2008 Begonia Chess Tournament Results
Prize Winners
Leonid Sandler & Dusan Stojic = 1st/2nd (6 points)
Andrew Brown, Domagoj Dragicevic, Milenko Lojanica, Carl Gorka & David Hacche = 3rd (5.5 points)
There were also three ratings groups, determined by dividing the total number of players with ratings under 2000 by three. A first and second prize was awarded for each.
Group A
Nigel Barrow, Edsil Dilla & Cedric Antonis (=1st in section, 5.0 points)
Group B
Justin Tan & Joshua Dalton (=1st in section, 4.5 points)
Group C
Isaac Ng (1st, 4 points)
Andrew Gurevich (2nd 3.5 points)
There was also a prize awarded for the highest finishing Ballarat player, which wound up a tie between Bas Van Riel and Jamie Brotheridge (who had a solid tournament, beating a couple of higher rated players) each scored 4 points
From ChessChat Forum - Leonid Sandler
Ballarat 2008. Fine performances from country playersHi all,
I have noticed two very fine performances from victorian country players.
In final top twenty performers you can see only two players from country.
Nigel Barrow (EE) played tournament of his life beating highly fencied D.Hacche and C.Wallis(who had shocking tournament) and drawing against J.Morris and Z .Lojanica.
5 points out of seven games is an excellent result.
Mark Bruere is a very dedicated correspondence player also performed well in Ballarat 2008.Wins against C.Wallis and M.Pyke showed that country veteran can play good chess over the board.
Hopefully we will see some players from country Victoria qualified to play in Victorian Championship
From ChessChat Forum - Nigel Barrow
Thanks for posting your games Carl & Cedric, congratulations to Leonid Sandler & Dusan Stojic for their wonderful result and thanks to the organisers of the tournament (it was great to see so many people helping out at the end to pack up all the sets). Also, thank you to those who have expressed kind words here about me. There were some fun moments away from the actual chess - such as when I was sitting next to Ken Czuczman and Eddie Kocjancic while they had some fun trying to spell each other's surnames. It was also nice to catch up with some old friends, as well as some of the people I only really know from this forum. The cutest moment came when standing around in the courtyard after I'd finished a game, chatting with Scott Stewart, Greg Gatto and Elliot Renzies, only to have one of the young female players come up to us and say "Um, would any of you like to play chasey?" I arrived a few minutes after the opening ceremony had started, to find that Malcolm had volunteered me for the players' disputes committee. I'd soon get a chance at revenge however as I was drawn to play him in round one. Before I could so much as say j'adoube, there was a redraw and I found myself sitting opposite David Hacche (rated 2100 plus) who I had drawn a game with at the same tournament last year. (see all Nigel's games in Games tab)
Results
42nd Begonia Open Results
