2016 Victorian Country Chess Championship (Geelong, Oct 15 & 16).

[ElevatorEscapee]

Hi all, the 2015 Victorian Country Chess Championships will be held on the weekend of October 15th & 16th in the same venue as last year, 33 Myers St, Geelong.

Potential players are advised to note the Eligibility criteria.

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2016 Victorian Country Chess Championship
Promoted by the Victorian Rural Chess League

Dates: Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 October 2016

Venue: Girl Guides Hall, 33 Myers St, Geelong. This is the meeting place of the Geelong Chess Club and is being provided at no charge by that club.

Round Times:
Saturday 15
Round 1 9.30 am
Round 2 1.00 pm
Round 3 4.00 pm
Sunday 16
Round 4 9.00 am
Round 5 12.30 pm
VRCL meeting 3.30 pm
Round 6 3.40 pm

A forfeit will be awarded if a player is 30 minutes late for a game

Entry Fees:
$60 Adult
$40 Concession

Concession applies to Pensioners, Unemployed and Full-Time Students. Please present concession card at the tournament.

Payment can be made either at the event or by EFT to the bank account of Ballarat Chess Club Inc:
BSB 182512
Account number 963263561
Reference: VCCC & Name

Eligibility: The Victorian Country Chess Championship is open to all Victorian players whose main place of residence is outside a 50 km radius from the Melbourne GPO.

Rate of Play: All moves in 60 minutes per player plus an increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1.

The moves of all games should be recorded.

Prizes: All entry fees will be distributed in prizes after deduction of expenses in conducting the event. There will be prizes awarded for the first three players in the Championship and Reserve sections. If there is a tie for a title then joint champions will be declared and prize money divided equally.

All players will compete in a single tournament. The prize pool will be allocated 75% to the Championship and 25% to the Reserve.

Reserve Champion:
The title of Reserve Champion will be awarded to the leading player(s) in the bottom half of the field based on rating.

Entries & Inquiries:
Entry form and details can be found on the Ballarat Chess Club website:
http://www.ballaratchess.com/events/2016/2016vrcl.html

Accommodation alternatives:

There are numerous hotels and motels in Geelong. Two nearby ones include Mercure Hotel Cnr Gheringhap & Myers Streets and Aberdeen Motor Inn at 9 Aberdeen Street. For further information visit the official city website at https://www.visitgeelongbellarine.com.au/

General: All games will be submitted for rating through Chess Victoria. The Arbiter for the event will be Nigel Barrow. A players committee will be elected to review any appeal against a decision by the Arbiter will be elected prior to the start of the tournament.

[ElevatorEscapee]

Just a quick note on those who have entered or expressed interest thus far:

2016 VCCC
Firstname Surname Location

1 Nigel Barrow - Bendigo
2 Kevin Perrin - Ballarat
3 Max Mollard - Bendigo
4 Terry Mills - Bendigo
5 Gareth Mills - Bendigo
6 Shumsheer Singh Gumman - Flinders
7 Geoffrey Gill Geelong
8 Khosrou Ghafouri - Portland
9 Brody Tanner - Mildura
10 Nguyen Thanh Binh - Geelong
11 Alexander Harris - Moe
12 Patrick Lenne - Drouin
13 Patrick Cook - Ballarat
14 Paul Wendrich - Geelong
15 Michael Holding - Laanecoorie
16 Samuel Trewin - Yarrawonga
17 Geoff Davis - Geelong
18 Mio Ristic - Geelong
19 Mark Bruere - Yea
20 Rodney Jacobs - Ballarat
21 Rob Loveband - Ballarat
22 Tom Nevaric - Geelong
23 Andrew Wemys - Geelong
24 Sue Ryan - Ballarat

[MichaelBaron]

Just a quick note on those who have entered or expressed interest thus far:

