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Laurieton May Open 2008

Directed by Gary Losh and organised by Endel Lane

Held on the 3rd and 4th May at Laurieton Servicemen's Club

• An officially rated seven-round Swiss tournament.
• Results count towards Grand Prix points.
• Each player has 1 hour plus 10 secs per move from the start.
• Register from 10am on the Saturday.
• Play starts 10.30am Saturday and 10am Sunday.
• Entry fees... $25 adult, $15 junior.
• Generous cash prizes.
• Free refreshments provided by the Servicemen's Club.

Standings

Place Name               Loc  Score

  1   Smirnov, Vladimir  2294 7    
  2   Rowlison, Colin N  1839 5.5  
  3   Castor, David      2038 5    
 4-5  Eccles, Richard    1626 4    
      Canfell, Mike J    1754 4    
6-12  Lane, Endel        1356 3.5  
      Lenskyj, Adam           3.5  
      Lukic, Milorad     1588 3.5  
      Mearns, David      1557 3.5  
      Weltner, Michael   1446 3.5  
      Stokes, Robin H    1238 3.5  
      Losh, Gary         1511 3.5  
 13   Aylwin, Helen      974  3    
14-15 Smirnov, Anton     1110 2.5  
      Northover, Matthew 1250 2.5  
16-17 Momot, Alex        879  2    
      Wilkie, Mary E     1265 2    

Cross Table

No  Name               Loc   1    2     3     4     5     6     7   

1.  Smirnov, Vladimir  2294  9:1  6:1   4:1   3:1   2:1   5:1  10:1 
2.  Castor, David      2038 10:1  5:1   3:0   6:1   1:0   4:1  17:1 
3.  Rowlison, Colin N  1839 11:1  8:1   2:1   1:0   4:1   7:1   5:.5
4.  Canfell, Mike J    1754 12:1 17:1   1:0  10:1   3:0   2:0   9:1 
5.  Eccles, Richard    1626 13:1  2:0   7:1  17:.5  6:1   1:0   3:.5
6.  Lukic, Milorad     1588 14:1  1:0  12:1   2:0   5:0  15:1   7:.5
7.  Mearns, David      1557 15:1  9:.5  5:0  14:1  17:.5  3:0   6:.5
8.  Losh, Gary         1511 16:1  3:0  17:0  13:1  10:0  14:.5 11:1 
9.  Weltner, Michael   1446  1:0  7:.5 14:.5 15:1  16:1  10:.5  4:0 
10. Lane, Endel        1356  2:0 13:1  16:1   4:0   8:1   9:.5  1:0 
11. Wilkie, Mary E     1265  3:0 14:0  13:0    :1  15:0  16:1   8:0 
12. Northover, Matthew 1250  4:0 15:1   6:0  16:0  14:.5   :1    :  
13. Stokes, Robin H    1238  5:0 10:0  11:1   8:0    :1  17:.5 14:1 
14. Smirnov, Anton     1110  6:0 11:1   9:.5  7:0  12:.5  8:.5 13:0 
15. Aylwin, Helen      974   7:0 12:0    :1   9:0  11:1   6:0  16:1 
16. Momot, Alex        879   8:0   :1  10:0  12:1   9:0  11:0  15:0 
17. Lenskyj, Adam             :1  4:0   8:1   5:.5  7:.5 13:.5  2:0