Singer Cup 1990
The following report of the 1990 Singer Cup appeared in Queensland Chess (Vol 5 No 1 Mar 1991). The author of this report was Patrick Byrom.
Tournament report
Australian Postal Institute (API) and Redcliffe fought out the A Grade final of the 1990 Singer Cup. Redcliffe was heavily outrated on all boards, but their team had notched up recent upsets. However API made sure there were none in the final. Luke Berry added a touch of drama, avoiding a forfeit with only minutes to spare.
API also took out the B Grade final against German, who needed only a draw in the final to secure first prize after a strong showing in the lead-up round robin. They came close, missing out only through API captain Patrick Byrom exploiting time trouble to win a drawn ending.
The C Grade Major final went to BBC over Redcliffe. The underrated BBC needed only a draw but played well to win the match.
Griffith Uni scored an upset win over API in the C Grade Minor final, winning 3-1.
Round-robin results
A Grade: API 12.5/15; Redcliffe 8; Suncoast Super Bees 7; Logan City 2.5
B Grade: German 15.5/20: APi 11; QUT 10; Logan City 7; The Gap/Northside 6.5
C Grade: BBC 27.5/35; Redcliffe 25; API 22; Griffith Uni 17.5; Rookies Black 16; Rookies White 12; QWCL 11.5; QUT 8.5
Finals
A Grade: API 4 Redcliffe 0
Stephen Solomon 1 Michael Cashman 0
Bruce Holliday 1 Chris Belton 0
Andrew Allen 1 Leo Wilkinson 0
Luke Berry 1 Mark Stokes 0
B Grade: API 2.5 German 1.5
Patrick Byrom 1 Khoa Tran 0
Andrew Meldrum 1 Frank Zvonar 0
Lindsay Knight 0 John Guest 1
Michael Whale ½ David McKinnon 1/2
C Grade Major: BBC 2.5 Redcliffe 1.5
Adam Bedi ½ Greg Devine 1/2
Travis Hall 1 Theo Roberts 0
Peter Newman 0 Michael Szabo 1
Tyson Ware 1 Milan Stejskal 0
C Grade Minor: Griffith Uni 3 API 1
Mike Steel 0 Jacob Edwards 1
Neville Colpitts 1 Richard Thomas 0
Gavin Rintoul 1 Jane Willcock 0
Glen Dawson won on forfeit
Note: The API chess club existed for about five years until 1991. It was run by Richard Thomas and met at 1:00pm on Sundays at: 1st Floor, Eagle House, 82 Eagle Street, Brisbane.