PRESIDENT’S REPORT   6/2005

 

April 2005 saw the Ettalong Chess Club engaging in a Round Robin Tournament with eleven participants.   This event took place from 2^nd April and concluded on 21^st May 2005.   The tournament was conducted in a spirit of co operation and friendliness.  From the beginning clear leaders began to emerge....the bright stars shone the brightest as the other  stars were still trying to come into being....but all should be encouraged with these results!

 

 The prize giving, trophy award day was conducted at the  Ettalong Beach War Memorial Club at 2.00 pm at which occasion Joe Frias received first prize

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A picket-fence score for Joe

 

....a trophy....for the open division.   Coming equal second was Keith Farrell and Noel Maguire . 

 

                                                                        Keith                            Noel

 

First Division was won clearly by Les Porter and Bill Hoseman won second prize.

 

 

 

Les

 

 

 

 

 

Bill

 

 

 

Everyone seemed to be in agreement about the new coloured score total sheets.....they met with approval from all.

 

It is intended that a similar tournament will be held sometime in September, the Spring quarter.

 

I feel greatly encouraged by the good spirit which pervaded the whole recent event and look forward to a repetition in the Spring with all candidates eager to participate.

 

Club membership ebbs and flows but over the last year seems to have  increased marginally with Saturday being our most popular day having very often 12 members present.   Tuesday continues to be much less well attended with an average of between 2 and 4.   Thursday night continues with difficulty over the Winter months.   The problems of having to move from familiar premises to the new club have not been without difficulty and at this time we are still in negotiations with the club to find a suitable room where we can play chess.

 

 

Lorraine Delaney...President

 

 

  1   Frias, Joe        1482 11     First   
 2-3  Farrell, Keith R  1397 9      Equal Second
      Maguire, Noel     1379 9      Equal Second
  4   Porter, Leslie    1099 8      First division - First place
 5-6  Hoseman, Bill     966  6      First division - Second place
      Smith, Eric A     1264 6    
  7   Shearwood, Barry  1260 5.5  
  8   Burrell, David    286  4.5  
9-10  Porter, Janet     650  3    
      Coyle, Michael    704  3    
 11   Delaney, Lorraine 663  1    
 12   BYE,                   0    

No  Name              Loc   Score  Exp. Chg*K  Rav Rprfm

1.  Farrell, Keith R  1397 8.0/10  9.50   -15  924  1164
2.  Shearwood, Barry  1260 4.5/10  8.70   -42  936   900
3.  Frias, Joe        1482 10.0/10 9.80     2  916  1915
4.  Maguire, Noel     1379  7.0/9  8.46   -15  925  1145
5.  Smith, Eric A     1264 5.0/10  8.70   -37  936   936
6.  Porter, Leslie    1099 7.0/10  7.00     0  951  1100
7.  Hoseman, Bill     966  5.0/10  5.00     0  963   963
8.  Coyle, Michael    704  2.0/10  1.60     4  987   747
9.  Burrell, David    286  3.5/10  0.00    35 1025   915
10. Porter, Janet     650   2.0/9  1.08     9  991   771
11. Delaney, Lorraine 663  1.0/11  1.43    -4  990   607
12. BYE,                   0.0/10                0     0