Tournament organiser Peter Przybycin reports on the Book Prize Tournament so far, and announces the player pairings for Round 7 – including some ‘local Derby’ – literally in-house – fixtures…
Hi All,
Round 6 is now complete.
John Kooner maintains his one point lead, but he will play his nearest challenger this coming round. A game worth watching?
Round 7 will also see two domestic battles. No bloodshed please!
I have noticed that Suzan Dunleavy’s play has improved a lot, with no reward as yet, but it will come. She fought well against Keven. Maybe she can break her duck against her husband!
Round 6 Results
| White | Black | |
| Steve Saunders | 0-1 | Rob Sims |
| Geoffrey Parish | 1-0 | Nobby George |
| Mike Henbury | 1-0 | Rob Strachan |
| Steve Dunleavy | 0-1 | John Kooner |
| Suzan Dunleavy | 0-1 | Keven Lamb |
| Rose Saunders | 0.5-0.5 | Don Creasey |
Scores to date:
- John Kooner 6
- Mike Henbury 5
- Rob Sims 4½
- Keven Lamb 4
- Rob Strachan 4
- Don Creasey 3½
- Rose Saunders 3
- Nobby George 2
- Geoffrey Parish 2
- Steve Dunleavy 1
- Steve Saunders 1
- Suzan Dunleavy 0
Round 7 Pairings:
- Suzan Dunleavy v Steve Dunleavy
- Nobby George v Rob Sims
- Geoffrey Parish v Rob Strachan
- Rose Saunders v Steve Saunders
- Mike Henbury v John Kooner
- Don Creasey v Keven Lamb
As ever, the player named first has the white pieces.
Deadline for finishing this round is Saturday 27th February 2021.
All the best,
Peter.
Rules Recap
- The Book Prize Tournament is an all-play-all contest, so with 12 players that makes 11 Rounds.
- Although players will sometimes play consecutive games with the same colour, each player will end up having played at least 4 games as white.
- Each Round should be completed within 3 weeks, but there can be some flexibility.
- The games are to be played online – on lichess.org.
- The time control is 90 minutes each per game.
- The winner (or white if drawn) should notify Peter of the result.