Interclub v Northside Chess Club
Just four games were played with dual club member Mick opting for Northside. Phil won convincingly against Col Tapsall who set out at his usual lightning pace of play. However, Col soon came undone by the multiple attacking forces of the reigning Flood Cup champion, in a game played in a mood of light heartedness and jocularity.
Andrew lost a pawn to Raul in a clever sequence of moves which saw a black knight terrorise Andrew’s defences and snatch two more pawns. White got back into the game by reclaiming a piece for a further pawn, however Raul still had a distinct advantage. Then black missed a knight fork on king and rook and it was a simple mopping up operation for white to win (no time pressure on either side).
Mark won against Northside veteran Richard, while The Gap’s only setback on the night saw Mick gain revenge for his loss to Marty in the first round of the One Hour.
Results (Gap player in bold):
Colin Tapsall 0 Phillip Kirkman 1
Andrew Robinson 1 Raul Phillips 0
Richard Hixon 0 Mark
Taylor 1
Marty Chadwick 0 Mick Waters 1
One Hour tournament
Round 5 results:
Debbie Jenkins 0 Tony Howes 1
Garvin Gray ½ Harvey Quaresmini ½
Suneel Prasher 0 Mark Taylor 1 (on forfeit)
Suneel announced his withdrawal from the competition to the DOP citing reasons of ill health and resultant backlog of work commitments. We hope he recovers soon and look forward to seeing him participate in future tournaments at The Gap.
Tony got himself into his usual serving of time trouble but had an extra pawn which he saw through to promotion and victory.
Garvin shortened as favourite to win the Maiden by claiming a draw against Harvey. Harvey showed up late again with less than 20 minutes of his clock at commencement. Garvin gained an exchange advantage, however Harvey fought back claiming a few pawns to have three pawns extra at one stage. Then Garvin got into time trouble and Harvey played as if it was a guillotine finish, playing the clock rather than the position on the board. This worked to Garvin’s advantage and he was able to ground the position down to a draw exchanging all the material except an unpromotable rook file pawn.
One Hour tournament: Current standings
All players to play 7 games
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No. |
NAME |
POINTS |
PLAYED |
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1 |
Andrew Robinson |
5 |
6 |
|
|
2 |
Phillip Kirkman |
5 |
6 |
|
|
3 |
Tony Howes |
4½ |
6 |
|
X |
4 |
Garvin Gray |
4 |
6 |
|
|
5 |
Debbie Jenkins |
3½ |
6 |
|
|
6 |
Ray Adams |
3½ |
6 |
|
|
7 |
Harvey Quaresmini |
3 |
6 |
|
X |
8 |
Mick Waters |
3 |
6 |
|
X |
9 |
Marty Chadwick |
3 |
6 |
|
X |
10 |
Stuart Wilson |
3 |
6 |
|
X |
11 |
Peter Hiller |
2 |
6 |
|
X |
12 |
Shane Martin |
2 |
6 |
|
X |
13 |
Mark Taylor |
2 |
6 |
|
X |
14 |
Suneel Prasher |
2 |
6 |
|
X |
15 |
James Hiller |
1½ |
6 |
|
|
16 |
Brian Willcock |
1 |
5 |
X (in far left column) = Eligible to win the Maiden Trophy
One Hour tournament 2005 results in detail
Standings (from Swissperfect)
Place Name Feder Rtg Loc Score Buch. M-Buch. 1 Robinson, Andrew J QLD 1596 5 20.5 14.0 Kirkman, Phillip QLD 1552 5 20.5 14.0 3 Howes, Tony QLD 1527 4.5 24.0 16.0 4 Gray, Garvin QLD 1188 4 17.5 12.0 5 Jenkins, Deborah QLD 1360 3.5 21.5 15.0 6 Adams, Ray QLD 1468 3.5 16.0 10.0 7 Quaresmini, Harvey A QLD 1525 3 20.5 14.0 8 Wilson, Stuart QLD 882 3 17.5 12.0 9 Chadwick, Marty QLD 1048 3 16.0 11.0 10 Waters, Mick QLD 1290 3 15.5 9.5 11 Hiller, Peter QLD 1159 2 21.0 13.0 12 Martin, Shane QLD 2 16.5 11.5 13 Taylor, Mark QLD 2 16.5 10.5 14 Prasher, Suneel QLD 2 15.5 9.5 15 Hiller, James QLD 619 1.5 17.0 12.0 16 Willcock, Brian QLD 1246 1 13.0 7.5
Quote of the night
“Me brother……….” - Harvey explaining after the game why he arrived late.