One thing I love about the MCC Grand Prix is that it rewards participation first and foremost - followed by elitism. While our specific tournaments (eg. Club Championship, MCC Open, Cup Weekender etc) reward the players who play the best chess, the grand prix rewards those who not only play well, but also play a lot! Notice that the 7 prize winners in the open section only contain 1 titled player (MCC Champion FM Dusan Stojic), which indicates that the MCC Grand Prix offers great value to everyday players who support the club and its events year in year out and dont usually win a prize. You still have to play well to win a prize, but it makes it much easier if you also play a lot! Players are only elegible to win one prize each - in cases where a player could win more than one prize due to their score, they have been awarded the bigger prize (the one containing more money). Congratulations to all of the prize winners and thankyou for your continued support of the MCC and its events! OPEN SECTION: 1st $400 David BEAUMONT (42.5) 2nd $200 Ari DALE (37) 3rd $150 Richard VOON (34.5) 4th $100 Sylvester URBAN (28.5) 5th $70 Justin PENROSE (26.5) 6th $50 Dusan STOJIC (FM) (25) 7th $30 Gary LYCETT (23) UNDER 1800 SECTION: 1st $350 Gary BEKKER (30.5) 2nd $200 Jack PUCCINI (27) 3rd $150 John BECKMAN (21.5) 4th $100 Richard McCART (20) 5th $50 Jim PAPADINIS (19) UNDER 1500 SECTION: 1st $350 Jason CHEW (30.5) 2nd $200 Finley DALE (26.5) 3rd $150 Tanya KOLAK (23.5) 4th $100 Anthony HARRIS (15.5) 5th $50 Ben FRAYLE (13) FINAL MCC GRAND PRIX RESULTS David Beaumont has won the 2012 MCC Grand Prix with 42.5 points - a magnificent effort and a great reward for someone who played in every one of MCC's nine Grand Prix events this year! Ari Dale finished second after leading for most of the year but missing the final two tournaments. The evergreen Richard Voon finished third. Gary Bekker and Jason Chew dominated the lower sections and also were rewarded with large prizes for playing in all 9 events. Others to impress in the lower sections were Jack Puccini, Finley Dale and Tany Kolak. OPEN SECTION 42.5 David BEAUMONT 37.0 Ari DALE 34.5 Richard VOON 30.5 Gary BEKKER 30.5 Jason CHEW 28.5 Sylvester URBAN 27.0 Jack PUCCINI 26.5 Finley DALE 26.5 Justin PENROSE 25.0 Dusan STOJIC (FM) 23.0 Gary LYCETT 22.5 Mirko RUJEVIC (IM) 21.0 Carl GORKA 20.5 Justin TAN 17.5 Felix WYSS 17.0 John DOWLING 15.5 Malcolm PYKE 15.0 Guy WEST (IM) 14.0 Laurent MICHAILLE 13.5 Max ILLINGWORTH (IM) 13.0 Karl ZELESCO 12.5 Thai LY 11.0 Domagoj DRAGICEVIC (FM) 9.5 James MORRIS (IM) 9.0 Tony DAVIS 7.5 Stephen SOLOMON (IM) 7.5 Michael ADDAMO 7.0 Andrew BROWN (IM) 6.5 Chris WALLIS (FM) 6.5 Zuhao LI 6.0 Michael BARON (FM) 5.5 Bosko MIJATOVIC 5.5 Chris KOLAK 5.5 John NEMETH 5.5 Mehmedalija DIZDAREVIC 5.0 Patrick SCHARRER (FM) 5.0 David LOVEJOY 5.0 Zong Yuan ZHAO (GM) 4.5 Pano SKIOTIS 4.5 Marcel ROTHLISBERGER 4.0 George XIE (IM) 3.5 Andrew SAINT 3.0 Kerry STEAD 2.5 Frank LEKKAS 1.5 Jesse JAGER 1.5 Omar KHALED 0.5 Victor KILDISIS UNDER 1800 30.5 Gary BEKKER 30.5 Jason CHEW 27.0 Jack PUCCINI 26.5 Finley DALE 23.5 Tanya KOLAK 21.5 John BECKMAN 20.0 Richard McCART 19.0 Jim PAPADINIS 18.5 Paul KOVACEVIC 17.5 Max CHEW - LEE 17.5 Peter FRY 17.0 Anthony HAIN 16.0 Bill REID 16.0 Rad CHMIEL 13.0 Sarah ANTON 11.5 David LACEY 11.5 Roger McCART 11.0 Alex KAPLAN 8.0 Jimmy YING 7.5 Jamie MARTIN 7.5 Marcus OGDEN 7.5 Franz OSWALD 7.0 John WILDES 5.5 Roger BEATTIE 5.5 Paul CAVEZZA 5.5 Philip DREW 4.5 Kevin BROWN 4.5 Enoch FAN 4.5 Savithri NARENTHRAN 4.0 Mario PALMA 4.0 Jack SHANKS 4.0 Stephen JAGO 3.0 Joseph WONG 3.0 Matt RADISICH 2.5 Calvin BENNETT UNDER 1500 30.5 Jason CHEW 27.0 Jack PUCCINI 26.5 Finley DALE 23.5 Tanya KOLAK 15.5 Anthony HARRIS 13.0 Ben FRAYLE 12.0 Tristan KRSTEVSKI 10.5 Ray YANG 10.0 Jack HUGHES 7.5 Kris CHAN 7.0 Alanna CHEW - LEE 6.5 Will BAKANURSKY 6.5 Amelia MENDES 6.0 Brad ASHLOCK 6.0 Marko GRABOVAC 6.0 Charlotte DILNUTT 6.0 Regan CROWLEY 5.5 James BRENNAN 5.5 Luis CHAN 5.5 Carl LOUCAS 4.0 Oscar PEARCE 3.5 Linden LYONS 3.5 Vladimir ZACHARCZENKO 3.5 Abraham WIDJAJA 3.5 Gary LIN 3.5 Chris CHIN 3.0 Ruben NOWAK 3.0 Matthew CHEAH 3.0 Andrew LOUIS 3.0 Vishwamithra SHASHISHEKARA 3.0 Hamish JONES 3.0 Chris SCHULTZ 3.0 Dominic LAI 3.0 Michael HAIN 2.5 Adam LOVEGROVE 2.5 Tanya KRSTEVSKA 2.5 Zoe HARRISON 2.5 Andrew THORNTON 2.5 Elizabeth WARREN 2.0 Marc GRECH 2.0 Matthew CLARKE 2.0 Rebecca STICKLAND 2.0 Nicole CHIN 2.0 Max RUAN 1.5 Kevin ZHAO 1.5 Chloe CHIN 1.5 Vishal BHAT 1.0 Will HEYWARD 1.0 Archer BEAUMONT 1.0 Joel KAMER DAVID BEAUMONT WINS MCC GRAND PRIX!!! These are the results of the grand prix AFTER the Christmas Swiss, but BEFORE the finish of the Bob Brooking Round Robins - so none of the rounds of the round robins have been added in yet. I will add them in once the results are posted on chesschat! What I can tell you though is that David Beaumont has won the MCC Grand Prix regardless of what happened in his or other games tonight in the final round of the Brooking - congratulations David! OPEN SECTION 38.5 David BEAUMONT 37.0 Ari DALE 32.0 Richard VOON 26.5 Finley DALE 26.5 Jason CHEW 26.0 Jack PUCCINI 26.0 Sylvester URBAN 25.5 Gary BEKKER 25.0 Justin PENROSE 25.0 Dusan STOJIC (FM) 23.0 Gary LYCETT 21.0 Carl GORKA 18.0 Mirko RUJEVIC (IM) 17.0 John DOWLING 16.5 Justin TAN 15.0 Guy WEST (IM) 14.5 Felix WYSS 14.0 Malcolm PYKE 13.5 Laurent MICHAILLE 13.5 Max ILLINGWORTH (IM) 12.5 Thai LY 12.0 Karl ZELESCO 11.0 Domagoj DRAGICEVIC (FM) 9.0 Tony DAVIS 7.5 Stephen SOLOMON (IM) 7.0 Andrew BROWN (IM) 6.5 Chris WALLIS (FM) 6.5 Zuhao LI 6.0 Michael BARON (FM) 6.0 James MORRIS (IM) 5.5 