Pairings | Farsley Chess Club

Farsley Chess Club Online Championship 2025

Round 6 is now complete. Please see below round 6 results and round 7 pairings.

🧩 Pairings — Round 7

1. Rufus McGrath (White) vs. David Oldridge

2. Waimond Kong (White) vs. Daniel Bane

3. Benjamin Taylor (White) vs. Joe Bracha

4. Kian Pely (White) vs. Mo Ariffin

5. Lee Maloney (White) vs. Eitvydas Kurtkus

6. Tom Blat (White) vs. Phil Goodfellow

7. Steve Gledhill (White) vs. Anwar Hussain

8. Oliver Campey (White) vs. Taylor Gledhill

9. Akhtar Hussain (White) vs. Dave Thomas

Yellow-highlighted pairings indicate matches where players have not yet agreed on a date. Green-highlighted pairing shows a match with an agreed date that is still to be played. All other pairings represent completed Round 3 matches.

Please click here to view the current standings and click here to play through the individual games.

🧩 Results — Round 6

1. David Oldridge (White) vs. Mo Ariffin (1-0)

2. Tom Blat (White) vs. Waimond Kong (0-1)

3. Eitvydas Kurtkus (White) vs. Benjamin Taylor (0-1)

4. Steve Gledhill (White) vs. Daniel Bane (0.5-0.5)

5. Joe Bracha (White) vs. Kian Pely (1-0) DEFAULT

6. Taylor Gledhill (White) vs. Rufus McGrath (0-1)

7. Lee Maloney (White) vs. Oliver Campey (1-0)

8. Philip Goodfellow (White) vs. Akhtar Hussain (1-0)

Anwar Hussain - Half Point BYE (0.5) white

Dave Thomas - Full Point BYE (1-0) white

🧩 Results — Round 5

1. Waimond Kong (White) vs. David Oldridge (1-0)

2. Kian Pely (White) vs. Benjamin Taylor (0-1) DEFAULT

3. Daniel Bane (White) vs. Joe Bracha (1-0)

4. Rufus McGrath (White) vs. Eitvydas Kurtkus (0-1)

5. Oliver Campey (White) vs. Tom Blat (0-1)

6. Mo Ariffin (White) vs. Anwar Hussain (1-0)

7. Akhtar Hussain (White) vs. Lee Maloney (0-1)

8. Philip Goodfellow (White) vs. Steve Gledhill (0-1)

9. Dave Thomas (White) vs. Taylor Gledhill (0-1) DEFAULT

🧩 Results — Round 4

1. Benjamin Taylor (White) vs. David Oldridge (0-1)

2. Joe Bracha (White) vs. Rufus McGrath (1-0)

3. Eitvydas Kurtkus (White) vs. Kian Pely (0-1)

4. Oliver Campey (White) vs. Waimond Kong (0-1)

5. Anwar Hussain (White) vs. Daniel Bane (0-1)

6. Tom Blat (White) vs. Akhtar Hussain (1-0)

7. Taylor Gledhill (White) vs. Mo Afiffin (0-1)

8. Steve Gledhill (White) vs. Dave Thomas (1-0)

Philip Goodfellow - Half Point BYE (0.5) black

Lee Maloney vs. NOT PAIRED (1-0)

🧩 Results — Round 3

1. David Oldridge (White) vs. Kian Pely (1-0) DEFAULT

2. Waimond Kong (White) vs. Benjamin Taylor (0-1)

3. Rufus McGrath (White) vs. Mo Ariffin (1-0)

4. Akhtar Hussain (White) vs. Daniel Bane (0-1)

5. Eitvydas Kurtkus (White) vs. Tom Blat 1-0

6. Phil Goodfellow (White) vs. Anwar Hussain (0-1)

7. Steve Gledhill (White) vs. Joe Bracha (0-1)

8. Dave Thomas (White) vs. Oliver Campey (0-1)

9. Lee Maloney (White) vs. Taylor Gledhill (0-1)

🧩 Results — Round 2

1. Daniel Bane (White) vs. David Oldridge (0-1)

2. Kian Pely (White) vs. Tom Blat (1-0)

3. Mo Ariffin (White) vs. Waimond Kong (0-1)

4. Benjamin Taylor (White) vs. Akhtar Hussain (1-0)

5. Philip Goodfellow (White) vs. Oliver Campey (0.5-0.5)

6. Joe Bracha (White) vs. Lee Maloney (1-0)

7. Rufus McGrath (White) vs. Steve Gledhill (1-0)

8. Taylor Gledhill (White) vs. Eitvydas Kurtkus (0-1)

9. Anwar Hussain (White) vs. Dave Thomas (1-0)

🧩 Results — Round 1

1. David Oldridge vs. Joe Bracha (1-0)

2. Kian Pely vs. Steve Gledhill (1-0)

3. Waimond Kong vs. Taylor Gledhill (1-0)

4. Benjamin Taylor (1493) vs. Dave Thomas (1-0)

5. Daniel Bane vs. Philip Goodfellow (1-0)

6. Tom Blat vs. Lee Maloney (1-0)

7. Oliver Campey vs. Rufus McGrath (0.5-0.5)

8. Mo Ariffin vs. Eitvydas Kurtkus (1-0)

9. Akhtar Hussain vs. Anwar Hussain (1-0)

🧮 Pairing Method

This tournament follows the official FIDE Swiss System for pairings. You can read more about how this system works here.

Please note that due to an oversight, all higher-rated players were assigned White in Round 1, when colours should have been alternated more evenly. I’ll do my best to balance colour assignments in future rounds to ensure fairness and to avoid anyone playing with the same colour three times in a row.

Thanks for your understanding!

In each pairing, the player listed on the left has White, and the player on the right has Black.

📅 Game Arrangements

The time controls are 25+5 which is 25 minutes each, plus a 5 second increment with each move.
White is responsible for contacting their opponent to arrange a mutually convenient date and time for the match.
All Round 1 games must be completed by Sunday, 6th July 2025. Sooner is better, as it allows time to process results and prepare the Round 2 draw.
Once a date and time are agreed, the White player must email Farsley Chess Club at farsleychessclub@gmail.com to confirm the scheduled match.

🕹️ Match Procedure

At the agreed time, White should send the challenge to Black on chess.com.
Matches must be played without any external assistance. This means:
- No books, databases, engines, software, or help from others.
- Treat the game as you would an over-the-board league match.
Fair play is essential. Cheating of any kind is strictly prohibited and will result in disqualification.

✅ Submitting Results

Once your game is complete, both players should email the result to farsleychessclub@gmail.com. Results will be updated on this page shortly after confirmation.

I'm also downloading the PGN's of all games played, with a view to showcasing the best ones here. This will allow other players to view, learn from, and enjoy standout performances throughout the tournament.