 | Intimate Diplomacy Tournament II | |
Players Scores
Written by Carl Hanich - Web Designed By Ally Bain
Below you’ll see a number of tables with some showing scores totalled by all Rounds & others where the Rounds are separated.
Overall
Players
The tables below show how each player performed in the respective rounds. To outline the layout of the table, the left hand side has scored reached per round & on the right, countries to yet be played.
| Pos | Player's Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kester Bearne | 2 G |
2 A |
2 T |
2 F |
1 R |
2 I |
0 E |
11 |
| 2 | Ally Bain | 0 G |
2 F |
2 T |
2 I |
2 E |
0 A |
2 R |
10 |
| 3 | Carl Hanich | 2 G |
0 E |
2 T |
2 I |
1 F |
0 A |
2 R |
9 |
| 4 | Brian Frew | 2 F |
2 A |
0 G |
0 E |
2 I |
0 T |
2 R |
8 |
| 5 | Richard Hucknall | 2 R |
0 T |
1 E |
2 A |
0 G |
2 I |
0 F |
7 |
| 6 | Jonathan Langman | 0 E |
1 T |
1 A |
0 R |
0 G |
2 I |
2 F |
6 |
| 6 | Lawrence McDonald | 0 A |
1 E |
0 R |
0 G |
1 T |
2 I |
0 F |
4 |
| 8 | Greg Pierce | 0 T |
0 I |
0 G |
0 F |
1 E |
0 R |
0 A |
1 |
Countries
In the table points are shown with 2 points being for a win, a drawn game equals 1 point & a lose gets 0 points. Sometimes countries weren’t played so in that round you’ll see a hyphen. As for the number after the slash, it shows the number of times that country was played.
| Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria-Hungary | 0/1 | 4/2 | 1/1 | 2/1 | - | 0/2 | 0/1 | 7 |
| England | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 3/2 | - | 0/1 | 5 |
| France | 2/1 | 2/1 | - | 2/2 | 1/1 | - | 2/3 | 9 |
| Germany | 4/3 | - | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/2 | - | - | 4 |
| Italy | - | 0/1 | - | 4/2 | 2/1 | 8/4 | - | 14 |
| Russia | 2/1 | - | 0/1 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 6/3 | 9 |
| Turkey | 0/1 | 1/2 | 6/3 | - | 1/1 | 0/1 | - | 8 |
Rounds
Results
| Round 1 |
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| Home Player | Home Country | Away Player | Away Country | GM | Winner | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hucknall | Russia | Lawrence McDonald | Austria-Hungary | Chris Andrews | Richard Hucknall | S08 |
| Kester Bearne | Germany | Jonathan Langman | England | Richard Hucknall | Kester Bearne | A09 |
| Greg Pierce | Turkey | Carl Hanich | Germany | Brian Frew | Carl Hanich | A07 |
| Brian Frew | France | Ally Bain | Germany | Richard Hucknall | Brian Frew | S02 |
Round 1 saw three very close matches. Richard who won IDI was against Lawrence a semi-finalist from last year. The game involved Austria-Hungary versus Russia; both strong and favoured powers and neighbours. Jonathan had the game almost wrapped up in 1903 before Kester slowly came back. And my game against new boy Greg almost ended in a draw as Greg very nearly established a stalemate line around Italy and Austria-Hungary. Brian had no problem disposing of the other newbie and Dip2k icon Ally extremely efficiently!