Bosko MIJATOVIC 5.5 Chris KOLAK 5.5 John NEMETH 5.5 Mehmedalija DIZDAREVIC 5.0 Patrick SCHARRER (FM) 5.0 David LOVEJOY 5.0 Zong Yuan ZHAO (GM) 4.5 Pano SKIOTIS 4.5 Marcel ROTHLISBERGER 4.0 George XIE (IM) 3.5 Andrew SAINT 3.5 Michael ADDAMO 2.5 Frank LEKKAS 1.5 Jesse JAGER 0.5 Victor KILDISIS UNDER 1800 26.5 Finley DALE 26.5 Jason CHEW 26.0 Jack PUCCINI 25.5 Garry BEKKER 20.5 Tanya KOLAK 19.5 John BECKMAN 18.5 Richard McCART 17.5 Jim PAPADINIS 17.5 Max CHEW - LEE 16.0 Paul KOVACEVIC 16.0 Bill REID 16.0 Rad CHMIEL 15.0 Anthony HAIN 13.5 Peter FRY 12.5 Sarah ANTON 11.5 David LACEY 11.5 Roger McCART 11.0 Alex KAPLAN 8.0 Jimmy YING 7.5 Jamie MARTIN 7.5 Marcus OGDEN 7.5 Franz OSWALD 7.0 John WILDES 5.5 Roger BEATTIE 5.5 Paul CAVEZZA 5.5 Philip DREW 4.5 Kevin BROWN 4.5 Enoch FAN 4.5 Savithri NARENTHRAN 4.0 Mario PALMA 4.0 Jack SHANKS 4.0 Stephen JAGO 3.0 Joseph WONG 3.0 Matt RADISICH 2.5 Calvin BENNETT UNDER 1500 26.5 Finley DALE 26.5 Jason CHEW 26.0 Jack PUCCINI 20.5 Tanya KOLAK 12.5 Anthony HARRIS 12.0 Tristan KRSTEVSKI 12.0 Ben FRAYLE 10.0 Jack HUGHES 7.5 Kris CHAN 7.5 Ray YANG 7.0 Alanna CHEW - LEE 6.5 Will BAKANURSKY 6.5 Amelia MENDES 6.0 Brad ASHLOCK 6.0 Marko GRABOVAC 6.0 Charlotte DILNUTT 6.0 Regan CROWLEY 5.5 James BRENNAN 5.5 Luis CHAN 5.5 Carl LOUCAS 4.0 Oscar PEARCE 3.5 Linden LYONS 3.5 Vladimir ZACHARCZENKO 3.5 Abraham WIDJAJA 3.5 Gary LIN 3.5 Chris CHIN 3.0 Ruben NOWAK 3.0 Matthew CHEAH 3.0 Andrew LOUIS 3.0 Vishwamithra SHASHISHEKARA 3.0 Hamish JONES 3.0 Chris SCHULTZ 3.0 Dominic LAI 2.5 Adam LOVEGROVE 2.5 Tanya KRSTEVSKA 2.5 Zoe HARRISON 2.5 Andrew THORNTON 2.5 Elizabeth WARREN 2.0 Marc GRECH 2.0 Matthew CLARKE 2.0 Rebecca STICKLAND 2.0 Nicole CHIN 2.0 Max RUAN 1.5 Kevin ZHAO 1.5 Chloe CHIN 1.5 Vishal BHAT 1.0 Will HEYWARD 1.0 Archer BEAUMONT 9/11/2012: "The Airedale Terrier" and "The Goat" (Ari Dale and David Beaumont) are moving onwards and upwards and are looking like running away with the MCC Grand Prix! Not sure if Ari is playing, but Im hoping that there will be a big showdown in the upcoming Bob Brooking Round Robins between the 2 players!!! Richard Voon has surprised everyone by jumping into 3rd place with a strong performance in the Cup Weekender while Sylvester Urban is still a chance too! MCC Champion FM Dusan Stojic is the highest of the titled players with 13 points, followed by IM Mirko Rujevic on 12. Note that even if you are not titled, you still have a chance of winning this event if you play often enough and well enough! Finley Dale, Jack Puccini and Garry Bekker are still out in front in the Under 1800 section, with Jack outscoring Finley by half a point in the Cup Weekender - meaning that he is now only half a point behind Finley. This section is looking like coming down to the wire at the end. Of coure Finley and Jack are also eligible