The John Kooner Cup 2025, formerly known as the Summer Tournament, is organised by Malcolm Clarke. John Kooner provided the original Cup, and duplicate cups for the winners to keep.
The Summer Tournament has been played each Summer for many years – since we used to meet at our former venue at Eastleigh’s Railway Institute.
Usually in the Summer Tournaments, the winner’s name is engraved on the Kooner Cup and the winner receives a replica of the Cup. John Kooner presents the trophy at a sociable get-together dinner each year. He kindly provided the original trophy and the replicas.
The John Kooner Cup is a 5-round tournament. 27 Players have entered this year’s tournament.
Whilst all the results will show on this Page, see LMS (League Management System) for more up to date results as it will be updated more frequently.
The John Kooner Cup 2025 Rules
- The John Kooner Cup 2025 is a 5-round swiss tournament.
- Rate of play: Either 80 mins + 10 secs or 90 mins each for the whole game. If players cannot agree on time control 90 mins is to be used.
- When the Round Pairings are announced, the first-named plays as white.
- Notify Malcolm Clarke of the results.
Tournament pairings and results
Round 1
| White | Result | Black |
| Matthew Staniforth | 1-0 | Keven Lamb |
| John Davis | 0-1 | Graham Stuart |
| Eric Jones | 1-0 | Frazer Burlinson |
| John Kooner | 0-1 | Sam Spencer |
| Christian Westbrook | 1-0 | Chris Button |
| Patrick Pavey | 0-1 | Andrew Mills |
| Peter Przybycin | 1-0 | Alan Weaver |
| Rob Strachan | 0-1 | Theo Horne |
| Stephen Kirby | 0-1 | James Gray |
| Geoff Parish | 1-0 | Stephen Lineker-Miller |
| David Culliford | 1-0 | Rose Saunders |
| Steve Saunders | 0-1 | Robert Sims |
| Hin Long Isaac Yip | 1-0 | Steve Dunleavy |
| Sam Murphy | 0.5 -0.5 | Bye |
Round 1 on LMS here.
Round 2
| White | v | Black |
| Theo Horne | (def) 0-1 | Matthew Staniforth |
| Graham Stuart | 1-0 | Peter Przybycin |
| Sam Spencer | 0-1 | David Culliford |
| James Gray | 0-1 | Eric Jones |
| Andy Mills | 0-1 | Hin Long Isaac Yip |
| Rob Sims | 0-1 | Christian Westbrook |
| Sam Murphy | 1-0 | Geoff Parish |
| Keven Lamb | 0-1 | Rob Strachan |
| Alan Weaver | 1-0 | John Davis |
| Rose Saunders | 0-1 | John Kooner |
| Frazer Burlinson | 1-0 | Stephen Kirby |
| Steve Dunleavy | 0.5 – 0.5 | Patrick Pavey |
| Stephen Lineker-Miller | 1-0 | Steve Saunders |
| Chris Button | 0.5 – 0.5 | Bye |
Round 3
| White | v | Black |
| Christian Westbrook | Matthew Staniforth | |
| David Culliford | Graham Stuart | |
| Hin Long Isaac Yip | Eric Jones | |
| Peter Przybycin | Sam Murphy | |
| Theo Horne | Stephen Lineker-Miller | |
| John Kooner | Andrew Mills | |
| Geoff Parish | Frazer Burlinson | |
| Rob Strachan | Rob Sims | |
| Steve Dunleavy | Chris Button | |
| Steve Saunders | Keven Lamb | |
| Alan Weaver | Sam Spencer | |
| Patrick Pavey | James Gray | |
| John Davis | Rose Saunders | |
Round 4
| White | v | Black |
Round 5
| White | v | Black |