The 2001 Welsh Championships, sponsored by Interbrew UK were played at the Dolphin Hotel, Swansea from the 13th to 16th April 2001
Highlights of the Championship (James Cobb wins his 2nd Welsh Championship)
* Round 1 - Richard Jones beats Sven Zeidler
* Round 2 - Richard Jones defeats current champion Leighton Williams
* Round 3 - Cobb & Jones both win to lead with 3/3
* Round 4 - Cobb defeats Jones to lead with 4/4.Williams loses to Zeidler
* Round 5 - Zeidler beats Cobb to leave Championship wide open (3 way
tie)
* Round 6 - Cobb and Zeidler win to lead by 1 point
* Round 7 - May blunders to Cobb, Zeidler fails to beat Spice
J.Garcia (White Knights) wins the Tom Weston Major with 5½/7
V.Burenkov and W.H.Price (Cardiff) jointly win the John Bishop Minor with 5½/7
G.Harris (Bishop Vaughan) wins the Welsh U-1300 section with 5½/7
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Championship section results
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Round 1 results |
Round 2 results | |||||
| I.White | 0-1 | J.Cobb | J.Cobb (1) | 1-0 | M.Binks (1) | |
| L.Williams | 1-0 | J.Blackburn | R.S.Jones (1) | 1-0 | L.Williams (1) | |
| R.S.Jones | 1-0 | S.Zeidler | J.D.Turner (1) | 0-1 | D.Johnston (1) | |
| D.Johnston | 1-0 | A.Cast | A.Spice (½) | 1-0 | M.Adams (½) | |
| F.May | ½ | A.Spice | G.Morris (½) | 0-1 | F.May (½) | |
| M.Binks | 1-0 | J.Hardie | E.M.White (½) | ½ | I.White (0) | |
| J.D.Turner | 1-0 | Default | S.Zeidler | 1-0 | A.Cast (0) | |
| G.Morris | Bye | J.Blackburn (0) | 1-0 | J.Hardie (0) | ||
| E.M.White | Bye | |||||
| M.Adams | Bye | |||||
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Round 3 results |
Round 4 results |
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| D.Johnston (2) | 0-1 | J.Cobb (2) | J.Cobb (3) | 1-0 | R.S.Jones (3) | |
| F.May (1½) | 0-1 | R.S.Jones (2) | D.Johnston (2) | ½ | A.Spice (2½) | |
| A.Spice (1½) | 1-0 | J.Blackburn (1) | S.Zeidler (2) | 1-0 | L.Williams (2) | |
| L.Williams (1) | 1-0 | E.M.White (1) | G.Morris (1½) | 1-0 | E.M.White (1) | |
| S.Zeidler (1) | 1-0 | J.D.Turner (1) | M.Adams (1) | 0-1 | F.May (1½) | |
| M.Binks (1) | 0-1 | G.Morris (½) | A.Cast (1) | ½ | M.Binks (1) | |
| J.Hardie (½) | ½ | M.Adams (½) | J.Blackburn (1) | 1-0 | D.Turner (1) | |
