Opening preparation went out the window with a little light hearted fun last night in the form of Fischer Random minitournament. The games were played at 15 + 0. An excellent turnout with 17 players present. After the first three rounds of Michael is in the lead, with Ian and Richard tied on second equal. The starting positions for games 1, 2, 3 are shown in the graphic at left, and the cross table so far is below. Three more rounds of diabolical starting positions next week. Fischer random games are not eligible for club ratings
| 1 | Michael Freeman | 3.0 | +B12 | +W11 | +B4 |
| 2 | Ian Kennedy | 2.5 | +W5 | +W6 | =B3 |
| 3 | Richard Jackson | 2.5 | +W13 | +B14 | =W2 |
| 4 | Sivoram Manoharam | 2.0 | +W7 | +B10 | -W1 |
| 5 | Brandon Cuellar | 2.0 | -B2 | +W9 | +B11 |
| 6 | Christopher Symon | 2.0 | +W16 | -B2 | +W13 |
| 7 | Gary Judkins | 2.0 | -B4 | +W15 | +B12 |
| 8 | Samuel Eddy | 2.0 | -B11 | +BYE | +W14 |
| 9 | Adam Hasan-Stein | 1.5 | =W10 | -B5 | +W16 |
| 10 | Hilton Bennett | 1.5 | =B9 | -W4 | +B17 |
| 11 | Darius Hasan-Stein | 1.0 | +W8 | -B1 | -W5 |
| 12 | Daniel Davis | 1.0 | -W1 | +B16 | -W7 |
| 13 | Daniel Ng | 1.0 | -B3 | +W17 | -B6 |
| 14 | Cullen Hooper | 1.0 | +B17 | -W3 | -B8 |
| 15 | Murray Tuatini | 1.0 | — | -B7 | +BYE |
| 16 | Jayden Randall | 0.0 | -B6 | -W12 | -B9 |
| 17 | Michael Absalom | 0.0 | -W14 | -B13 | -W10 |
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