Hampshire Chess Championship 2006 – U125

Alongside the Hampshire Chess Open there was a keenly contested Under 125 ECF graded tournament. 24 players entered including a number of well-known local players.

No pictures from the 2006 congress, although the above from the 2004 Congress has Bob Cleave playing Black (pondering what to reply to against b4) against ex Hampshire Treasurer Ken Retallack. Gillian Moore (current Hampshire Treasurer (2022)) is playing on the board behind.

For a list of the winners of the Hampshire Individual Championship and links to any articles I have written the table on the Hampshire Individual Championship is the best place to look. In addition, the table on the Hampshire Tournaments will detail these and any other tournament articles I have completed. Both of these are available from the menu at the top of the site as well.

Round 1

Apart from the two byes all the games ended with a decisive result. Most games were won by the higher graded player, but Portsmouth Chess club player Edward Davies beat experienced Southampton Chess club player John Wiseman. Ed’s grade went from 89 in 2006 to 151 in 2010, although does not appear to play anymore.

Player	Grade	Result	Player	Grade	Result
Bob A Cleave	119	1	Edward R Tapper	94	0
Edward G Davies	89	1	John M Wiseman	119	0
Ian D Lamb	87	0	Darren Radford	113	1
Ashraf Syed	111	1	Barrie James	88	0
David Fields	111	1	Rob Davies	83	0
David T Murchie	82	0	Trevor A Dickerson	103	1
Robert E Treloar	99	1	Stephen J Billett	59	0
William M Curry	72	0	Simon Roberts	96	1
James Wallman	ug	1	John Kooner	77	0
Tony D Roberts	ug	0	John W Carr	81	1
Tim Jenner	79	1	Kevin Sawers	ug	0
Charlie Goddard	110	½	Bye
Ray K Hunt	102	½	Bye

Round 2

Simon Roberts, Trevor Dickerson and Edward Davies all moved onto two points by winning their second-round game. Waiting half a point behind were six players.

Player	Grade	Result	Player	Grade	Result
Darren Radford	113	½	Ashraf Syed	111	½
James Wallman	ug	0	Edward G Davies	89	1
Trevor A Dickerson	103	1	Tim Jenner	79	0
Simon Roberts	96	1	David Fields	111	0
Ray K Hunt	102	0	Charlie Goddard	110	1
John W Carr	81	½	Robert E Treloar	99	½
Edward R Tapper	94	1	David T Murchie	82	0
John M Wiseman	119	0	Barrie James	88	1
Kevin Sawers	ug	1	William M Curry	72	0
Stephen J Billett	59	½	Rob Davies	83	½
Ian D Lamb	87	½	Bye
Tony D Roberts	ug	½	Bye
Bob A Cleave	119	½	Bye
John Kooner	77	½	Bye

Round 3

Essex’s Trevor Dickerson beat Ed Davies whilst Simon Robers drew with Fareham’s Ashraf Syed, which meant Trevor was in the sole lead on three points.

Bob Cleave beat Robert Treloar and Darren Radford did the same against Charlie Goddard to remain half a point behind with Simon Roberts.

Player	Grade	Result	Player	Grade	Result
Edward G Davies	89	0	Trevor A Dickerson	103	1
Ashraf Syed	111	½	Simon Roberts	96	½
Robert E Treloar	99	0	Bob A Cleave	119	1
David Fields	111	1	John W Carr	81	0
Charlie Goddard	110	0	Darren Radford	113	1
Tim Jenner	79	0	James Wallman	ug	1
Barrie James	88	½	Edward R Tapper	94	½
Ian D Lamb	87	1	Ray K Hunt	102	0
John Kooner	77	0	Kevin Sawers	ug	1
Tony D Roberts	ug	½	Stephen J Billett	59	½
William M Curry	72	0	John M Wiseman	119	1
Rob Davies	83	½	Bye
David T Murchie	82	½	Bye

Round 4

Bob Cleave took on the tournament leader Trevor Dickerson and came out on top. The other two players on two and a half points were paired together and Simon Roberts beat Ed Davies. Going into Sunday this meant Bob and Simon were at the front of the pack on three and a half points and would be paired in round five.

Player	Grade	Result	Player	Grade	Result
Trevor A Dickerson	103	0	Bob A Cleave	119	1
Simon Roberts	96	1	Edward G Davies	89	0
Ashraf Syed	111	1	James Wallman	ug	0
Kevin Sawers	ug	1	Barrie James	88	0
Edward R Tapper	94	½	Ian D Lamb	87	½
David T Murchie	82	0	John Kooner	77	1
John W Carr	81	0	Charlie Goddard	110	1
Tony D Roberts	ug	½	Rob Davies	83	½
Stephen J Billett	59	0	William M Curry	72	1
Robert E Treloar	99	½	Bye
John M Wiseman	119	½	Bye
David Fields	111	½	Bye
Darren Radford	113	½	Bye
Ray K Hunt	102	0	Withdrawn
Tim Jenner	79	0	Withdrawn

Round 5

Bob Cleave beat Simon Roberts in round five to go into the final round half a point ahead of Ashraf Syed and Darron Radford who beat Dave Fields and Tim Dickerson respectively.

