Just a short post to welcome our visitors to the new look Hobsons Bay chess club site. Please browse around and get in touch with any comments (or use the contact form under Contact Us to ask a question). Please use the Follow button alongside here so that future posts will be delivered to your inbox. We meet near Altona beach (see About). All Junior info is found here. We also wish to thank our sponsors Bendigo Bank and Barry Plant for their previous and continuing support.
The western masters, major, minor and swiss events (4 events!) have started. The first 3 events are round robin of 6 players each, the swiss has started with 9 players. The starting lineups for the round robins are:
| Masters | Major | Minor |
| Dean Hogg | Daniel Gusain | Phil Minichelli |
| Mark Salanowski | Derek Richards | Chris Mullen |
| Narelle Szuveges | Charlie McIntyre | Guy Russo |
| Tony Davis | Ruben Nowak | Myesha Maunders |
| Bruce Williams | Steven Hogan | Regina Edwards |
| Nathan Hibberd | Tony Ramos | Angelo Kostakakis |
The swiss event round 1 results are below:
No Name Loc Total Result Name Loc Total 1 O'Leary, Mike 395 [0] 0:1 Dogaris, George 1033 [0] 2 Whitford, Matthew 775 [0] 1:0 Liu, William 311 [0] 3 Shelev, Petar 521 [0] 0:1 Liu, Jim 461 [0] 4 Doust, Aidan 451 [0] 1:0 Trofimovs, Joel [0] 5 Castles, Tommy [0] .5:0 BYE
Back by popular demand, Hobsons Bay Chess Club and our major sponsors
Bendigo Bank and Barry Plant present: Best in the West 2017
A Category 3 Australian Chess Grand Prix Tournament
NEW VENUE (Just up the street from the old one):
Altona RSL, 31 Sargood Street, Altona, (Melways ref 54H11)
DATES: Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd September
5 Rounds over the 2 days. For full details, and past winners, see here.
Congratulations to Sophie, Max, Russell and Lang for their podium finishes. Full results are here.
Congratulations to Dean for winning this fun event (well, not fun for all of us, but certainly not serious!). Placings below.
Next week is the start of the Western Masters. If you are unable to make Round 1 and would like to play, please advise Steven as the tournaments are round robins, so games can be caught up.
Also, welcome to Andrew Fletcher, a new player visiting the club.
Placings
Place Name Feder Rtg Loc Score M-Buch. Buch. Progr.
1 Hogg, Dean 2038 6.5 22.5 32.0 27.0
2 Humphreys, Scott 1771 5.5 21.5 31.0 22.0
3-4 Williams, Bruce 2128 5 21.0 30.5 21.0
Gusain, Daniel 1654 5 17.5 26.0 19.0
5 Davis, Tony 1869 4.5 19.0 28.5 19.0
6-8 Fletcher, Andrew 1696 4 19.5 28.0 18.0
Nowak, Ruben 1512 4 18.5 25.5 16.0
Mullen, Chris 1370 4 15.0 23.5 14.0
9-11 Salanowski, Mark 1663 3.5 21.5 29.5 17.0
Richards, Derek 1446 3.5 18.5 25.5 12.0
Jing, Lang 3.5 14.0 18.5 10.5
12-14 Hogan, Steven 1600 3 20.0 26.5 16.0
Edwards, Regina 1364 3 16.0 22.5 10.0
Kostakakis, Angelo 1044 3 13.5 19.5 8.0
15-16 Whitford, Matthew 775 2.5 17.0 24.5 12.0
Hu, Timothy 870 2.5 14.0 19.5 6.0
17-18 Liu, Jim 461 2 17.0 22.5 11.0
Minichelli, Phil 1264 2 14.0 18.5 7.0
19 Liu, William 311 1.5 13.5 17.5 5.0
20 Castles, Tommy 0.5 14.0 19.5 3.0
We have updated the club championship qualification status after 3 tournaments. The Koshnitsky Cup to follow later in the year is the final qualification event. The top 8 players at year end will earn the right to contest the club championship, while remaining players will contest the reserve championship.
Congratulations to Bruce for another event win, half a point ahead of Dean and Tony.
Coming up is a lightning night next week. Then the following Tuesday, the Western Masters. The Western Masters is a new tournament for this year, which will run over 5 weeks. The players will be split into groups of 6 based on current ACF rating, with the top 6 playing a round robin, players 7-12 playing another round robin and so on. The final group will be a swiss given it unlikely that the field will split into even groups of 6.
