The club championship is still wide open as tie break rules mean that if Stefan draws level with Hilton next week he may take out the top spot. On the other hand if Hilton wins against Stefan then Eddie could claim clear second if he wins his game, while others have the potential to come up to 4 points and take out the bronze on tie break. Similar considerations apply to The Junior division, with Samuel capable of drawing level with Craig, and then the decision coming down to tie break
The crosstables after five rounds of the club champs, and next weeks draw appear below. Remember clocks will start at 7:15 pm so dont be late
Open Division –Crosstable after 5 rounds
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| 1 | Hilton Bennett | 1614 | 5.0 | +W9 | +B11 | +B5 | +W4 | +W6 |
| 2 | Stefan Wagner | 1608 | 4.0 | =B10 | +W3 | =B4 | +W7 | +B8 |
| 3 | Eddie Tan | 1568 | 3.5 | =W8 | -B2 | +W14 | +B12 | +W11 |
| 4 | Graham Nolan | 1604 | 3.0 | +W7 | +B13 | =W2 | -B1 | =B5 |
| 5 | Richard Dare | 1605 | 3.0 | +BYE | +B12 | -W1 | =B6 | =W4 |
| 6 | William Lynn | 1596 | 3.0 | =BYE | +W10 | +B8 | =W5 | -B1 |
| 7 | Ian Kennedy | 1524 | 3.0 | -B4 | +W15 | +W11 | -B2 | +W12 |
| 8 | David Whiting | 1500 | 2.5 | =B3 | +W16 | -W6 | +B9 | -W2 |
| 9 | Daniel Davis | 1531 | 2.5 | -B1 | =W14 | +B10 | -W8 | +B16 |
| 10 | Richard Jackson | 1531 | 2.5 | =W2 | -B6 | -W9 | +B15 | +W14 |
| 11 | Gary Judkins | 1574 | 2.0 | +B14 | -W1 | -B7 | +W13 | -B3 |
| 12 | Sivoram Manoharan | 1565 | 2.0 | +B15 | -W5 | +B13 | -W3 | -B7 |
| 13 | Murray Tuatini | 1504 | 2.0 | +B16 | -W4 | -W12 | -B11 | +W15 |
| 14 | Christopher Symon | 1506 | 1.5 | -W11 | =B9 | -B3 | +W16 | -B10 |
| 15 | Nick Sayers | 1500 | 0.5 | -W12 | -B7 | =B16 | -W10 | -B13 |
| 16 | Matt Crombie | 1537 | 0.5 | -W13 | -B8 | =W15 | -B14 | -W9 |
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Junior Division –Crosstable after 5 rounds
| 1 | Craig Scott | 1477 | 5.0 | +W6 | +B7 | +W2 | +B5 | +B3 |
| 2 | Samuel Eddy | 1474 | 4.0 | +B4 | +W5 | -B1 | +W7 | +BYE |
| 3 | Joel Crombie | 1479 | 3.0 | -B5 | +W4 | +B6 | +BYE | -W1 |
| 4 | Adam Hasan Stein | 1374 | 3.0 | -W2 | -B3 | +BYE | +W6 | +W5 |
| 5 | Brandon Cuellar | 1459 | 2.0 | +W3 | -B2 | +W7 | -W1 | -B4 |
| 6 | Elijah Dewit | 1425 | 2.0 | -B1 | +BYE | -W3 | -B4 | +B7 |
| 7 | Josh Posa | 1445 | 1.0 | +BYE | -W1 | -B5 | -B2 | -W6 |
Next weeks’ draw
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Hamilton Chess Club 