2016 VCCC
Firstname Surname Location

1 Nigel Barrow - Bendigo
2 Kevin Perrin - Ballarat
3 Max Mollard - Bendigo
4 Terry Mills - Bendigo
5 Gareth Mills - Bendigo
6 Shumsheer Singh Gumman - Flinders
7 Geoffrey Gill Geelong
8 Khosrou Ghafouri - Portland
9 Brody Tanner - Mildura
10 Nguyen Thanh Binh - Geelong
11 Alexander Harris - Moe
12 Patrick Lenne - Drouin
13 Patrick Cook - Ballarat
14 Paul Wendrich - Geelong
15 Michael Holding - Laanecoorie
16 Samuel Trewin - Yarrawonga
17 Geoff Davis - Geelong
18 Mio Ristic - Geelong
19 Mark Bruere - Yea
20 Rodney Jacobs - Ballarat
21 Rob Loveband - Ballarat
22 Tom Nevaric - Geelong
23 Andrew Wemys - Geelong
24 Sue Ryan - Ballarat

I will be surprised if Stewart Booth misses the event. I believe he has won it 20 or so times. He is the strongest Vic Country player ever, I believe!

[ER]

I will be surprised if Stewart Booth misses the event. I believe he has won it 20 or so times. He is the strongest Vic Country player ever, I believe!

Dr Stewart Booth hasn't won or shared the VCCC trophy since 2011. I can recall and I stand to be corrected If I am wrong, that last year he did not even participate in the event!
It would be good to see him back!

[ElevatorEscapee]

Stewart has won, or co-won the tournament 20 times since 1980.

http://www.ballaratchess.com/vrcl/vhistory.htm

Sadly, he wont be able to make it this year - he is recovering from eye problems.

[ElevatorEscapee]

I'm about to head off to Geelong now - I may not be contactable via this forum or by email, so if there are any last minute entrants who feel the need to contact me, please send a text to my mobile number (which is listed on the entry form).

Thank you!

[ER]

Looks like the joint champ is out to defend his title! See you there EE. actually it looks like we 'll be having great weather during the weekend. A picnic at Buckley Falls sounds like a good idea!

[ER]

32 entries, & a warm and friendly atmosphere. Met with quite a number of old friends! I will publish some
pictures either tonight when back from a social invitation, or tomorrow.

[ElevatorEscapee]

Thanks Elliot,

32 entrants and with Stewart Booth and Simon Rutherford not competing, it's a good chance for the sub 2000 rated players to battle it out for a tournament victory.

In Round 1, Geelong player Mio Ristic defeated the higher rated Barbaros Kara, while Chris Charnley from Warnambool held Andrew Wemyss to a draw:

Round 1
No Name             Loc  Total  Result   Name              Loc  Total
 1 Rod Hessing      1581 [0]      0:1    Mark F Bruere     1919 [0]  
 2 Khosrou Ghafouri 1879 [0]      1:0    Rob Loveband      1571 [0]  
 3 Mio Ristic       1551 [0]      1:0    Barboros Kara     1878 [0]  
 4 Nigel Barrow     1823 [0]      1:0    Geoff Davis       1458 [0]  
 5 Patrick Lenne    1437 [0]      0:1    Shumsheer Ghumman 1806 [0]  
 6 Geoffrey Gill    1791 [0]      1:0    Max J Mollard     1433 [0]  
 7 Tom Nemaric      1357 [0]      0:1    Alistair Anderson 1767 [0]  
 8 Reza Daneshvar   1742 [0]      1:0    Alexander Harris  1315 [0]  
 9 Ken Czuczman     1287 [0]      0:1    Leigh Healey      1713 [0]  
10 Andrew M Wemyss  1661 [0]     .5:.5   Chris Charnley    1265 [0]  
11 Jack Smith       1250 [0]      1:0    Rodney M Jacobs   1659 [0]  
12 Geoffrey Barber  1635 [0]      1:0    Gareth Mills      863  [0]  
13 Patrick Giblin   800  [0]      0:1    Patrick Cook      1634 [0]  
14 Kevin J Perrin   1606 [0]      1:0    Ranura Jayakody   500  [0]  
15 Sue Ryan         700  [0]      0:1    Samuel Trewin     1605 [0]  
16 Paul Wendrich    1594 [0]      1:0    Terence Mills     587  [0]

Round 2 wasn't great for the defending co-champs, Khosrou Ghafouri was defeated by Leigh Healey, while Nigel Barrow was unable squeeze any more than a draw against Patrick Cook. Mio Ristic continued his good form, overcoming Reza Daneshvar.

