Results 2018/19 - 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	1	16	20	16	8	4	8	99
2	Stephen L Wedlock	16	4	16		4	16	16	8	16	96
3	Julian Corfield		10	16	8	8	5	16	1	2	66
4	Alex S Davis-Loades				16	12	1	4	16	16	65
5	Michael J Saunders		1	5		1	1		16	2	26
6	Colin M Newton		20			1				1	22
7	Fred R Whitefield	4	1	1	4	1	5	1		1	18
8	Neil A Sutherland	8		5						2	15
9	James I Courtenay		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8
10	Nick J Lacey			5		1				1	7
11	Matthew H Shaw						5				5
12	Stuart A Pithers			1	1		1	1			4
=13	James Evans									2	2
=13	Adam JM Moyse	1	1								2
=13	Theo Paphitis								1	1	2
16	Jack Davis				1						1

Event 1 - 17/05/19 - 5 Minutes

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	Total	GP
1	Howard Grist	X	1	2	1	2	6	16
2	Stephen L Wedlock	1	X	1	2	2	6	16
3	Neil A Sutherland	0	1	X	1½	2	4½	8
4	Fred R Whitefield	1	0	½	X	1	2½	4
5	Adam JM Moyse	0	0	0	1	X	1	1
Event 2 - 31/05/19 - 10 Minutes

	Player	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total	Perf	GP
1	Colin M Newton	151	X	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	187	20
2	Julian Corfield	e170	1	X	1	0	1	0	1	1	5	175	10
3	Howard Grist	175	0	0	X	1	1	1	1	1	5	176	10
4	Stephen L Wedlock	178	0	1	0	X	½	1	1	1	4½	169	4
5	Michael J Saunders	152	0	0	0	½	X	1	1	1	3½	151	1
6	Fred R Whitefield	162	0	1	0	0	0	X	1	1	3	146	1
7	James I Courtenay	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	1	1	61	1
8	Adam JM Moyse	e80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	0	61	1
Event 3 - 14/06/19 - 15 Minutes

	Player	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	Total	Perf	GP
1	Julian Corfield	e170	w7+	b8+	w2+	b5-	w6+	4	194	16
2	Stephen L Wedlock	178	b9+	w5+	b1-	w3+	b8+	4	189	16
3	Michael J Saunders	152	bye+	b6=	w4=	b2-	w5+	3	160	5
4	Nick J Lacey	91	w6-	b7=	b3=	bye+	w9+	3	103	5
5	Neil A Sutherland	175	w8+	b2-	w6+	w1+	b3-	3	177	5
6	Howard Grist	175	b4+	w3=	b5-	w7+	b1-	2½	153	1
7	James I Courtenay	59	b1-	w4=	w9+	b6-	bye+	2½	82	1
8	Fred R Whitefield	162	b5-	w1-	bye+	b9+	w2-	2	136	1
9	Stuart A Pithers	89	w2-	bye+	b7-	w8-	b4-	1	52	1
Event 4 - 28/06/19 - 5 Minutes

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total	GP
1	Howard Grist	X	1½	1	1	2	2	2	9½	16
2	Alex S Davis-Loades	½	X	2	1	2	2	+	9½	16
3	Julian Corfield	1	0	X	2	2	2	2	9	8
4	Fred R Whitefield	1	1	0	X	2	2	+	8	4
5	James I Courtenay	0	0	0	0	X	1	2	3	1
6	Stuart A Pithers	0	0	0	0	1	X	2	3	1
7	Jack Davis	0	-	0	-	0	0	X	0	1
Event 5 - 12/07/19 - 10 Minutes

