STANDINGS AFTER R5 OF THE 2022 REDCLIFFE CHESS CLUB C’SHIP, with just 2 rounds to go:

With Nikola Maljkovic’s upset R5 win over outright leader Tony Weller, a thrilling finish has now been assured for the 2022 Redcliffe Chess Club Championship, with three players tied for first on 4/5, two players breathing down their necks on 3.5/4 and two more players just one point from the lead,  with only 2 rounds to go!

4: TYSON WALKER, JAI TURNER, TONY WELLER

3.5: FILIP SIMIC, NIKOLA MALJKOVIC

3: ALLAN FOSSEY, MARK C STOKES

2.5: VICTOR DAVIDOVICI, CHRIS BASIACO, NATHAN HOPKINS, ANDERS DOEHLER

2: HARRY GOFF, DANIEL GARDENER, SIMON LEVY

1.5: CHENGYI XIA, DYLAN PU, NEIL BARKER, BRAEDEN LEVY

1: MAX KERSHAW, KALP SHAH, SAM BRANDON,

0.5: JACQUES DE VILLIERS

R6 PROVISIONAL DRAW to be played at 7:40pm on Wednesday night December 7: This draw could change –

TONY WELLER (4)  v  JAI TURNER (4)

TYSON WALKER (4)  v  FILIP SIMIC (3.5)

NIKOLA MALJKOVIC (3.5)  v  CHRIS BASIACO  (2.5)

ALLAN FOSSEY (3)  v  VICTOR DAVIDOVICI (2.5)

MARK C STOKES  (3)  v  ANDERS DOEHLER  (2.5)

DANIEL GARDENER  (2)  v  NATHAN HOPKINS (2.5)

HARRY GOFF (2)  v  SIMON LEVY (2)

BRAEDEN LEVY (1.5)  v  NEIL BARKER (1.5)

DYLAN PU (1.5)  v  CHENGYI XIA  (1.5)

MAX KERSHAW (1)  v  SAM BRANDON (1)

KALP SHAH  (1)  v  JACQUES DE VILLIERS  (0.5)

R5 RESULTS from Wednesday night November 30:

TONY WELLER  0-1  NIKOLA MALJKOVIC

VICTOR DAVIDOVICI  0-1  TYSON WALKER

SIMON LEVY  0-1  FILIP SIMIC

HARRY GOFF  0-1  ALLAN FOSSEY

CHRIS BASIACO  0.5-0.5  NATHAN HOPKINS

CHENGYI XIA  0-1  MARK C STOKES

ANDERS DOEHLER  1-0  KALP SHAH  0

NEIL BARKER  0.5-0.5  DYLAN PU

BRAEDEN LEVY  1-0  JACQUES DE VILLIERS

Half point byes to Jai Turner and Daniel Gardener. Zero point byes to Max Kershaw and Sam Brandon.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

CAQ BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP   SUNDAY DECEMBER 11   12 NOON   MOUNT GRAVATT BOWLS CLUB

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPS AND U1600 ACF CHAMPS PERTH WA FROM MON JAN 2 to TUES JAN 10  – See Chesschat for details.

AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPS IN MELBOURNE FROM THURS JAN 12 to FRI JAN 20 – See Chesschat for details.

OCEANIA OPEN ZONAL and WOMENS  ZONAL IN MELBOURNE FROM MON JAN 23 – SAT JAN 28 – See Chesschat for details.

UPCOMING AGM’s:

CAQ AGM   SUNDAY DECEMBER 11   9:30am  MOUNT GRAVATT BOWLS CLUB – See www.caq.org.au for details.

REDCLIFFE CHESS CLUB AGM and FREE PIZZA NIGHT   WEDNESDAY NIGHT DECEMBER 21

If you need a bye for R6 of the Redcliffe Chess Club Championship on Wednesday night December 7 at 7:40pm, please text Mark C Stokes by 7:15pm on 0431 419 136.

See you on Wednesday night for R6, the second last round, of the 2022 Redcliffe Chess Club Championship!