Newcastle Club Inaugural Tournament - 23rd July 2000


Report from Robert Disney - organiser
I have never been one for keeping record of my tournament games and going through the angst of what I could or couldn't have done better. The Newcastle Tournament is NOT where I will start either...LOL...after a 0/7 day.

Matte Dunn's late arrival and inclusion saw 58 players faced the starter in 3 divisions (Masters/Advanced, Inter and Rec) includng 3 Queenslanders ( Anne Drew, Olga Visser and Dylan Sharma) in Masters as well as 8 first starters in Rec.

Matte had told Bob Jackman to put him in but Bob had forgotten. This is not a jibe at Bob but at players who don't tell the appropriate people (eg the ORGANISERS of a tournament) of their intention to play.

Bob Jackman repelled the Northern invasion by topping the pops with a perfect day from Anne, Olga, Dylan and Rod Talbot all on 5 wins.

Prizes were awarded to players rated under 1300 who played in the Masters section with Raya Wilkinson the winner from Margaret Berliner and Penny Wells.

The Intermediate section went to Colleen Howie (6 wins) from Ram Mohe on differential, Donna MacDonald taking 3rd.

Rec was taken out by Arthur Schofield, after some 3 or 4 years out of tournament action, over debutante Joan Booth and Therese Newman grabbing third from Colleen Hood.

The venue, the Matarra Hotel, Charlestown proved comfortable and quiet with all the games getting through in good time due to MC George Kharmis and computer whiz kid extraordinaire James Graham, who mastered the draw program in about 3 minutes flat. Thanks are also extended to the runners on the day for a job well done.

Congratulations also to all the Newcastle members who organised the eats and supplies for the day especially Rosalie Tobin, Ann Henderson and Siva.

Results after game  7
NEWCASTLE 2000 -- MASTERS/ADV
The player with the asterisk plays first

Rank Player            Wins     Mar
---------------------------------
  1  Bob Jackman          7     553
  2  Anne Drew            5     540
  3  Olga Visser          5     314
  4  Dylan Sharma         5     310
  5  Rod Talbot           5    -139
  6  Cristine Small       4     398
  7  Matte Dunn           4     317
  8  Robyn Flynn          4     202
  9  Graeme Lock Lee      4     119
 10  Gary Pollard         4       2
 11  Raya Wilkinson       4    -441
 12  Penny Wells          3     -71
 13  Siva Sivaplasundram  3     -83
 14  Margaret Berliner    3    -142
 15  John Barker          3    -159
 16  Alison Pollard       3    -215
 17  Daphne Bezuidneheut  3    -221
 18  Richard Birch        3    -249
 19  Trish Windhurst      2      57
 20  Chlorise O'Sullivan  2    -290
 21  Liz Jackman          1    -399
 22  Robert Disney        0    -403
HIGH GAME: Olga Visser       528
HIGH WORD: Robyn Flynn       140
            "PRELATES"

 Results after game  7
NEWCASTLE 2000 -- INTERMEDIATE
The player with the asterisk plays first

Rank Player            Wins     Mar
---------------------------------
  1  Ram Mohe             6     445
  2  Colleen Howie        6     420
  3  Donna MacDonald      5     280
  4  Ivana Duria          5     -22
  5  Maureen Hilder       4     373
  6  Denise Smith         4     113
  7  Ann Fiddler          4      55
  8  Alan Gauci           4      -6
  9  Ann Milner           4      -7
 10  Helen Young          4    -119
 11  Marie Hirschfeld     3     119
 12  Robyn Finlaysan      3      59
 13  Edith Lowbeer        3      18
 14  Sandra Ley           3     -81
 15  Lauraine Overton     3     -96
 16  Rex Shakespeare      3    -271
 17  Rosalie Tobin        2    -154
 18  Pearl Gillot         2    -162
 19  Silvana Newman       1    -307
 20  Anne Henderson       1    -657
HIGH GAME: Maureen Hilder    533
HIGH WORD: Edith Lowbeer          98
            "HOUSIES"

