4 Gaurav Movalia (Bendigo), his son, and Reiner Millan (Geelong)
5 Harrison Trewin (Yarrawonga) Reserve champion
6 Shanaya Guha receives a sweet prize!
7 Andre Sardone, equal second unrated section Church on Hill chess club
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9 The new Stewart Booth Memorial Shield will have Ruari Coffey's name engraved for 2024. Ruari is currently in Echuca but was formerly a Bendigo member, and originally a Ballarat Chess Club member and Club Champion in 2021
10 Outside the venue, Patrick spotted this Chess reference!
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14 Nigel Block kindly ferried many Ballarat contestants to and from the tournament
15 Long-time competitor, Max Mollard
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17 Gaurav beat Nigel in their Round 5 game
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22 Declan Smith lost as white against Jack Smith on Board 1 in Round 4
