Book Prize Tournament 2022-23 organiser Peter Przybycin announces the player pairings for Round 5. He reports on the scores so far, and reveals this year’s Book Prizes (see photo).
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 5 pairings:
Premier Section:
- Peter Przybycin v Iwan Cave
- Pablo Vidal v Sam Murphy
- Rob Sims v Cary Xie
- Keith Gregory v Graham Stuart
Still to play from earlier rounds:
- Keith Gregory v Rob Sims
- Graham Stuart v Pablo Vidal
- Sam Murphy v Keith Gregory
Major Section:
- Keven Lamb v Andrew Mills
- Patrick Pavey v Peter Eales
- Nobby George v Richard Meredith
- John Pellegrini v John Kooner
Minor Section:
- Geoff Parish v Alan Weaver
- Daniel Phillips v Ian Parker
- Steve Saunders v Lee Mundy
- John Davis v Rob Strachan
- Rose Saunders v Steve Dunleavy
Please play the above games by 12th April 2023, if possible.
Current positions:
Premier section
- Iwan Cave 3 (from 3)
- Keith Gregory 2 (from 2)
- Graham Stuart 2 (from 3)
- Peter Przybycin 2
- Cary Xie 1½
- Sam Murphy 1
- Pablo Vidal ½
- Rob Sims 0 (from 2)
Major section
- Keven Lamb 3½
- Andy Mills 3½
- Nobby George 3
- Dick Meredith 2½
- Peter Eales 1½
- John Pellegrini 1½
- Patrick Pavey ½
- John Kooner 0
Minor section
- Lee Mundy 3½
- Geoff Parish 3
- Daniel Phillips 3
- Rob Strachan 2½
- Rose Saunders 2
- John Davis 2
- Alan Weaver 1½
- 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.