for the Under 1500 section too and have Jason Chew and Tanya Kolak snapping at their heals there, with Garry Bekker being uneligible for Under 1500 prizes. You still have more chances to improve your grand prix totals: The MCC Open is almost finished and the final two events in the grand prix are the Bob Brooking Round Robins and the Christmas Swiss. Remember, you have to be in it to win it!!! OPEN SECTION 31.0 Ari DALE 29.0 David BEAUMONT 24.0 Richard VOON 22.5 Finley DALE 22.0 Sylvester URBAN 22.0 Jack PUCCINI 20.5 Justin PENROSE 20.0 Garry BEKKER 19.0 Gary LYCETT 17.0 John DOWLING 15.0 Carl GORKA 13.5 Laurent MICHAILLE 13.0 Dusan STOJIC (FM) 12.0 Mirko RUJEVIC (IM) 12.0 Karl ZELESCO 11.5 Justin TAN 11.0 Felix WYSS 11.0 Domagoj DRAGICEVIC (FM) 10.0 Malcolm PYKE 8.5 Max ILLINGWORTH (IM) 8.0 Guy WEST (IM) 8.0 Thai LY 7.5 Stephen SOLOMON (IM) 7.0 Andrew BROWN (IM) 6.5 Chris WALLIS (FM) 6.5 Zuhao LI 6.0 Michael BARON (FM) 6.0 James MORRIS (IM) 5.5 Bosko MIJATOVIC 5.5 Chris KOLAK 5.5 John NEMETH 5.0 Patrick SCHARRER (FM) 5.0 David LOVEJOY 4.5 Pano SKIOTIS 4.5 Marcel ROTHLISBERGER 4.0 Tony DAVIS 4.0 George XIE (IM) 3.5 Andrew SAINT 1.5 Jesse JAGER 0.5 Victor KILDISIS UNDER 1800 22.5 Finley DALE 22.0 Jack PUCCINI 20.0 Garry BEKKER 17.5 Jason CHEW 16.0 Tanya KOLAK 15.5 John BECKMAN 13.5 Rad CHMIEL 13.5 Max CHEW - LEE 12.5 Richard McCART 12.5 Sarah ANTON 12.0 Paul KOVACEVIC 12.0 Jim PAPADINIS 11.5 Anthony HAIN 11.5 David LACEY 11.5 Bill REID 9.5 Anthony HARRIS 8.5 Peter FRY 8.5 Roger McCART 8.0 Jimmy YING 7.5 Jamie MARTIN 7.5 Marcus OGDEN 7.0 Alex KAPLAN 7.0 John WILDES 5.5 Roger BEATTIE 4.5 Kevin BROWN 4.5 Enoch FAN 4.5 Savithri NARENTHRAN 4.0 Mario PALMA 4.0 Franz OSWALD 4.0 Jack SHANKS 4.0 Stephen JAGO 3.0 Joseph WONG 3.0 Matt RADISICH 2.5 Paul CAVEZZA 2.0 Philip DREW UNDER 1500 22.5 Finley DALE 22.0 Jack PUCCINI 17.5 Jason CHEW 16.0 Tanya KOLAK 10.0 Jack HUGHES 9.5 Anthony HARRIS 9.5 Tristan KRSTEVSKI 7.5 Ben FRAYLE 6.0 Brad ASHLOCK 6.0 Marko GRABOVAC 5.5 Alanna CHEW - LEE 5.5 Amelia MENDES 5.5 James BRENNAN 4.0 Oscar PEARCE 4.0 Ray YANG 3.5 Charlotte DILNUTT 3.5 Linden LYONS 3.5 Will BAKANURSKY 3.5 Kris CHAN 3.5 Vladimir ZACHARCZENKO 3.5 Regan CROWLEY 3.0 Ruben NOWAK 3.0 Matthew CHEAH 2.5 Adam LOVEGROVE 2.5 Luis CHAN 2.5 Tanya KRSTEVSKA 2.5 Zoe HARRISON 2.5 Carl LOUCAS 2.0 Marc GRECH 2.0 Andrew LOUIS 2.0 Elizabeth WARREN 1.5 Kevin ZHAO 1.0 Will HEYWARD 1.0 Archer BEAUMONT 1/9/2012 Update: Ari Dale has stretched his lead in the MCC Grand Prix to a 2 point margin now with his 4.5 points gained from the Edwin Malitis Memorial. David Beaumont is also keeping up in second place... Sylvester Urban's 6.5 points from the Malitis Memorial has brought him up into the top 8... Finley Dale and Jack Puccini are dominating the lower sections and are even a chance to take