Hamilton Chess Club

Round six saw Michael overtake Christopher on the top spot of the crosstable following a close game between the two of them on board one. Christopher moves down to number three sharing 4 points with Daniel, with Hilton in second on 4.5 and Michael on 5. With two rounds to go there is still real competition in the Gold-Silver-Bronze. Two draws also this evening with Gary and Richard splitting the point, as did Sivoram and Craig. Game of the night was Daniel-Stefan, which came down to queen and pawn to queen. Once Stefan ran out of checks Daniel took the honours and gained significant ratings points in the process. Ian managed the wooden spoon of the tournament (year?) award losing in spectacular style to Hilton in nine moves. Next week his goal is that the game might make it in to double figures. Player ratings, summary statistics, and individual member crosstables have all been updated to reflect tonight’s games, and the updated crosstable has been posted under events. Two rounds to go …….