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Round 2 of the LCA Ken Appleby Tournament

The second round of the Leeds Chess Association's Ken Appleby Tournament for 2026-27 will be played on Wednesday 3rd February 2027, starting at 7pm. Alwoodley Chess Club will be hosting the competition at Alwoodley Community Association.

Can Alwoodley members not playing in the Appleby please remember that internal and social games should take place in the bar when Appleby rounds are being played in the main room.

Round dates

Round 1 Wednesday 4th November 2026
Round 2 Wednesday 3rd February 2027
Round 3 Wednesday 3rd March 2027
Round 4 Wednesday 5th May 2027
Round 5 Wednesday 26th May 2027

All rounds start at 7pm. The full competition rules are on the Leeds Chess Association website.

Standings

The standings and results to date are shown below. Pairings for each round will appear here once they are published.

Ken Appleby

Ken Appleby (2026-27) standings
# Player Club Rating P Score TB1 TB2 TB3
1
Liam Knox
  • R1 White v Joseph McGrother — Won (1)
Leeds 1699 1 1 5 0 5
2
Angelica Rowe
  • R1 Black v Matt Harris — Won (1)
Alwoodley 1676 1 1 5 0 5
3
Keith Riach
  • R1 Black v Neil Langford — Won (1)
Rose Forgrove 1618 1 1 5 0 5
4
John Grasham
  • R1 White v Gaurav Bhatia — Won (1)
Boston Spa 1582 1 1 5 0 5
5
Richard Finney
  • R1 White v Neil Bolton — Won (1)
Rose Forgrove 1571 1 1 5 0 5
6
Chris J Terrington
  • R1 Black v Nigel Stansbie — Won (1)
Alwoodley 1554 1 1 5 0 5
7
Tom Devlin
  • R1 White v Simon Bartle — Won (1)
Rose Forgrove 1512 1 1 5 0 5
8
Joe Selfridge
  • R1 White v Paul Gelder — Won (1)
Horsforth 1477 (E) 1 1 5 0 5
9
Steven Hodgson
  • R1 Black v Jack Wright — Won (1)
Boston Spa 1304 1 1 5 0 5
10
David Colley
  • R1 White v Will Bellamy — Won (1)
Boston Spa 1284 1 1 5 0 5
11
Mark Lunn
  • R1 Bye — Bye (1)
Boston Spa 1217 1 1 5 0 5
12
Paul Howden
  • R1 White v Anchit Virmani — Drawn (½)
Rose Forgrove 1658 1 ½ 4½ ½ 2½
13
Ian Strickland
  • R1 White v Luis Virgos Matilla — Drawn (½)
West Leeds 1609 1 ½ 4½ ½ 2½
14
Hugh Thornton
  • R1 White v Steve Spencer — Drawn (½)
Alwoodley 1595 1 ½ 4½ ½ 2½
15
Chris Hare
  • R1 Black v Pete Brennan — Drawn (½)
Alwoodley 1583 1 ½ 4½ ½ 2½
16
Stewart Robertson
  • R1 Black v Ed Rivlin — Drawn (½)
Alwoodley 1580 1 ½ 4½ ½ 2½
17
Anchit Virmani
  • R1 Black v Paul Howden — Drawn (½)
Leeds 1500 (E) 1 ½ 4½ ½ 2½
18
Luis Virgos Matilla
  • R1 Black v Ian Strickland — Drawn (½)
Leeds 1498 1 ½ 4½ ½ 2½
19
Steve Spencer
  • R1 Black v Hugh Thornton — Drawn (½)
Rose Forgrove 1458 1 ½ 4½ ½ 2½
20
Pete Brennan
  • R1 White v Chris Hare — Drawn (½)
Alwoodley 1455 1 ½ 4½ ½ 2½
21
Ed Rivlin
  • R1 White v Stewart Robertson — Drawn (½)
Rose Forgrove 1396 1 ½ 4½ ½ 2½
22
Paul Gelder
  • R1 Black v Joe Selfridge — Lost (0)
Alwoodley 1608 1 0 4½ 1 0
23
Jack Wright
  • R1 White v Steven Hodgson — Lost (0)
Farsley 1540 1 0 4½ 1 0
24
Will Bellamy
  • R1 Black v David Colley — Default (0)
Boston Spa 1519 1 0 4½ 1 0
25
Joseph McGrother
  • R1 Black v Liam Knox — Lost (0)
Alwoodley 1511 (E) 1 0 4½ 1 0
26
Matt Harris
  • R1 White v Angelica Rowe — Lost (0)
Rose Forgrove 1506 (E) 1 0 4½ 1 0
27
Neil Langford
  • R1 White v Keith Riach — Lost (0)
Horsforth 1500 (E) 1 0 4½ 1 0
28
Gaurav Bhatia
  • R1 Black v John Grasham — Lost (0)
Alwoodley 1447 1 0 4½ 1 0
29
Neil Bolton
  • R1 Black v Richard Finney — Lost (0)
Rose Forgrove 1354 1 0 4½ 1 0
30
Nigel Stansbie
  • R1 White v Chris J Terrington — Lost (0)
Rose Forgrove 1346 1 0 4½ 1 0
31
Simon Bartle
  • R1 Black v Tom Devlin — Lost (0)
Rose Forgrove 1218 1 0 4½ 1 0

