Jun 11	Round 1
Jun 25	Round 2
Jul 9	Round 3
Jul 23	Round 4
Aug 6	Round 5
Aug 20	Round 6
Sep 3	Round 7

 

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6^th Cornwall Online Congress

General Arrangements

7 rounds to be played fortnightly at dates to be agreed by the players.

½-point byes may be taken in any two rounds. Notice must be given two weeks before the draw is made for the round.

In each round the players will play a single game against his/her opponent.

Rate of play: 45 minutes each with 15 second per move increments from move 1.

Games must Be RATED.

All games will be rated for the ECF Online Rating List (Standard Play)

The rules are here.

Organiser
Ian George. Email: 3a.roskear@gmail.com. Phone: 01209 719727. Lichess message: roskearman.

Pairings, results and standings are on chess-results.com.

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Draw Offers

There have been several instances in our league and congress of players intending to offer or accept a draw and pressing the RESIGN button instead. This is partly due to the poor design of the relevant lichess page where, instead of placing the DRAW button at either end of the page a long way from the RESIGN button, they have put it in the centre of a row of closely spaced buttons with the RESIGN button on the right.

Where this has arisen so far the positions have been dead drawn with no winning prospects for either side. In all cases the situation was resolved afterwards by fine sportsmanship on the part of the "winner" in agreeing to a draw.

In order to prevent this situation occurring in their games, I would urge all players to check carefully before offering or agreeing a draw.

Ian George

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Take Back Requests

In common with other online platforms lichess allows players to make a take back request, which the opponent is at liberty to grant or refuse as he or she sees fit. The principal use of this is where a mouse slip cause a player to move a piece to an unintended square.

I understand how frustrating this is, having done it myself more than once. I also understand that momentary loss of control might affect, for example, an arthritis sufferer. Having said that, I believe that competitive online play should, wherever possible, be conducted according to the same principles as over the board play. Furthermore the use of take back requests has the potential for creating a form of "moral blackmail" whereby the opponent considers that he or she will, unfairly, be thought guilty of poor sportsmanship if he or she refuses.

Accordingly, while I'm not going to a make a rule prohibiting take back requests, I do not think that they should be used in our online competitions. I therefore request all players to refrain from making them. If you do make one and your opponent refuses, please remember that he or she has every right to do so and that for some people this is a matter of principle.

The above remarks apply only to our formal competitions and not to the less formal events that we organise from time to time.

Ian George

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Last updated 13/1/2024

Bryan Jones	(4)	0 - 1	Lloyd Retallick	(6)
Nigel Kirkman	(3½)	0 - 1	Chris Brough	(4½)
Jamie Morgan	(4)	½ - ½	Ian Renshaw	(3)
Trevor Palmer	(3)	0 - 1	Anthony Rundle	(3)
Gary Trudeau	(3)	1 - 0	Philip Spargo	(2½)
Philip May	(2½)	0 - 1	Hugh Brown	(2½)
Ben Barnett	(2)	0 - 1	John James	(2)
Lloyd Russell	(2)	1 - 0	Ashley Jones	(1)

Lloyd Retallick	(5)	1 - 0	Nigel Kirkman	(3½)
Chris Brough	(3½)	1 - 0	Gary Trudeau	(3)
Anthony Rundle	(3)	0 - 1	Jamie Morgan	(3)
Philip May	(2½)	0 - 1	Bryan Jones	(3)
John James	(2)	0 - 1	Trevor Palmer	(2)
Lloyd Russell	(2)	0 - 1	Ian Renshaw	(2)
Hugh Brown	(2)	½ - ½	Philip Spargo	(2)
Ashley Jones	(1)	0 - 1	Ben Barnett	(1)

Jamie Morgan	(3)	0 - 1	Lloyd Retallick	(4)
Nigel Kirkman	(2½)	1 - 0	Anthony Rundle	(3)
Chris Brough	(2½)	1 - 0	Trevor Palmer	(2)
Gary Trudeau	(2)	1 - 0	Hugh Brown	(2)
Ian Renshaw	(2)	0 - 1	Bryan Jones	(2)
Philip Spargo	(1½)	½ - ½	Philip May	(2)
Ben Barnett	(1)	0 - 1	Lloyd Russell	(1)
Ashley Jones	(1)	0 - 1	John James	(1)

Lloyd Retallick	(3)	1 - 0	Chris Brough	(2½)
Trevor Palmer	(2)	0 - 1	Jamie Morgan	(2)
Anthony Rundle	(2)	1 - 0	Gary Trudeau	(2)
Nigel Kirkman	(1½)	1 - 0	Ian Renshaw	(2)
Bryan Jones	(1½)	½ - ½	Philip Spargo	(1)
Philip May	(1)	1 - 0	Ben Barnett	(1)
John James	(1)	0 - 1	Hugh Brown	(1)
Ashley Jones	(0)	1	BYE
Lloyd Russell	(½)	½	BYE

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Gary Trudeau	(2)	0 - 1	Lloyd Retallick	(2)
Jamie Morgan	(2)	0 - 1	Chris Brough	(1½)
Anthony Rundle	(1½)	½ - ½	Bryan Jones	(1)
Trevor Palmer	(1)	1 - 0	Philip May	(1)
Ian Renshaw	(1)	1 - 0	John James	(1)
Ben Barnett	(1)	0 - 1	Nigel Kirkman	(½)
Philip Spargo	(0)	1 - 0	Ashley Jones	(0)
Hugh Brown	(0)	1
Lloyd Russell	(0)	½

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Lloyd Retallick	(1)	1 - 0	Trevor Palmer	(1)
Bryan Jones	(1)	0 - 1	Jamie Morgan	(1)
Chris Brough	(1)	½ - ½	Anthony Rundle	(1)
John James	(1)	0 - 1	Gary Trudeau	(1)
Hugh Brown	(0)	0 - 1	Ian Renshaw	(0)
Philip Spargo	(0)	0 - 1	Ben Barnett	(0)
Ashley Jones	(0)	0 - 1	Philip May	(0)
Nigel Kirkman	(0)	½
Lloyd Russell	(0)	0

Ian Renshaw	(0)	0 - 1	Lloyd Retallick	(0)
Jamie Morgan	(0)	1 - 0	Philip Spargo	(0)
Philip May	(0)	0 - 1	Chris Brough	(0)
Gary Trudeau	(0)	1 - 0	Lloyd Russell (DEF)	(0)
Hugh Brown	(0)	0 - 1	Trevor Palmer	(0)
Nigel Kirkman	(0)	0 - 1	John James	(0)
Ben Barnett	(0)	0 - 1	Bryan Jones	(0)
Anthony Rundle	(0)	1 - 0	Ashley Jones (DEF)	(0)