Battersea’s first Fide blitz tournament ended in a thrilling tie between Blair Connell and Thomas Bonn.
The pair finished locked on 7.5 points after the 9-round Swiss competition and the subsequent tie-breaker also ended in a draw.
It meant the pair shared the honours in the first of what we hope will become a regular event.
Battersea junior Viktor Stoyanov finished in joint third with Jonny Pein to pick up the top junior prize.
Fifty-five players took part in the free tournament held on our normal club night.
They included two masters, IM Adam C Taylor and FM David Moskovic and a host of newer, ungraded players and juniors.
In total, there were 16 players rated above 2000 Fide and 11 with no previous Fide registrations and 20 without a Fide blitz rating.
The event was organised and overseen by national arbiter Rejean Dupuis and if there is demand for more we may put on another… stay posted.
The full results are here.