| A.Cast (0) | 1-0 | I.White (½) | I.White (½) | 1-0 | J.Hardie (½) | |
| Round 5 results | Round 6 results | |||||
| S.Zeidler (3) | 1-0 | J.Cobb (4) | A.Spice (4) | 0-1 | J.Cobb (4) | |
| R.S.Jones (3) | 0-1 | A.Spice (3) | G.Morris (3½) | 0-1 | S.Zeidler (4) | |
| F.May (2½) | 1-0 | D.Johnston (2½) | J.Blackburn (3) | ½ | F.May (3½) | |
| L.Williams (2) | 0-1 | G.Morris (2½) | D.Johnston (2½) | 1-0 | R.S.Jones (3) | |
| J.Blackburn (2) | 1-0 | A.Cast (1½) | M.Adams (2) | ½ | M.Binks (2) | |
| M.Binks (1½) | ½ | I.White (1½) | I.White (2) | 0-1 | L.Williams (2) | |
| E.M.White (1) | 0-1 | M.Adams (1) | J.D.Turner (1) | 0-1 | A.Cast (1½) | |
| J.Hardie (½) | 0-1 | D.Turner (1) | J.Hardie (½) | 0-1 | E.M.White (1) | |
| Round 7 results | ||||||
| J.Cobb (5) | 1-0 | F.May (4) | ||||
| S.Zeidler (5) | ½ | A.Spice (4) | ||||
| G.Morris (3½) | 1-0 | D.Johnston (3½) | ||||
| R.S.Jones (3) | 1-0 | J.Blackburn (3½) | ||||
| L.Williams (3) | 1-0 | M.Binks (2½) | ||||
| I.White (2½) | ½ | M.Adams (2½) | ||||
| E.M.White (2) | 1-0 | J.D.Turner (2) | ||||
| A.Cast (2½) | ½ |
J.Hardie (½) |
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| Final Positions | ||||||
| Player | Grade | Points | Av Grade | Perf Rating | ± Rating | |
| 1 | J.Cobb | 2351 | 6 | 2172 | 2468 | +117 |
| 2 | S.Zeidler | 2284 | 5½ | 2152 | 2382 | +98 |
| 3= | A.Spice | 2193 | 4½ | 2180 | 2282 | +89 |
| 3= | G.Morris | 2128 | 4½ | 2184 | 2286 | +158 |
| 5= | L.Williams | 2307 | 4 | 2141 | 2191 | -116 |
| 5= | R.S.Jones | 2122 | 4 | 2226 | 2276 | +154 |
| 5= | F.May | W 2108 | 4 | 2171 | 2221 | +113 |
| 8= | J.Blackburn | 2131 | 3½ | 2061 | 2061 | -70 |
| 8= | D.Johnston | 2218 | 3½ | 2123 | 2123 | -95 |
| 10= | A.Cast | 2121 | 3 | 2069 | 2019 | -102 |
| 10= | E.M.White | 2038 | 3 | 2034 | 1977 | -61 |
| 10= | M.Adams | W 2057 | 3 | 2060 | 2003 | -54 |
| 13= | M.Binks | 2154 | 2½ | 2120 | 2018 | -136 |
| 13= | I.G.White | 2131 | 2½ | 2109 | 2007 | -124 |
| 15 | J.D.Turner | W 1838 | 2 | 2087 | 1814 | -24 |
| 16 | J.Hardie | W 1738 | 1 | 2067 | 1758 | +20 |
Welsh-ch 2001 Swansea (1), 13.04.2001
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 Nf6
5.Nf3 Bg4 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 e6 9.Bg2 c6 10.00 Nbd7 11.Nxd7 Kxd7 12.g5 Ne8
13.a3 Nd6 14.h4 h6 15.h5 Bh7 16.Re1 Qf5 17.g6 fxg6 18.Re5 Qf6 19.Bh3 Re8 20.Qe2
