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

Quite a few interesting games, but I did not get to watch many. Bruce and Narelle are undefeated, and they meet in round 4. Ten people on 2 or more points. Please let Steven know if you cannot play on game night, preferably the day before game time.

Round 3 results

No Name              Rtg  Loc    Result   Name              Rtg  Loc  
 1 Hibberd, Nathan   1977 [2]      0:1    Williams, Bruce    2060 [2]  
 2 Hogg, Dean        1999 [2]     .5:.5   Davis, Tony        1892 [2]  
 3 Szuveges, Narelle 1724 [2]      1:0    Kostakakis, Angelo 1016 [0]  
 4 Humphreys, Scott  1724 [1]      0:1    Gusain, Daniel     1562 [1.5]
 5 Mullen, Chris     1390 [1]      0:1    Salanowski, Mark   1668 [1]  
 6 Hogan, Steven     1532 [1]     .5:.5   McIntyre, Charlie  1444 [1]  
 7 Ramos, Antonio    1496 [1]      0:1    Wootten, Rory      1255 [1]  
 8 Richards, Derek   1483 [1]      0:1    Dogaris, George    1004 [1]  
 9 Russo, Guy        1370 [1]      1:0    Nowak, Ruben       1476 [1]  
10 Edwards, Regina   1363 [.5]     0:1    Saric, Sergey      875  [.5] 
11 Maunders, Myiesha 964  [.5]     0:1    Hu, Timothy        870  [.5] 
12 Whitford, Matthew 708  [0]      1:0    Liu, Jim           528  [0]  
13 Liu, William      257  [0]     .5:.5   O'Leary, Mike      271  [0]  
14 Trofimovs, Joel        [0]      0:1    Castles, Tommy          [0]  
15 Enano, Ronald     1741 [1.5]    -:-    BYE

More games have so far gone with rating, sigh from me at least (Scott). Mark threw the boots and all at Dean, to no avail in the end, but quite an interesting game to watch while I was losing.

Round 2 results

No Name              Rtg  Loc    Result   Name              Rtg  Loc  
 1 Williams, Bruce   2060 [1]      1:0    Humphreys, Scott  1724 [1]  
 2 Salanowski, Mark  1668 [1]      0:1    Hogg, Dean        1999 [1]  
 3 Hibberd, Nathan   1977 [1]      1:0    Hogan, Steven     1532 [1]  
 4 Ramos, Antonio    1496 [1]      -:+    Davis, Tony       1892 [1]  
 5 Szuveges, Narelle 1724 [1]      1:0    Richards, Derek   1483 [1]  
 6 Enano, Ronald     1741 [.5]     1:0    Maunders, Myiesha 964  [.5] 
 7 Gusain, Daniel    1562 [.5]     1:0    Hu, Timothy       870  [.5] 
 8 Saric, Sergey     875  [.5]     0:1    Nowak, Ruben      1476 [0]  
 9 McIntyre, Charlie 1444 [0]      1:0    Whitford, Matthew 708  [0]  
10 O'Leary, Mike     271  [0]      0:1    Mullen, Chris     1390 [0]  
11 Castles, Tommy         [0]      0:1    Wootten, Rory     1255 [0]  
12 Dogaris, George   1004 [0]      1:0    Trofimovs, Joel        [0]  
13 Liu, Jim          528  [0]      0:1    Russo, Guy        1370 [0]  
14 Lubberink, Olly        [0]      1:0    Liu, William      257  [0]  
15 Edwards, Regina   1363 [0]     .5:0    BYE

So we have started the 7 round Hobsons Bay cup, with 25 entrants, and games have so far gone with rating, but we have had a few people taking a bye due to other (chess?) commitments on Anzac Day.

Round 1 results

No Name              Rtg  Loc    Result   Name              Rtg  Loc  
 1 Nowak, Ruben      1476 [0]      0:1    Williams, Bruce   2060 [0]  
 2 Hogg, Dean        1999 [0]      1:0    McIntyre, Charlie 1444 [0]  
 3 Mullen, Chris     1390 [0]      0:1    Hibberd, Nathan   1977 [0]  
 4 Davis, Tony       1892 [0]      1:0    Edwards, Regina   1363 [0]  
 5 Wootten, Rory     1255 [0]      0:1    Szuveges, Narelle 1724 [0]  
 6 Humphreys, Scott  1724 [0]      1:0    Dogaris, George   1004 [0]  
 7 Whitford, Matthew 708  [0]      0:1    Salanowski, Mark  1668 [0]  
 8 Hogan, Steven     1532 [0]      1:0    O'Leary, Mike     271  [0]  
 9 Trofimovs, Joel        [0]      0:1    Ramos, Antonio    1496 [0]  
10 Richards, Derek   1483 [0]      1:0    Castles, Tommy         [0]  
11 Enano, Ronald     1741 [0]     .5:0    BYE                         
12 Gusain, Daniel    1562 [0]     .5:0    BYE                         
13 BYE                             0:0    BYE                         
14 Maunders, Myiesha 964  [0]     .5:0    BYE                         
15 BYE                             0:0    BYE                         
16 Hu, Timothy       870  [0]     .5:0    BYE                         
17 Doust, Aidan      503  [0]     .5:0    BYE