home prizes from the open section!!! The next next (and 6th) event for the MCC Grand Prix is the upcoming MCC Open - a chance to take home up to 9 grand prix points in a single event!!! Get your entries in!!! OPEN SECTION 26.0 Ari DALE 24.0 David BEAUMONT 20.5 Justin PENROSE 19.0 Richard VOON 19.0 Gary LYCETT 18.5 Finley DALE 17.5 Jack PUCCINI 17.0 John DOWLING 16.5 Sylvester URBAN 15.5 Garry BEKKER 15.0 Carl GORKA 13.5 Laurent MICHAILLE 11.0 Felix WYSS 10.5 Jason CHEW 10.0 Malcolm PYKE 8.0 Dusan STOJIC (FM) 8.0 Guy WEST (IM) 6.5 Chris WALLIS (FM) 6.5 Justin TAN 6.0 Michael BARON (FM) 6.0 Mirko RUJEVIC (IM) 6.0 Karl ZELESCO 6.0 James MORRIS (IM) 5.5 Domagoj DRAGICEVIC (FM) 5.5 Bosko MIJATOVIC 5.0 Patrick SCHARRER (FM) 4.5 Pano SKIOTIS 4.0 Tony DAVIS 3.5 Thai LY 3.5 Andrew SAINT 1.5 Jesse JAGER 0.5 Victor KILDISIS UNDER 1800 18.5 Finley DALE 17.5 Jack PUCCINI 15.5 Garry BEKKER 13.5 Rad CHMIEL 13.0 Jason CHEW 12.5 Richard McCART 12.5 Sarah ANTON 12.0 Paul KOVACEVIC 12.0 Jim PAPADINIS 11.5 Anthony HAIN 11.5 David LACEY 11.5 Bill REID 11.0 John BECKMAN 9.5 Anthony HARRIS 9.0 Max CHEW - LEE 8.5 Peter FRY 8.5 Roger McCART 8.0 Jimmy YING 7.5 Jamie MARTIN 7.5 Marcus OGDEN 7.0 Alex KAPLAN 5.5 Roger BEATTIE 4.5 Kevin BROWN 4.5 Enoch FAN 4.0 Mario PALMA 4.0 Franz OSWALD 4.0 John WILDES 4.0 Jack SHANKS 3.0 Joseph WONG 2.0 Philip DREW UNDER 1500 18.5 Finley DALE 17.5 Jack PUCCINI 13.0 Jason CHEW 12.5 Tanya KOLAK 9.5 Anthony HARRIS 6.5 Ben FRAYLE 6.0 Brad ASHLOCK 6.0 Jack HUGHES 5.0 Tristan KRSTEVSKI 4.0 Oscar PEARCE 3.5 James BRENNAN 3.5 Charlotte DILNUTT 3.5 Linden LYONS 3.5 Will BAKANURSKY 3.5 Kris CHAN 3.0 Ruben NOWAK 2.5 Adam LOVEGROVE 2.5 Amelia MENDES 2.5 Marko GRABOVAC 2.5 Luis CHAN 2.5 Tanya KRSTEVSKA 2.5 Alanna CHEW - LEE 2.5 Zoe HARRISON 2.0 Marc GRECH 2.0 Andrew LOUIS 1.5 Kevin ZHAO 1.0 Will HEYWARD 1.0 Archer BEAUMONT Ari Dale is looking hard to catch in the MCC grand prix, extending his lead to 1.5 points after winning the City Of Melbourne Open! At this stage the only other player anywhere near him is David Beaumont with a pack of players 4.5 points or more further back! The under 1800 section is being very tightly contested with Garry Bekker leading with numerous players snapping at his heals whilst Finley Dale and Jack Puccini are both way out in front in the under 1500 section. The next (5th) event in the MCC Grand Prix is the Edwin Malitis Memorial - 7 rounds on Monday nights, beginning in a few weeks! OPEN SECTION 21.5 Ari DALE 20.0 David BEAUMONT 15.5 Justin PENROSE 15.5 Garry BEKKER 15.0 Carl GORKA 15.0 Finley DALE 14.5 Richard VOON 14.0 Gary LYCETT 12.5 John DOWLING 12.0 Laurent MICHAILLE 10.5 Jason CHEW 10.0 Sylvester URBAN 10.0 Malcolm PYKE 8.0 Dusan STOJIC (FM) 8.0 Guy WEST (IM) 7.5 Felix WYSS 6.5 Chris WALLIS (FM) 6.5 Justin TAN 6.0 Michael BARON (FM) 