The full listing of the recent Junior events can be found here.
Congratulations to Sergey and Anoohya.
The full listing of the recent Junior events can be found here.
Congratulations to Sergey and Anoohya.
The club championship and reserves events have now completed. In the club championship, 8 players competed in a round robin event, and in the reserves there were 21 players playing a swiss event.
Please join with me in congratulating Bruce for taking out the club championship and Chris and Guy for jointly taking out the reserves. The top players in each tournament were
Championship – 1st Bruce (5.5/6), 2nd Daniel (4.5/6), 3rd Dean (4/6)
Reserves - Joint 1st Chris and Guy (5.5/7), 3rd Charlie (5/7)
Next week is the presentation night and AGM.
Championship final crosstable is:
| Loc | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Derek Richards | 1428 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Dean Hogg | 2029 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Daniel Gusain | 1771 | 1 | 0 | Â | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | Â | 1 | 4.5 |
| Steven Hogan | 1578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Williams | 2180 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | Â | 1 | Â | 1 | 5.5 |
| Tony Davis | 1907 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Nathan Hibberd | 2033 | 0 | ||||||||
| Narelle Szuveges | 1733 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
Reserves final round results and crosstable is:
Round 7 Results
No Name Loc Total Result Name Loc Total
1 Salanowski, Mark 1630 [4] 0:1 Mullen, Chris 1309 [4.5]
2 Russo, Guy 1433 [4.5] 1:0 Nowak, Ruben 1435 [4]
3 Dogaris, George 1161 [4] 0:1 McIntyre, Charlie 1365 [4]
4 Ryan, Isaac [3.5] 0:1 Maunders, Myiesha 1196 [3.5]
5 Edwards, Regina 1308 [3.5] 0:1 Minichelli, Felice 1184 [3]
6 Saric, Sergey 1123 [3] 0:1 Whitford, Matthew 925 [3]
7 Farrugia, James [2.5] 0:1 Ramos, Antonio 1457 [2.5]
8 Hu, Timothy Tianmeng 986 [2.5] 1:0 Kostakakis, Angelo 1017 [2]
9 Jing, Lang 410 [2] -:+ Tizani, Alex [2]
10 Castles, Tommy 756 [.5] 0:1 Bejjanki, Pranav Sai 325 [1]
Standings
Place Name Feder Rtg Loc Score M-Buch. Buch. Progr.
1-2 Mullen, Chris VIC 1309 5.5 21.0 28.5 24.0
Russo, Guy VIC 1433 5.5 20.0 28.5 21.0
3 McIntyre, Charlie VIC 1365 5 20.5 28.0 21.0
4 Maunders, Myiesha VIC 1196 4.5 18.0 25.5 17.0
5-9 Nowak, Ruben VIC 1435 4 23.5 30.5 20.0
Dogaris, George VIC 1161 4 19.5 28.0 17.5
Salanowski, Mark VIC 1630 4 19.0 26.0 18.0
Whitford, Matthew VIC 925 4 17.5 25.0 14.0
Minichelli, Felice VIC 1184 4 17.0 24.0 15.0
10-13 Ryan, Isaac 3.5 19.0 26.5 15.0
Edwards, Regina VIC 1308 3.5 19.0 26.0 16.0
Ramos, Antonio VIC 1457 3.5 17.5 24.5 11.5
Hu, Timothy Tianmeng VIC 986 3.5 17.0 24.0 13.5
14-15 Tizani, Alex 3 15.5 21.5 10.0
Saric, Sergey VIC 1123 3 14.5 21.0 11.0
16 Farrugia, James 2.5 17.0 22.0 8.0
17-19 Kostakakis, Angelo VIC 1017 2 17.5 24.0 10.0
Jing, Lang VIC 410 2 15.5 22.5 8.0
Bejjanki, Pranav Sai VIC 325 2 13.5 17.5 6.0
20 Deraniyagala, Kevin 1 8.0 14.0 2.0
21-23 Castles, Tommy VIC 756 0.5 17.0 23.0 1.0
Dharmakeerthi, Dasula 0.5 3.0 9.0 1.5
Enano, Ronald VIC 1693 0.5 1.5 6.0 1.0
24-25 Doust, Aidan VIC 482 0 7.0 11.5 0.0
O'Leary, Mike VIC 320 0 6.0 13.0 0.0
The club championship and reserves events started 3 weeks ago, so it is time for an update. In the club championship, 8 players are competing in a round robin event, and in the reserves there are 21 players playing a swiss event.
