Bob Dunn Summer 2020-21

Updated: 02/07/21:

BOB DUNN SUMMER ONLINE TOURNAMENT

Four round Swiss: 60 minutes + 30 seconds

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THE BOB DUNN SUMMER TOURNAMENT 2022
All dependent on the COVID situation, but provisional dates have been make.

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THE BOB DUNN SUMMER TOURNAMENT 2021
Congratulations to Alastair Dawson on winning the Bob Dunn Summer 2021-22! Also well played Graham Mooney, Robert Jackson, Jim McCluskey &
Ana Belen Seijas Otero for finishing equal runner-up!
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THE BOB DUNN SUMMER TOURNAMENT 2021
Round 2 Report

Most of the results went to the form book but congratulations to Marten Kats (1203) who beat junior wonder kid, Rishi Vijayakumar J9! That was some result Marten!

Trevor Harley (1333) still not fully recovered from his illness managed a fine draw against Jan Barron-Majerik (1500) who is still in “1 MINUTE BULLET” mode it seemed with the way he played! Nice draw Trevor!

Ramit Kanodia J13 (900) did a break dancing job of “dodging the bullet” and salvaging a draw after Martin Chalmers (1505) in a winning position managed to end up without enough material to win the game! Another winning opportunity going a begging again Martin!

Ed Walton (1482) and Andy Rowe (1572) both served up a corker of a match again with both having to settle for a draw in the end!

We have 4 players on full points (6) after two rounds:

Graham Mooney (1866); Alastair Dawson (1800); Robert Jackson (1575) & Marten Kats (1203), but with two rounds still to go it’s anybody’s championship!

The third round draw is now up on the website. The summer match night is Monday 26^th July 21, 7:30pm on Lichess. If not suitable for some players please contact your opponent ASAP and make alternative arrangements which “MUST” be before the match night deadline!

Good luck!

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Well despite the pandemic or maybe because of it, we had a fantastic response to the summer tournament with 26 players taking part in round one. The match night was Mon 10^th May, 21, with a few matches played on other nights.

The first round used accelerated pairings as we only have four rounds to get a winner. The rest of the remaining three rounds will be ordinary pairings. Remember it`s 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. There were no big upsets as everything more or less went to grading form. Ed Walton (1482) got a draw against Ray Noble (1591), but apart from that nothing to talk about.

The second round draw is up on our website and the match night is Monday 21^st June 21, 7;30pm on Lichess.org. As we are online and if this date does not suit, players can contact their opponents and rearrange the date and time, as long as it`s played before or by the official match night!

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Entries are now being taken for the Bob Dunn Summer tournament 2021. Closing date for entries is Monday 19^th April 21. Please checkout the rules tab.

ENTRIES (so far)

 Round 1 will use accelerated pairings. After than normal pairing rules apply.

Mon 10^th May 21 – Round OneRound Dates (Match night!)

• Mon 21^st June 21 – Round Two
• Mon 26^th July 21 – Round Three
• Mon 23^rd Aug 21 – Round Four (last)

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Due to the on going COVID-19 virus pandemic, this seasons (2019-20) Bob Dunn Summer competition has been cancelled. Apologies for this and hopefully we will be back to a full calendar for 2020-21.

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Entries will open end of March

Standings (after 0 rounds)
The 2021-22 season tbc depending on COVID rules. Proposed dates added.

Mon 19th May 22

tbc

Mon 23rd June 22

tbc

Mon 28th July 22

tbc

25th Aug 22
tbc

BOB DUNN SUMMER RULES   **New rules

1. The round draws will be displayed on the web site ASAP.
2. The closing date for entries shall be the IN APRIL. No entries will be taken after the second round draw has been made.
3. The Summer will be a 4 round Swiss event using the CHESS SCOTLAND grading based Swiss pairings, or a CS/Committee approved computer-pairing software.
4. **Accelerated Pairings will be used in the first round only
5. **ALL matches in each round will be played on the one night (Now known as “SUMMER NIGHT”).
6. **When draw is made please contact your opponent ASAP to confirm you can play on the SUMMER NIGHT.
7. **If a player cannot play on the SUMMER NIGHT, they must inform their opponent and the competition organiser of this and try and find a suitable alternative date before this deadline night.
8. The scoring shall be; Win=3 point: Draw=1 point; Loss=0 points. All games will be sent for normal grading.
9. Any player may request a 1 point bye in the first 3 rounds.
10. Time-control “One time control of 60 minutes + 30 seconds increments each player. no minimum number of required moves and no quick-Play finish.
11. TIE-BREAKS– In the event of a tie for title between players, a 5^th round draw will be done between those players
12. Players can only win one trophy, and will be awarded the most prestigious title.
13. The competition organiser and/or committee may make amendments deemed appropriate to ensure the smooth running of the tournament