Report – 4 November 2005

 

Allegro tournament

 

Results:

Debbie Jenkins 1 Phillip Kirkman 1

 

Debbie crushed Phil in the first game, while Phil easily won the second. However it was the first game that was crucial as this ensured that Debbie gained second place. This was her highest finish in any of the big four tournaments (Flood-Hour-Allegro-Lightning).

 

With all results known final standings in the trophy standings are known:

 

Allegro tournament: Final standings

All players to play 22 games

No.

NAME

POINTS

PLAYED

1

Andrew Robinson

18½

22

2

Debbie Jenkins

16

22

3

Phillip Kirkman

16

22

4

Ray Adams

15½

22

5

Harvey Quaresmini

13½

22

6

Marty Chadwick

11

22

7

Mick Waters

22

8

Garvin Gray

9

22

9

Mark Taylor

9

22

10

Peter Hiller

7

22

11

Tim Johnson

5

22

12

Stuart Wilson

2

22

James Hiller withdrew 30/09/2005

 

Allegro tournament 2005 results in detail

 

 

45 Minute Tournament

 

Results:

Mick Waters 0 Andrew Robinson 1

Ray Adams 1 Stuart Wilson 0

 

Ray won comfortably against Stuart playing methodically and waiting for mistakes. Andrew seemed fated to go down to Mick again, similarly to the Allegro upset of a few weeks ago. Mick was the exchange up for most of the game and had an overwhelming advantage in a rook v knight endgame. However Andrew used an old trick of blitzing which caused Mick to do likewise despite having 30 minutes left of his clock, and in this artificial time pressure Mick conceded a rook and the match to knight fork. As the youth of today would say: “a pretty lame way to lose a game”.

 

45 Minute 2005: Current standings

All players to play 5 games

Group A

No.

NAME

POINTS

PLAYED

1

Ray Adams

2

2

2

Marty Chadwick

1

1

3

Debbie Jenkins

0

0

4

Zoltan Vasahelki

0

1

5

Stuart Wilson

0

2

6

<vacant for late entry?>

 

 

* Phillip Kirkman withdrew 4/11/05

 

Group B

No.

NAME

POINTS

PLAYED

1

Andrew Robinson

2

2

2

Mark Taylor

1

1

3

Harvey Quaresmini

0

0

4

Shane Martin

0

0

5

Tim Johnson

0

1

6

Mick Waters

0

2

 

45 Minute Tournament 2005 in detail

 

 

Quote of the night

“Last week I missed the last bus and had to spend 20 bucks to catch a cab home” – Mick

 

 

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