Round 2
No Name              Loc  Total  Result   Name             Loc  Total

 1 Mark F Bruere     1919 [1]      1:0    Geoffrey Barber  1635 [1]  
 2 Leigh Healey      1713 [1]      1:0    Khosrou Ghafouri 1879 [1]  
 3 Patrick Cook      1634 [1]     .5:.5   Nigel Barrow     1823 [1]  
 4 Shumsheer Ghumman 1806 [1]     .5:.5   Kevin J Perrin   1606 [1]  
 5 Samuel Trewin     1605 [1]      0:1    Geoffrey Gill    1791 [1]  
 6 Alistair Anderson 1767 [1]      1:0    Paul Wendrich    1594 [1]  
 7 Mio Ristic        1551 [1]      1:0    Reza Daneshvar   1742 [1]  
 8 Chris Charnley    1265 [.5]     1:0    Jack Smith       1250 [1]  
 9 Barboros Kara     1878 [0]      1:0    Andrew M Wemyss  1661 [.5] 
10 Rodney M Jacobs   1659 [0]      1:0    Alexander Harris 1315 [0]  
11 Gareth Mills      863  [0]      0:1    Rod Hessing      1581 [0]  
12 Rob Loveband      1571 [0]      1:0    Ken Czuczman     1287 [0]  
13 Geoff Davis       1458 [0]      1:0    Patrick Giblin   800  [0]  
14 Ranura Jayakody   500  [0]      0:1    Patrick Lenne    1437 [0]  
15 Max J Mollard     1433 [0]      1:0    Sue Ryan         700  [0]  
16 Terence Mills     587  [0]      0:1    Tom Nemaric      1357 [0]

Round 3 saw some draws on the top boards, while Mio Ristic looked like he would continue his good run before a minor oversight saw his opponent turn the tables.

Round 3
No Name              Loc  Total  Result   Name              Loc  Total
 1 Alistair Anderson 1767 [2]     .5:.5   Mark F Bruere     1919 [2]  
 2 Geoffrey Gill     1791 [2]     .5:.5   Leigh Healey      1713 [2]  
 3 Nigel Barrow      1823 [1.5]    1:0    Mio Ristic        1551 [2]  
 4 Chris Charnley    1265 [1.5]    0:1    Shumsheer Ghumman 1806 [1.5]
 5 Kevin J Perrin    1606 [1.5]   .5:.5   Patrick Cook      1634 [1.5]
 6 Rod Hessing       1581 [1]      0:1    Barboros Kara     1878 [1]  
 7 Khosrou Ghafouri  1879 [1]      1:0    Geoff Davis       1458 [1]  
 8 Reza Daneshvar    1742 [1]      1:0    Rob Loveband      1571 [1]  
 9 Patrick Lenne     1437 [1]      1:0    Rodney M Jacobs   1659 [1]  
10 Geoffrey Barber   1635 [1]     .5:.5   Max J Mollard     1433 [1]  
11 Tom Nemaric       1357 [1]      0:1    Samuel Trewin     1605 [1]  
12 Paul Wendrich     1594 [1]      1:0    Jack Smith        1250 [1]  
13 Alexander Harris  1315 [0]      1:0    Andrew M Wemyss   1661 [.5] 
14 Ken Czuczman      1287 [0]     .5:.5   Terence Mills     587  [0]  
15 Patrick Giblin    800  [0]      0:1    Gareth Mills      863  [0]  
16 Sue Ryan          700  [0]      1:0    BYE

The tournament is delicately poised, with six players on 2.5/3:

