2003/04 Season SHEFFIELD AND DISTRICT CHESS ASSOCIATION  Bulletin 4 
Established 1883
DAVY TROPHY – Division 1
Chesterfield A 3-5 Nomads A Ecclesall A 1½-6½ Woodseats A
M.Alcock 0-1 J.Nelson D.M.Adams 0-1 A.Ledger
A.J.Mort 0-1 P.A.Cumbers P.W.Hempson ½-½ A.W.Potts
D.Latham ½-½ C.C.W.Shephard C.J.Marley 0-1 M.Hankinson
M.D.Johnson ½-½ J.A.Hamm K.A.McIntosh 0-1 M.D.Smith
S.B.Housley ½-½ P.Chakravorty K.Norbury ½-½ G.Frost
J.C.Denby ½-½ K.Dewhurst B.Oakes ½-½ N.Carpino
S.Bracey ½-½ M.Said A.M.Burrell 0-1 M.S.Allison
G.Peters ½-½ M.Khakimova N.A.Wragg 0-1 W.Ward
Phoenix A 2-6 Rotherham Jnrs A Woodseats A 4½-3½ Worksop A
P.Fletcher ½-½ J.W.Arnott A.W.Potts 0-1 J.A.Tait
C.Walker 0-1 Peter Shaw Wei Sin Tan ½-½ C.S.Cantrill
R.A.Sutcliffe ½-½ P.Blackman M.Hankinson 1-0 J.Davis
G.Fletcher 0-1 G.J.Mitchell M.D.Smith 1-0 Default
T.C.Cole 0-1 M.A.Coupe M.S.Allison 0-1 O.Graham
J.R.Mercy 0-1 A.D.Coupe W.Ward 0-1 B.Oldham
A.M.Samson 1-0 H.Coupe A.W.Lee 1-0 P.Herring
J.Sparkes 0-1 T.Whitaker J.R.Hoole 1-0 S.J.Turner
Nomads A 6½-1½ Ecclesall A Barnsley A 3½-4½ Chesterfield A
J.Nelson ½-½ D.M.Adams T.Pogson ½-½ M.Alcock
P.A.Cumbers ½-½ P.W.Hempson A.Butterworth ½-½ D.Latham
C.C.W.Shephard 1-0 C.J.Marley D.Gray 0-1 A.J.Mort
P.Chakravorty 1-0 K.A.McIntosh D.Greensmith 1-0 A.Marsland
K.Dewhurst 1-0 K.Norbury K.Hunter ½-½ M.D.Johnson
S.Crosthwaite 1-0 B.Oakes M.Sheard ½-½ S.B.Housley
M.Said 1-0 A.M.Burrell N.Todd 0-1 J.C.Denby
M.Khakimova ½-½ N.A.Wragg J.N.Stevens ½-½ G.Peters
Rotherham Jnrs A 7-1 Barnby Dun Bshps Chesterfield A 4-4 Rotherham Jnrs A
Peter Shaw ½-½ J.Burnett M.Alcock 0-1 S.Bobenko
J.W.Arnott 1-0 N.R.Lowther D.Latham 0-1 Peter Shaw
G.J.Mitchell 1-0 R.Murray A.Marsland 0-1 J.W.Arnott
P.Blackman 1-0 W.J.Smith M.D.Johnson 1-0 G.J.Mitchell
D.W.Jackson 1-0 M.Kent S.B.Housley 0-1 P.Blackman
S.Haystead ½-½ A.Bramall J.C.Denby 1-0 A.D.Coupe
X.Y. Guo 1-0 N.Mahoney S.Bracey 1-0 default
T.Whitaker 1-0 Default G.Peters 1-0 X.Y. Guo
Barnby Dun Bshps 4½-3½ Phoenix A Barnby Dun Bshps 0-0 Barnsley A
J.Burnett 1-0 P.Fletcher J.Burnett 1-0 T.Pogson
R.Murray ½-½ C.Walker N.R.Lowther 0-1 A.Butterworth
P.Catt ½-½ R.A.Sutcliffe R.Murray ½-½ D.Gray
A.Bramall ½-½ G.Fletcher W.J.Smith ½-½ D.Greensmith
N.Mahoney ½-½ T.C.Cole P.Catt 1-0 N.Todd
S.Clarkson 0-1 J.R.Mercy A.Bramall 1-0 E.Soar
S.Brooks 1-0 A.M.Samson N.Mahoney ½-½ R.F.Hall
N.S.Shaw ½-½ J.Sparkes S.Brooks 1-0 J.N.Stevens
Double default under rule 21(d). Individual results
reported for grading purposes only.
