Chess Tournament Report

LUNENBURG COUNTY OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Wednesday, March 14, 15, 16 1997

Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ed Urquhart (left) takes on Rob Villeneuve (right) in Round 4.

Top ranked Ed Urquhart won the Lunenburg County Open Chess Championship this past weekend with a score 4 1/2 out of 5 games. With his win, Ed has acquired enough points to break the 2200 barrier and become recognized as a National Master! Congratulations, Ed!

Second seeded Rob Villeneuve and Lunenburg County resident Brian Burgess tied for second with 4 out of 5.

David Kenney, Jim Brennan and Bruce Fleury won the "under 1800" prize, Jonathan Bjronson won the "under 1600" prize and Arthur Grant won the "unrated prize." We recognized Steve Toth and Ian Ross as the top seniors and Cedric Daves as the top junior with small cash prizes.

A total of 27 participants took part, more than we had anticipated! Ages ranged from 10 to 81! We want to thank everyone who took part and thank our sponsors! It was a very successful first tournament! Not everybody could win, but everybody seemed to have a good time!

Cross Table (Round 5)
1st Lunenburg County Open Chess Championship

    Surname         Rating  1   2   3   4   5   Sco

 1. URQUHART,E       2192  W14 W8  W5  D2  W3   4.5
 2. VILLENEUVE,R     2179  W15 W7  W9  D1  D4   4.0
 3. MAYO,A           1933  D16 W27 D13 W9  L1   3.0
 4. SAUNDERS,S       1909  W17 L9  W19 W13 D2   3.5
 5. KENNEY,D         1897  W18 W10 L1  W15 D7   3.5
 6. BURGESS,B        1854  W19 L13 W18 W16 W8   4.0
 7. BRENNAN,J        1830  W20 L2  W21 W10 D5   3.5
 8. DAVIES,C         1828  W21 L1  W20 W12 L6   3.0
 9. ELDRIDGE,M       1801  W22 W4  L2  L3  W19  3.0
10. HAYWARD,J        1762  W23 L5  W26 L7  W16  3.0

11. BERNARD,G        1754  D24 L12 W25 W17 L13  2.5
12. PETTIPAS,B       1675  D25 W11 D16 L8  W21  3.0
13. FLEURY,B         1672  W26 W6  D3  L4  W11  3.5
14. CASHIN,K         1649  L1  L21 W24 L19 W23  2.0
15. REDDY,T          1627  L2  W24 W27 L5  L18  2.0
16. ROSS,I           1577  D3  W25 D12 L6  L10  2.0
17. DIGGINS,P        1517  L4  L20 W23 L11 D26  1.5
18. BJORNSON,J       1479  L5  W23 L6  W27 W15  3.0
19. TOTH,S           1452  L6  W22 L4  W14 L9   2.0
20. KENNEY,J         1436  L7  W17 L8  L21 W27  2.0

21. FLEURY,J         1379  L8  W14 L7  W20 L12  2.0
22. BEZANSON,G       1374  L9  L19 D*  W25 D24  2.0
23. KENNEY,M         1012  L10 L18 L17 BYE L14  1.0
24. GRANT,A                D11 L15 L14 W26 D22  2.0
25. HUTCHINSON,B           D12 L16 L11 L22 BYE  1.5
26. KENNEY,B               L13 BYE L10 L24 D17  1.5
27. MERCER,J               BYE L3  L15 L18 L20  1.0


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Final Standings (Round 5)
1st Lunenburg County Open Chess Championship

      Surname             T  Rating    Sco MBuch  Buch Ws


   1  URQUHART,E (1)             2192  4.5   9.5  15.5  4

 2-3  VILLENEUVE,R (2)           2179  4.0  10.0  16.5  3
      BURGESS,B (6)              1854  4.0   8.0  13.5  4

 4-7  KENNEY,D (5)               1897  3.5   9.5  16.0  3
      FLEURY,B (13)              1672  3.5   9.0  14.5  3
      BRENNAN,J (7)              1830  3.5   8.5  14.5  3
      SAUNDERS,S (4)             1909  3.5   8.5  14.0  3

 8-13 DAVIES,C (8)               1828  3.0   9.0  15.5  3
      ELDRIDGE,M (9)             1801  3.0   8.5  14.5  3
      MAYO,A (3)                 1933  3.0   8.5  14.0  2
      HAYWARD,J (10)             1762  3.0   7.0  11.5  3
      BJORNSON,J (18)            1479  3.0   6.5  11.5  3
      PETTIPAS,B (12)            1675  3.0   6.5  11.0  2

   14 BERNARD,G (11)             1754  2.5   6.5  11.5  2

15-22 ROSS,I (16)                1577  2.0   9.0  14.5  1
      TOTH,S (19)                1452  2.0   8.5  14.5  2
      REDDY,T (15)               1627  2.0   8.5  13.5  2
      FLEURY,J (21)              1379  2.0   8.0  13.5  2
      KENNEY,J (20)              1436  2.0   6.5  11.0  2
      CASHIN,K (14)              1649  2.0   6.0  11.5  2
      GRANT,A (24)                     2.0   6.0  10.0  1
      BEZANSON,G (22)            1374  2.0   5.5   8.5  1

23-25 KENNEY,B (26)                    1.5   7.5  12.5  0
      HUTCHINSON,B (25)                1.5   7.0  12.0  0
      DIGGINS,P (17)             1517  1.5   6.0  10.5  1

26-27 MERCER,J (27)                    1.0   7.5  12.5  0
      KENNEY,M (23)              1012  1.0   7.5  12.0  0

A few scenes from the Lunenburg County Open Chess Championship taken by Steve Saunders using an Epson PC Digital Camera.

Some games from the Lunenburg County Open Chess Championship in PGN format.