Standings after 3 rounds:
Place Name               Loc  From       Score
 1-6  Gill, Geoffrey     1791 Geelong    2.5  
      Anderson, Alistair 1767 Geelong    2.5  
      Ghumman, Shumsheer 1806 Flinders   2.5  
      Healey, Leigh      1713 Bendigo    2.5  
      Barrow, Nigel      1823 Bendigo    2.5  
      Bruere, Mark F     1919 Yea        2.5  
7-15  Ristic, Mio        1551 Geelong    2    
      Perrin, Kevin J    1606 Ballarat   2    
      Cook, Patrick      1634 Ballarat   2    
      Ghafouri, Khosrou  1879 Portland   2    
      Daneshvar, Reza    1742 Geelong    2    
      Trewin, Samuel     1605 Yarrawonga 2    
      Wendrich, Paul     1594 Geelong    2    
      Lenne, Patrick     1437 Drouin     2    
      Kara, Barboros     1878            2    
16-18 Barber, Geoffrey   1635 Geelong    1.5  
      Mollard, Max J     1433 Bendigo    1.5  
      Charnley, Chris    1265 Warnambool 1.5  
19-27 Hessing, Rod       1581 Geelong    1    
      Nemaric, Tom       1357 Geelong    1    
      Loveband, Rob      1571 Ballarat   1    
      Davis, Geoff       1458 Geelong    1    
      Ryan, Sue          700  Ballarat   1    
      Smith, Jack        1250 Geelong    1    
      Jacobs, Rodney M   1659 Ballarat   1    
      Harris, Alexander  1315 Moe        1    
      Mills, Gareth      863  Bengido    1    
28-30 Wemyss, Andrew M   1661 Geelong    0.5  
      Czuczman, Ken      1287 Bendigo    0.5  
      Mills, Terence     587  Bendigo    0.5  
31-32 Jayakody, Ranura   500  Geelong    0    
      Giblin, Patrick    800             0

Round 4 sees the leaders playing each other, with the players half a point behind have a good chance to catch up:

Round 4 Pairings (provisional):

No Name              Loc  Total  Result   Name              Loc  Total

 1 Mark F Bruere     1919 [2.5]     :     Geoffrey Gill     1791 [2.5]
 2 Leigh Healey      1713 [2.5]     :     Nigel Barrow      1823 [2.5]
 3 Shumsheer Ghumman 1806 [2.5]     :     Alistair Anderson 1767 [2.5]
 4 Paul Wendrich     1594 [2]       :     Reza Daneshvar    1742 [2]  
 5 Barboros Kara     1878 [2]       :     Kevin J Perrin    1606 [2]  
 6 Samuel Trewin     1605 [2]       :     Khosrou Ghafouri  1879 [2]  
 7 Patrick Cook      1634 [2]       :     Mio Ristic        1551 [2]  
 8 Geoffrey Barber   1635 [1.5]     :     Patrick Lenne     1437 [2]  
 9 Max J Mollard     1433 [1.5]     :     Chris Charnley    1265 [1.5]
10 Rodney M Jacobs   1659 [1]       :     Tom Nemaric       1357 [1]  
11 Alexander Harris  1315 [1]       :     Rod Hessing       1581 [1]  
12 Jack Smith        1250 [1]       :     Rob Loveband      1571 [1]  
13 Geoff Davis       1458 [1]       :     Sue Ryan          700  [1]  
14 Gareth Mills      863  [1]       :     Ken Czuczman      1287 [.5] 
15 Andrew M Wemyss   1661 [.5]      :     Terence Mills     587  [.5] 
16 Patrick Giblin    800  [0]      1:0    BYE

Thanks to everyone for making it a fun tournament thus far - best of luck in all your games tomorrow!

Edited to add: Rob Loveband is looking to get the pairings and results updated on the Ballarat Chess Club website on a round by round basis tomorrow: - check out the link in the original post in this thread.

[Andy009]

Nice report Nigel.
Will be an interesting second day with six players tied for the first place!

[ER]

Some Round 2 moments
Photos: Elliott Renzies

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Hard fighting in almost all boards!

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Barboros Kara (last year's 3rd prize) amongst the contestants!

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Kevin Perrin (left) and last year's equal first Nigel Barrow (our very own Elevator Escapee)!

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Pat Cook

More of these pictures on face book, and the whole collection will be sent to Kevin Perrin for classification and publishing.

[ElevatorEscapee]

Congratulations to the new Victorian Country Chess Champion - Shumsheer Ghumman!

Round 4 saw some more draws between the leaders, with the exception of Nigel Barrow losing to Leigh Healey - which put Leigh out in front.

