urwin 0-Bye Sagar Patil
Brad Werritt 0-1 Francis Batchelor
Joe Machin ½-½ Joe McGinnis
Sam Greig 1-0 Nick Tadd
Pete Townson 0-1 Ollie Walton
Wes Park 1-0 Mike Creaney
Brian Ellis Bye-0 Charlie Johnston
Harris Wilson 0-Bye Geoff Howsden
Iain Mellis ½-½ Andy Austen
Bhima Patil 0-Bye David Pizzi
Finn Whitfield 0-1 Vardhan Bunga
Laura Holdforth 0-1 Tristan Green
Round 5 (by 5th June)
Francis Batchelor 1-0 Sagar Patil
James Urwin ½-½ Sam Greig
Ollie Walton 0-Bye Brad Werritt
Joe McGinnis 1-0 Pete Townson
Nick Tadd 0-1 Joseph Machin
Iain Mellis 0-Bye Wes Park
Mike Creaney Bye-0 Brian Ellis
Andy Austen 0-1 David Pizzi
Vardhan Bunga 1-0 Bhima Patil
Tristan Green 1-0 Geoff Howsden
Finn Whitfield 0-Bye Laura Holdforth
Round 6 (by 3rd July)
James Urwin 0-1 Francis Batchelor
Mike Creaney 1-0 Joe Machin
Sam Greig scr Sagar Patil
Ollie Walton 0-1 Joe McGinnis
Brian Ellis 1-0 Iain Mellis
Pete Townson 1-0 Nick Tadd
Wes Park scr Andy Austen
Geoff Howsden scr Finn Whitfield
Tristan Green scr Bhima Patil
David Pizzi scr Brad Werritt
Laura Holdforth 0-1 Vardhan Bunga
Due to the record entry of 22 players, the competition will be a Swiss system this year. I shouldn't need to say this, but just in case - you do not have to wait till 5th December to play your game! Arrange it with your opponent at a mutually convenient time in the next 6 weeks. Evenings when there is a League match on, in which neither of you is playing, are good opportunities as the back room will be available and quiet.
If you are having problems arranging a game, or if you have to call off an arranged game (eg due to illness), please let me (and your opponent in the latter case) know as soon as possible. If I don't have a result by the deadline, and nobody has told me why, the game will be defaulted and both players will score 0. If one player has been trying to make arrangements and the other has not responded, the first player will be awarded the game. If there have been bona fide attempts to get the game played, but it hasn't happened, it will be declared a draw. (In this case I would be prepared to allow the game to take place in the week following the deadline; the next-round pairings would be determined on the assumption that it was a draw.)
For ECF grading purposes, games should be played over the board and not online. The time limit is slightly less than for Cleveland league matches (1h30 for each player for all moves).
