Club ratings have been updated for the five rounds of the club champs so far. Four club members have achieved new personal bests.
Archive for March, 2016
The draw for next week is below. Remember no byes allowed in the final two rounds, so if you cant make it you will forfeit the point, unless you can arrange to play your opponent prior, for instance on the weekend. Let me know if you cant be there, so that we can save your opponent coming in unnecessarily, and so that I can see what can be arranged in terms of a make-up game.
Standings at round 5 below
| 1 | Hilton_Bennett | 4.5 | +B23 | +W8 | =B4 | +W7 | +W2 |
| 2 | Milton_Severinsen | 4.0 | +B25 | +W9 | +B5 | +W3 | -B1 |
| 3 | Christopher_Symon | 4.0 | +W18 | +B6 | +W14 | -B2 | +B7 |
| 4 | Stefan_Wagner | 4.0 | +W22 | +B12 | =W1 | =B6 | +W9 |
| 5 | Richard_Dare | 4.0 | +W21 | +B14 | -W2 | +B11 | +W10 |
| 6 | Prashant_Mistry | 3.5 | +B15 | -W3 | +B23 | =W4 | +B8 |
| 7 | Graham_Nolan | 3.0 | +W13 | +B11 | +W17 | -B1 | -W3 |
| 8 | David_Whiting | 3.0 | +W26 | -B1 | +W13 | +B17 | -W6 |
| 9 | Chirag_Doshi | 3.0 | +W24 | -B2 | +W18 | +B21 | -B4 |
| 10 | Sivaram_Manoharan | 3.0 | +W16 | -B17 | +W21 | +B12 | -B5 |
| 11 | Gary_Judkins | 3.0 | +B20 | -W7 | +B15 | -W5 | +B22 |
| 12 | Richard_Jackson | 3.0 | +B19 | -W4 | +B24 | -W10 | +W20 |
| 13 | Lara_Heppenstall | 3.0 | -B7 | +W20 | -B8 | +W19 | +B18 |
| 14 | Ian_Kennedy | 2.5 | +B27 | -W5 | -B3 | =BYE | +W23 |
| 15 | Joel_Crombie | 2.5 | -W6 | +B26 | -W11 | =B16 | +W17 |
| 16 | Shilong_Yang | 2.5 | -B10 | -W23 | +B19 | =W15 | +B25 |
| 17 | Jenny_Xiang | 2.0 | +BYE | +W10 | -B7 | -W8 | -B15 |
| 18 | Cooper_Quinn | 2.0 | -B3 | +W25 | -B9 | +W27 | -W13 |
| 19 | Finlay_Buckell | 2.0 | -W12 | +B22 | -W16 | -B13 | +B26 |
| 20 | Adam_Hasan-Stein | 2.0 | -W11 | -B13 | +BYE | +W25 | -B12 |
| 21 | Matt_Crombie | 2.0 | -B5 | +W27 | -B10 | -W9 | +B24 |
| 22 | Sean_Clark | 2.0 | -B4 | -W19 | +B27 | +W24 | -W11 |
| 23 | Murray_Tuatini | 1.5 | -W1 | +B16 | -W6 | =BYE | -B14 |
| 24 | Matthys_Joubert | 1.0 | -B9 | +BYE | -W12 | -B22 | -W21 |
| 25 | Jeff_Xiang | 1.0 | -W2 | -B18 | +W26 | -B20 | -W16 |
| 26 | Dhusar_Chatterjee | 1.0 | -B8 | -W15 | -B25 | +BYE | -W19 |
| 27 | Jarvis_Xiang | 1.0 | -W14 | -B21 | -W22 | -B18 | +BYE |
The draw for round 5 is below. Clocks will be started at 7:15 or as soon as possible thereafter. Don’t be late.
The draw for round 4 is below. Clocks will be started at 7:15 or as soon as possible thereafter. Don’t be late.
Please email Richard Jackson if you wish to take a half point bye in the next two rounds of the club champs as I will be out of town.
So far we have byes awarded for Ian and Murray for round 4
| 1 | Milton_Severinsen | 3.0 | +B23 | +W11 | +B7 |
| 2 | Graham_Nolan | 3.0 | +W17 | +B10 | +W6 |
| 3 | Christopher_Symon | 3.0 | +W15 | +B8 | +W14 |
| 4 | Hilton_Bennett | 2.5 | +B16 | +W13 | =B5 |
| 5 | Stefan_Wagner | 2.5 | +W24 | +B12 | =W4 |
| 6 | Jenny_Xiang | 2.0 | +BYE | +W9 | -B2 |
| 7 | Richard_Dare | 2.0 | +W19 | +B14 | -W1 |
| 8 | Prashant_Mistry | 2.0 | +B20 | -W3 | +B16 |
| 9 | Sivaram_Manoharan | 2.0 | +W22 | -B6 | +W19 |
| 10 | Gary_Judkins | 2.0 | +B25 | -W2 | +B20 |
| 11 | Chirag_Doshi | 2.0 | +W18 | -B1 | +W15 |
| 12 | Richard_Jackson | 2.0 | +B21 | -W5 | +B18 |
| 13 | David_Whiting | 2.0 | +W26 | -B4 | +W17 |
| 14 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.0 | +B27 | -W7 | -B3 |
| 15 | Cooper_Quinn | 1.0 | -B3 | +W23 | -B11 |
| 16 | Murray_Tuatini | 1.0 | -W4 | +B22 | -W8 |
| 17 | Lara_Heppenstall | 1.0 | -B2 | +W25 | -B13 |
| 18 | Matthys_Joubert | 1.0 | -B11 | +BYE | -W12 |
| 19 | Matt_Crombie | 1.0 | -B7 | +W27 | -B9 |
| 20 | Joel_Crombie | 1.0 | -W8 | +B26 | -W10 |
| 21 | Finlay_Buckell | 1.0 | -W12 | +B24 | -W22 |
| 22 | Shilong_Yang | 1.0 | -B9 | -W16 | +B21 |
| 23 | Jeff_Xiang | 1.0 | -W1 | -B15 | +W26 |
| 24 | Sean_Clark | 1.0 | -B5 | -W21 | +B27 |
| 25 | Adam_Hasan-Stein | 1.0 | -W10 | -B17 | +BYE |
| 26 | Dhusar_Chatterjee | 0.0 | -B13 | -W20 | -B23 |
| 27 | Jarvis_Xiang | 0.0 | -W14 | -B19 | -W24 |
The draw for round 3 is below. Clocks will be started at 7:15 or as soon as possible thereafter. Dont be late.