Round 4
No Name              Loc  Total  Result   Name              Loc  Total
 1 Mark F Bruere     1919 [2.5]   .5:.5   Geoffrey Gill     1791 [2.5]
 2 Leigh Healey      1713 [2.5]    1:0    Nigel Barrow      1823 [2.5]
 3 Shumsheer Ghumman 1806 [2.5]   .5:.5   Alistair Anderson 1767 [2.5]
 4 Patrick Cook      1634 [2]      0:1    Khosrou Ghafouri  1879 [2]  
 5 Barboros Kara     1878 [2]      1:0    Kevin J Perrin    1606 [2]  
 6 Samuel Trewin     1605 [2]      1:0    Reza Daneshvar    1742 [2]  
 7 Rodney M Jacobs   1659 [2]     .5:.5   Mio Ristic        1551 [2]  
 8 Geoffrey Barber   1635 [1.5]    1:0    Paul Wendrich     1594 [2]  
 9 Max J Mollard     1433 [1.5]   .5:.5   Chris Charnley    1265 [1.5]
10 Alexander Harris  1315 [1]      0:1    Rod Hessing       1581 [1]  
11 Rob Loveband      1571 [1]      0:1    Tom Nemaric       1357 [1]  
12 Geoff Davis       1458 [1]      1:0    Sue Ryan          700  [1]  
13 Jack Smith        1250 [1]     .5:.5   Patrick Lenne     1437 [1]  
14 Gareth Mills      863  [1]      1:0    Ken Czuczman      1287 [.5] 
15 Andrew M Wemyss   1661 [.5]     1:0    Terence Mills     587  [.5] 
16 Patrick Giblin    800  [0]      1:0    BYE

Round 5 saw Leigh Healey held to a draw by the top seed Mark Bruere, along with Khosrou Ghafouri climbing back up the leaderboard. In the last game to finish, Shumsheer Ghumman wound up winning a tough struggle against Geoffrey Gill.

Round 5
No Name              Loc  Total  Result   Name              Loc  Total
 1 Mark F Bruere     1919 [3]     .5:.5   Leigh Healey      1713 [3.5]
 2 Khosrou Ghafouri  1879 [3]      1:0    Samuel Trewin     1605 [3]  
 3 Alistair Anderson 1767 [3]     .5:.5   Barboros Kara     1878 [3]  
 4 Geoffrey Gill     1791 [3]      0:1    Shumsheer Ghumman 1806 [3]  
 5 Nigel Barrow      1823 [2.5]    0:1    Rodney M Jacobs   1659 [2.5]
 6 Mio Ristic        1551 [2.5]    1:0    Geoffrey Barber   1635 [2.5]
 7 Reza Daneshvar    1742 [2]      1:0    Geoff Davis       1458 [2]  
 8 Tom Nemaric       1357 [2]      0:1    Patrick Cook      1634 [2]  
 9 Kevin J Perrin    1606 [2]      0:1    Max J Mollard     1433 [2]  
10 Paul Wendrich     1594 [2]     .5:.5   Gareth Mills      863  [2]  
11 Rod Hessing       1581 [2]      1:0    Chris Charnley    1265 [2]  
12 Patrick Lenne     1437 [1.5]    1:0    Andrew M Wemyss   1661 [1.5]
13 Jack Smith        1250 [1.5]    0:1    Rob Loveband      1571 [1]  
14 Sue Ryan          700  [1]      1:0    Patrick Giblin    800  [1]  
15 Terence Mills     587  [.5]     0:1    Alexander Harris  1315 [1]  
16 Ken Czuczman      1287 [.5]     1:0    BYE

This set up an exciting final round, with three players on 4 points, and another five players half a point behind.

Alistair Anderson and Geoffrey Gill were held to draws by lower rated players, while Mark Bruere defeated Barbaros Kara and Mio Ristic topped off a great tournament by defeating Leigh Healey and picking up the Reserves trophy.

The top board struggle between Shumsheer Ghumman and Khosrou Ghafouri was the last game to finish. The game seemed evenly poised, with both players having passed pawns in a bishop and rook endgame. Ghafouri turned down several draw offers, and pushing hard to win sacrificed his bishop to push an outside passed pawn backed up by his rook. It looked like the pawn was unstoppable, but Ghumman found a combination where he offered back the bishop to capture his opponent's rook with check, and cover the passed pawn.

