ACC players at Bay of Plenty Rapid
Monday, March 2nd, 2009 | News
On Saturday February 28th several members of the Chess Centre braved the wet and windy conditions to play in the Bay of Plenty 25′+5″ in Mt. Maunganui.
In the A-Grade Club regular Gino Thornton scored a perfect 6 out of 6 to win 1st prize while Micheal Steadman was 2nd-equal with 4.5 points. Further down the field Neil Cruden scored 2.5 points which placed him ahead of several higher rated players.
In the B-Grade Simon Lyall finished in mid-field with 3/6 including one win when his opponent’s cellphone rang.
Full results are on newzealandchess.co.nz