Round 7 (final round) results
No Name Rtg Loc Result Name Rtg Loc 1 Williams, Bruce 2051 2060 [5] 1:0 Gusain, Daniel 1743 1562 [5] 2 Russo, Guy 1470 1370 [4] 0:1 Hogg, Dean 2005 1999 [4.5] 3 Davis, Tony 1833 1892 [4.5] 1:0 Humphreys, Scott 1720 1724 [4] 4 Hogan, Steven 1600 1532 [3.5] .5:.5 Szuveges, Narelle 1779 1724 [3.5] 5 Salanowski, Mark 1563 1668 [3.5] 1:0 Dogaris, George 1359 1004 [3.5] 6 Whitford, Matthew 1367 708 [3] -:+ Ramos, Antonio 1520 1496 [3] 7 Mullen, Chris 1556 1390 [3] .5:.5 Maunders, Myiesha 1362 964 [3] 8 Hu, Timothy 1221 870 [2.5] 1:0 Nowak, Ruben 1572 1476 [2.5] 9 Richards, Derek 1445 1483 [2] +:- Wootten, Rory 1372 1255 [2] 10 Kostakakis, Angelo 1172 1016 [2] 1:0 Liu, Jim 528 [1.5] 11 Liu, William 257 [1] 0:1 Trofimovs, Joel [1.5] 12 BYE 0:0 BYE 13 O'Leary, Mike 271 [.5] 0:1 Edwards, Regina 1508 1363 [1.5]
Placings
Place Name Feder Rtg Loc Score M-Buch. Buch. Progr.
1 Williams, Bruce 2051 2060 6 21.0 28.5 26.0
2-3 Hogg, Dean 2005 1999 5.5 20.5 28.5 21.5
Davis, Tony 1833 1892 5.5 19.5 28.5 22.5
4 Gusain, Daniel 1743 1562 5 23.0 33.0 22.0
5 Salanowski, Mark 1563 1668 4.5 18.0 26.0 17.0
6-10 Humphreys, Scott 1720 1724 4 20.0 28.5 16.0
Russo, Guy 1470 1370 4 19.5 26.0 18.0
Szuveges, Narelle 1779 1724 4 19.0 28.0 20.0
Hogan, Steven 1600 1532 4 17.0 21.5 16.0
Ramos, Antonio 1520 1496 4 16.5 24.0 15.0
11-14 Hu, Timothy 1221 870 3.5 18.5 25.5 12.5
Dogaris, George 1359 1004 3.5 17.0 24.0 15.0
Maunders, Myiesha 1362 964 3.5 16.0 20.5 11.5
Mullen, Chris 1556 1390 3.5 13.5 18.5 11.5
15-19 Richards, Derek 1445 1483 3 17.5 23.5 12.0
Whitford, Matthew 1367 708 3 16.0 22.0 10.5
McIntyre, Charlie 1370 1444 3 15.0 23.0 9.5
Kostakakis, Angelo 1172 1016 3 14.0 19.5 8.0
Hibberd, Nathan 1977 1977 3 10.0 19.0 10.5
20-23 Nowak, Ruben 1572 1476 2.5 17.5 25.5 10.0
Edwards, Regina 1508 1363 2.5 15.0 20.5 8.0
Trofimovs, Joel 2.5 14.5 19.5 6.0
Enano, Ronald 1677 1741 2.5 9.0 16.5 9.0
24-26 Wootten, Rory 1372 1255 2 18.0 25.0 11.0
Castles, Tommy 2 11.0 16.0 5.0
Saric, Sergey 1451 875 2 5.5 11.5 4.5
27-28 Liu, Jim 528 1.5 13.0 17.0 5.0
Doust, Aidan 503 1.5 12.0 15.5 4.0
29-30 Liu, William 257 1 13.5 17.5 4.5
Lubberink, Olly 1 2.0 2.0 1.0
31-32 O'Leary, Mike 271 0.5 13.0 18.0 2.5
Bejjanki, Pranav 409 0.5 7.5 13.0 0.5
The Australian Chess Federation (ACF) updates its ratings quarterly from tournaments completed over the previous 3 months. The club member ACF rating have been revised (showing the previous rating) here: ratings page.
Well, Bruce stopped himself in this round – he was sick, so Daniel won on forfeit! But, due to a quirk, within the pairing rules, Bruce and Daniel get to play in round 7! Sort of like groundhog day – even the same colours for them.
Please let Steven know if you cannot play on game night, preferably the day before or earlier, so your opponent does not have a wasted trip. We understand when your non-attendance is unavoidable, but show respect for your opponent, and assist when you can.