Round 6
No Name              Loc  Total  Result   Name              Loc  Total
 1 Shumsheer Ghumman 1806 [4]      1:0    Khosrou Ghafouri  1879 [4]  
 2 Leigh Healey      1713 [4]      0:1    Mio Ristic        1551 [3.5]
 3 Barboros Kara     1878 [3.5]    0:1    Mark F Bruere     1919 [3.5]
 4 Rodney M Jacobs   1659 [3.5]   .5:.5   Alistair Anderson 1767 [3.5]
 5 Patrick Cook      1634 [3]     .5:.5   Geoffrey Gill     1791 [3]  
 6 Max J Mollard     1433 [3]     .5:.5   Reza Daneshvar    1742 [3]  
 7 Samuel Trewin     1605 [3]      1:0    Rod Hessing       1581 [3]  
 8 Gareth Mills      863  [2.5]    0:1    Nigel Barrow      1823 [2.5]
 9 Patrick Lenne     1437 [2.5]    1:0    Paul Wendrich     1594 [2.5]
10 Geoff Davis       1458 [2]      0:1    Geoffrey Barber   1635 [2.5]
11 Alexander Harris  1315 [2]      1:0    Kevin J Perrin    1606 [2]  
12 Rob Loveband      1571 [2]      1:0    Sue Ryan          700  [2]  
13 Chris Charnley    1265 [2]      0:1    Tom Nemaric       1357 [2]  
14 Ken Czuczman      1287 [1.5]    1:0    Jack Smith        1250 [1.5]
15 Andrew M Wemyss   1661 [1.5]    1:0    Patrick Giblin    800  [1]  
16 Terence Mills     587  [.5]     1:0    BYE

Final Standings:

Place Name              Loc  Club        Score

  1   Shumsheer Ghumman 1806 Flinders    5    
 2-3  Mio Ristic        1551 Geelong     4.5  
      Mark F Bruere     1919 Yea         4.5  (1st Reserve)
 4-8  Leigh Healey      1713 Bendigo     4    
      Alistair Anderson 1767 Geelong     4    
      Khosrou Ghafouri  1879 Portland    4    
      Rodney M Jacobs   1659 Ballarat    4    
      Samuel Trewin     1605 Yarrawonga  4    
9-16  Geoffrey Gill     1791 Geelong     3.5  
      Nigel Barrow      1823 Bendigo     3.5  
      Barboros Kara     1878 Geelong     3.5  
      Reza Daneshvar    1742 Geelong     3.5  
      Geoffrey Barber   1635 Geelong     3.5  
      Patrick Cook      1634 Ballarat    3.5  
      Patrick Lenne     1437 Drouin      3.5  (=2nd Reserve)
      Max J Mollard     1433 Bendigo     3.5  (= 2nd Reserve
17-20 Rod Hessing       1581 Geelong     3    
      Tom Nemaric       1357 Geelong     3    
      Alexander Harris  1315 Moe         3    
      Rob Loveband      1571 Ballarat    3    
21-24 Paul Wendrich     1594 Geelong     2.5  
      Gareth Mills      863  Bendigo     2.5  
      Ken Czuczman      1287 Bendigo     2.5  
      Andrew M Wemyss   1661 Geelong     2.5  
25-28 Kevin J Perrin    1606 Ballarat    2    
      Chris Charnley    1265 Warrnambool 2    
      Geoff Davis       1458 Geelong     2    
      Sue Ryan          700  Ballarat    2    
29-30 Jack Smith        1250 Geelong     1.5  
      Terence Mills     587  Bendigo     1.5  
 31   Patrick Giblin    800  Warrnambool 1    
 32   Ranura Jayakody   500  Geelong     0

