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McMaster Matchplay

Richard McMaster had the idea of bringing together Ulster’s top players in a matchplay format. Originally planned to be run on a knock-out basis, the event was changed into a double round all-play-all. Each player had half an hour on his clock and some hard fought and fascinating chess was produced in what is probably the strongest rapidplay event ever held in Ulster.

POINTS SCORED WHEN PLAYING WITH WHITE

 

C

S

G

H

M

P

S

Pts

Tom CLARKE

X

½

0

1

1

1

1

Steve SCANNELL

1

X

1

0

1

½

0

Kieran GREER

1

½

X

½

0

½

½

3

Michael HOLMES

½

0

1

X

½

1

1

4

Richard McMASTER

1

1

1

1

X

1

1

6

Nicholas PILKIEWICZ

0

0

1

0

1

X

0

2

Adrian SKELTON

0

0

0

0

0

1

X

1

 

POINTS SCORED WHEN PLAYING WITH BLACK

 

C

S

G

H

M

P

S

Pts

Tom CLARKE

X

0

0

½

0

1

1

Steve SCANNELL

½

X

½

1

0

1

1

4

Kieran GREER

1

0

X

0

0

0

1

2

Michael HOLMES

0

1

½

X

0

1

1

Richard McMASTER

0

0

1

½

X

1

0

Nicholas PILKIEWICZ

0

½

½

0

0

X

0

1

Adrian SKELTON

0

1

½

0

0

1

X

 

FINAL CROSSTABLE

 

M

S

H

C

G

S

P

Pts

1.Richard McMASTER

2073

XX

10

10

11

11

10

2.Steve SCANNELL

2167

10

XX

01

01

½1

2.Michael HOLMES

2116

½0

01

XX

½0

11

11

4.Tom CLARKE

2187

10

½0

XX

00

11

11

7

5.Kieran GREER

2148

00

½0

½0

11

XX

½1

½0

5

6.Adrian SKELTON

2019

00

01

00

00

XX

11

7.Nicholas PILKIEWICZ

1902

10

00

00

00

XX

3

 

McMaster Matchplay Masters
McMaster, R.-Scannell, S. McMaster, R.-Pilkiewicz, N.
McMaster v Scannell McMaster v Pilkiewicz

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