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I just want to say thank you to everyone who organized this years Markham open it was executed perfectly from grey in communications leading up to the event to arbiters throughout and Rachel leading the awards ceremonies. playing environment was great and I have to say was some of my best chess in a long time. if its to anyones interest here are some of my games (can't find my first round score sheet)
PS does anyone have a link or know a website where the photos taken are posted??
[Event "markham open"]
[Site "BHSS"]
[Date "2018.10.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jinrong Zhuang (Winnie)"]
[Black "Henry Hughes AFM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1380"]
[BlackElo "1526"]
[ECO "B00"]
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.c3 e6 5.Nf3 f6 6.Bf4 Be7 7.Nbd2 g5 8.exf6 Bxf6 9.Bg3 Nge7 10.Bb5 a6 11.Ba4 b5 12.Bc2 h5 13.Nb3 h4 14.Be5 Bxe5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Bxc2 17.Qxc2 Qd7 18.Nd4 c5 19.Nb3 Qc7 20.Qe2 Ng6 21.O-O O-O-O 22.Qg4 Qe7 23.Rfe1 Nf4 24.Qf3 Rdf8 25.Qe3 h3 26.Qxc5+ Qxc5 27.Nxc5 hxg2 28.f3 Rh3 29.Kf2 Rxh2 30.Kg3 Rfh8 31.Kf2 g1=Q+ 32.Kxg1 Rg2+ 33.Kf1 Rh1#
[Event "markham open"]
[Site "BHSS"]
[Date "2018.10.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Henry hughes AFM"]
[Black "grisha Crnclovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1526"]
[BlackElo "1595"]
[ECO "A16"]
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 d6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.Rb1 e5 8.d3 Bg4 9.h3 Be6 10.b4 Nbd7 11.Bg5 Qc8 12.Qd2 Ne8 13.Be7 Nc7 14.Bxf8 Nxf8 15.Kh2 f5 16.e4 Qe8 17.Nh4 Qe7 18.exf5 gxf5 19.b5 d5 20.bxc6 bxc6 21.cxd5 cxd5 22.Rb7 Bc8 23.Rxc7 Qxc7 24.Bxd5+ Kh8
[Event "markham open"]
[Site "BHSS"]
[Date "2018.10.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "William gao "]
[Black "Henry Hughes AFM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1510"]
[BlackElo "1526"]
[ECO "B00"]
1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Be3 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Bb5 a6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.h3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 Qd7 10.f4 e6 11.Qd2 e5 12.d5 Ne7 13.O-O-O exf4 14.Bxf4 b5 15.Bf3 b4 16.Ne2 Qa4 17.Kb1 Rb8 18.Nc1 Nd7 19.Nb3 Nc5 20.Rc1 Nc8 21.Be3 Nb6 22.Bd4 Nc4 23.Qd1 Nxb2 24.Bxb2 Bxb2 25.Kxb2 Qa3+ 26.Ka1 Na4 27.Qd4 Nc3 28.Qxh8+ Ke7 29.Qxc3 bxc3 30.Rb1 Rb4 31.Rhd1 Qxa2+ 32.Kxa2 Ra4#
[Event "Markham open"]
[Site "BHSS"]
[Date "2018.10.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Michelle hua"]
[Black "Henry Hughes AFM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1659"]
[BlackElo "1526"]
[ECO "A15"]
1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e5 3.Bg2 c6 4.d3 d5 5.Nf3 dxc4 6.dxc4 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Ne4 8.Ke1 Bb4+ 9.Nbd2 f6 10.a3 Bxd2+ 11.Nxd2 Nxd2 12.Bxd2 Be6 13.b3 Nd7 14.e3 Nc5 15.Rb1 Bf5 16.Ra1 Nxb3 17.Ra2 Nxd2 18.Rxd2 O-O 19.Ke2 Rad8 20.Rhd1 Rxd2+ 21.Rxd2 Kf7 22.Rb2 Bc8 23.c5 g6 24.a4 Ke7 25.a5 a6 26.h4 f5 27.f3 h6 28.e4 fxe4 29.fxe4 Rd8 30.Rd2 Rxd2+ 31.Kxd2 Kf6 32.Ke3 g5 1/2-1/2
PS does anyone have a link or know a website where the photos taken are posted??