Crosstable

No  Name               Feder Loc  Total  1    2    3    4    5    6  

1.  Bruere, Mark F     VIC   1919 4.5   17:W 12:W  7:D  6:D  9:D  3:W
2.  Ghafouri, Khosrou  VIC   1879 4     18:W  9:L 20:W 13:W 15:W  5:L
3.  Kara, Barboros     VIC   1878 3.5   19:L 10:W 17:W 14:W  7:D  1:L
4.  Barrow, Nigel      VIC   1823 3.5   20:W 13:D 19:W  9:L 11:L 28:W
5.  Ghumman, Shumsheer VIC   1806 5     21:W 14:D 26:W  7:D  6:W  2:W
6.  Gill, Geoffrey     VIC   1791 3.5   22:W 15:W  9:D  1:D  5:L 13:D
7.  Anderson, Alistair VIC   1767 4     23:W 16:W  1:D  5:D  3:D 11:D
8.  Daneshvar, Reza    VIC   1742 3.5   24:W 19:L 18:W 15:L 20:W 22:D
9.  Healey, Leigh      VIC   1713 4     25:W  2:W  6:D  4:W  1:D 19:L
10. Wemyss, Andrew M   VIC   1661 2.5   26:D  3:L 24:L 32:W 21:L 29:W
11. Jacobs, Rodney M   VIC   1659 4     27:L 24:W 21:W 19:D  4:W  7:D
12. Barber, Geoffrey   VIC   1635 3.5   28:W  1:L 22:D 16:W 19:L 20:W
13. Cook, Patrick      VIC   1634 3.5   29:W  4:D 14:D  2:L 23:W  6:D
14. Perrin, Kevin J    VIC   1606 2     30:W  5:D 13:D  3:L 22:L 24:L
15. Trewin, Samuel     VIC   1605 4     31:W  6:L 23:W  8:W  2:L 17:W
16. Wendrich, Paul     VIC   1594 2.5   32:W  7:L 27:W 12:L 28:D 21:L
17. Hessing, Rod       WA    1581 3      1:L 28:W  3:L 24:W 26:W 15:L
18. Loveband, Rob      VIC   1571 3      2:L 25:W  8:L 23:L 27:W 31:W
19. Ristic, Mio        VIC   1551 4.5    3:W  8:W  4:L 11:D 12:W  9:W
20. Davis, Geoff       WA    1458 2      4:L 29:W  2:L 31:W  8:L 12:L
21. Lenne, Patrick     VIC   1437 3.5    5:L 30:W 11:L 27:D 10:W 16:W
22. Mollard, Max J     VIC   1433 3.5    6:L 31:W 12:D 26:D 14:W  8:D
23. Nemaric, Tom       VIC   1357 3      7:L 32:W 15:L 18:W 13:L 26:W
24. Harris, Alexander  VIC   1315 3      8:L 11:L 10:W 17:L 32:W 14:W
25. Czuczman, Ken      VIC   1287 2.5    9:L 18:L 32:D 28:L   :W 27:W
26. Charnley, Chris    VIC   1265 2     10:D 27:W  5:L 22:D 17:L 23:L
27. Smith, Jack              1250 1.5   11:W 26:L 16:L 21:D 18:L 25:L
28. Mills, Gareth      VIC   863  2.5   12:L 17:L 29:W 25:W 16:D  4:L
29. Giblin, Patrick          800  1     13:L 20:L 28:L   :W 31:L 10:L
30. Jayakody, Ranura         500  0     14:L 21:L   :    :    :    : 
31. Ryan, Sue          VIC   700  2     15:L 22:L   :W 20:L 29:W 18:L
32. Mills, Terence     VIC   587  1.5   16:L 23:L 25:D 10:L 24:L   :W

Congratulations to Shum & Mio for having such great tournaments, and commiserations to KG for putting up such a struggle, and also for being a gentleman and sticking around for the presentations to congratulate his opponent.

Thanks to the Geelong Chess Club for hosting the event once again, those who contributed to organizing the event, and to all the participants for making it a keenly fought, but still friendly tournament.

[Andy009]

Seems like Shumsheer and Mio have played very well to win titles in a tough field!
Once again crisp report Nigel!

[ER]

Ladies and gentlemen this is Ghumman Shumsheer ACF 1806 the new Country Victoria Champion.

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Here Ghumman ponders his move under the watchful eye of Pat Cook! Photo: Elliott Renzies

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On the way to the top! Here Ghumman, (left) in his Round 2 game versus Kevin Perrin Photo: Elliott Renzies

[ElevatorEscapee]

Write-up and photos now available here:

http://www.ballaratchess.com/events/2016/2016vrcl.html