Additional Registered Players
K.Hunter (Barnsley A) from 30 Dec 2003
D.Greensmith (Barnsley A) from 22 Jan 2004
A.Marsland (Chesterfield A) from 26 Jan 2004
WESTON TROPHY – Division 2
Woodseats B 2½-3½ Darnall & Hands' Stannington A 3-3 SASCA A
W.Ward ½-½ C.Willey R.Burgin ½-½ S.Dunkley
A.Lee 1-0 G.D.Brown K.Moreton 1-0 S.Gibbs
S.Moon 0-1 R.Trigg P.Locking ½-½ G.Smith
D.Cook ½-½ M.Gallagher R.Keenan 1-0 R.Woolham
S.W.Cooke ½-½ M.Simpson   R.Mercer 1-00-1 L.Mackay
J.H.T.Eddershaw 0-1 R.Lindsay Default 0-1 T.Rainforth
 
Nomads B 3½-2½ Worksop B   Woodseats B 3½-2½ Stannington A
S.Crosthwaite ½-½ P.Nixon W.Ward ½-½ R.Burgin
M.Said 1-0 L.Louca A.Lee 1-0 K.Morton
P.Ford 1-0 D.Eggleton S.Moon ½-½ P.Locking
M.Khakimova 1-0 A.D.Fidler D.Cook 0-1 R.Keenan
P.Beckett 0-1 P.Herring S.W.Cooke 1-0 R.Mercer
P.Bailey 0-1 A.Smith R.Webster ½-½ J.Helliwell
Clay Cross A 4-2 Worksop B
A.Heelin 0-1 O.Graham
P.Kelman 1-0 P.Nixon
B.Lever 1-0 M.Clark
S.Kirby 0-1 P.Herring
M.Robinson 1-0 R.Porter
P.Williams 1-0 J.Pedley
Additional Registered Players
G.Smith (SASCA A) from 5 Jan 2004
A very quiet month sees Clay Cross take over at the top, but Aughton remain poised with games in hand.
At the other end Sheffield Deaf face a busy run in to the end of the season with still 11 games to play.
BATLEY MEEK – Division 3
Wombwell 3-3 Ecclesall C Aughton B 1½-4½ Rotherham
M Lindley ½-½ D Carnie J Primrose 0-1 C Williams
R Desmedt ½-½ P Hoare P Connolly ½-½ P Ballard
D Tate 0-1 P Cooper J Reynolds 0-1 P Rodgers
G Thickett ½-½ R Swindell P Higgins 0-1 H Dickinson
D Woodhead ½-½ W Beet D Moreman 0-1 J Dickinson
E Buck 1-0 M Howarth K Randle 1-0 default
Clay Cross B 2½-3½ Rotherham SASCA B 3½-2½ Wombwell
S Kirby 0-1 C Williams R Woolham ½-½ R Desmedt
M Robinson 0-1 P Ballard L Mackay 0-1 G Thickett
B Redhead 0-1 P Rodgers N Orrell 1-0 D Woodhead
K Myhill 1-0 H Dickinson S Lee ½-½ D Hatfield
H.Schofield ½-½ J Dickinson J McLachlan ½-½ B Brian
D Wright 1-0 default T Rainforth 1-0 E Buck
Ecclesall C 5-1 SASCA B SASCA B 2½-3½ Rotherham
D Carnie 1-0 D Warhurst R Woolham ½-½ C Williams
P Hoare 1-0 S Lee L Mackay 0-1 P Ballard
P Cooper 1-0 T Rainforth D Warhurst 0-1 P Rodgers
R Swindell 1-0 S Masters J McLachlan 0-1 H Dickinson
W Beet 0-1 J Hayward-Browne S Amba 1-0 J Dickinson
M Howarth 1-0 J Gilpin S Masters 1-0 default
Ecclesall C 4-2 Rotherham Jnrs B
D Carnie 1-0 M Coupe
P Hoare 0-1 A.D.Coupe
P Cooper 0-1 T Whitaker
R Swindell 1-0 Y Guo
W Beet 1-0 D Coupe
M Howarth 1-0 default
By far the tightest division this year sees 7 of the 9 teams all within one result of a 50% record at halfway.
Rotherham jump from 7th to 2nd place on the back of three wins in Jan, all of which were achieved with 5 men !
DAVY TROPHY – Division 4
Nomads C 3½-2½ Ecclesall C Worksop D 1½-4½ Chesterfield B
M.Mohammed 0-1 P.Ellis A.D.Fidler 0-1 S.Bracey
J.Woollard 1-0 J.Robertson L.Louca  0-1 R.Smith
A.Mohammed ½-½ J.Morrison A.Smith 1-0 H.Poopuu
K.Marshall 1-0 R.Hirst S.Turner ½-½ P.J.Mason
D.Norris 0-1 S.Hassani J.Pppedley 0-1 K.Fairburn
W.Pettigrew 1-0 A.Gull L.Louca (J) 0-1 C.Watterson
Barnsley B 4-2 Ecclesall D Chesterfield B 4-2 Rotherham Jnrs C
C.Burke 1-0 P.Ellis R.Smith ½-½ A.Fisher
V.Shaposhnikov 1-0 default P.J.Mason ½-½ D.Waite
J.Stevens 1-0 J.Morrison K.Fairburn 0-1 R.Waite
A. Perry 0-1 R.Hirst C.Watterson 1-0 D.Coupe
Khazbulatov 0-1 P.Mitchell H.Fairburn 1-0 A.Littlewood
E.Soar 1-0 default C.Neal 1-0 M.Littlewood
Rotherham Jnrs C ½-5½ Nomads C SASCA C 1-5 Ecclesall D
T.Whittaker ½-½ M.Mohammad T.Rainforth ½-½ R.Tranter
D.McLaughlin 0-1 J.Woollard J.Hayward-Browne 0-1 P.Ellis
A.Littlewood 0-1 A.Mohammad P.Prasad ½-½ J.Morrison
M.Blackwell 0-1 K.Marshall M.Lau 0-1 S.Hassani
J.Owen 0-1 M.Scotter J.Gilpin 0-1 R.Hirst
M.Littlewood 0-1 P.Bailey J.Colleyshaw 0-1 P.Mitchell
Barnsley B 3½-2½ Nomads C
C.Burke 1-0 M.Mohammed
V.Shaposhinkov 1-0 J.Woollard
J.Stevens ½-½ A.Mohammed
T.Perry 1-0 K.Marshall
B.Holdsworth 0-1 P.Bailey
default 0-1 L.Day
University continues to lead the way, but with so many games left to play any one of the 
chasing pack is in with a chance of promotion.