| Round 2 |
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| Home Player | Home Country | Away Player | Away Country | GM | Winner | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hucknall | Turkey | Kester Bearne | Austria-Hungary | Brian Frew | Kester Bearne | A05 |
| Lawrence McDonald | England | Jonathan Langman | Turkey | Richard Hucknall | Draw | S09 |
| Greg Pierce | Italy | Brian Frew | Austria-Hungary | Richard Hucknall | Brian Frew | S03 |
| Carl Hanich | England | Ally Bain | France | Chris Andrews | Ally Bain | A02 |
Round 2’s feature game was the top of the table clash between Richard, the reigning champion, and Kester. Kester playing Austria-Hungary gained the upper hand already in 1902 as Richard playing Turkey probably bid to high for Russia in 1901, and therefore was not able to put enough pressure on Austria-Hungary as Kester managed to control most of the other mercenaries. Brian efficiently dealt with Greg to join Kester to be the only ones undefeated at the top of the table. Again the bidding was the key. With a high credit balance, Brian playing Austria-Hungary managed to control France and easily capture an Italian centre. The other Round 1 winner, Carl, lost against the unflappable Ally and has learnt to bid more aggressively for Germany when playing England against France as the other mercenaries in the first few years do not matter that much. And in an epic match, Lawrence and Jonathan played out a draw in England versus Turkey to both record their first points of the Tournament!
| Round 3 |
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| Home Player | Home Country | Away Player | Away Country | GM | Winner | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hucknall | England | Jonathan Langman | Austria-Hungary | Chris Andrews | Draw | S06 |
| Lawrence McDonald | Russia | Kester Bearne | Turkey | Brian Frew | Kester Bearne | A01 |
| Greg Pierce | Germany | Ally Bain | Turkey | Richard Hucknall | Ally Bain | A04 |
| Carl Hanich | Turkey | Brian Frew | Germany | Richard Hucknall | Carl Hanich | S04 |
Three players chose Turkey and Turkey won three times! Kester won with Turkey in very quick fashion to remain undefeated and now on top of the Table by himself as we almost reach the halfway mark of the Tournament. Unfortunately, Lawrence playing Russia forgot to build in A01 which handed the game to Kester. The other two Turkey games were both against Germany. Ally comfortably beat Greg, and Carl also comfortable beat the previously undefeated Brian. That leaves Brian, Carl, and Ally in equal 2nd position and a reasonable shot at the championship. The other game involved last year’s champion Richard securing a draw against Jonathan in England versus Austria-Hungary.
| Round 4 |
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| Home Player | Home Country | Away Player | Away Country | GM | Winner | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hucknall | Austria-Hungary | Greg Pierce | France | Brian Frew | Richard Hucknall | S05 |
| Lawrence McDonald | Germany | Carl Hanich | Italy | Richard Hucknall | Carl Hanich | S05 |
| Kester Bearne | France | Brian Frew | England | Chris Andrews | Kester Bearne | A06 |
| Jonathan Langman | Russia | Ally Bain | Italy | Chris Andrews | Ally Bain | A03 |
Another exciting Round. This time though all games were won early on. Kester continued his devastating form remaining on top of the Table with another convincing win this time against Brian, playing France versus England. Ally was absolutely brutal playing Italy against Jonathan’s Russia to remain in equal second position. The ID Rookie has lost only his first game when he was still learning the ropes but has been unstoppable since. Carl gained an early advantage to be never bothered as Italy against the luckless Lawrence playing Germany. And Richard, the mighty defending champion was never troubled as Austria-Hungary against France played by Greg who stays in 8th position.
| Round 5 |
|---|
| Home Player | Home Country | Away Player | Away Country | GM | Winner | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hucknall | Germany | Ally Bain | England | Chris Andrews | Ally Bain | A02 |
| Lawrence McDonald | Turkey | Greg Pierce | England | Brian Frew | Draw | S07 |
| Kester Bearne | Russia | Carl Hanich | France | Richard Hucknall | Draw | S07 |
| Jonathan Langman | Germany | Brian Frew | Italy | Richard Hucknall | Brian Frew | S04 |
Two draws! Kester loses his first point (but still remains undefeated!) and Greg gains his first point! Ally was again in absolutely devastating form to be now only one point behind competition leader Kester. As England, Ally managed to defeat the reigning champion Richard’s Germany after only A02. This was England’s first win of the Tournament. Early tournament leader Brian playing Italy cruised home against Jonathan’s Germany and moves ahead of Richard into 4th place. Lawrence and Greg, playing Turkey versus England, played a long game ending in a predictable draw. And 3rd place Carl kept the rampaging Kester to a draw in France versus Russia.
