Book Prize Tournament 2022-23 organiser Peter Przybycin reports on the event so far, and reveals the player pairings for Round 7.
Tournament round-up report
The Premier and Major sections have reached the final round of the Book Prize Tournament, and the winner of each section is still in the balance.
In the Premier it’s a straight fight between Iwan and Keith. Iwan is half a point ahead of Keith, so requires at least a draw to take the prize. Keith must win to retain his title.
In the Major, there are several possible outcomes, as three players (Nobby George, Andy Mills, and Keven Lamb) are still in with a chance of winning.
Nobby has a significant half point lead, so if he wins his final game (against Andy) he retains his title.
If Nobby draws with Andy he still retains his title, even if Keven matches his score by winning his final round game, because a tie break is decided by the result of their individual game, which Nobby won.
If Andy beats Nobby, then he takes the title, unless Keven wins his final game against Dick Meredith. In this case, Keven would take the title because he beat Andy in their individual game!
Simple!
The Minor section still has three rounds to play.
Book Prize Tournament 2022-23 Round 7 pairings:
Premier Section
- Iwan Cave v Keith Gregory
- Graham Stuart v Peter Przybycin
- Sam Murphy v Cary Xie
- Pablo Vidal v Robert Sims
- Cary Xie v Pablo Vidal, still to play from round 6
Major Section
- Andrew Mills Nobby George
- Richard Meredith v Keven Lamb
- Peter Eales v John Kooner
- Patrick Pavey v John Pellegrini
Minor Section
- Alan Weaver v Rob Strachan
- Steve Saunders v Daniel Phillips
- Lee Mundy v Geoff Parish
- John Davis v Steve Dunleavy
- Ian Parker v Rose Saunders
Please play the above games by 7th June 2023, if possible.
All the best, Peter Przybycin.
Current Positions:
Premier section:
- Iwan Cave 6
- Keith Gregory 5½
- Graham Stuart 3
- Cary Xie 2½ (from 5)
- Peter Przybycin 2
- Sam Murphy 2
- Pablo Vidal 1½ (from 5)
- Rob Sims ½
Major section:
- Nobby George 5
- Keven Lamb 4½
- Andy Mills 4½
- Dick Meredith 2½
- John Pellegrini 2½
- Peter Eales 2
- John Kooner 2
- Patrick Pavey 1
Minor section:
- Lee Mundy 5½
- Daniel Phillips 5
- John Davis 4
- Rob Strachan 3½
- Geoff Parish 3
- Rose Saunders 3
- Alan Weaver 2½
- Steve Saunders 2
- Ian Parker 1 Steve Dunleavy ½
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.