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Tournament  Cross table  2007/8

Jan Stiassny Trophy

Father Sharpe winners

 

The Father Sharpe trophy was first awarded in 1925. It was donated to Stroud  chess club by  Father Sharpe who was a local Anglican priest and Stroud chess  club member. The trophy is  engraved 'Stroud Chess Club Handicap Challenge Cup  presented by CMS (or possible CHS)'. It  is awarded on a handicap points scoring  system although the handicap system has changed  since  its first inception.        Games played against human opponents are graded.

The Ladder table (intended to replace the knock out) will be based on a  percentage scoring system (used in the Ron Powis merit tables) over a minimum of  4 games. Competitors who play less than four games can still be included but their  maximum possible score will be reduced. eg 3 games max 75% 2 games max 50.  (Any participating Computer percentage score will be based on 10 games).        There will be no trophy and in the possible case of a player reaching 4 wins after  4 games it is hoped he/she will continue to play accepting challengers as a brave  "Champion" would. One of the more favourable points of this system Is when you  play and beat an opponent his/her score is knocked down and so is their maximum  possible score

Handicap system     As always in the Father-Sharpe each participant can play  every other participant twice with alternate colours.I have also retained the one  bonus points per game played used by my predecessor.                                  For many years I have developed the Par system after seeing it used in a weekend  event. Over Though not perfect it does provide a chance for lower graded players to  achieve. It is based on the BCF  grading system with positive scores achieved by  players scoring better than current grade.                                                          Score for each other competitor not played par score (i.e. Grade, latest grade or  estimated/allocated grade) This is similar to how a grade is calculated if insufficient  graded games are played in any one year.(The BCF system makes  it up to a  minimum of ten games or thirty over up to three years).                                        For each opponent beaten his/her grade plus fifty and you will gain at least 10 points  on your par  score                                                                                             For each opponent you draw with his/her grade                                                   For each opponent you lose to his/her grade less fifty and you will lose at least 10  points on your par score (this will be increased by 10 or more points to ensure a loosing player cannot increase a plus score)                                            Each participant has his/her average score calculated based on the above scoring  system and  total  possible games.                                                                    To this bonus points are added and his/her par score is deducted to give a  plus/minus score. (Any participating Computer does not earn bonus points).        The best plus score is the winner                                                                 This scoring system favours the lower graded player who makes the effort to play  additional  games  and in most  cases they will finish with a positive score. It also  reflect more accurately the grades and  makes use of modern  technology.

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 Father-Sharpe Handicap Final Table 2009 (2/6/09)

	Handicap Score
J Jenkins	13.4195
Gary Brown	10.2
K D Markey	8.64
D Dicks	6
Fritz	4.5
J Harris	3.25
Graham Brown	1.561
F Duquesne	1
G Neville	-2.3
Rob Wilden	-6.439

 Father Sharpe winners

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  Ladder Table Final Table(Leading scores only) 3/6/09

	Ladder Score
J Jenkins	78.75
D Dicks	75
Graham Brown	50
Gary Brown	50
K D Markey	42.8571
G Neville	37.5
Fritz	20
J Harris	19
Rob Wilden	17.8571

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 Jan Stiassny TrophyClub Person of the year (Nominated and voted by club members)

The following information has been provided by Tom Newman                                                                                                                                                    Can't tell you much about the Jan Stiassny (this I think is the correct spelling; but it  will be on the cup) trophy; Stiassny, a Czech refugee I  think, was a member of the  club in the 50s and 60s, perhaps a bit beyond  that; not, I think, a particularly strong  player but a great enthusiast for the  game.                                                                                                                                             I can recall one time when I met him, probably in the early/middle 60s (I  was still at  school). The idea of the cup is to recognize service to the club,  not skill at chess.  When the club was larger it was awarded most years  Certainly it was being  awarded  when I joined the club about 25 years ago;  (1981)

 

2007-08	John Jenkins
2006-07	Not Awarded
2005-06	Kevin Markey
2004-05	Not Awarded
2003-04	Not Awarded
2002-03	Tom Newman
2001-02	Duncan Dicks
2000-01	Graham Brown
1999-00	John Harris
1998-99	Ray Francis
1997-98	Ron Powis
1996-97	Tom Newman
1995-96	Ray Francis
1994-95	Not Awarded
1993-94	Alan Darville
1992-93	Ron Powis
1991-92	Cyril Breach
1990-91	Margaret Newman

  Father-Sharpe  Recent Winners

2007-8	Graham Neville
2006-7	Graham Brown
2005-6	Kevin Markey
2004-5	No Contest
2003-4	Tom Newman
2002-3	No Contest
2001-2	Matthew Guy
2000-1	Matthew Guy
1999-2000	A W R Thomas

 Ladder end of season Top Player

2007-8	John Jenkins
2006-7	Graham Neville
2005-6	Graham Neville
2004-5	Not awarded

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