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2017 JAMAICA SENIORS AND VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIPS (WILLIAM ROPER MEMORIAL)

 

William Roper Memorial 2017 Cross Table of Results

 

#	Player	Gp	Irtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	tot points
1	S. Matthews	50+	2214	*	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	7
2	G Byfield	50+	2028	0	*	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	6.5
3	I. Wilkinson	50+	1900	½	0	*	½	½	1	1	1	1	5.5
4	R. Wheeler	65+	2048	½	½	½	*	1	1	0	½	1	5
5	M.Diedrick	50+	1875	0	0	½	0	*	½	1	1	1	4
6	M. Douglas	50+	1747	0	0	0	0	½	*	1	1	1	3.5
7	E. Chin	50+	1809	0	0	0	1	0	0	*	1	½	2.5
8	T. Lindo	50+	1669	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	*	½	1
9	F. Cameron	65+	1790	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	*	1

 

 

 

 

REPORT 2- 2017 JAMAICA SENIORS AND VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIPS (WILLIAM ROPER MEMORIAL) HEADING FOR EXCITING FINISH!!

 

 

Report 2

After six enthralling rounds, the 2017 Jamaica Seniors and Veterans Championships (William Roper Memorial trophies) are heading for a bang-up finish... See Details

 

2017 WILLIAM ROPER MEMORIAL

(JAMAICA SENIORS/VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIPS)

MARKLAND "DOUGNIK" DOUGLAS TAKES THE LEAD

 

(Markland Douglas (L) Takes on Eton Chin (R) in the above Pic)

After two rounds of the 2017 Jamaica Seniors/Veterans Chess Championships (the William Roper Memorial) played at the Jamaica Olympic Association ("JOA"), Markland "Dougnik" Douglas has taken the early lead with two wins, defeating Eton Chin and Terence Lindo, respectively.

Tied for second, each on 1 1/2 points, are the overwhelming rating favourite FM Shane Matthews (seven-time Jamaica Champion); IA CM Robert Wheeler (the 66 year-old, six-time Jamaica Champion and two-time defending Jamaica Seniors Champion); and Ian G. Wilkinson QC, the two-time defending Jamaica Veterans Champion.

The standings for the rest of the nine-man field are Michael Diedrick on 1 point; Terence Lindo (1/2 point - after drawing with Wheeler in the first round!); NM Geoffrey Byfield, Chin; and Frederick Cameron (a founding father and former President of the Jamaica Chess Federation ("JCF") President - now 77 years old!) who are all yet to "get on the board".

Fm Matthews clashes with QC Ian Wilkinson in bruising first round encounter

In several key match-ups Wilkinson and Matthews clashed in the first round and played to a bruising 48-move draw in a Bishop's opening, the "Magician" Matthews wielding the white pieces and eventually forcing perpetual check. Shane notched his first win with a clinical outing with the black pieces against Byfield whose London System set-up did not survive Shane's King's Indian Defence.

NM Robert Wheeler battles Frederick Cameron for the Veterans crown

In a pivotal second round game between the two men fighting for the Seniors Crown, Wheeler defeated Cameron in 52 moves (a Reti/English Opening).

THIRD ROUND GAMES

The following third round games are scheduled for the same venue at 9:00 am on Saturday, August 12: Chin-Byfield, Lindo-Wilkinson, Cameron-Douglas and Diedrick-Wheeler. Matthews has a bye. The players with the white pieces are named first. The pairings, schedule and results can be found at the JCF's website (www.jamchess.com)

About the Tournament

 

The tournament is named in honour of WILLIAM ROPER, one of the founding fathers of the JCF and its first Secretary when it was formed in 1969. An Attorney-at-Law, he was also a former Principal of the Norman Manley Law School and died at 83 years old on July 19, 2014.

It is a round-robin over nine rounds at a time control of game in 90 minutes with increments of thirty seconds per move from the first move. It runs from August 5 to 20 with all nine rounds to be played at the JOA.

The winners of the respective sections will be Jamaica's official representatives at the World Senior Chess Championships in Acqui Terme, Italy in November, 2017.

The event is sponsored by the Sports Development Foundation, the Kasparov Chess Foundation, the JOA and the JCF, respectively.