gxh5 21.d5 Bf5 22.dxc6+ bxc6 23.Bg2 Rc8 24.Bf4 Bg4 25.Qe3 Ke8 26.Ne4 Nxe4
27.Rxe4 Bf5 28.Rc4 Qxb2 29.Rd1 Be7 30.Qxa7 e5 31.Bxc6+ Kf7 32.Bd5+ Kg6 33.Qxe7
exf4 34.Rxf4 Qf6 35.Bf7+ Qxf7 36.Rd6+ Qf6 37.Rxf6+ gxf6 38.c4 Rhe8 39.Qb4 Re5
40.Qd6 Rce8 41.c5 R8e6 42.Qd8 Kg5 43.Rd4 Re1+ 44.Kh2 Be4 45.Rd1 Rxd1 46.Qxd1 f5
47.Qd2+ Kg4 48.Qe3 1-0
Zeidler,S (2284) - Williams,L (2307) [B23]
Welsh-ch 2001 Swansea (4), 15.04.2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 e6
5.Nge2 Nf6 6.00 a6 7.a4 Rb8 8.d3 b5 9.axb5 axb5 10.Bf4 Rb7 11.Nxd4 cxd4 12.Nxb5
d5 13.exd5 exd5 14.Re1+ Be6 15.Bb3 Rxb5 16.Ba4 Qd7 17.c4 dxc3 18.bxc3 Kd8 19.c4
dxc4 20.dxc4 Bxc4 21.Bxb5 Bxb5 22.Ra8# 1-0
Welsh-ch 2001 Swansea (5), 15.04.2001
1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6
4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5 Be7 6.Nxd4 00 7.Nf5 Nxd5 8.exd5 Ne5 9.Nxe7+ Qxe7 10.Be2 d6 11.00
Qf6 12.a4 Bf5 13.Ra3 h6 14.Rg3 Ng6 15.Bd3 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Rfe8 17.Qb5 b6 18.Re3
Rxe3 19.Bxe3 a5 20.c3 Rf8 21.Re1 Qf5 22.h3 Nh4 23.Qc4 g5 24.Bc1 Rc8 25.b4 Ng6
26.bxa5 bxa5 27.Qb5 Ne5 28.c4 (=) 28...g4 29.Bb2
gxh3 30.Bxe5 dxe5 31.Qb3 hxg2 32.Qg3+ Kh7 33.Qxe5 Qh3 34.Qe4+ Kh8 35.Qe5+ Kh7
36.Qe4+ Kh8 37.Qe5+ Kg8 38.Qg3+ Qxg3 39.fxg3 Kf8 40.Rb1 Ke7 41.Rb5 c6 42.dxc6
Rxc6 43.c5 Ra6 44.Kxg2 Ke6 45.Kf3 Kd5 46.Kf4 Rg6 47.Rxa5 Kc4 48.g4 Rf6+ 49.Ke5
Rg6 50.Kf5 Rg5+ 51.Kf4 f6 52.Rb5 Rg8 53.Rb6 h5 54.gxh5 Kxc5 55.Rxf6 Rg1 56.h6
Kb4 57.a5 Rf1+ 58.Ke5 Re1+ 59.Kd6 Rd1+ 60.Ke7 Kxa5 61.h7 Rh1 62.Rf7 Kb6 63.Kf8
Kc6 64.Kg8 1-0
Johnston,D (2212) - Jones,R (2122) [B80]
Welsh-ch 2001 Swansea (6), 16.04.2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
4.Nc3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3 b5 8.Qd2 Bb7 9.000 Nbd7 10.g4 Nb6 11.Nb3 Rc8
12.Bf4 b4 13.Ne2 Nxe4 14.fxe4 Bxe4 15.Ned4 Bxh1 16.Bxa6 Ba8 17.Bxc8 Qxc8 18.Qxb4
Nd5 19.Qa4+ Ke7 20.Nf5+ exf5 21.Re1+ Kf6 22.Re8 Qb7 23.Qd4+ Kg6 24.gxf5+ Kxf5 25.Re5+! dxe5 26.Qxe5+ Kg4
27.Qg5+ 1-0
Welsh-ch 2001 Swansea (7), 16.04.2001
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.d4 e6 4.e3 f5 5.Nc3
Nf6 6.Bd3 Bd6 7.Qc2 Ne4 8.Bd2 Nd7 9.h3 Ndf6 10.g4 00 11.Ke2 Bd7 12.Rag1 a6
13.Rg2 Kh8 14.Rhg1 Rg8 15.Ne5 Be8 16.Be1 b5 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.f3 Nxc3+ 19.bxc3 Qc7
20.Bh4 Bxe5 21.dxe5 Qxe5 22.Bg3 1-0