The Gap Open
This year’s tournament saw only 16 entrants which was easily the lowest number of entries ever, and must cause the club serious consideration as to whether attempt to hold this tournament again. The winner was Khalimzhan Abylkassov who achieved a clean sweep of the opposition.
The Gap Chess Club had four representatives in the senior tournament: Gabriel Boross, John Curran, Doug Foster, and junior player Ben Lazarus. The club thanks Ian Murray for once more smoothly running the tournament as arbiter and director of play.
Cross TableNo Name Loc Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Abylkassov, Khalimzhan 1844 6 6:W 10:W 3:W 2:W 4:W 7:W2 Thomas, Brian 1742 4.5 7:W 12:D 5:W 1:L 11:W 3:W3 Flynn, Chris 1603 4 8:W 13:W 1:L 7:W 12:W 2:L4 Kimura, Toshi 1645 4 5:D 9:W 12:W 11:D 1:L 8:W5 Chelebichanin, Nenad 1284 4 4:D 15:W 2:L 6:D 13:W 11:W6 Lazarus, Benjamin 1332 3.5 1:L 14:W 11:L 5:D 15:W 12:W7 Boross, Gabriel 1320 3 2:L 16:W 13:W 3:L 14:W 1:L8 Leach, David 1332 3 3:L 11:L 15:W 9:W 10:W 4:L9 Lim, Nathanael 1153 3 0:W 4:L 10:L 8:L 16:W 14:W10 Straton, Toby 1412 3 14:W 1:L 9:W 12:L 8:L 15:W11 Stewart, Craig A 1472 2.5 13:L 8:W 6:W 4:D 2:L 5:L12 Kospartov, Nick 1412 2.5 16:W 2:D 4:L 10:W 3:L 6:L13 Johnston, Andrew 1156 2 11:W 3:L 7:L 14:L 5:L 16:W14 Curran, John 2 10:L 6:L 16:W 13:W 7:L 9:L15 Foster, Douglas 1222 1.5 0:D 5:L 8:L 16:W 6:L 10:L16 Wilson, Sean 0 12:L 7:L 14:L 15:L 9:L 13:L
In contrast to the senior tournament, the Cadets tournament (for players under the age of 12 years old) was held as a single day event on the Sunday was a roaring success with 40 entrants. Andrew Robinson was run off his feet as Director of Play, trying to keep the rounds ticking over and the noise levels down at the same time. Congratulations go to joint winners Steven Cooke and Daniel Anderson, and also to former Gap Junior player Phillip Jones who came equal third with Liam Gunn-Schrader. Thanks to sponsorship from The Gap newsagency the club was able to offer prizes to all competitors.
Cadets Tournament
Final results:
|
Place |
TGJ |
Name |
Score |
|
1-2 |
|
Cooke, Steven L |
7 |
|
|
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Anderson, Daniel C |
7 |
|
3-4 |
* |
Jones, Phillip |
6 |
|
|
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Gunn Schrader, Liam |
6 |
|
5-6 |
|
Finke, Kelvin |
5.5 |
|
|
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Zhu, Kevin |
5.5 |
|
7-13 |
|
Long, David |
5 |
|
|
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Zhu, Jasmine |
5 |
|
|
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Chaaya, Michael |
5 |
|
|
* |
Nance, David |
5 |
|
|
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Grigg-Tondelier, Samuel |
5 |
|
|
* |
Ji, Anthony |
5 |
|
|
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Klug, Daniel |
5 |
|
14-17 |
* |
Cannon, Matthew |
4.5 |
|
|
* |
Bhandari, Rishabh |
4.5 |
|
|
* |
Nance, Benjamin |
4.5 |
|
|
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Moyle, Jake |
4.5 |
|
18-23 |
* |
Purdon, Sean |
4 |
|
|
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Dixon, Stephanie |
4 |
|
|
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Tonino, Julian |
4 |
|
|
* |
Mellor, Thoma |
4 |
|
|
* |
Robinson, Thomas |
4 |
|
|
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Talpade, Udit |
4 |
|
24-27 |
|
Norday, Guy |
3.5 |
|
|