No Name Loc Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 Sandler, Leonid 2282 6 38:1 19:1 15:1 8:½ 3:½ 26:1 4:1
2 Stojic, Dusan 2126 6 17:½ 32:1 51:1 20:1 5:½ 27:1 14:1
3 Brown, Andrew 2006 5.5 21:1 9:1 63:1 10:1 1:½ 6:0 27:1
4 Dragicevic, Domagoj 2103 5.5 13:1 26:½ 46:1 16:1 14:1 8:1 1:0
5 Lojanica, Milenko 2023 5.5 31:1 29:1 60:1 14:½ 2:½ 15:1 6:½
6 Gorka, Carl 2121 5.5 34:1 18:½ 54:1 28:½ 29:1 3:1 5:½
7 Hacche, David J 2105 5.5 9:0 17:1 59:1 21:½ 47:1 20:1 16:1
8 Morris, James 2027 5 23:1 27:1 36:1 1:½ 10:1 4:0 9:½
9 Barrow, Nigel 1765 5 7:1 3:0 39:1 43:1 19:½ 28:1 8:½
10 Hamilton, Douglas G 2182 5 47:1 49:1 43:1 3:0 8:0 31:1 33:1
11 Pyke, Malcolm L 2105 5 50:1 15:0 53:1 26:½ 17:½ 32:1 30:1
12 Dilla, Edsil 1987 5 96:+ 14:0 55:1 45:½ 34:½ 62:1 35:1
13 Antolis, Cedric 1738 5 4:0 72:1 81:1 60:1 44:1 14:0 26:1
14 Rujevic, Mirko 2232 4.5 35:1 12:1 62:1 5:½ 4:0 13:1 2:0
15 Bruere, Mark F 1866 4.5 67:1 11:1 1:0 37:1 28:1 5:0 22:½
16 Jager, Jesse 2144 4.5 40:½ 24:1 18:1 4:0 68:1 45:1 7:0
17 Yu, Derek 1806 4.5 2:½ 7:0 24:1 91:1 11:½ 68:1 19:½
18 Jackson, Ralph E 1901 4.5 76:1 6:½ 16:0 51:1 21:1 22:½ 23:½
19 Lojanica, Zdravko 1945 4.5 73:1 1:0 64:1 32:1 9:½ 30:½ 17:½
20 Dizdarevic, Mehmedalija 1930 4.5 42:1 28:½ 91:1 2:0 50:1 7:0 45:1
21 Szuveges, Narelle S 1705 4.5 3:0 55:1 69:1 7:½ 18:0 72:1 43:1
22 Kempen, Leon 2062 4.5 29:0 33:1 72:1 52:½ 40:1 18:½ 15:½
23 Chung, Francisco 1722 4.5 8:0 43:0 79:1 82:1 57:1 39:1 18:½
24 Tan, Justin 1575 4.5 30:½ 16:0 17:0 76:1 90:1 48:1 44:1
25 Dalton, Joshua 1446 4.5 79:1 31:0 44:0 81:1 42:1 29:½ 52:1
26 Juszczynski, Mathew 1906 4 52:1 4:½ 61:1 11:½ 31:1 1:0 13:0
27 Schon, Eugene 1878 4 45:1 8:0 57:1 62:1 33:1 2:0 3:0
28 Wallis, Christopher 2148 4 41:1 20:½ 30:1 6:½ 15:0 9:0 62:1
29 Tionko, Efrain 1738 4 22:1 5:0 66:1 63:1 6:0 25:½ 36:½
30 Dalton, Samuel 1870 4 24:½ 40:1 28:0 54:1 52:1 19:½ 11:0
31 Bearup, Paul 1712 4 5:0 25:1 75:1 48:1 26:0 10:0 66:1
32 Antoniazzi, Francesco 1599 4 44:1 2:0 74:1 19:0 61:1 11:0 69:1
33 Brotheridge, Jamie 1568 4 75:1 22:0 65:1 35:1 27:0 41:1 10:0
34 Kalisch, Thomas 1798 4 6:0 46:½ 76:1 77:1 12:½ 36:½ 37:½
35 Voon, Richard 1856 4 14:0 68:1 70:1 33:0 55:1 59:1 12:0
36 Sannidhanam, Anurag 1520 4 86:1 38:1 8:0 44:0 74:1 34:½ 29:½
37 Eustace, Sophie 1452 4 83:1 50:0 49:1 15:0 38:1 44:½ 34:½
38 Stojic, Svetozar 1857 4 1:0 36:0 88:1 75:1 37:0 54:1 59:1
39 Ng, Isaac 1257 4 59:0 80:1 9:0 67:1 56:1 23:0 73:1
40 Van Riel, Bas 1822 4 16:½ 30:0 73:1 90:1 22:0 46:½ 64:1
41 McCart, Richard 1827 4 28:0 53:1 82:1 68:0 60:1 33:0 61:1
42 Tuglaci, Serif 1637 4 20:0 90:1 48:0 85:1 25:0 63:1 65:1
43 Staak, Eric 1473 3.5 71:1 23:1 10:0 9:0 48:½ 51:1 21:0
44 Tsagarakis, Angelo 1878 3.5 32:0 59:1 25:1 36:1 13:0 37:½ 24:0
45 Mollard, Max J 1603 3.5 27:0 66:1 71:1 12:½ 49:1 16:0 20:0
46 Perrin, Kevin J 1483 3.5 69:1 34:½ 4:0 47:0 77:1 40:½ 50:½
47 Holt, Kenneth P 1846 3.5 10:0 64:1 90:½ 46:1 7:0 53:½ 58:½
48 Gurevich, Andrew 1116 3.5 58:1 61:0 42:1 31:0 43:½ 24:0 72:1