[Event "markham open"]
[Site "BHSS"]
[Date "2018.10.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jinrong Zhuang (Winnie)"]
[Black "Henry Hughes AFM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1380"]
[BlackElo "1526"]
[ECO "B00"]
1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.c3 e6 5.Nf3 f6 6.Bf4 Be7 7.Nbd2 g5 8.exf6 Bxf6 9.Bg3 Nge7 10.Bb5 a6 11.Ba4 b5 12.Bc2 h5 13.Nb3 h4 14.Be5 Bxe5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Bxc2 17.Qxc2 Qd7 18.Nd4 c5 19.Nb3 Qc7 20.Qe2 Ng6 21.O-O O-O-O 22.Qg4 Qe7 23.Rfe1 Nf4 24.Qf3 Rdf8 25.Qe3 h3 26.Qxc5+ Qxc5 27.Nxc5 hxg2 28.f3 Rh3 29.Kf2 Rxh2 30.Kg3 Rfh8 31.Kf2 g1=Q+ 32.Kxg1 Rg2+ 33.Kf1 Rh1#
[Event "markham open"]
[Site "BHSS"]
[Date "2018.10.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Henry hughes AFM"]
[Black "grisha Crnclovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1526"]
[BlackElo "1595"]
[ECO "A16"]
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 d6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.Rb1 e5 8.d3 Bg4 9.h3 Be6 10.b4 Nbd7 11.Bg5 Qc8 12.Qd2 Ne8 13.Be7 Nc7 14.Bxf8 Nxf8 15.Kh2 f5 16.e4 Qe8 17.Nh4 Qe7 18.exf5 gxf5 19.b5 d5 20.bxc6 bxc6 21.cxd5 cxd5 22.Rb7 Bc8 23.Rxc7 Qxc7 24.Bxd5+ Kh8
[Event "markham open"]
[Site "BHSS"]
[Date "2018.10.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "William gao "]
[Black "Henry Hughes AFM"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1510"]
[BlackElo "1526"]
[ECO "B00"]
1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Be3 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Bb5 a6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.h3 Bxf3 9.gxf3 Qd7 10.f4 e6 11.Qd2 e5 12.d5 Ne7 13.O-O-O exf4 14.Bxf4 b5 15.Bf3 b4 16.Ne2 Qa4 17.Kb1 Rb8 18.Nc1 Nd7 19.Nb3 Nc5 20.Rc1 Nc8 21.Be3 Nb6 22.Bd4 Nc4 23.Qd1 Nxb2 24.Bxb2 Bxb2 25.Kxb2 Qa3+ 26.Ka1 Na4 27.Qd4 Nc3 28.Qxh8+ Ke7 29.Qxc3 bxc3 30.Rb1 Rb4 31.Rhd1 Qxa2+ 32.Kxa2 Ra4#
[Event "Markham open"]
[Site "BHSS"]
[Date "2018.10.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Michelle hua"]
[Black "Henry Hughes AFM"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1659"]
[BlackElo "1526"]
[ECO "A15"]
1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e5 3.Bg2 c6 4.d3 d5 5.Nf3 dxc4 6.dxc4 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Ne4 8.Ke1 Bb4+ 9.Nbd2 f6 10.a3 Bxd2+ 11.Nxd2 Nxd2 12.Bxd2 Be6 13.b3 Nd7 14.e3 Nc5 15.Rb1 Bf5 16.Ra1 Nxb3 17.Ra2 Nxd2 18.Rxd2 O-O 19.Ke2 Rad8 20.Rhd1 Rxd2+ 21.Rxd2 Kf7 22.Rb2 Bc8 23.c5 g6 24.a4 Ke7 25.a5 a6 26.h4 f5 27.f3 h6 28.e4 fxe4 29.fxe4 Rd8 30.Rd2 Rxd2+ 31.Kxd2 Kf6 32.Ke3 g5 1/2-1/2
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