The 2nd TAFCA ALLEGRO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 2022-23 – Report
The 2nd TAFCA ALLEGRO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 2022-23
Tues 29th Nov 22 – 7:30pm on Lichess.org
Format: 5 Round Swiss: Time-Control: 15 minutes each player
The 2nd TAFCA Allegro Championship was hit by the Football World Cup and the England v Wales match! I also did not send out a reminder, but have no idea if that had any affect.
Only 7 players took part, and all in with a chance of making the top 5 places (points)! There were some good battles but Lichess grading proved to be correct (more or less!). Congratulations to Ed Spencer (Dundee) who matched his number one seeding by finishing 1st on the night on 4½ points! Mind you his last game against Ray Noble (Castlehill) was a humdinger with rook sacrifices by Ray causing all sorts of problems for Ed! But this is nothing new for Ed and sanity prevailed in the end as Ray lost on time!
There was a 4-way tie for 2nd place on 2½, with Andre Babin, Richard Kynoch, Euan Murray (Castlehill) and Jan Thiel (St.Andrews).
Dragging their heals at the bottom of the table (Holding everyone up!) were Judith Firth and Ray Noble, just missing out on the points (In our dreams!).
After two events with three still to play, Ed Spencer leads they way but not by much!
The next Online Allegro is on Tuesday 31st January 2023! Football should be over by then!
To find out more on the results, standings and full report, click the link below.