Results 2015/16 - Speed Chess Grand Prix

This competition runs from May to September with nine events of 'five', 'ten' or 'fifteen' minute games. Points are awarded for the top four places (20, 12, 8 and 4 respectively) and one point for taking part. The player with the highest points total at the end of all nine events holds the Speed Chess Grand Prix trophy for one year. The results of the 'ten' and 'fifteen' minute games are sent for ECF rapidplay grading.

An incremental time control is in operation. For 'five' minute games the time control is three minutes plus three seconds per move, for 'ten' minute games the time control is six minutes plus five seconds per move and for 'fifteen' minute games the time control is ten minutes plus five seconds per move.

Grand Prix Standings

		E V E N T
Pos	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
1	Howard Grist	16	10	20	16	20	10	12	8	20	132
2	Stephen L Wedlock	8	10		16	12		20	20	8	94
3	Michael J Saunders	1	20	12	4	8	4	4	8	12	73
4	Fred R Whitefield	16	1	1	8	1	10	8	1		46
5	Matthew H Shaw						20				20
6	Colin M Newton		4	5					8		17
=7	Paul Ward	4	1	1	1	4	1	1	1		14
=7	Alan H Wilson	1	1	5		1	1	1		4	14
9	Ian D Gilbert		1	5							6
10	Tony C Lodge	1	1	1			1	1			5
11	James I Courtenay	1		1	1			1			4
12	Nick J Lacey				1	1					2
=13	Peter H Billson	1									1
=13	David Kohler							1			1

Event 1 - 06/05/16 - 5 Minutes

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total	GP
1	Howard Grist	X	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	14	16
2	Fred R Whitefield	1	X	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	14	16
3	Stephen L Wedlock	0	0	X	2	2	2	2	2	2	12	8
4	Paul Ward	0	1	0	X	2	2	1	1	2	9	4
5	Michael J Saunders	0	0	0	0	X	1	2	1	2	6	1
6	Tony C Lodge	1	0	0	0	1	X	½	1	1	4½	1
7	James I Courtenay	0	0	0	1	0	1½	X	0	2	4½	1
8	Peter H Billson	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	X	0	4	1
9	Alan H Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	X	3	1
Event 2 - 20/05/16 - 10 Minutes

	Player	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total	Perf	GP
1	Michael J Saunders	158	X	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	7	180	20
2	Howard Grist	178	0	X	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	6	173	10
3	Stephen L Wedlock	172	0	0	X	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	171	10
4	Colin M Newton	147	0	½	0	X	1	1	1	1	1	5½	159	4
5	Ian D Gilbert	e150	1	½	0	0	X	0	1	1	1	4½	147	1
6	Paul Ward	e111	0	0	0	0	1	X	0	1	1	3	118	1
7	Fred R Whitefield	139	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	1	1	3	127	1
8	Tony C Lodge	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	1	1	78	1
9	Alan H Wilson	e59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	0	47	1
Event 3 - 10/06/16 - 15 Minutes

	Player	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	Total	Perf	GP
1	Howard Grist	178	w7+	b8+	w2=	b4+	b3+	4½	186	20
2	Michael J Saunders	158	b6+	w4+	b1=	w3=	b7+	4	176	12
3	Ian D Gilbert	e150	bye=	w5+	b7+	b2=	w1-	3	159	5
4	Colin M Newton	147	b9+	b2-	w8+	w1-	b6+	3	142	5
5	Alan H Wilson	e59	w8-	b3-	bye+	w6+	w9+	3	91	5
6	James I Courtenay	79	w2-	bye+	b9+	b5-	w4-	2	71	1
7	Fred R Whitefield	139	b1-	w9+	w3-	b8+	w2-	2	129	1
8	Paul Ward	e111	b5+	w1-	b4-	w7-	bye+	2	102	1
9	Tony C Lodge	85	w4-	b7-	w6-	bye+	b5-	1	47	1
Event 4 - 24/06/16 - 5 Minutes

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total	GP
1	Howard Grist	X	1	2	1	2	2	2	10	16
2	Stephen L Wedlock	1	X	1	2	2	2	2	10	16
3	Fred R Whitefield	0	1	X	2	2	2	2	9	8
4	Michael J Saunders	1	0	0	X	0	2	2	5	4
5	Nick J Lacey	0	0	0	2	X	1	1	4	1
6	Paul Ward	0	0	0	0	1	X	2	3	1
7	James I Courtenay	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	1	1
Event 5 - 08/07/16 - 10 Minutes

	Player	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total	Perf	GP
1	Howard Grist	180	X	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	200	20
2	Stephen L Wedlock	172	0	X	1	1	1	1	1	5	179	12
3	Michael J Saunders	166	0	0	X	1	1	1	1	4	160	8
4	Paul Ward	106	0	0	0	X	1	1	1	3	122	4
5	Fred R Whitefield	129	0	0	0	0	X	1	1	2	116	1
6	Nick J Lacey	e95	0	0	0	0	0	X	1	1	85	1
7	Alan H Wilson	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	0	55	1
Event 6 - 22/07/16 - 15 Minutes
	Player	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total	Perf	GP
1	Matthew H Shaw	140	X	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	180	20
2	Howard Grist	180	0	X	½	1	1	1	1	4½	169	10
3	Fred R Whitefield	129	0	½	X	1	1	1	1	4½	152	10
4	Michael J Saunders	166	0	0	0	X	1	1	1	3	138	4
5	Paul Ward	106	0	0	0	0	X	1	1	2	101	1
6	Tony C Lodge	76	0	0	0	0	0	X	1	1	73	1
7	Alan H Wilson	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	0	52	1
Event 7 - 05/08/16 - 5 Minutes
	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total	GP
1	Stephen L Wedlock	X	2	½	2	2	2	2	2	2	14½	20
2	Howard Grist	0	X	2	1½	1	2	2	2	2	12½	12
3	Fred R Whitefield	1½	0	X	1	1	2	2	2	1	10½	8
4	Michael J Saunders	0	½	1	X	1	1	2	2	2	9½	4
5	Paul Ward	0	1	1	1	X	1	1	2	2	9	1
6	Tony C Lodge	0	0	0	1	1	X	2	2	2	8	1
7	James I Courtenay	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	1	2	4	1
8	Alan H Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	2	3	1
9	David Kohler	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	X	1	1
Event 8 - 19/08/16 - 10 Minutes

	Player	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total	Perf	GP
1	Stephen L Wedlock	172	X	1	1	1	1	1	5	202	20
2	Howard Grist	180	0	X	0	1	1	1	3	164	8
3	Colin M Newton	152	0	1	X	0	1	1	3	162	8
4	Michael J Saunders	166	0	0	1	X	1	1	3	162	8
5	Fred R Whitefield	129	0	0	0	0	X	1	1	122	1
6	Paul Ward	106	0	0	0	0	0	X	0	93	1
Event 9 - 02/09/16 - 15 Minutes

	Player	Grade	1	2	3	4	Total	Perf	GP
1	Howard Grist	180	X	1	1	1	3	209	20
2	Stephen L Wedlock	172	0	X	1	1	2	176	8
3	Michael J Saunders	166	0	0	X	1	1	143	12
4	Alan H Wilson	67	0	0	0	X	0	57	4