 Results after game  7
NEWCASTLE 2000 -- RECREATIONAL
The player with the asterisk plays first

Rank Player            Wins     Mar
---------------------------------
  1  Arthur Schofield     6     314
  2  Therese Newman       5     266
  3  Joan Booth           5     237
  4  Colleen Hood         5      18
  5  Veena Mohe           4     369
  6  Jan Tomlin           4      57
  7  Betty Hardy          4      26
  8  Greg Kiem            4      24
  9  Leone Sanday         4     -18
 10  Christine Speight    3     -49
 11  Lyn Lamb             3    -163
 12  Vivian Nelson        3    -168
 13  Inge Burke           2     -57
 14  Ann Moss             2     -68
 15  Jantte Tudgey        2    -259
 16  Dawn Waite           0    -529
HIGH GAME: Therese Newman    455
HIGH WORD: Veena Mohe             89
            "MEANIES"

Stats for Tournament : NEWCASTLE 2000

+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state     Name           | National  | State   |   Wins    | Rating Points |
|                          | Old  New  | Old New | Exp  Act  | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *MASTERS/ADV                 +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Bob Jackman          |    7    6 |   3   2 |  5.9  7.0 | 1846 +18 1864 |
| QLD Anne Drew            |   31   26 |   2   2 |  4.3  5.0 | 1677 +15 1692 |
| QLD Olga Visser          |  207  170 |  15  13 |  3.1  5.0 | 1361 +39 1400 |
| QLD Dylan Sharma         |  103   87 |   5   4 |  3.8  5.0 | 1517 +26 1543 |
| NSW Rod Talbot           |   14   15 |   7   7 |  5.2  5.0 | 1776  -4 1772 |
| NSW Cristine Small       |   42   46 |  12  13 |  4.6  4.0 | 1637 -12 1625 |
| TAS Matte Dunn           |   75   73 |   2   2 |  3.8  4.0 | 1560  +4 1564 |
| NSW Graeme Lock Lee      |   46   48 |  13  15 |  4.5  4.0 | 1627  -9 1618 |
| NSW Gary Pollard         |  211  195 |  54  51 |  2.7  4.0 | 1352 +26 1378 |
| NSW Robyn Flynn          |   82   90 |  26  27 |  4.7  4.0 | 1549 -13 1536 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson       |  283  262 |  75  69 |  1.9  4.0 | 1205 +45 1250 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner    |  269  254 |  70  64 |  1.8  3.0 | 1239 +23 1262 |
| NSW Penny Wells          |  260  256 |  67  65 |  2.6  3.0 | 1250  +9 1259 |
| NSW Siva Sivapalasundram |  139  149 |  39  42 |  3.9  3.0 | 1458 -18 1440 |
| NSW John Barker          |   24   34 |   9  10 |  5.9  3.0 | 1726 -57 1669 |
| NSW Alison Pollard       |  176  197 |  49  52 |  3.9  3.0 | 1393 -17 1376 |
| NSW Richard Birch        |  256  258 |  65  67 |  3.0  3.0 | 1258     1258 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout  |  360  343 |  86  83 |  1.4  3.0 | 1082 +31 1113 |
| NSW Trish Windhurst      |  157  177 |  44  48 |  3.3  2.0 | 1416 -24 1392 |
| NSW Chlorise O'Sullivan  |  310  313 |  78  79 |  2.1  2.0 | 1159  -3 1156 |
| NSW Liz Jackman          |  317  329 |  80  81 |  2.2  1.0 | 1153 -25 1128 |
| NSW Robert Disney        |  278  301 |  73  77 |  2.3  0.0 | 1220 -46 1174 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *INTERMEDIATE                +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Colleen Howie        |  401  375 |  97  89 |  4.5  6.0 | 1038 +32 1070 |
