The winners of Gosford Open (left to right) Tomek Rej, Lee Jones and Robert Goris
Three way tie for first place in the Gosford Open
Tomek Rej, Lee Jones and Robert Goris all tied for first place with 5.5/7 followed by IM Gary Lane and George Xie on 5 points. The under 2000 prize was won by Milan Grcic from the ACT second under 2000 was shared by John Nutter,Catherine Lip, David Castor and Thorin Munro. The under 1800 Prize was won by Mal Murrell second under 1800 was shared by Ian Dickson and Jose Escribano. The under 1600 prize was won by Lee Forace with James Cronan and Anthony Keuning sharing second. The under 1400 prize was won by Gary Losh with Armando Rizzardini, Barry Shearwood and George Lithgow second. The under 1200 prize was won by Sebastion Jurd with Max Illingworth taking the under 1000 prize. George Xie took the prize for best junior. The NSW Country Championship was a three way tie between Sebastion Jurd, John Nutter and Mal Murrell. The NSWCA council has decided that the NSW Country title will be shared. Sebastion Jurd was the stand out performer winning the Junior Lloyd Fell shield for the best performance above his rating. Sebastion's performance rating(1890) was 696 above his current rating(1194). Sebastion is definitely a star of the future. Greg Bailey won the Senior Lloyd Fell Shield.
Sebastion Jurd receives the Lloyd Fell Shield from the "other Lloyd Fell."
Joint NSW Country Champions (left to right) Sebastion Jurd, John Nutter and Mal Murrell
No Name Feder Loc Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Lane, Gary W NSW 2443 5 21:W 12:W 6:W 4:W 2:L 11:W 5:L 2. Jones, Lee R NSW 2139 5.5 22:W 13:W 5:D 3:W 1:W 4:L 32:W 3. Goris, Robert NSW 2123 5.5 23:W 14:W 8:D 2:L 10:W 12:W 4:W 4. Xie, George NSW 2097 5 24:W 15:W 7:W 1:L 5:W 2:W 3:L 5. Rej, Tomek NSW 2032 5.5 26:W 16:W 2:D 8:W 4:L 14:W 1:W 6. Nutter, John NSW 1963 4.5 27:W 17:W 1:L 15:W 11:L 18:W 12:D 7. Van Renen, Mike NSW 1962 4 28:W 18:W 4:L 10:W 12:L 16:W 11:L 8. Munro, Thorin J NSW 1913 4.5 29:W 19:W 3:D 5:L 13:D 17:W 20:D 9. Lane, Nancy L NSW 1824 3.5 30:W 20:W 10:L 16:W 14:D 32:L 13:L 10. Castor, David NSW 1805 4.5 31:W 32:D 9:W 7:L 3:L 21:W 14:W 11. Grcic, Milan ACT 1803 5 32:L 31:W 20:W 17:W 6:W 1:L 7:W 12. Lip, Catherine NSW 1803 4.5 33:W 1:L 32:W 19:W 7:W 3:L 6:D 13. Murrell, Malcolm R NSW 1777 4.5 34:W 2:L 21:W 18:L 8:D 28:W 9:W 14. Petersons, Haralds ACT 1680 3.5 35:W 3:L 22:W 40:W 9:D 5:L 10:L 15. O'Riordan, Bernard NSW 1669 3 36:W 4:L 27:W 6:L 25:W 20:L 21:L 16. Dickson, Ian C NSW 1665 4 37:W 5:L 29:W 9:L 22:W 7:L 