The Book Prize Tournament 2022-2023 is one of four Chandler’s Ford Chess Club tournaments. This year’s Book Prize Tournament started at the beginning of October 2022. It is organised by Peter Przybycin.
Book Prize Tournament 2022-2023
The 2022-23 Book Prize Tournament is now closed.
Congratulations to the three winners:
- Iwan Cave (Premier Section)
- Nobby George (the Major)
- Daniel Phillips (the Minor).
This year the tournament was divided into three all-play-all sections: Premier, Major, and Minor.
Round 1
Here are the pairings for round 1, all games to be played by 28th October:
Premier section:
| White | Black | |
| Iwan Cave | 1-0 | Sam Murphy |
| Robert Sims | 0-1 | Graham Stuart |
| Pablo Vidal | 0-1 | Keith Gregory |
| Cary Xie | 0.5-0.5 | Peter Przybycin |
Major section:
| white | black | |
| Andy Mills | 0.5-0.5 | Peter Eales |
| Patrick Pavey | 0-1 | Nobby George |
| John Pellegrini | 0-1 | Dick Meredith |
| John Kooner | 0-1 | Keven Lamb |
Minor section:
| white | black | |
| Alan Weaver | 0-1 | Rose Saunders |
| Lee Mundy | 1-0 | Ian Parker |
| Rob Strachan | 1-0 | Geoff Parish |
| Steve Dunleavy | 0-1 | Steve Saunders |
| John Davis | 0-1 | Daniel Phillips |
Round 2
Premier section:
| White | Black | |
| Robert Sims | 0-1 | Iwan Cave |
| Cary Xie | 0-1 | Keith Gregory |
| Sam Murphy | 0-1 | Graham Stuart |
| Peter Przybycin | 0.5 – 0.5 | Pablo Vidal |
Major section:
| white | black | |
| John Pellegrini | 0-1 | Andy Mills |
| Peter Eales | 1-0 | Dick Meredith |
| John Kooner | 0-1 | Nobby George |
| Keven Lamb | 1-0 | Patrick Pavey |
Minor section:
| white | black | |
| Steve Dunleavy | 0.5-0.5 | Alan Weaver |
| Geoff Parish | 1-0 | Ian Parker |
| Lee Mundy | 1-0 | John Davis |
| Daniel Phillips | 0-1 | Rose Saunders |
| Steve Saunders | 0-1 | Rob Strachan |
Round 3
Premier Section
| White | Black | |
| Iwan Cave | 1-0 | Pablo Vidal |
| Keith Gregory | 1-0 | Robert Sims |
| Cary Xie | 1-0 | Graham Stuart |
| Peter Przybycin | 0-1 | Sam Murphy |
Major section:
| white | black | |
| Andy Mills | 1-0 | Patrick Pavey |
| Nobby George | 0-1 | John Pellegrini |
| John Kooner | 0-1 | Dick Meredith |
| Keven Lamb | 1-0 | Peter Eales |
Minor section:
| white | black | |
| Alan Weaver | 0-1 | John Davis |
| Steve Dunleavy | 0-1 | Daniel Phillips |
| Ian Parker | 1-0 | Steve Saunders |
| Lee Mundy | 0.5 – 0.5 | Rob Strachan |
| Rose Saunders | 0-1 | Geoff Parish |
Round 4
Premier Section
| White | Black | |
| Iwan Cave | 1-0 | Cary Xie |
| Graham Stuart | 1-0 | Pablo Vidal |
| Sam Murphy | 0.5 – 0.5 | Keith Gregory |
| Peter Przybycin | 1-0 | Robert Sims |
Major section:
| white | black | |
| Andy Mills | 1-0 | John Kooner |
| Dick Meredith | 0.5 – 0.5 | Patrick Pavey |
| Peter Eales | 0-1 | Nobby George |
| Keven Lamb | 0.5 – 0.5 | John Pellegrini |
Minor section:
| white | black | |
| Ian Parker | 0-1 | Alan Weaver |
| John Davis | 1-0 | Steve Saunders |
| Geoff Parish | 1-0 | Steve Dunleavy |
| Daniel Phillips | 1-0 | Rob Strachan |
| Rose Saunders | 0-1 | Lee Mundy |
Round 5
Premier Section
| White | Black | |
| Peter Przybycin | 0-1 | Iwan Cave |
| Pablo Vidal | 1-0 | Sam Murphy |
| Robert Sims | 0-1 | Cary Xie |
| Keith Gregory | 1-0 | Graham Stuart |
Major section:
