Wednesday nights 1 May-25 September
The traditional summer "go as you please" summer tournament was held this year at CIYMS Chess Club, because the usual venue at the Civil Service Chess Club, the Maynard Sinclair Pavilion, was undergoing construction work. Prizes were determined by percentage scores and to be eligible for a prize a player had to play at least 10 games. 42 players took part and of those 28 completed at least 10 games and were thus eligible for prizes.
The overall winner was Stewart McConaghy (Bombardier CC). Although the Summer tournaments have been going for many years, this was the first time a trophy had been awarded to the winner. Stuart was both surprised and delighted to be the first recipient for over 30 years of the Hammel Cup, which had previously been awarded to the winner of the Handicap tournament of the Belfast Chess Club, until that club ceased to exist in 1971.
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| Stuart McConaghy with the Hammel Cup (Photo by Mark Newman) |
Scores of all players who completed 10 games
Player Points GamesOf those who played less than 10 games, the best scorers were Tim Roope who took 6 points from his 7 games while Jimmy Mearns won all 4 of the games he played.
Norman Judge 13.0 21
Billy Ferguson 12.5 19
Stewart McConaghy 11.5 16
Sam Moore 11.0 16
Tom Alcorn 9.5 17
John Strawbridge 9.5 17
Alex Beckett 9.0 21
Neil Green 9.0 14
Gerald Harvey 8.5 14
Calum Leitch 8.5 15
Damien Lavery 8.0 16
Richard Proctor 8.0 16
Alan Burns 7.5 18
Sam Lynn 7.5 12
Mark Newman 7.0 13
John Orchin 7.0 10
Joe Clarke 6.5 11
Michael McKimm 6.5 12
Eamonn Walls 6.5 12
Ian Woodfield 6.5 11
Shane Keers 5.5 12
Chris Kelly 5.5 11
Geoff Hindley 5.0 17
Tony Beckett 4.5 10
Mark Seidman 4.0 10
Philip Todd 3.5 24
David Grzymek 2.5 10
James Fairley 1.5 14
Prizewinners:
Winner: Stewart McConaghy (Bombardier) 71.8%
Runner-up: John Orchin (CIYMS) 70.0%
Grading Prize A: Sam Moore (Civil Service) 68.7%
Grading Prize B: Norman Judge (CIYMS) 61.9%
Grading Prize C: Calum Leitch (QUB) 56.6%
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