| Round 6 |
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| Home Player | Home Country | Away Player | Away Country | GM | Winner | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hucknall | Italy | Brian Frew | Turkey | Chris Andrews | Richard Hucknall | A06 |
| Lawrence McDonald | Italy | Ally Bain | Austria-Hungary | Brian Frew | Lawrence McDonald | S02 |
| Kester Bearne | Italy | Greg Pearce | Russia | Richard Hucknall | Kester Bearne | A03 |
| Jonathan Langman | Italy | Carl Hanich | Austria-Hungary | Chris Andrews | Jonathan Langman | A02 |
A Round of upsets!! In each game, Italy wins! Jonathan and Lawrence score their first wins; both against Austria and both very quickly in A02!
Ally, Carl, and Brian all had a slight chance of winning the Tournament being in 2nd, 3rd and 4th positions, and all lost their games. In Brian’s case it didn’t matter that he lost as he needed to rely on Kester losing both his last two games and Kester won his Round 6 game against the rookie Greg playing Russia. Therefore with a 3 point lead and only the final round to play, Kester has won IDII. In Ally’s case a win would have seen him stay one point behind, and Ally is playing Kester in the final round, so a win in the final round would have handed the rookie the Tournament had he managed to beat Lawrence. And Ally is playing Russia in Round 7 against a weaker power in England!! What a shame for Ally. Kester has won irrespective of the results of Round 7. Congratulations Kester on a brilliant effort throughout this 10 month Tournament!!
Richard accounted for Brian to get back into 4th position in the only long game of the Round which was Italy versus Turkey. A win in the final round could see the reigning champion finish strongly and should Ally lose, he could finish 2nd!
| Round 7 |
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| Home Player | Home Country | Away Player | Away Country | GM | Winner | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hucknall | France | Carl Hanich | Russia | Chris Andrews | Carl Hanich | S04 |
| Lawrence McDonald | France | Brian Frew | Russia | Richard Hucknall | Brian Frew | A03 |
| Kester Bearne | England | Ally Bain | Russia | Brian Frew | Ally Bain | S06 |
| Jonathan Langman | France | Greg Pearce | Austria-Hungary | Richard Hucknall | Jonathan Langman | A08 |
Kester finally loses a game!!! Kester had been undefeated until this final Round and unfortunately failed to make history and remain undefeated for the Tournament. Playing England was always going to be hard against Russia, but with Ally playing Russia it was nigh impossible. Ally started very solidly and always had the edge in the game. The win also gave the ID rookie (but very experienced Diplomacy player) 2nd place in his first ID Tournament. Again, congratulations Kester on winning IDII.
Richard (as France) was up against Carl (as Russia). Both were on 7 points with a win securing third position (or 2nd position had Ally lost to Kester). Russia is probably the better power to play (in F Vs R games) and after A01, it was clear that the reigning champ was not going to get up.
In another France Vs Russia game, Brian (Russia) again proved how tough it is for France to play Russia with a convincing win against Lawrence. Brian’s win also let him sneak ahead of Richard to secure 4th place. Richard therefore ended up in 5th place but as you can see from the table, he was only two wins away from the top. It didn’t help being the reigning champ as I am sure everyone was careful with which power chosen against Richard; for instance Richard never got to play against Germany, clearly the weakest power. I suppose this natural feature keeps the competition table tight as the stronger powers are kept to play against the stronger players. Watch out next season Kester!! His 5th position sees him remain on top of the ID Hall of Fame.
Greg tried hard against Jonathan, in an Austria versus France game, to secure his first win but in the end couldn’t hold on for a draw. In this long match, Jonathan played very well to finish the Tournament strongly with two wins and finish in 6th place. Greg ended up in 8th place behind Lawrence who finished in 7th place.
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