All club ratings, graphs and crosstables have been updated
| 1 | Richard_Dare | 2.0 | +W15 | +B11 |
| 2 | Hilton_Bennett | 2.0 | +B16 | +W12 |
| 3 | Graham_Nolan | 2.0 | +W17 | +B13 |
| 4 | Christopher_Symon | 2.0 | +W18 | +B8 |
| 5 | Jenny_Xiang | 2.0 | +BYE | +W14 |
| 6 | Stefan_Wagner | 2.0 | +W22 | +B9 |
| 7 | Milton_Severinsen | 2.0 | +B23 | +W10 |
| 8 | Prashant_Mistry | 1.0 | +B19 | -W4 |
| 9 | Richard_Jackson | 1.0 | +B20 | -W6 |
| 10 | Chirag_Doshi | 1.0 | +W21 | -B7 |
| 11 | Ian_Kennedy | 1.0 | +B25 | -W1 |
| 12 | David_Whiting | 1.0 | +W26 | -B2 |
| 13 | Gary_Judkins | 1.0 | +B27 | -W3 |
| 14 | Sivaram_Manoharan | 1.0 | +W24 | -B5 |
| 15 | Matt_Crombie | 1.0 | -B1 | +W25 |
| 16 | Murray_Tuatini | 1.0 | -W2 | +B24 |
| 17 | Lara_Heppenstall | 1.0 | -B3 | +W27 |
| 18 | Cooper_Quinn | 1.0 | -B4 | +W23 |
| 19 | Joel_Crombie | 1.0 | -W8 | +B26 |
| 20 | Finlay_Buckell | 1.0 | -W9 | +B22 |
| 21 | Matthys_Joubert | 1.0 | -B10 | +BYE |
| 22 | Sean_Clark | 0.0 | -B6 | -W20 |
| 23 | Jeff_Xiang | 0.0 | -W7 | -B18 |
| 24 | Shilong_Yang | 0.0 | -B14 | -W16 |
| 25 | Jarvis_Xiang | 0.0 | -W11 | -B15 |
| 26 | Dhusar_Chatterjee | 0.0 | -B12 | -W19 |
| 27 | Adam_Hasan-Stein | 0.0 | -W13 | -B17 |
The club welcomes Lara Heppenstall as its newest member. Lara is a seasoned player having competed in tournaments in her native British Columbia. She is a strong player and came very close to victory against Graham in round one of the club champs. Welcome Lara.
Club champs round one last night. Twenty seven players turned out, a few less than 2015 when we had 31 and a definite improvement on 2014 (23) and 2013 (19). Two games went down to the wire: Murray v Hilton, and Graham v Lara. Round 2 next week. Remember that clocks will be started as soon as I do the draw, whether you are there or not. Also, let Ian know if you are not going to be there as you will be awarded a bye. Crosstable so far is below. Club ratings have been updated.
| 1 | Richard Dare | 1.0 | +W15 |
| 2 | Hilton Bennett | 1.0 | +B16 |
| 3 | Graham Nolan | 1.0 | +W17 |
| 4 | Prashant Mistry | 1.0 | +B18 |
| 5 | Stefan Wagner | 1.0 | +W19 |
| 6 | Milton Severinsen | 1.0 | +B20 |
| 7 | Sivaram Manoharan | 1.0 | +W21 |
| 8 | Ian Kennedy | 1.0 | +B22 |
| 9 | David Whiting | 1.0 | +W23 |
| 10 | Gary Judkins | 1.0 | +B24 |
| 11 | Christopher Symon | 1.0 | +W25 |
| 12 | Richard Jackson | 1.0 | +B26 |
| 13 | Chirag Doshi | 1.0 | +W27 |
| 14 | Jenny Xiang | 1.0 | +BYE |
| 15 | Matt Crombie | 0.0 | -B1 |
| 16 | Murray Tuatini | 0.0 | -W2 |
| 17 | Lara Heppenstall | 0.0 | -B3 |
| 18 | Joel Crombie | 0.0 | -W4 |
| 19 | Sean Clark | 0.0 | -B5 |
| 20 | Jeff Xiang | 0.0 | -W6 |
| 21 | Shilong Yang | 0.0 | -B7 |
| 22 | Jarvis Xiang | 0.0 | -W8 |
| 23 | Dhusar Chatterjee | 0.0 | -B9 |
| 24 | Adam Hasan-Stein | 0.0 | -W10 |
| 25 | Cooper Quinn | 0.0 | -B11 |
| 26 | Finlay Buckell | 0.0 | -W12 |
| 27 | Matthys Joubert | 0.0 | -B13 |
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