Round 8 of the Book Prize Tournament 2021-2 starts, as organiser Peter Przybycin announces the player pairings for the Round.

Just one Book Prize Tournament game was played this week:

Mike Henbury 1 Dick Meredith 0

Current scores:

Major section:

• Keith Gregory 6/6
• Graham Stuart 4.5/6
• Mike Henbury 4/7
• Sam Murphy 3.5/7
• Eric Jones 3/5
• Manoj Chandar 3/7
• Keven Lamb 2.5/6
• Peter Przybycin 2/6
• Rob Sims 2/7
• Dick Meredith 1.5/7

Minor Section:

• Nobby George 7/7
• Maha Chandar 6/7
• John Kooner 5/7
• Steve Saunders 5/7
• Rob Strachan 4/6
• Ian Parker 2.5/7
• Geoff Parish 2/7
• Lee Mundy 1.5/6
• Rose Saunders 1/7
• Steve Dunleavy 0/7

Nobby beat Maha (who ran out of time in a winning position) to take control of the Minor section. He now needs just one more point to clinch the book prize.

Book Prize Round 8 Pairings

Minor:

• Rose Saunders v Steve Dunleavy
• Geoff Parish v Ian Parker
• Steve Saunders v Rob Strachan
• Nobby George v Lee Mundy
• Maha Chandar v John Kooner

Major:

• Rob Sims v Eric Jones
• Manoj Chandar v Keith Gregory
• Keven Lamb v Mike Henbury
• Graham Stuart v Dick Meredith
• Sam Murphy v Peter Przybycin

All the above games need to be completed by May 22nd if possible, when the final round pairings will be announced.

Please note: the Book Prize Tournament will end on Tuesday 28^th June. No result will be recorded after that date.

All the best,

Peter.

Rules Reminder

(for full list see the Tournament’s Page) :

• Rate of play – 90 minutes each for the whole game.
• The first named player has the white pieces.
• Games will (preferably) be played over-the-board at chess club, or at the home of the player with the white pieces. Score sheets and clocks should be used.
• Games may alternatively be played online, using Lichess, by mutual consent. Score sheets are not needed for online games.
• Online games will not be sent for grading.
• The Book Prize Tournament will end on Tuesday 28^th June. No result will be recorded after that date.

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