Club Champs update

 

Round 4 saw tournament leader James put on a strong performance against Roy to take the full point, and on board 2 Daniel prevailed with the white pieces against Jingwei. The game of the round was Devin against Isaiah (photo). This game was a real to and fro encounter which either player could have won. With both players getting low on time, Devin missed a forced draw and Isaiah clinch the point. There were also wins for Maximus and Tal. With two rounds to go James has a 1 point lead over Daniel. In the Challenges section, Ronan maintained his unbeaten run with a win with the black pieces against Orlando. On board 2 Tautua maintained his challenge with a win on board 2 against Ryder. There were also good wins for Elia, Lachlan, Ella and Ana. Ronan leads with 4 points from 4 games followed by Tautua on 3½, Lachlan, Elia and Noah all on 3.

 

 

A crunch week this week as Round 5 saw some key match-ups in the leading group. Current leaders Gordon and David battled to a tight draw, while chaser Mikhael had  some potential chances in a competitive game with Ross, but Ross’s experience and skills showed in the endgame and he was able to nicely convert the game. With two rounds to go Gordon leads on 4½, with  David P, Ross and Guy still in contention 1 point behind on 3½. Current standings are here.