TB1 Mini-league between tied players · TB2 Buchholz (sum of opponents' scores) · TB3 Cumulative / progressive scores

Round 1 4 Nov 2026
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1 Liam Knox Leeds Joseph McGrother Alwoodley White won
2 Matt Harris Rose Forgrove Angelica Rowe Alwoodley Black won
3 Paul Howden Rose Forgrove Anchit Virmani Leeds Draw
4 Neil Langford Horsforth Keith Riach Rose Forgrove Black won
5 Ian Strickland West Leeds Luis Virgos Matilla Leeds Draw
6 Joe Selfridge Horsforth Paul Gelder Alwoodley White won
7 Hugh Thornton Alwoodley Steve Spencer Rose Forgrove Draw
8 Pete Brennan Alwoodley Chris Hare Alwoodley Draw
9 John Grasham Boston Spa Gaurav Bhatia Alwoodley White won
10 Ed Rivlin Rose Forgrove Stewart Robertson Alwoodley Draw
11 Richard Finney Rose Forgrove Neil Bolton Rose Forgrove White won
12 Nigel Stansbie Rose Forgrove Chris J Terrington Alwoodley Black won
13 Jack Wright Farsley Steven Hodgson Boston Spa Black won
14 David Colley Boston Spa Will Bellamy Boston Spa Black defaulted
15 Tom Devlin Rose Forgrove Simon Bartle Rose Forgrove White won
16 Mark Lunn Boston Spa (bye) Bye — 1 point
# Player Club Rating Score
1 Liam Knox Leeds 1699 1
2 Angelica Rowe Alwoodley 1676 1
3 Keith Riach Rose Forgrove 1618 1
4 John Grasham Boston Spa 1582 1
5 Richard Finney Rose Forgrove 1571 1
6 Chris J Terrington Alwoodley 1554 1
7 Tom Devlin Rose Forgrove 1512 1
8 Joe Selfridge Horsforth 1477 (E) 1
9 Steven Hodgson Boston Spa 1304 1
10 David Colley Boston Spa 1284 1
11 Mark Lunn Boston Spa 1217 1
12 Paul Howden Rose Forgrove 1658 ½
13 Ian Strickland West Leeds 1609 ½
14 Hugh Thornton Alwoodley 1595 ½
15 Chris Hare Alwoodley 1583 ½
16 Stewart Robertson Alwoodley 1580 ½
17 Anchit Virmani Leeds 1500 (E) ½
18 Luis Virgos Matilla Leeds 1498 ½
19 Steve Spencer Rose Forgrove 1458 ½
20 Pete Brennan Alwoodley 1455 ½
21 Ed Rivlin Rose Forgrove 1396 ½
22 Paul Gelder Alwoodley 1608 0
23 Jack Wright Farsley 1540 0
24 Will Bellamy Boston Spa 1519 0
25 Joseph McGrother Alwoodley 1511 (E) 0
26 Matt Harris Rose Forgrove 1506 (E) 0
27 Neil Langford Horsforth 1500 (E) 0
28 Gaurav Bhatia Alwoodley 1447 0
29 Neil Bolton Rose Forgrove 1354 0
30 Nigel Stansbie Rose Forgrove 1346 0
31 Simon Bartle Rose Forgrove 1218 0
Round 2 3 Feb 2027

Pairings to be announced — to be played 3 Feb 2027.

Round 3 3 Mar 2027

Pairings to be announced — to be played 3 Mar 2027.

Round 4 5 May 2027

Pairings to be announced — to be played 5 May 2027.

Round 5 26 May 2027

Pairings to be announced — to be played 26 May 2027.

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