Round 6 results
No Name Rtg Loc Result Name Rtg Loc 1 Williams, Bruce 2060 [5] -:+ Gusain, Daniel 1562 [4] 2 Russo, Guy 1370 [4] 0:1 Davis, Tony 1892 [3.5] 3 Hogg, Dean 1999 [3.5] 1:0 Szuveges, Narelle 1724 [3.5] 4 Ramos, Antonio 1496 [3] 0:1 Humphreys, Scott 1724 [3] 5 Dogaris, George 1004 [3] .5:.5 Hogan, Steven 1532 [3] 6 Hu, Timothy 870 [2.5] 0:1 Salanowski, Mark 1668 [2.5] 7 Richards, Derek 1483 [2] 0:1 Maunders, Myiesha 964 [2] 8 McIntyre, Charlie 1444 [2] +:- Kostakakis, Angelo 1016 [2] 9 Wootten, Rory 1255 [2] 0:1 Mullen, Chris 1390 [2] 10 Whitford, Matthew 708 [2] +:- Edwards, Regina 1363 [1.5] 11 Nowak, Ruben 1476 [1.5] 1:0 Liu, Jim 528 [1.5] 12 Castles, Tommy [1] 1:0 Liu, William 257 [1] 13 Doust, Aidan 503 [.5] 1:0 O'Leary, Mike 271 [.5] 14 Trofimovs, Joel [1.5] 0:0 BYE
Well done Bruce on 5 wins in a row – can Daniel stop him, or at least slow him down ;-). Please let Steven know if you cannot play on game night, preferably the day before or earlier, so your opponent does not have a wasted trip.
Round 5 results
No Name Rtg Loc Result Name Rtg Loc 1 Davis, Tony 1892 [3.5] 0:1 Williams, Bruce 2060 [4] 2 Szuveges, Narelle 1724 [3] .5:.5 Gusain, Daniel 1562 [3.5] 3 Salanowski, Mark 1668 [2.5] 0:1 Russo, Guy 1370 [3] 4 Hogg, Dean 1999 [2.5] +:- Enano, Ronald 1741 [2] 5 Humphreys, Scott 1724 [2] 1:0 Richards, Derek 1483 [2] 6 Hogan, Steven 1532 [2] 1:0 Wootten, Rory 1255 [2] 7 Ramos, Antonio 1496 [2] 1:0 McIntyre, Charlie 1444 [2] 8 Dogaris, George 1004 [2] 1:0 Nowak, Ruben 1476 [1.5] 9 Edwards, Regina 1363 [1.5] 0:1 Hu, Timothy 870 [1.5] 10 Maunders, Myiesha 964 [1.5] .5:.5 Whitford, Matthew 708 [1.5] 11 Liu, William 257 [1] 0:1 Mullen, Chris 1390 [1] 12 Kostakakis, Angelo 1016 [1] 1:0 Castles, Tommy [1] 13 Trofimovs, Joel [.5] 1:0 Doust, Aidan 503 [.5] 14 O'Leary, Mike 271 [.5] 0:1 Liu, Jim 528 [.5] 15 Bejjanki, Pranav 409 [0] .5:0 BYE 16 Hibberd, Nathan 1977 [2.5] .5:0 BYE
Quite a few interesting games, Narelle and Bruce was interesting, Bruce’s Q and pawn winning over Narelle’s R and N. Daniel’s win over Dean, and Sergey drawing with Steven will certainly improve their rating next time they are updated. My game against Tommy was lost by me from about move 25, but I kept moving stuff around and avoided exchanges. Even on his last move of the game, I would have lost if Tommy had played any other move than the one he made, and I checkmated him – the only way I was going to win! Chess can be cruel sometimes!
It was unfortunate that there were 2 no-shows on Tuesday! Please let Steven know if you cannot play on game night, preferably the day before or earlier, so your opponent does not have a wasted trip.
Round 4 results
No Name Rtg Loc Result Name Rtg Loc 1 Williams, Bruce 2060 [3] 1:0 Szuveges, Narelle 1724 [3] 2 Gusain, Daniel 1562 [2.5] 1:0 Hogg, Dean 1999 [2.5] 3 Wootten, Rory 1255 [2] 0:1 Davis, Tony 1892 [2.5] 4 Dogaris, George 1004 [2] -:+ Russo, Guy 1370 [2] 5 McIntyre, Charlie 1444 [1.5] .5:.5 Enano, Ronald 1741 [1.5] 6 Saric, Sergey 875 [1.5] .5:.5 Hogan, Steven 1532 [1.5] 7 Hu, Timothy 870 [1.5] 0:1 Ramos, Antonio 1496 [1] 8 Castles, Tommy [1] 0:1 Humphreys, Scott 1724 [1] 9 Mullen, Chris 1390 [1] 0:1 Richards, Derek 1483 [1] 10 Nowak, Ruben 1476 [1] .5:.5 Whitford, Matthew 708 [1] 11 Doust, Aidan 503 [.5] 0:1 Edwards, Regina 1363 [.5] 12 O'Leary, Mike 271 [.5] 0:1 Maunders, Myiesha 964 [.5] 13 Liu, Jim 528 [0] .5:.5 Liu, William 257 [.5] 14 Kostakakis, Angelo 1016 [0] +:- Bejjanki, Pranav 409 [0] 15 Trofimovs, Joel [0] .5:0 BYE 16 Hibberd, Nathan 1977 [2] .5:0 BYE 17 Salanowski, Mark 1668 [2] .5:0 BYE
