Round three produced a tense battle between Stefan and Hilton. Hilton had 2 bishops and a queen to Stefan’s queen and knight but with time ticking down for Hilton a draw was offered and accepted. Round four next week is likely to be just as tense. Standings at round 3
| 1 Peter Hulshof | 3.0 | +B11 | +W7 | +B3 |
| 2 Hilton Bennett | 2.5 | +W9 | +B4 | =W5 |
| 3 William Lynn | 2.0 | +B8 | +BYE | -W1 |
| 4 Philip Rossiter | 2.0 | +W6 | -B1 | +W4 |
| 5 Stefan Wagner | 2.0 | +W10 | =BYE | =B2 |
| 6 Jess Fai | 2.0 | -B7 | +W12 | +B8 |
| 7 Gary Judkins | 1.0 | +B12 | -W2 | -B7 |
| 8 Craig Scott | 1.0 | -W3 | +B9 | -W6 |
| 9 Ian Kennedy | 1.0 | -B2 | -W8 | +W11 |
| 10 Colin Barrett-Hogg | 1.0 | -B5 | — | +BYE |
| 11 Murray Tuatini | 0.0 | -W1 | — | -B9 |
| 12 Kaylash Raman | 0.0 | -W4 | -B6 | — |