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Gunn Schrader, Yarran |
3.5 |
|
|
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Fraser, Charles |
3.5 |
|
|
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Silajew, William |
3.5 |
|
28-34 |
|
Norday, Guy |
3 |
|
|
* |
Gatt, Jacob |
3 |
|
|
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Porter, Logan |
3 |
|
|
* |
Callum, Jack |
3 |
|
|
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Wilkinson-Foster, Mitchell |
3 |
|
|
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Leggett, Brandon |
3 |
|
|
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Tondelier, Benjamin |
3 |
|
35-37 |
|
Maher, Damian |
2.5 |
|
|
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Ripper, Nathan |
2.5 |
|
|
|
Bennett, Darren |
2.5 |
|
38 |
|
Leggett, Callum |
2 |
|
39 |
|
Ripper, Blake |
1.5 |
|
40 |
|
Anderson, Todd |
0 |
* Current and former members of The Gap Junior Chess Club
Cross TableNo Name Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Cooke, Steven L 7 12:W 10:W 3:W 6:W 2:L 14:W 5:W 7:W2 Anderson, Daniel C 7 23:W 4:W 7:W 8:W 1:W 5:D 6:D 13:W3 Jones, Phillip (Bris) 6 5:W 28:W 1:L 19:W 18:W 8:W 4:L 6:W4 Gunn Schrader, Liam 6 39:W 2:L 14:L 36:W 28:W 11:W 3:W 10:W5 Finke, Kelvin 5.5 3:L 12:W 17:W 10:W 7:W 2:D 1:L 14:W6 Zhu, Kevin 5.5 24:W 20:W 9:W 1:L 11:W 15:W 2:D 3:L7 Long, David 5 29:W 25:W 2:L 22:W 5:L 9:W 15:W 1:L8 Zhu, Jasmine 5 35:W 36:W 16:W 2:L 15:W 3:L 10:L 17:W9 Chaaya, Michael 5 11:W 18:W 6:L 15:L 30:W 7:L 16:W 19:W10 Nance, David 5 34:W 1:L 28:W 5:L 29:W 18:W 8:W 4:L11 Grigg-Tondelier, Samuel 5 9:L 29:W 31:W 25:W 6:L 4:L 24:W 20:W12 Ji, Anthony 5 1:L 5:L 27:W 37:W 25:W 13:L 28:W 18:W13 Klug, Daniel 5 38:W 16:L 30:W 18:L 26:W 12:W 19:W 2:L14 Cannon, Matthew 4.5 20:L 24:W 4:W 21:W 31:W 1:L 17:D 5:L15 Bhandari, Rishabh 4.5 30:W 21:D 19:W 9:W 8:L 6:L 7:L 29:W16 Nance, Benjamin 4.5 40:W 13:W 8:L 26:D 21:W 17:L 9:L 27:W17 Moyle, Jake 4.5 32:W 19:L 5:L 39:W 22:W 16:W 14:D 8:L18 Purdon, Sean 4 26:W 9:L 20:W 13:W 3:L 10:L 23:W 12:L19 Dixon, Stephanie 4 31:W 17:W 15:L 3:L 20:W 26:W 13:L 9:L20 Tonino, Julian 4 14:W 6:L 18:L 35:W 19:L 22:W 34:W 11:L21 Mellor, Thomas 4 27:W 15:D 25:L 14:L 16:L 37:W 30:W 24:D22 Robinson, Thomas 4 28: 0:W 23:W 7:L 17:L 20:L 37:W 33:W23 Talpade, Udit 4 2:L 39:W 22:L 31:L 32:W 29:W 18:L 28:W24 Norday, Joe 3.5 6:L 14:L 32:W 28:L 35:W 30:W 11:L 21:D25 Gunn Schrader, Yarran 3.5 33:W 7:L 21:W 11:L 12:L 34:L 36:D 35:W26 Fraser, Charles 3.5 18:L 38:W 36:W 16:D 13:L 19:L 27:L 34:W27 Silajew, William 3.5 21:L 30:L 12:L 38:W 33:D 39:W 26:W 16:L28 Norday, Guy 3 22:W 3:L 10:L 24:W 4:L 31:W 12:L 23:L29 Gatt, Jacob 3 7:L 11:L 38:W 33:W 10:L 23:L 32:W 15:L30 Porter, Logan 3 15:L 27:W 13:L 34:W 9:L 24:L 21:L 38:W31 Callum, Jack 3 19:L 32:W 11:L 23:W 14:L 28:L 33:L 39:W32 Wilkinson-Foster, Mitchell 3 17:L 31:L 24:L 0:W 23:L 38:W 29:L 36:W33 Leggett, Brandon 3 25:L 37:D 34:L 29:L 27:D 0:W 31:W 22:L34 Tondelier, Benjamin 3 10:L 35:D 33:W 30:L 36:D 25:W 20:L 26:L35 Maher, Damian 2.5 8:L 34:D 37:D 20:L 24:L 36:D 0:W 25:L36 Ripper, Nathan 2.5 37:W 8:L 26:L 4:L 34:D 35:D 25:D 32:L37 Bennett, Darren 2.5 36:L 33:D 35:D 12:L 39:D 21:L 22:L 0:W38 Leggett, Callum 2 13:L 26:L 29:L 27:L 0:W 32:L 39:W 30:L39 Ripper, Blake 1.5 4:L 23:L 0:W 17:L 37:D 27:L 38:L 31:L40 Anderson, Todd 0 16:L 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: