Portsmouth Chess League 2009-10 Division 3 Analysis – Edward Davies
Division Summary
Division 3 consisted of 5 teams in a double round robin of 8 rounds. Fareham C won the league with 6 wins, followed by Portsmouth B with 5 wins and 1 draw. Chichester C were third with 4 wins, Cosham C were fourth with 3 wins, and Portsmouth University came last with one win and one draw.
In analysis of this division, one thing was very noteworthy; an unusually high number of board defaults. In total, 39 boards were defaulted in this division out of a total of 120 possible games; actually 37 of the total games were defaulted, as four of the defaults were in two double-default games of 0-0 result. This means 30.8% of scheduled games in the division were defaulted, which is quite incredible. The individual team defaults were: Cosham C defaulted 22 boards, 45.8% of their total boards, (3 matches and 4 other boards), Portsmouth University defaulted 16 boards, which was 33.3% of their total boards, (2 matches and 4 other boards), Fareham C defaulted only one board, and Portsmouth B and Chichester C did not default any. This high proportion of defaults is unfortunate, not least because of the disappointment every time a player finds out they do not get a game that they were looking forward to play, as well as the ‘gifting’ of 6 points to the winning teams which can have a big effect on the tie break (which consists of the total board points scored). Hopefully such a high number of defaults in a division will be avoided in the future.
Team Summaries
(NB: the highest grading performances and percent scores are based on players who played 4 or more games.)
Fareham C: Matt Chapman had the 4th highest grading performance with 134.1, 7th highest percentage score with 57.1%, and joint 2nd to 3rd highest points score in the division with 4 points. Nick Mace had joint 4th to 5th highest points score of 3.5 points as well as 5th highest percentage score with 70%, and Rob Davies had joint 6th to 8th highest point score of 3. J. Craig scored 100% in 3 games with a performance grade of 139.7, and Ashraf Syed had a performance grade of 135.7 over 3 games.
Portsmouth B: Billy Tompkins had the 3rd highest grading performance with 136, the 3rd highest percent score with 80%, and was joint 2nd to 3rd point scorer with 4 points, as well as having the top performance above a player’s grade with +29. Barrie James had the 5th highest grading performance in the division with 123, Paul Eyles had the 6th with 115, and Richard Ward had the 10th with 105.3. Jason Tompkins was joint 6th to 8th highest points scorer with 3 points. Mark Dryer did very well with a score of 100% over 3 games with a 155 performance.
Chichester C: John Kalber had the 7th highest grading performance with 111.8 and Andrew Keil had the 9th highest point score with 2.5.
Cosham C: Julius Mach had a strong performance with the 2nd highest grading performance with 159.8, 2nd highest percentage score with 87.5%, as well as 4th to 5th highest points score with 3.5 and 2nd highest performance above a player’s grade with +15.8. Martin Bowater had the 9th highest performance grade with 110.3. Peter Dallas scored 3 wins with no draws or losses and had a high grading performance of 190.
Portsmouth University: Takaedza Chipanga was by far the highest graded player in the division - ECF 185 - and his results reflect this: he had the number one performance grade with 185.6, number one percent score with 90%, and number one points score with 4.5. F. Hoffman had a respectable performance with the 8th highest performance grade of 110.6, 6th highest percentage score of 60%, and the 6th to 8th highest points score with 3 points.