	Player	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total	Perf	GP
1	Howard Grist	172	X	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7½	198	20
2	Alex S Davis-Loades	e150	½	X	0	1	1	1	½	1	1	6	177	12
3	Julian Corfield	183	0	1	X	1	1	0	½	1	1	5½	175	8
4	Stephen L Wedlock	177	0	0	0	X	1	1	1	1	1	5	168	4
5	Michael J Saunders	153	0	0	0	0	X	1	1	1	1	4	152	1
6	Fred R Whitefield	152	0	0	1	0	0	X	1	0	1	3	140	1
7	Colin M Newton	157	0	½	½	0	0	0	X	1	1	3	140	1
8	Nick J Lacey	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	X	1	2	96	1
9	James I Courtenay	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	0	50	1
Event 6 - 26/07/19 - 15 Minutes

	Player	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	Total	Perf	GP
1	Stephen L Wedlock	177	b9+	w3+	b6+	w4+	b2-	4	189	16
2	Howard Grist	172	b4+	w6-	b5+	w3+	w1+	4	193	16
3	Julian Corfield	183	w7+	b1-	w9+	b2-	w8+	3	168	5
4	Fred R Whitefield	152	w2-	b8+	w7+	b1-	w9+	3	155	5
5	Matthew H Shaw	154	w8+	b7-	w2-	bye+	b6+	3	147	5
6	Alex S Davis-Loades	e150	bye+	b2+	w1-	b7=	w5-	2½	152	1
7	Michael J Saunders	153	b3-	w5+	b4-	w6=	bye+	2½	147	1
8	James I Courtenay	61	b5-	w4-	bye+	b9+	b3-	2	71	1
9	Stuart A Pithers	81	w1-	bye+	b3-	w8-	b4-	1	56	1
Event 7 - 09/08/19 - 5 Minutes

	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total	GP
1	Julian Corfield	X	1	1	2	2	2	2	10	16
2	Stephen L Wedlock	1	X	1	2	2	2	2	10	16
3	Howard Grist	1	1	X	0	2	1	2	7	8
4	Alex S Davis-Loades	0	0	2	X	½	2	2	6½	4
5	Fred R Whitefield	0	0	0	1½	X	1	2	4½	1
6	Stuart A Pithers	0	0	1	0	1	X	1	3	1
7	James I Courtenay	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	1	1
Event 8 - 23/08/19 - 10 Minutes

	Player	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total	Perf	GP
1	Alex S Davis-Loades	e150	X	1	½	1	1	½	1	5	184	16
2	Michael J Saunders	153	0	X	1	1	1	1	1	5	185	16
3	Stephen L Wedlock	177	½	0	X	½	½	1	1	3½	164	8
4	Howard Grist	172	0	0	½	X	½	1	1	3	155	4
5	Julian Corfield	183	0	0	½	½	X	1	½	2½	148	1
6	James I Courtenay	61	½	0	0	0	0	X	1	1½	66	1
7	Theo Paphitis	e40	0	0	0	0	½	0	X	½	35	1
Event 9 - 06/09/19 - 15 Minutes

	Player	Grade	1	2	3	4	5	Total	Perf	GP
1	Stephen L Wedlock	177	w11+	b6+	w5+	b3+	w2-	4	186	16
2	Alex S Davis-Loades	e150	b4-	w9+	b7+	w5+	b1+	4	194	16
3	Howard Grist	172	b9+	w7+	b8=	w1-	b4+	3½	182	8
4	James Evans	e140	w2+	b5-	w10+	b6+	w3-	3	158	2
5	Neil A Sutherland	167	b8+	w4+	b1-	b2-	w12+	3	160	2
6	Michael J Saunders	153	w12+	w1-	b9+	w4-	b10+	3	149	2
7	Julian Corfield	183	w10+	b3-	w2-	b11+	b8+	3	163	2
8	Colin M Newton	157	w5-	b11+	w3=	b10+	w7-	2½	151	1
9	Fred R Whitefield	152	w3-	b2-	w6-	b12+	w11+	2	130	1
10	Nick J Lacey	90	b7-	w12+	b4-	w8-	w6-	1	84	1
11	James I Courtenay	61	b1-	w8-	b12+	w7-	b9-	1	59	1
12	Theo Paphitis	e40	b6-	b10-	w11-	w9-	b5-	0	26	1