Flood Cup
Results:
Ray Adams ½ Tony Howes ½
Garvin Gray 1 Alex Toolsie 0
Ernesto Dobson ½ Cameron De Vere ½
Andrew Robinson 1 John Curran 0
Brian Willcock 1 Ellis Markson 0
Mark Taylor 1 John Roper 0
Greg Colwell 1 (Bye)
Two draws on the top three boards and an upset on board two have left this year’s tournament the most wide-open Flood Cups in many years. Tonight was a noisy night with the blue light disco powering away in the hall on top of the hill, while rowdy youths were running around the school being chased away by security.
Tony got away with a draw after his game reached this position.
Even before the first move was made the arbiter was summoned to the Gray-Tools ie game. Alex had arrived late and Garvin had started the clock with it being on Alex’s less favoured side. Alex claimed the right to choose but a quick scan of the Laws of Chess revealed this was the arbiter’s prerogative and the clock stayed where it was. During the middle of the game it was noted that Alex was a piece up (R+N+B v R+B) but Garvin was 3 or 4 pawns to the good – ample compensation for the piece as it turned out.
Cameron offered a draw very early on, within 30 minutes of the start, He made a further draw offer, then Ernie made two draw offers and Cameron accepted the second one. Andrew’s game with John was straightforward after a knight fork won the exchange.
In his own words, Ellis “was actually a piece up for the cost of a couple of pawns when I lost concentration and gave it back”. Brian’s take on the game was slightly different: “I undeservedly won what Ellis termed an exciting game – a comedy of errors in which he had the ill fortune to make the last”.
The captain won in board six to join four other players with a 50% record.
Flood Cup 2007: Current standings
All players to play 7 games
|
No. |
NAME |
POINTS |
PLAYED |
|
1 |
Garvin Gray |
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
Tony Howes |
1.5 |
2 |
|
3 |
Ernesto Dobson |
1.5 |
2 |
|
4 |
Ray Adams |
1.5 |
2 |
|
5 |
Cameron De Vere |
1.5 |
2 |
|
6 |
Andrew Robinson |
1 |
2 |
|
7 |
Alex Toolsie |
1 |
2 |
|
8 |
Brian Willcock |
1 |
2 |
|
9 |
Mark Taylor |
1 |
2 |
|
10 |
Greg Colwell |
1 |
2 |
|
11 |
John Curran |
0 |
2 |
|
12 |
Ellis Markson |
0 |
2 |
|
13 |
John Roper |
0 |
2 |
Flood Cup 2007 results in detail
Place Name Feder Rtg Loc Score Buch. M-Buch. 1 Gray, Garvin QLD 1341 2 1.5 1.5 2 Howes, Tony QLD 1634 1.5 2.5 2.5 De Vere, Cameron QLD 1226 1.5 2.5 2.5 4 Dobson, Ernesto QLD 1473 1.5 1.5 1.5 Adams, Ray QLD 1366 1.5 1.5 1.5 6 Toolsie, Alex QLD 1518 1 3.0 3.0 Colwell, Greg QLD 1 3.0 3.0 8 Robinson, Andrew J QLD 1540 1 1.5 1.5 Willcock, Brian QLD 1253 1 1.5 1.5 Taylor, Mark QLD 1050 1 1.5 1.5 11 Curran, John QLD 1011 0 2.5 2.5 Markson, Ellis QLD 1008 0 2.5 2.5 13 Roper, John QLD 725 0 2.0 2.0
Odd Knights Tournament
No games played.
Quote of the night
Nil.