Worcester & District Chess League

2017-8 Bennett Cup: Lee Davis

2018 Finalists

10 Aug. Lee Davis wins by a second. The finalists faced-off, but the first game was a draw and the re-match played in August. The second standardplay game was also drawn so players had finished with an Armageddon game. Lee Davis beat Braian turner, but with only one second left on his clock.
6 Apr. Turner beat Clarke in the last game in the preliminary stage and another all-Malvern final, this time between Brian Turner and Lee Davis. They will play a mini-match of 2 games and if, at the end there is a one-all tie there will be an Armageddon game to decide the winner.

2017-8 entries

Five players entered: Ian Clarke (Malvern, 166); Ray Collett (Worcester, 145), Lee Davis (Malvern, 167), Nigel Towers (Redditch), Brian Turner (Malvern, 170). The first two players in the all-play-all will play a two-game final and an Armageddon if necessary.

Introduction to the competition

The Alderman Bennett Cup presented to the league in 1950 to be awarded to the best individual player in the league. Visit the Bennett Cup honours roll for a complete list of champions.

Format

The top two players qualified from the all-play-all. Ties will be broken on the same basis as previously, i.e. (1) the result between the tied players; or, failing that, (2) the Sonneborn-Berger (strictly, Gelbfuss) score; and only failing that, (3) the lower graded player qualifies.