Team Results:
| First place - Fareham C | ||||||||
| Grade | Played | w | d | l | Points | % | GP | |
| Curry, W. | 109 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 167.5 |
| Craig, J. | 92 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | 139.7 |
| Syed, A. | 113 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 135.7 |
| Chapman, M | u | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 57.1 | 134.1 |
| Goodhall, T. | 81* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 75.0 | 115.5 |
| Scotney, D. | 121* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 114.0 |
| Davies, R. | 97 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 42.9 | 103.3 |
| Mace, N.** | u | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 70.0 | 103.2 |
| Smithers, C. | 115 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| Massey, B.** | 86 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 83.0 |
| Eva, S. | 82* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 70.0 |
| McLean, R. | u | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | 68.7 |
| Springthorpe, L. | 72* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 58.0 |
| Second place - Portsmouth B | ||||||||
| Grade | Played | w | d | l | Points | % | GP | |
| Davies, E. | 148 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 50.0 | 185.0 |
| Ross, D.E.C. | 119* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 178.0 |
| Bird, T. | u | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 173.5 |
| Dryer, M. | 100* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | 155.0 |
| Tompkins, W. | 107* | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 80.0 | 136.0 |
| James, B. | 114 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 37.5 | 123.0 |
| Eyles, P. | 110 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 115.0 |
| Ward, R. | 108 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 105.3 |
| Sullivan, K. | 101 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 40.0 | 93.2 |
| Cochran, B. | 104 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 80.7 |
| Tompkins, J.** | u | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 75.0 | 61.3 |
| Third place - Chichester C | ||||||||
| Grade | Played | w | d | l | Points | % | GP | |
| Sagi, L. | 104 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 152.0 |
| Davies, K. | 145 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 25.0 | 140.0 |
| Kotkiewicz, R. | 112 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 112.0 |
| Kalber, J. | 113 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 111.8 |
| Keil, A. | 106 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 50.0 | 101.6 |
| Plumb, M. | 128 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 | 92.0 |
| Wake, P. | 109 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 16.7 | 89.3 |
| Tate, A. | u | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 52.0 |
| Carr, P. | u | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 50.0 |
| Bremner, N.** | u | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 38.3 |
| Spence, M. | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 36.5 |
| Mawson, D. | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | 25.3 |
| Buckley, C. | 56 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | 6.0 |
| Fourth place - Cosham C | ||||||||
| Grade | Played | w | d | l | Points | % | GP | |
| Dallas, P. | 153 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.0 | 190.0 |
| Mach, J. | 144 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 87.5 | 159.8 |
| Bowater, M. L. | 134 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 110.3 |
| Kelly, R. | 98 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 108.0 |
| Grant, B. | 108 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 103.7 |
| Stubbs, L. | 100 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | 87.0 |
| Smith, R. | 107 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 51.0 |
| Fifth place - Portsmouth University | ||||||||
| Grade | Played | w | d | l | Points | % | GP | |
| Chipanga, T. | 185 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | 90.0 | 185.6 |
| Hernandez, J. | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 118.0 |
| Hoffman, F. | u | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 60.0 | 110.6 |
| Davies, M. | u | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 16.7 | 74.3 |
| Rogers, P. | 87* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 63.0 |
| Adan, M. | u | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 54.0 |
| Rattray, R. | 101* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 51.0 |
| Mottershead, T.** | u | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 29.0 |
| Tan, A. | u | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 17.0 |
| Gent, P.*** | u | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | ? |
| Nava, F.*** | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | ? |
| NOTE: * indicates the players last recorded grade on the ECF database, used for grading performance calculations. | ||||||||
| NOTE: ** indicates player played one or more ungraded vs ungraded match which was not included in grading calculations. | ||||||||
| NOTE: *** indicates GP calculation was impossible with only ungraded vs ungraded games available. |
Top Individual Results:
| Top 10 grading performance (4 or more games) | ||
| 1 | Takaedza Chipanga | 185.6 |
| 2 | Julius Mach | 159.8 |
| 3 | Billy Tompkins | 136.0 |
| 4 | Matt Chapman | 134.1 |
| 5 | Barrie James | 123.0 |
| 6 | Paul Eyles | 115.0 |
| 7 | John Kalber | 111.8 |
| 8 | Hoffman, F. | 110.6 |
| 9 | Martin Bowater | 110.3 |
| 10 | Richard Ward | 105.3 |
| Top points scores | ||
| 1 | Takaedza Chipanga | 4.5 |
| 2 to 3 | Billy Tompkins | 4 |
| 2 to 3 | Matt Chapman | 4 |
| 4 to 5 | Julius Mach | 3.5 |
| 4 to 5 | Nick Mace | 3.5 |
| 6 to 8 | Jason Tompkins | 3 |
| 6 to 8 | F. Hoffman | 3 |
| 6 to 8 | Rob Davies | 3 |
| 9 | Andrew Keil | 2.5 |
| Top points scores (4 or more games) | ||
| 1 | Takaedza Chipanga | 90.0 |
| 2 | Julius Mach | 87.5 |
| 3 | Billy Tompkins | 80.0 |
| 4 | Jason Tompkins | 75.0 |
| 5 | Nick Mace | 70.0 |
| 6 | F. Hoffman | 60.0 |
| 7 | Matt Chapman | 57.1 |
| Top 5 performances above a player's grade (4 or more games) | ||
| 1 | Billy Tompkins | 29.0 |
| 2 | Julius Mach | 15.8 |
| 3 | Barrie James | 9.0 |
| 4 | Rob Davies | 6.3 |
| 5 | Paul Eyles | 5.0 |