Player	Grade	Result	Player	Grade	Result
Bob A Cleave	119	1	Simon Roberts	96	0
Darren Radford	113	1	Trevor A Dickerson	103	0
Ashraf Syed	111	1	David Fields	111	0
Edward G Davies	89	1	Robert E Treloar	99	0
Charlie Goddard	110	1	Edward R Tapper	94	0
John Kooner	77	0	Ian D Lamb	87	1
Rob Davies	83	0	James Wallman	ug	1
John M Wiseman	119	1	Tony D Roberts	ug	0
Stephen J Billett	59	0	John W Carr	81	1
William M Curry	72	0	David T Murchie	82	1
Kevin Sawers	ug	½	Bye		½
Barrie James	88	0	Withdrawn

Round 6

Bob Cleave continued his winning ways, this time beating Darren Radford. Bob won all the games he played in this tournament as he took a second-round bye. He finished a whole point ahead of Simon Roberts and Charlie Goddard who both won their last games. This was a great achievement for Bob, who has played for Winchester Chess Club for many years and to be fair to his opponents is not normally graded under 125.

Simon Roberts was graded 96 and finishing in joint second place was also an excellent result.

Player	Grade	Result	Player	Grade	Result
Bob A Cleave	119	1	Darren Radford	113	0
Ashraf Syed	111	0	Charlie Goddard	110	1
Simon Roberts	96	1	Kevin Sawers	ug	0
Trevor A Dickerson	103	1	James Wallman	ug	0
Ian D Lamb	87	0	Edward G Davies	89	1
David Fields	111	1	David T Murchie	82	0
John W Carr	81	0	John M Wiseman	119	1
Edward R Tapper	94	1	Stephen J Billett	59	0
John Kooner	77	1	Rob Davies	83	0
Tony D Roberts	ug	1	William M Curry	72	0
Robert E Treloar	99	1	Controller Bye

Final Table

As the basis of this is from the ECF rating site, which does not take into account byes the rankings do not match the final real positions. But to amend this I would have to recreate the numbers for each player, which I have not done. But the table can be sorted to allow you to do this.

I would recommend the ECF rating site for looking at Chess Tournaments as well as player ratings, a great resource with results going back twenty years.

Rank	Name	Grade	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Score
1	Bob A Cleave	119	9+	bye =	18+	3+	2+	7+	5½
2	Simon Roberts	96	22+	10+	4=	5+	1–	11+	4½
3	Trevor A Dickerson	103	23+	19+	5+	1–	7–	8+	4
4	Ashraf Syed	111	17+	7=	2=	8+	10+	6–	4
5	Edward G Davies	89	12+	8+	3–	2–	18+	14+	4
6	Charlie Goddard	110	bye =	24+	7–	13+	9+	4+	4½
7	Darren Radford	113	14+	4=	6+	bye =	3+	1–	4
8	James Wallman		16+	5–	19+	4–	21+	3–	3
9	Edward R Tapper	94	1–	23+	17=	14=	6–	20+	3
10	David Fields	111	21+	2–	13+	bye =	4–	23+	3½
11	Kevin Sawers		19–	22+	16+	17+	bye =	2–	3½
12	John M Wiseman	119	5–	17–	22+	bye =	15+	13+	3½
13	John W Carr	81	15+	18=	10–	6–	20+	12–	2½
14	Ian D Lamb	87	7–	bye =	24+	9=	16+	5–	3
15	Tony D Roberts		13–	bye =	20=	21=	12–	22+	2½
16	John Kooner	77	8–	bye =	11–	23+	14–	21+	2½
17	Barrie James	88	4–	12+	9=	11–			1½
18	Robert E Treloar	99	20+	13=	1–	bye =	5–	bye +	3
19	Tim Jenner	79	11+	3–	8–				1
20	Stephen J Billett	59	18–	21=	15=	22–	13–	9–	1
21	Rob Davies	83	10–	20=	bye =	15=	8–	16–	1½
22	William M Curry	72	2–	11–	12–	20+	23–	15–	1
23	David T Murchie	82	3–	9–	bye =	16–	22+	10–	1½
24	Ray K Hunt	102	bye =	6–	14–				½