| NSW Ram Mohe             |  442  409 | 103  98 |  3.9  6.0 |  976 +48 1024 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald      |  415  404 |  99  96 |  4.5  5.0 | 1014 +13 1027 |
| NSW Ivana Duria          |  642  574 | 156 142 |  2.3  5.0 |  772 +68  840 |
| NSW Maureen Hilder       |  365  381 |  87  92 |  5.0  4.0 | 1079 -19 1060 |
| NSW Ann Fiddler          |  469  469 | 114 114 |  4.0  4.0 |  945  +1  946 |
| NSW Alan Gauci           |  537  527 | 135 132 |  3.4  4.0 |  882 +14  896 |
| NSW Denise Smith         |  526  506 | 131 127 |  3.2  4.0 |  895 +17  912 |
| NSW Helen Young          |  383  407 |  93  97 |  5.4  4.0 | 1054 -28 1026 |
| NSW Ann Milner           |  648  635 | 158 157 |  3.1  4.0 |  768 +19  787 |
| NSW Marie Hirschfeld     |  512  530 | 126 134 |  3.7  3.0 |  907 -13  894 |
| NSW Lauraine Overton     |  719  701 | 179 178 |  2.2  3.0 |  700 +17  717 |
| NSW Robyn Finlayson      |  563  565 | 137 139 |  3.1  3.0 |  850      850 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer        |  382  420 |  92 102 |  5.7  3.0 | 1059 -54 1005 |
| NSW Sandra Ley           |  689  692 | 172 175 |  3.0  3.0 |  726  +1  727 |
| NSW Rex Shakespeare      |  696  682 | 175 169 |  2.5  3.0 |  719 +16  735 |
| NSW Pearl Gillott        |  717  731 | 178 184 |  2.7  2.0 |  701 -15  686 |
| NSW Rosalie Tobin        |  741  750 | 183 189 |  2.2  2.0 |  674  -5  669 |
| NSW Silvana Newman       |  661  688 | 163 172 |  2.4  1.0 |  758 -28  730 |
| NSW Anne Henderson       |  611  663 | 149 164 |  3.5  1.0 |  807 -50  757 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *RECREATIONAL                +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Arthur Schofield     |    0  412 |   0  99 |  5.8  6.0 | 1013  +7 1020 |
|*NSW Joan Booth           |    0  516 |   0 128 |  5.0  5.0 |  907      907 |
| NSW Therese Newman       |  782  721 | 196 182 |  3.2  5.0 |  635 +68  703 |
| NSW Colleen Hood         |  825  790 | 209 202 |  3.3  5.0 |  594 +35  629 |
| NSW Veena Mohe           |  815  798 | 206 203 |  3.0  4.0 |  602 +21  623 |
| NSW Betty Hardy          |  448  491 | 105 120 |  5.6  4.0 |  968 -45  923 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin           |  723  711 | 181 181 |  3.5  4.0 |  696 +15  711 |
| NSW Leone Sanday         |  991  959 | 256 249 |  1.2  4.0 |  333 +115  448 |
|*NSW Greg Kiem            |    0  770 |   0 195 |  4.0  4.0 |  651      651 |
|*NSW Christine Speight    |    0  892 |   0 230 |  3.0  3.0 |  522      522 |
|*NSW Lyn Lamb             |    0  922 |   0 239 |  3.0  3.0 |  500  -3  497 |
| NSW Vivian Nelson        |  798  822 | 200 211 |  3.6  3.0 |  618 -18  600 |
| NSW Ann Moss             |  900  900 | 230 232 |  1.9  2.0 |  500  +4  504 |
| NSW Inge Burke           |  837  870 | 212 223 |  3.9  2.0 |  579 -36  543 |
|*NSW Jantte Tudgey        |    0  974 |   0 255 |  3.3  2.0 |  500 -83  417 |
|*NSW Dawn Waite           |    0  995 |   0 262 |  2.7  0.3 |  500 -145  355 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+