Book Prize Tournament 2022-23 organiser Peter Przybycin reports on the scores so far, and announces the player pairings for Round 6.
One interesting match, in the Minor, is husband versus wife – Steve Saunders v Rose Saunders. See our article about their many games against each other: The couple who played 2000 games together.
The first named player has the white pieces.
This year the tournament is divided into three all-play-all sections: Premier, Major, and Minor.
Peter has taken delivery of this year’s Book Prizes: Alexey Bezgodov, Defend Like Petrosian.
Book Prize Tournament 2022-23 Round six pairings:
Premier Section
- Graham Stuart v Iwan Cave
- Keith Gregory v Peter Przybycin
- Cary Xie v Pablo Vidal
- Robert Sims v Sam Murphy
Still to play from earlier rounds:
- Keith Gregory v Graham Stuart
- Pablo Vidal v Sam Murphy
Major Section
- Richard Meredith v Andrew Mills
- John Kooner v Patrick Pavey
- Nobby George v Keven Lamb
- John Pellegrini v Peter Eales
Still to play from previous round:
John Pellegrini v John Kooner
Minor Section
- Daniel Phillips v Geoff Parish
- Lee Mundy v Alan Weaver
- Ian Parker v John Davis
- Steve Saunders v Rose Saunders
- Rob Strachan v Steve Dunleavy
Please play the above games by 9th May 2023, if possible.
All the best,
Peter Przybycin.
Current positions:
Premier section
- Iwan Cave 5
- Keith Gregory 3½ (from 4)
- Graham Stuart 3 (from 4)
- Cary Xie 2½
- Peter Przybycin 2
- Sam Murphy 1½ (from 4)
- Pablo Vidal ½ (from 4)
- Rob Sims 0
Major section
- Keven Lamb 4½
- Nobby George 4
- Andy Mills 3½
- Dick Meredith 2½
- Peter Eales 2
- John Pellegrini 1½ (from 4)
- Patrick Pavey 1
- John Kooner 0 (from 4)
Minor section
- Lee Mundy 4½
- Geoff Parish 3
- Daniel Phillips 4
- Rob Strachan 2½
- Rose Saunders 3
- John Davis 3
- Alan Weaver 2½
- Ian Parker 1
- Steve Saunders 1
- Steve Dunleavy ½
All the best,
Peter Przybycin.
Rules Summary
The first named player has the white pieces.
Rate of play is 90 minutes each, for the whole game.
Games will be played over-the-board at chess club, or at the home of the player with the white pieces. Score sheets and clocks must be used.
Both players should inform me Peter Przybycin of each game’s result via email.