49 Anderson, Alistair 1909 3.5 56:1 10:0 37:0 70:1 45:0 57:½ 77:1
50 Kocjancic, Eddie 1763 3.5 11:0 37:1 77:½ 83:1 20:0 66:½ 46:½
51 Yu, Sally 1557 3.5 61:½ 58:1 2:0 18:0 91:1 43:0 75:1
52 Ghobrial, Adel 1613 3.5 26:0 77:1 84:1 22:½ 30:0 78:1 25:0
53 Brockman, Roland 1548 3.5 78:1 41:0 11:0 84:1 66:½ 47:½ 56:½
54 Bailey, Robert 1425 3.5 80:1 73:½ 6:0 30:0 83:1 38:0 74:1
55 Corbeil, Serge 1449 3.5 88:1 21:0 12:0 65:1 35:0 74:½ 78:1
56 Jenkins, Keith 1633 3.5 49:0 57:1 83:½ 61:½ 39:0 70:1 53:½
57 Searle, Zachary 1422 3.5 65:1 56:0 27:0 95:1 23:0 49:½ 76:1
58 Loveband, Rob 1519 3.5 48:0 51:0 89:1 78:0 84:1 85:1 47:½
59 Beckman, John 1553 3 39:1 44:0 7:0 86:1 69:1 35:0 38:0
60 Renzies, Elliott 1422 3 74:1 96:+ 5:0 13:0 41:0 65:0 85:1
61 Brown, Cyril D 1311 3 51:½ 48:1 26:0 56:½ 32:0 67:1 41:0
62 McCart, Roger 1570 3 82:1 70:1 14:0 27:0 63:1 12:0 28:0
63 Davies, Stephen P 1395 3 94:1 67:1 3:0 29:0 62:0 42:0 81:1
64 Ivanov, Nikola 1516 3 81:1 47:0 19:0 69:0 71:1 86:1 40:0
65 Gibson, Kyle 792 3 57:0 86:1 33:0 55:0 82:1 60:1 42:0
66 Oswald, Franz 1369 3 87:1 45:0 29:0 92:1 53:½ 50:½ 31:0
67 Anderson-Smith, William (Bill) 1573 3 15:0 63:0 80:1 39:0 81:1 61:0 86:1
68 Russell, Luthien 1555 3 85:1 35:0 95:1 41:1 16:0 17:0 0:
69 Balnionis, Alexander 953 3 46:0 94:1 21:0 64:1 59:0 90:1 32:0
70 Beggs, Joel 1353 3 92:1 62:0 35:0 49:0 88:1 56:0 84:1
71 Lemmel, Oliver 953 3 43:0 87:1 45:0 72:0 64:0 94:1 82:1
72 Forster, Kevin 1503 2.5 84:1 13:0 22:0 71:1 78:½ 21:0 48:0
73 Stimson, David 1643 2.5 19:0 54:½ 40:0 74:0 79:1 83:1 39:0
74 Ng, Joshua 812 2.5 60:0 85:1 32:0 73:1 36:0 55:½ 54:0
75 Dalton, Laurie 1320 2.5 33:0 79:1 31:0 38:0 80:½ 91:1 51:0
76 Cook, Patrick 1612 2.5 18:0 91:½ 34:0 24:0 95:1 80:1 57:0
77 Czuczman, Ken 1398 2.5 93:1 52:0 50:½ 34:0 46:0 89:1 49:0
78 Toper, David 1146 2.5 53:0 95:0 87:1 58:1 72:½ 52:0 55:0
79 Manawadu, Dmithri 869 2.5 25:0 75:0 23:0 89:½ 73:0 92:1 90:1
80 Manawadu, Pasan 813 2.5 54:0 39:0 67:0 94:1 75:½ 76:0 91:1
81 Bortsova, Natasha 1102 2 64:0 89:1 13:0 25:0 67:0 87:1 63:0
82 Spencer, Anthony G 1330 2 62:0 88:1 41:0 23:0 65:0 95:1 71:0
83 Dalton, Micah 912 2 37:0 92:1 56:½ 50:0 54:0 73:0 89:½
84 Knapp, Katrina 1013 2 72:0 93:1 52:0 53:0 58:0 88:1 70:0
85 Coutts, William 1290 2 68:0 74:0 93:1 42:0 92:1 58:0 60:0
86 Kordes, David 1144 2 36:0 65:0 94:1 59:0 87:1 64:0 67:0
87 Froiland, Gunnar 2 66:0 71:0 78:0 0:1 86:0 81:0 95:1
88 Gray, Alan 891 2 55:0 82:0 38:0 93:1 70:0 84:0 94:1
89 Webb-Liddle, Miranda 611 2 91:0 81:0 58:0 79:½ 93:1 77:0 83:½
90 Eldridge, James 1420 1.5 95:1 42:0 47:½ 40:0 24:0 69:0 79:0
91 Kostrzewa, Jake 1399 1.5 89:1 76:½ 20:0 17:0 51:0 75:0 80:0
92 Mills, Terence 1.5 70:0 83:0 0:1 66:0 85:0 79:0 93:½
93 Farrelly, Cathy 579 1.5 77:0 84:0 85:0 88:0 89:0 0:1 92:½
94 Corbeil, Olivia 1 63:0 69:0 86:0 80:0 0:1 71:0 88:0
95 Van Dijk, Marieke 679 1 90:0 78:1 68:0 57:0 76:0 82:0 87:0
96 Escribano, Jose 1666 0 12:- 60:- 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: