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BCA Chairman Cup, Bournemouth 2012
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board.
This tournament took place June 09-16 2012, in the
beautiful town of Bournemouth. A very enjoyable tournament was expressed by
all involved. I would like to echo all the thanks proffered by our
chairman, Norman Wragg, in the closing ceremony of the tournament.
All of our extensive thanks go to:
John and Pam Jenkins as organisers
Peter Gibbs as arbiter
Celia Gibbs as assistant arbiter, results inputter and webmaster assistant
Norman Andrews as steward
All of the sighted associates for their valuable assistance
The white Hall hotel for their friendly services and importantly, the
players themselves.
For the tournament itself, everything was played in very
amicable conditions. Some excellent performances were seen across the
board.
In the minor, an outstanding and dominating tournament
performance by David Gibbs, sweeping aside all of his opponents, gave him
clear first. Abi Baker's admirable joint second place is noteworthy and
will certainly give her a grade increase.
Geoff Patching demonstrated that there is life yet in the
old soldier! Denis Warren's first tournament performance is also worthy of
applause. A remarkable debut performance, scoring more than 50%. Everybody
was delighted to see Chris Brown back at our tournaments and she also
accumulated a respectable 3/7 score.
In the major, industry and a determined performance by John
Gallagher clinched the trophy, aided in game-preparation by your loyal
reporter. A second's position is not the easiest of jobs, especially so
whilst the opening of the game is under way. Awaiting to see what lines
occur and whether the pre-game analysis has proved correct, is a
nerve-wrecking experience.
Personally, I believe Gally's defeat of Stan Lovell
deserves the brilliancy prize and I am sure that this game will be duly annotated.
However, it is not only opening preparation that is necessary. A deeper
understanding of strategy and middle-game plans was put into place by
Gally, as can be seen in his games, which are downloadable from the link
above.
Elsewhere in the major, excellent performances by Stan
Lovell, David Hodgkins and Phil Gordon, gave them joint second place,
alongside the remarkable play of Guy Whitehouse, who must have played his
best ever tournament.
Full details of the round-by-round draw and results can be
seen below.
Results
Round 1.
Major
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White
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Result
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Black
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Stan
Lovell
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1/2-1/2
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Guy
Whitehouse
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Phil
Smith
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1/2-1/2
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David
Hodgkins
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John
Gallagher
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1-0
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Gary
Wickett
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Voldi Gailans
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1-0
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Phil
Gordon
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John
Jenkins
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1/2-1/2
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Mark
Hague
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Jim
Cuthbert
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0-1
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Stephen
Brown
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George
Phillips
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1/2-1/2
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Bye
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Minor
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White
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Result
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Black
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Abi Baker
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1-0
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Denis
Warren
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Chris
Brown
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0-1
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Lea
Ryan
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Stan
Lightowler
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0-1
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David
Gibbs
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Richard
Harrington
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0-1
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Geoff
Patching
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Round
2.
Major
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White
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Result
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Black
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Stephen
Brown (1)
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1/2-1/2
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John
Gallagher (1)
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George
Phillips (0.5)
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1-0
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John
Jenkins (1/2)
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Mark
Hague (0.5)
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0-1
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Stan
Lovell (1/2)
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David
Hodgkins (1/2)
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1-0
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Voldi
Gailans (1)
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Guy
Whitehouse (1/2)
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1/2-1/2
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Phil
Smith (1/2)
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Phil
Gordon (0)
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1-0
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Jim
Cuthbert (0)
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Gary
Wickett (0)
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1/2-1/2
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Bye
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Minor
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White
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Result
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Black
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Denis Warren (0)
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0-1
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Geoff Patching (1)
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David Gibbs (1)
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1-0
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Richard Harrington (0)
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Lea Ryan (1)
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0-1
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Stan Lightowler (0)
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Abi Baker (1)
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1/2-1/2
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Chris Brown (0)
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Round 3.
Major
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White
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Result
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Black
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Stan
Lovell (1.5)
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1-0
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Stephen
Brown (1.5)
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John
Gallagher (1.5)
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1/2-1/2
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David
Hodgkins (1.5)
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Voldi
Gailans (1)
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1-0
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George
Phillips (1.5)
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Phil
Smith (1)
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0-1
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Phil
Gordon (1)
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John
Jenkins (0.5)
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0-1
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Guy
Whitehouse (1)
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Gary
Wickett (0.5)
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1-0
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Mark
Hague (0.5)
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Jim
Cuthbert (0)
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1/2-1/2
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Paul
Brooks (0)
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Minor
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White
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Result
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Black
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Chris Brown (0)
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1/2-1/2
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Denis Warren (0)
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Stan Lightowler (1)
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0-1
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Abi Baker (1.5)
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Richard Harrington (0)
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1/2-1/2
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Lea Ryan (1)
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Geoff Patching (2)
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0-1
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David Gibbs (2)
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Round 4.
Major
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White
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Result
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Black
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David
Hodgkins (2)
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1-0
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Stan
Lovell (2.5)
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Phil
Gordon (2)
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1/2-1/2
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John
Gallagher (2)
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Stephen
Brown (1.5)
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1/2-1/2
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Voldi
Gailans (2)
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Guy
Whitehouse (2)
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1/2-1/2
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George
Phillips (1.5)
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Phil
Smith (1)
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0-1
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John
Jenkins (0.5)
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Mark
Hague (0.5)
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0-1
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Jim
Cuthbert (0.5)
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Gary Wickett (1.5)
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Withdrawn
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Minor
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White
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Result
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Black
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Denis Warrn (0.5)
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1/2-1/2
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David Gibbs (3)
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Lea Rryan (1.5)
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0-1
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Geoff Patching (2)
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Abi Baker (2.5)
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1-0
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Richard Harrington (0.5)
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Chris Brown (0.5)
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0-1
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Stan Lightowler (1)
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Round 5.
Major
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White
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Result
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Black
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Phil
Gordon (2.5)
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1-0
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David
Hodgkins (3)
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Stan
Lovell (2.5)
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0-1
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John
Gallagher (2.5)
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George
Phillips (2)
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1-0
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Stephen
Brown (2)
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Voldi
Gailans (2.5)
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1-0
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Jim
Cuthbert (1.5)
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Mark
Hague (0.5)
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0-1
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Phil
Smith (1)
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Guy
Whitehouse (2.5)
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1/2-1/2
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Bye
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John Jenkins (1.5)
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1/2-1/2
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Bye
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Minor
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White
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Result
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Black
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Stan Lightowler (2)
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0-1
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Denis Warren (1)
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Richard Harrington (0.5)
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1/2-1/2
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Chris Brown (0.5)
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Geoff Patching (3)
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1-0
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Abi Baker (3.5)
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David Gibbs (3.5)
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1-0
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Lea Ryan (1.5)
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Round 6.
Major
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White
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Result
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Black
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John
Gallagher (3.5)
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1-0
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Voldi
Gailans (3.5)
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Guy
Whitehouse (3)
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1-0
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Phil
Gordon (3.5)
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David
Hodgkins (3)
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1-0
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George
Phillips (3)
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Phil
Smith (2)
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0-1
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Stan
Lovell (2.5)
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Jim
Cuthbert (1.5)
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0-1
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John
Jenkins (2)
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Stephen
Brown (2)
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1-0
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Mark
Hague (0.5)
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Gary
Wickett
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*
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withdrawn
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Minor
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White
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Result
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Black
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Denis Warren (2)
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1-0
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Lea Ryan (1.5)
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Abi Baker (3.5)
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0-1
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David Gibbs (4.5)
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Chris Brown (1)
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1-0
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Geoff Patching (4)
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Stan Lightowler (2)
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1-0
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Richard Harrington (1)
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Round 7.
Major
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White
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Result
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Black
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John
Gallagher (4.5)
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1/2-1/2
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Guy
Whitehouse (4)
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John
Jenkins (3)
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1/2-1/2
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David
Hodgkins (4)
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Stan
Lovell (3.5)
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1-0
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Voldi
Gailans (3.5)
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Phil
Gordon (3.5)
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1-0
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Stephen
Brown (3)
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Jim
Cuthbert (1.5)
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0-1
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Phil
Smith (2)
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George
Phillips (3)
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1/2-1/2
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Mark
Hague (0.5)
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Gary
Wickett
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*
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withdrawn
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Minor
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White
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Result
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Black
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Richard Harrington (1)
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0-1
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Denis Warren (3)
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Geoff Patching (4)
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1/2-1/2
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Stan Lightowler (3)
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David Gibbs (5.5)
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1/2-1/2
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Chris Brown (2)
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Lea Ryan (1.5)
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0-1
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Abi Baker (3.5)
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Final standings
Major
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Place
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Name
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score
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1st
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John
Gallagher
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5/7
(trophy)
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2nd
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Stan
Lovell
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4.5/7
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3rd
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David
Hodgkins
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4.5/7
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4th
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Phil
Gordon
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4.5/7
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5th
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Guy
Whitehouse
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4.5/7
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6th
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George
Phillips
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3.5/7
(grading prize A)
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7th
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Voldi
Gailans
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3.5/7
(grading prize B)
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8th
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John
Jenkins
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3.5/7
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9th
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Stephen
Brown
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3/7
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10th
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Phil
Smith
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3/7
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11th
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Jim
Cuthbert
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1.5/7
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12th
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Mark
Hague
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1/7
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Minor
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Place
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Name
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Score
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1st
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David
Gibbs
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6/7
(trophy)
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2nd
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Geoff
Patching
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4.5/7
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3rd
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Abi
Baker
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4.5/7
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4th
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Denis
Warren
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4/7
(grading prize)
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5th
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Stan
Lightowler
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3.5/7
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6th
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Chris
Brown
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3/7
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7th
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Lea
Ryan
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1.5/7
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8th
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Richard
Harrington
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1/7
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