Championship after 3 rounds: The current crosstable is:
| Cross Table | ||||||||||
| Loc | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Derek Richards | 1428 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dean Hogg | 2029 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 2.5 | |||||
| Daniel Gusain | 1771 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Steven Hogan | 1578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Bruce Williams | 2180 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Tony Davis | 1907 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Nathan Hibberd | 2033 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | ||||||
| Narelle Szuveges | 1733 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Reserves after 3 rounds: Chris and Ruben are undefeated. Round 4 draw is:
No Name Loc Total Result Name Loc Total 1 Nowak, Ruben 1435 [3] : Mullen, Chris 1309 [3] 2 Salanowski, Mark 1630 [2] : Maunders, Myiesha 1196 [2] 3 Ryan, Isaac [2] : Russo, Guy 1433 [2] 4 Edwards, Regina 1308 [2] : McIntyre, Charlie 1365 [2] 5 Whitford, Matthew 925 [2] : Dogaris, George 1161 [1.5] 6 Hu, Timothy Tianmeng 986 [1.5] : Ramos, Antonio 1457 [1] 7 Jing, Lang 410 [1] : Minichelli, Felice 1184 [1] 8 Saric, Sergey 1123 [1] : Tizani, Alex [1] 9 Kostakakis, Angelo 1017 [1] : Bejjanki, Pranav Sai 325 [1] 10 Doust, Aidan 482 [0] : O'Leary, Mike 320 [0] 11 Deraniyagala, Kevin [0] .5:0 BYE
Congrats to Daniel in winning this fun event, scoring 7/7, followed by Bruce (6) and Dean and Tony(5). Many juniors attended, making it a challenging event, in more ways than one.
Next Few Weeks – Schedule is as follows
Tues 3 October – Allegro (Kings Gambit Accepted)
Tues 10 October – Commencement of Club Championships and reserves.
Final Results
1 Gusain, Daniel VIC 1771 7 21.5 30.5 28.0
2 Williams, Bruce VIC 2180 6 20.5 30.0 23.0
3-4 Hogg, Dean VIC 2029 5 22.5 32.5 23.0
Davis, Tony J VIC 1907 5 19.0 28.5 19.0
5-9 Humphreys, Scott VIC 1749 4 22.0 32.0 21.0
Salanowski, Mark VIC 1630 4 20.0 27.0 17.0
Hogan, Steven VIC 1578 4 18.5 25.5 17.0
Davis, Sophie VIC 569 4 18.5 25.0 15.0
Nowak, Ruben VIC 1435 4 16.5 22.5 16.0
10-12 Saric, Sergey VIC 1123 3.5 18.0 25.0 14.0
McIntyre, Julian VIC 951 3.5 16.0 25.5 11.5
Edwards, Regina VIC 1308 3.5 15.0 21.0 11.0
13-16 Hu, Timothy Tianmeng VIC 986 3 18.0 24.5 13.0
Vijayakumar, Aadav VIC 698 3 17.0 22.5 12.0
Richards, Derek VIC 1428 3 14.5 23.0 11.0
Kostakakis, Angelo VIC 1017 3 14.5 19.5 9.0
17-19 Mullen, Chris VIC 1309 2.5 20.0 28.0 13.5
Deraniyagala, Kevin 2.5 13.5 17.0 8.0
Hibberd, Nathan VIC 2033 2.5 5.0 11.0 4.5
20-22 Jing, Lang VIC 410 2 14.0 18.0 6.0
Dharmakeerthi, Dasula 2 13.0 18.5 9.0
Hibberd, Aaron VIC 895 2 7.0 13.0 5.5
23 Royston, Zac VIC 1.5 14.5 18.0 6.0
24 O'Leary, Mike VIC 320 0 15.0 20.5 0.0
Congrats to Bruce in winning this event, scoring 6.5/7, followed by Nathan (6) and Tony(5).
For the Next Few Weeks – Schedule is as follows
Tues 26 September – Lightning
Tues 3 October – Allegro (Kings Gambit Accepted)
Tues 10 October – Commencement of Club Championships and reserves.
Round 7 (Final Round) Results
No Name Loc Total Result Name Loc Total 1 Williams, Bruce 2128 [5.5] 1:0 Humphreys, Scott 1771 [4] 2 Davis, Tony J 1869 [5] 0:1 Hibberd, Nathan 2033 [5] 3 Edwards, Regina 1364 [4] 0:1 Watson, James 1839 [3.5] 4 Gusain, Daniel 1654 [3.5] 1:0 Salanowski, Mark 1663 [3.5] 5 Richards, Derek 1446 [3.5] 1:0 Whitford, Matthew 775 [3] 6 Minichelli, Felice 1264 [3] -:+ Szuveges, Narelle S 1767 [3] 7 McIntyre, Charlie 1421 [3] 1:0 Hu, Timothy Tianmeng 870 [3] 8 Dogaris, George 1033 [3] .5:.5 Hogan, Steven 1591 [2.5] 9 Maunders, Myiesha 1137 [2.5] 1:0 Ramos, Antonio 1496 [2.5] 10 Mullen, Chris 1370 [2] 1:0 Deraniyagala, Kevin 903 [2] 11 Dharmakeerthi, Dasula [1] 1:0 Kostakakis, Angelo 1044 [2] 12 Jing, Lang [1] 1:0 O'Leary, Mike 395 [0]
Congrats to Matthew for his good result against his higher rated opponent in round 6. Bruce continues to lead from the front.