GW MOSES KO - Quarter Final
D Latham (Chesterfield)  1-0 A Coupe (Rotherham Juniors)
P Cumbers (Holder) 1-0 T Pogson (Barnsley)
S Dunkley (SASCA) 1-0 S W Cooke (Dormer)
J Fryer (Ecclesall) 0-1 R Burgin (Stannington)
RICHARDSON CUP – Quarter Final RICHARDSON PLATE – Quarter Final
Phoenix 5-1 Wombwell Stannington I 2½-3½ Clay Cross II
P.Fletcher 1-0 R.Desmedt R.Burgin 1-0 M.Robinson
C.Walker 1-0 G.Thickett K.Morton ½-½ P.Williams
R.A.Sutcliffe 1-0 D.Woodhead P.Locking 0-1 B.Redhead
T.C.Cole 0-1 D.Hatfield R.Keenan 0-1 M.Redhead
J.R.Mercy 1-0 E.Buck R.Mercer 1-0 P.Illingworth
A.M.Samson 1-0 K.McFarlane M.Kearney 0-1 D.Wright
Aughton 1-5 Rotherham Jnrs I Sheffield University 4½-1½ S.A.S.C.A. I
J.S.Barker 0-1 J.W.Arnott M.Sarov 1-0 S.Gibbs
D.Glossop 0-1 P.Blackman G.Nicholas 1-0 G.P.Smith
P.Swanson 0-1 D.W.Jackson A.Procopie 0-1 R.Woolham
J.Primrose 0-1 G.J.Mitchell M.Kirkham ½-½ P.Prasad
P.Connolly 0-1 S.Haystead R.Kumar 1-0 S.Woolham
P.Higgins 1-0 T.Whitaker R.Allbert 1-0 default
Chesterfield I 2-4 Woodseats I Rotherham Jnrs II 1-5 Clay Cross I
M.Alcock ½-½ A.W.Potts M.A.Coupe 0-1 A.Heelin
D.Latham 0-1 Wei Sin Tan A.D.Coupe 0-1 D.Hartley
A.J.Mort ½-½ M.Hankinson X.Y.Guo 1-0 P.Kelman
G.Halfpenny ½-½ M.D.Smith X.Zhang (sub) 0-1 S.Kirby
M.D.Johnson 0-1 G.Frost M.Johnson 0-1 B.Lever
S.B.Housley ½-½ N.Carpino D.A.Coupe 0-1 K.Myhill
Ecclesall I 6-0 Sheffield Deaf Barnsley I 0-6 Worksop II
Defaulted. Defaulted.
Semi-Final Draw Semi-Final Draw  
Woodseats I v Phoenix Worksop II v Clay Cross I
Ecclesall I v Rotherham Jnrs I Clay Cross II v Sheffield University
To be played in the week commencing 9 February 2004.
Schools Annual Individual Championships
Under 9 1st  Evie Hollingworth (Ecclesall) after a rapidplay playoff
(7 entrants) 2nd Dominic Wong (Ecclesall) to break a 3 way tie.
3rd Edmund Burke (Nether Green)
Under 11 1st Michael Backhouse (Rotherham Juniors)
(7 entrants) 2nd Evie Hollingworth (Ecclesall)
3rd Dominic Wong (Ecclesall)
Under 13 1st Mark Johnson (Rotherham Juniors)
(17 entrants) =2nd James Hayward-Browne (SASCA)
=2nd Daniel McLaughlan (Rotherham Juniors)
=2nd Tom Whitaker (Rotherham Juniors)
Under 15 1st Tom Whitaker (Rotherham Juniors)
(19 entrants) 2nd Yang Guo (Rotherham Juniors)
3rd J Brook (QEGS)
Under 18 1st Lewis Mackay (SASCA)
(7 entrants) 2nd Prasad Chakravorty (Nomads)
=3rd Mithun Chakravorty (Nomads)
=3rd Tom Whitaker (Rotherham Juniors)
Woodhouse Cup
Table as at 30th January 2004.
I M Brown
Table as at 30th January 2004.
Silver Rook
Table as at 30th January 2004.