19:W 17. Escribano, Jose NSW 1636 4 38:W 6:L 35:W 11:L 40:W 8:L 37:W 18. White, Michael S NSW 1623 3 39:W 7:L 37:W 13:W 32:L 6:L 22:L 19. Robinson, Allen NSW 1571 3 25:W 8:L 36:W 12:L 21:L 26:W 16:L 20. Forace, Lee ACT 1561 4.5 40:W 9:L 11:L 29:W 36:W 15:W 8:D 21. Cronan, James NSW 1524 4 1:L 33:W 13:L 30:W 19:W 10:L 15:W 22. Keuning, Anthony V NSW 1514 4 2:L 34:W 14:L 35:W 16:L 36:W 18:W 23. Greenwood, Norman NSW 1488 2 3:L 35:L 39:L 34:W 30:W 29:L 27:L 24. Longfield, Craig NSW 1422 1 4:L 36:L 31:L 28:L 33:L 34:L :W 25. Skulimovski, Don NSW 1417 2 19:L 29:L 33:W 31:W 15:L 37:L 39:L 26. Shearwood, Barry NSW 1385 3 5:L 37:L 34:W 36:L 39:W 19:L 30:W 27. Rizzardini, Armando NSW 1345 3 6:L 38:W 15:L 37:L 31:D 40:D 23:W 28. Lithgow, George NSW 1327 3 7:L 39:D 40:L 24:W 37:W 13:L 38:D 29. Losh, Gary NSW 1320 4 8:L 25:W 16:L 20:L 35:W 23:W 40:W 30. Keaveney, Joseph NSW 1315 2 9:L 40:L 38:W 21:L 23:L 35:W 26:L 31. Robinson, Andrew NSW 1288 2.5 10:L 11:L 24:W 25:L 27:D 38:L 34:W 32. Jurd, Sebastion NSW 1194 4.5 11:W 10:D 12:L 39:W 18:W 9:W 2:L 33. Keuning, Patrick J NSW 1154 2 12:L 21:L 25:L 38:D 24:W 39:L 36:D 34. Porter, Leslie NSW 1088 1 13:L 22:L 26:L 23:L 38:L 24:W 31:L 35. Miranda, Adrian NSW 951 1 14:L 23:W 17:L 22:L 29:L 30:L : 36. Bailey, Gregory NSW 886 2.5 15:L 24:W 19:L 26:W 20:L 22:L 33:D 37. Illingworth, Max NSW 850 3 16:L 26:W 18:L 27:W 28:L 25:W 17:L 38. Fell, Lloyd R NSW 3 17:L 27:L 30:L 33:D 34:W 31:W 28:D 39. Pickering, Anthony 3.5 18:L 28:D 23:W 32:L 26:L 33:W 25:W 40. Yee, Lachlan NSW 2.5 20:L 30:W 28:W 14:L 17:L 27:D 29:L
Place Name Rtg Loc Score
1-3 Jones, Lee R 2139 5.5
Rej, Tomek 2032 5.5
Goris, Robert 2123 5.5
4-6 Lane, Gary W 2443 5
Xie, George 2097 5
Grcic, Milan 1803 5
7-13 Munro, Thorin J 1913 4.5
Jurd, Sebastion 1194 4.5
Lip, Catherine 1803 4.5
Nutter, John 1963 4.5
Castor, David 1805 4.5
Murrell, Malcolm R 1777 4.5
Forace, Lee 1561 4.5
14-19 Van Renen, Mike 1962 4
Dickson, Ian C 1665 4
Escribano, Jose 1636 4
Cronan, James 1524 4
Losh, Gary 1320 4
Keuning, Anthony V 1514 4
20-22 Lane, Nancy L 1824 3.5
Petersons, Haralds 1680 3.5
Pickering, Anthony 3.5
23-30 White, Michael S 1623 3
O'Riordan, Bernard 1669 3
Robinson, Allen 1571 3
Illingworth, Max 850 3
Lithgow, George 1327 3
Rizzardini, Armando 1345 3
Shearwood, Barry 1385 3
Fell, Lloyd R 3
31-33 Yee, Lachlan 2.5
Bailey, Gregory 886 2.5
Robinson, Andrew 1288 2.5
34-37 Skulimovski, Don 1417 2
Keuning, Patrick J 1154 2
Greenwood, Norman 1488 2
Keaveney, Joseph 1315 2
38-40 Porter, Leslie 1088 1
Miranda, Adrian 951 1
Longfield, Craig 1422 1