Round 6 Results
No Name Loc Total Result Name Loc Total 1 Hibberd, Nathan 2033 [5] 0:1 Williams, Bruce 2128 [4.5] 2 Watson, James 1839 [3.5] 0:1 Davis, Tony J 1869 [4] 3 Humphreys, Scott 1771 [3] 1:0 Gusain, Daniel 1654 [3.5] 4 Dogaris, George 1033 [3] -:- Szuveges, Narelle S 1767 [3] 5 Ramos, Antonio 1496 [2] .5:.5 Richards, Derek 1446 [3] 6 Maunders, Myiesha 1137 [2.5] 0:1 Edwards, Regina 1364 [3] 7 Hogan, Steven 1591 [2.5] -:+ Salanowski, Mark 1663 [2.5] 8 Kostakakis, Angelo 1044 [2] -:- McIntyre, Charlie 1421 [3] 9 Whitford, Matthew 775 [2] 1:0 Mullen, Chris 1370 [2] 10 BYE -:- BYE 11 Hu, Timothy Tianmeng 870 [2] 1:0 Dharmakeerthi, Dasula [1] 12 Jing, Lang [1] 0:1 Minichelli, Felice 1264 [2]
The results are in, along with a short commentary here.
Over $3,200 in prizes were claimed over the weekend, with Hobsons Bay players Bruce Williams, Myiesha Maunders and Vishal Bhat among the prizes. Hobsons Bay Junior Players Max Clerk and Julian McIntyre were also among the prize winners.
Thanks to all who participated, but most of all to Tony Davis who organised and ran yet another very successful event. I’d encourage all Tuesday night regulars to give Best in the West a shot next year, it is always a thoroughly enjoyable weekend.
Congrats to Timothy and Myiesha for their good results against higher rated opponents in round 5.
Round 5 Results
No Name Loc Total Result Name Loc Total 1 Gusain, Daniel 1654 [3.5] 0:1 Hibberd, Nathan 2033 [4] 2 Szuveges, Narelle S 1767 [3] 0:1 Williams, Bruce 2128 [3.5] 3 Davis, Tony J 1869 [3] 1:0 Dogaris, George 1033 [3] 4 Hogan, Steven 1591 [2.5] 0:1 Watson, James 1839 [2.5] 5 Hogg, Dean 2038 [2] -:+ Edwards, Regina 1364 [2] 6 Mullen, Chris 1370 [2] 0:1 Humphreys, Scott 1771 [2] 7 Salanowski, Mark 1663 [2] .5:.5 Maunders, Myiesha 1137 [2] 8 Kostakakis, Angelo 1044 [2] 0:1 Richards, Derek 1446 [2] 9 Deraniyagala, Kevin 903 [2] 0:1 McIntyre, Charlie 1421 [2] 10 Minichelli, Felice 1264 [1.5] .5:.5 Hu, Timothy Tianmeng 870 [1.5] 11 Ramos, Antonio 1496 [1] 1:0 Dharmakeerthi, Dasula [1] 12 Jing, Lang [1] 0:1 Whitford, Matthew 775 [1] 13 Liu, Jim 461 [1] -:+ Castles, Tommy [1] 14 O'Leary, Mike 395 [0] -:- Liu, William 311 [0]
Congrats to Daniel, George and Myiesha for their good results against higher rated opponents in round 4. On a personal note, I have never had 4 draws in a row before!
Round 4 Results
No Name Loc Total Result Name Loc Total 1 Williams, Bruce 2128 [3] .5:.5 Gusain, Daniel 1654 [3] 2 Hibberd, Nathan 2033 [3] 1:0 Hogg, Dean 2038 [2] 3 Richards, Derek 1446 [2] 0:1 Davis, Tony J 1869 [2] 4 McIntyre, Charlie 1421 [2] 0:1 Szuveges, Narelle S 1767 [2] 5 Dogaris, George 1033 [2] 1:0 Salanowski, Mark 1663 [2] 6 Watson, James 1839 [1.5] 1:0 Minichelli, Felice 1264 [1.5] 7 Maunders, Myiesha 1137 [1.5] .5:.5 Humphreys, Scott 1771 [1.5] 8 Hu, Timothy Tianmeng 870 [1.5] 0:1 Hogan, Steven 1591 [1.5] 9 Deraniyagala, Kevin 903 [1] +:- Ramos, Antonio 1496 [1] 10 Mullen, Chris 1370 [1] +:- Whitford, Matthew 775 [1] 11 Edwards, Regina 1364 [1] 1:0 Jing, Lang [1] 12 Castles, Tommy [1] 0:1 Kostakakis, Angelo 1044 [1] 13 Liu, Jim 461 [1] -:- Liu, William 311 [0] 14 O'Leary, Mike 395 [0] -:+ Dharmakeerthi, Dasula [0]
The first rated Junior tournament for 2017 has been completed, a 5-round event. Well done to all that played, I am sure you have all learned a lot from the experience. Full story and detailed results are here.