Project 30: Results and Draws for Round Two

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Round one has now been completed in both sections. By all accounts, the games in both events were very competitive and enjoyable. Here are the results.

KO Championship
Round 1

Paul Weightman 1-0 Sean Cassidy (after two draws)

Graham Edwards 0-1 Richard Harris

Peter Harker 0-1 Mike Creaney

Rayelynn Posadas 1-0 Kevin Waterman

Mike Pointon 0-1 John Garnett

Brian Whitaker 0-1 David Baillie

Royce Parker 0-1 Sean Marsh

Matt Jackman 1-0 Bye


Rapidplay Match Championship
Round 1

Graham Edwards 0-2 Sean Marsh

Royce Parker 0-2 Mike Pointon

Peter Harker 1.5-0.5 Richard Harris

David Baillie 2-0 John Garnett

Bernie Price 0-2(d) Rayelynn Posadas

Unfortunately, Bernie had to withdraw from the event due to other commitments.

Kevin Waterman 0-2 Mike Creaney

Sean Cassidy 2-0 Paul Weightman

Matt Jackman 2-0 Bye

The draws for the respective second rounds were made by the juniors who recently visited the World Chess Championship

KO Championship
Round 2

Paul Weightman - Sean Marsh

Richard Harris - John Garnett

Mike Creaney - Rayelynn Posadas 

David Baillie - Matt Jackman

Each of the rounds will feature one game played at the normal time limit (36 moves in 90 minutes followed by an extra 15 minutes on each clock to play to a finish). Colours will be decided immediately before the games in the usual fashion.

Drawn games will require a replay with colours reversed, which can be played at any time limit agreed by both opponents. If both players cannot reach agreement then the aforementioned timings will be used.

Rapidplay Match Championship
Round 2

Rayelynn Posadas - Peter Harker 

Sean Marsh - Sean Cassidy

Mike Pointon - David Baillie 

Mike Creaney - Matt Jackman 

This round will feature Rapidplay matches of four games, the semi-final will feature six games and the final will feature eight games, with all of these rounds following the same tiebreak method as the first round (if required).

All games in both events should be completed by the end of February 2019.