Portsmouth Chess League 2009-10 Division 1 Analysis – Edward Davies

Summary.

The first division consisted of five teams in a double round robin totalling eight rounds.  Congratulations to Emsworth A who were clear victors with 6 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss, whilst their nearest rivals Cosham A finished with 4 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses.

Team Summaries:

Emsworth A won the division quite emphatically, and had very strong performances from a number of players.  Dominic Tunks had the second highest rating performance in the division of 197.9, and the second highest point score of 5.5.  Paul Cooper had the highest percentage score in the division with a perfect 100% over 5 games, with the fourth highest rating performance of 194.2 and joint 3rd to 6th points score of 5, and had the third highest rating performance above a player’s own grade of +36.2.  Humphrey Lwambula had the second highest percentage score of 83.3% and the sixth highest rating performance with 191.7.  Mike Lambshire had the 9th highest rating performance of 184.2 and Martin Buckley was joint 3rd to 6th highest point scorer with 5 points. 

Cosham A came in second place in the division.  John Wheeler had an excellent result with the highest grading performance in the divison of 204.9, the highest points score of 6, and the joint 3rd to 4th highest percentage score of 75%.  Dave Cordner had the 10th highest performance rating of 182.4, and joint 7th to 9th highest point score of 4.5 points. 

Chichester A came in third place.  Bill McDougall had the 5th highest rating performance of 191.8.  Roland Lukosius had the joint 3rd to 6th highest points score with 5, and Jaimie Wilson had the joint 7th to 9th highest points score of 4.5.  Philip Wake had a very good personal performance of 153, which was 44 points above his grade. 

 Fareham A came in fourth place.  Tony Corkett had the third highest rating performance of 197.8 and the 5th highest percentage score of 70%.  David Deacon had a very good result with a rating performance of 191 which was the 7th highest in the division. 

Gosport A came in fifth place.  David Fowler had the 8th highest rating performance in the division of 185.5, and David Holmes had the joint 3rd to 4th highest percentage score of 75%.  Tony Elbourn had an excellent result with a rating performance of 163.3, which was the highest rating performance above a player’s grade, with a +51.3 performance. 

 

Team Results:

1st place - Emsworth A
Emsworth   points % GP
Tunks, D.R. 192 5.5 68.8 197.9
Cooper, P 158 5 100.0 194.2
Lwambula, H. 182 5 83.3 191.7
Lambshire, M.V. 199 4 66.7 184.2
Buckley, M. 162 5 62.5 165.3
Krawczuk, M. 165 3 60.0 164.0
Agius, V 122 0.5 50.0 158.0
Moore, G. 144 0.5 50.0 145.0
Treloar, R. 116 1 50.0 133.5
Mulvey, S. 165 1 33.3 120.7
Shotton, D. 105 0 0.0 89.0
Barron, S. 75 0 0.0 65.0

 

2nd place - Cosham A
Cosham   points % GP
Wheeler, J. F.  189 6 75.0 204.9
Cordner, D.A. 169 4.5 64.3 182.4
Gregory, K.D.F. 178 2 50.0 167.0
Bowater, M.L. 134 1 50.0 163.5
Puchades, R.V. 154 3.5 50.0 160.7
Dallas, P 153 4 57.1 158.9
Smith, A.D. 149 3.5 50.0 144.4
LeFevre, S.D. 134 0 0.0 115.0
Hartley, R.E. u 0 0.0 108.0
Dean, S. 146 0 0.0 104.0
3rd place - Chichester A
Chichester   points % GP
McDougall, W 180 3 60.0 191.8
McDougall, A 184 3.5 43.8 174.9
Lukosius, R 163 5 62.5 170.5
Wilson, J 169 4.5 56.3 168.8
Wake, P. 109 1.5 75.0 153.0
Judd, P 157 1 50.0 144.0
Davies, K. 145 1.5 50.0 132.0
Williams, R.T.F. 158 2.5 41.7 130.3
Smith, S.J. 167 1 25.0 122.5
Partridge, W. 141 0 0.0 108.0

 

4th place - Fareham A
Fareham   points % GP
Corkett, T. 199 3.5 70.0 197.8
Deacon, D.  158 2 66.7 191.0
Osiyemi, L 164 1 20.0 151.8
Syed, A. 113 0.5 50.0 149.0
Elliott, D. 152 3 37.5 147.8
Chapman, M. u 2 50.0 146.0
Black, E. 139 3.5 43.8 141.6
Coburn, J.A. 151 1 14.3 138.4
Scotney, D. 121 1.5 25.0 127.5
Waller, P. 133 0.5 25.0 109.0
5th place - Gosport A
Gosport   points % GP
Fowler, D. 164 4 66.7 185.5
Holmes, D. 144 4.5 75.0 171.0
Elbourn, A. 112 2 66.7 163.3
Newbury, M.L. 163 3.5 50.0 162.6
Marsh, R. 162 1.5 18.8 159.8
Wilkinson, J.R. 166 3.5 43.8 154.6
Eales, P.J. 127 0.5 50.0 149.0
Gale, B. 131 0.5 50.0 145.0
Smith, R.F. 123 1 16.7 89.3

 

Top Individual Results:

Top ten grading performances
1 John Wheeler 204.9
2 Dominic Tunks 197.9
3 Tony Corkett 197.8
4 Paul Cooper 194.2
5 Bill McDougall 191.8
6 Humphrey Lwambula 191.7
7 David Deacon 191.0
8 David Fowler 185.5
9 Mike Lambshire 184.2
10 Dave Cordner 182.4
Top points scores
1 John Wheeler 6
2 Dominic Tunks 5.5
3 to 6 Martin Buckley 5
3 to 6 Paul Cooper 5
3 to 6 Roland Lukosius 5
3 to 6 Humphrey Lwambula 5
7 to 9 Jaimie Wilson 4.5
7 to 9 Dave Cordner 4.5
7 to 9 David Holmes 4.5
Top % scores (4 or more games)
1 Paul Cooper 100.0
2 Humphrey Lwambula 83.3
3 to 4 John Wheeler 75.0
3 to 4 David Holmes 75.0
5 Tony Corkett 70.0
6 Dominic Tunks 68.8
7 to 10 Mike Lambshire 66.7
7 to 10 David Deacon 66.7
7 to 10 Tony Elbourn 66.7
7 to 10 David Fowler 66.7
Top performances above player's own grade
1 Tony Elbourn 51.3
2 Philip Wake 44.0
3 Paul Cooper 36.2
4 to 5 Vincent Agius 36.0
4 to 5 Ashraf Syed 36.0
6 David Deacon 33.0
7 Martin Bowater 29.5
8 David Holmes 27.0
9 Peter Eales 22.0
10 David Fowler 21.5