1997 Don Challenge

This three round tournament was played at the Melbourne Chess Club, Fitzroy, 29-30 November 1997. There were two rounds on Saturday, the first with four board and the second with three. There was one round on Sunday with three boards. Tournament Director: John Cain.

Pl. Pt. Name

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01  57  Craig Sedgwick

02  36  Robert Hadley

03  33  Robert Stephenson

04  33  Harry Kolotas

05  30  Bill Brown

06  29  Ken Sproat

07  25  James Bounsall

08  22  David Currell

09  21  Tristan Lee

10  17  Rohan Keane

11  17  Jason Whitby

12  13  Bjorn von Knorring

13  12  Brandon Clarke

14  10  Ian Van der Werff

15  10  David Blom (1)

16   9  Dugal Ure

17   9  Anthony Gray (2)

18   8  Andrew England (1)

19   8  Shane Beck (1)

20   7  David Murnane (1)

21   6  Mark Pollinger

22   5  Phil Orme (2)

23   5  Bob Blanchett (1)

24   4  Ken Sandy (1)

25   2  Leigh Gold

26   1  Frank Meerbach

27   1  Richard Orme (1)

28   0  Ross Lay (1)

29   0  Michael Pearn (1)

30   0  Robert de Graff (1)



Best Newcomer: Robert Hadley (2nd place)



Best Austria: Harry Kolotas (15)

Best England: Tristan Lee (8)

Best France:  Harry Kolotas (13)

Best Germany: Craig Sedgwick (18)

Best Italy:   James Bounsall (8)

Best Russia:  Robert Hadley (17)

Best Turkey:  Robert Stephenson (10)

The tournament was scored using the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) scoring system. In draws players scored 1 point for each center held at game end, plus two for survival or 1 if eliminated after 1905. In a win, the victor scored 39 points (twice a 17 center draw, plus 1) and all other players scored 0. Extensive use was made of tie breakers to separate players on the same score.

Results courtesy of John Cain: j.cain@unimelb.edu.au

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