| white | black | |
| Keven Lamb | 1-0 | Andy Mills |
| Patrick Pavey | 0.5 – 0.5 | Peter Eales |
| Nobby George | 1-0 | Dick Meredith |
| John Pellegrini | 0-1 | John Kooner |
Minor section:
| white | black | |
| Geoff Parish | 0-1 | Alan Weaver |
| Daniel Phillips | 1-0 | Ian Parker |
| Steve Saunders | 0-1 | Lee Mundy |
| John Davis | 1-0 | Rob Strachan |
| Rose Saunders | 1-0 | Steve Dunleavy |
Round 6
Premier Section
| White | Black | |
| Graham Stuart | 0-1 | Iwan Cave |
| Keith Gregory | 1-0 | Peter Przybycin |
| Cary Xie | 0.5 – 0.5 | Pablo Vidal |
| Robert Sims | 0.5 – 0.5 | Sam Murphy |
Major section:
| white | black | |
| Dick Meredith | 0-1 | Andy Mills |
| John Kooner | 1-0 | Patrick Pavey |
| Nobby George | 1-0 | Keven Lamb |
| John Pellegrini | 1-0 | Peter Eales |
Minor section:
| white | black | |
| Daniel Phillips | 1-0 | Geoff Parish |
| Lee Mundy | 1-0 | Alan Weaver |
| Ian Parker | 0-1 | John Davis |
| Steve Saunders | 1-0 | Rose Saunders |
| Rob Strachan | 1-0 | Steve Dunleavy |
Round 7
Premier Section
| White | Black | |
| Iwan Cave | 1-0 | Keith Gregory |
| Graham Stuart | 0.5 – 0.5 | Peter Przybycin |
| Sam Murphy | 0.5 – 0.5 | Cary Xie |
| Pablo Vidal | Not played | Robert Sims |
Major section:
| white | black | |
| Andy Mills | 0-1 | Nobby George |
| Dick Meredith | 1-0 | Keven Lamb |
| Peter Eales | 0-1 | John Kooner |
| Patrick Pavey | 1-0 | John Pellegrini |
Minor section:
| white | black | |
| Alan Weaver | 0-1 | Rob Strachan |
| Steve Saunders | 0-1 | Daniel Phillips |
| Lee Mundy | 1-0 | Geoff Parish |
| John Davis | 0.5 – 0.5 | Steve Dunleavy |
| Ian Parker | 1-0 | Rose Saunders |
Round 8: the Minor
| white | black | |
| Alan Weaver | 1-0 | Steve Saunders |
| Daniel Phillips | 1-0 | Lee Mundy |
| John Davis | 1-0 | Geoff Parish |
| Steve Dunleavy | 0-1 | Ian Parker |
| Rob Strachan | Not played | Rose Saunders |
Round 9: the Minor
| white | black | |
| Alan Weaver | 0-1 | Daniel Phillips |
| Steve Dunleavy | 0-1 | Lee Mundy |
| Geoff Parish | 0-1 | Steve Saunders |
| Rob Strachan | 1-0 | Ian Parker |
| Rose Saunders | 0-1 | John Davis |
The Book Prize 2022-23 outline and Rules
This year the tournament was divided into three all-play-all sections: Premier, Major, and Minor.
The Premier section has eight contestants, as does the Major, but the Minor section has nine players.
I plan to allow four weeks for each round to be completed but, if the Minor section completes any round before the deadline, I might start the following round for that section immediately. This is to allow for the fact that there will be two extra rounds in the Minor section.
Rate of play is 90 minutes each, for the whole game.
Games will be played over-the-board at chess club, or at the home of the player with the white pieces. Score sheets and clocks must be used.
Both players should inform me of each game’s result via email.
In the event of a tie for first place in any section, the book prize will be awarded to whoever wins their individual game. If this is a draw, a tie break game will be necessary, colours reversed. If there is still a tie, then the player with the lower most recent grade will take the prize.
The first named player has the white pieces.
Best Wishes,
Peter Przybycin.