6.0 Mirko RUJEVIC (IM) 6.0 Karl ZELESCO 6.0 James MORRIS (IM) 5.5 Domagoj DRAGICEVIC (FM) 5.5 Bosko MIJATOVIC 5.0 Patrick SCHARRER (FM) 4.5 Pano SKIOTIS 4.0 Tony DAVIS 3.5 Thai LY 3.5 Andrew SAINT 0.5 Victor KILDISIS UNDER 1800 15.5 Garry BEKKER 15.0 Finley DALE 14.0 Jack PUCCINI 13.5 Rad CHMIEL 11.5 Anthony HAIN 10.5 Jason CHEW 9.5 Sarah ANTON 9.5 Anthony HARRIS 9.0 Max CHEW - LEE 9.0 Bill REID 8.5 John BECKMAN 8.5 Paul KOVACEVIC 8.5 Jim PAPADINIS 8.5 Richard McCART 8.0 Jimmy YING 7.5 Jamie MARTIN 7.0 Alex KAPLAN 6.5 David LACEY 6.0 Roger McCART 5.5 Peter FRY 4.5 Marcus OGDEN 4.5 Kevin BROWN 4.5 Enoch FAN 4.0 Mario PALMA 4.0 Roger BEATTIE 4.0 Franz OSWALD 4.0 John WILDES 4.0 Jack SHANKS 3.0 Joseph WONG UNDER 1500 15.0 Finley DALE 14.0 Jack PUCCINI 10.5 Jason CHEW 10.0 Tanya KOLAK 9.5 Anthony HARRIS 6.5 Ben FRAYLE 6.0 Brad ASHLOCK 6.0 Jack HUGHES 5.0 Tristan KRSTEVSKI 4.0 Oscar PEARCE 3.5 James BRENNAN 3.5 Charlotte DILNUTT 3.5 Linden LYONS 3.5 Will BAKANURSKY 3.5 Kris CHAN 3.0 Ruben NOWAK 2.5 Adam LOVEGROVE 2.5 Amelia MENDES 2.5 Marko GRABOVAC 2.5 Luis CHAN 2.5 Tanya KRSTEVSKA 2.5 Alanna CHEW - LEE 2.5 Zoe HARRISON 2.0 Marc GRECH 1.0 Will HEYWARD 1.0 Archer BEAUMONT 0.5 Andrew LOUIS **Update** 18/4/2012 (for prize list scroll down) Players who have played in both of the first two events are now in the lead in the 2012 MCC Grand Prix - with Ari Dale and Sylvester Urban leading the charge with 10 points, closely followed by Carl Gorka and Gary Lycett! Despite playing in only one event, Dusan Stojic and Guy West were so dominant in that event (the MCC Club Championship) that they are breathing down the leaders necks already!!! Rad Chmiel and Finley Dale are in the lead in the Under 1800 section while Finley is also leading the Under 1500 too!!! 3 of the top 5 Under 1800s are also elegible for the Under 1500, so it is all being very closely fought! Get down to MCC this weekend for the third event in the MCC Grand Prix - the MCC ANZAC Day Weekender. 7 points are up for grabs for anyone who is good enough to win them! OPEN SECTION 10.0 Ari DALE 10.0 Sylvester URBAN 9.5 Carl GORKA 9.0 Gary LYCETT 8.0 Dusan STOJIC (FM) 8.0 Guy WEST (IM) 6.5 Chris WALLIS (FM) 6.5 Laurent MICHAILLE 6.0 Michael BARON (FM) 6.0 Mirko RUJEVIC (IM) 6.0 David BEAUMONT 6.0 Karl ZELESCO 5.5 Domagoj DRAGICEVIC (FM) 5.5 John DOWLING 5.5 Richard VOON 5.5 Bosko MIJATOVIC 5.0 Patrick SCHARRER (FM) 5.0 Justin PENROSE 4.5 Pano SKIOTIS 4.5 Malcolm PYKE 3.5 Felix WYSS 3.5 Thai LY 3.5 Andrew SAINT UNDER 1800 8.0 Rad CHMIEL 8.0 Finley DALE 7.5 Jason CHEW 7.0 Gary BEKKER 6.5 Anthony HARRIS 5.5 Sarah ANTON 5.0 Max CHEW - LEE 5.0 Anthony HAIN 4.5 Jim PAPADINIS 4.5 Richard McCART 4.5 Marcus OGDEN 4.5 Alex KAPLAN 4.5 Bill REID 4.5 Kevin BROWN 4.0 Mario PALMA 4.0 Jimmy YING 4.0 Paul KOVACEVIC 4.0 Roger BEATTIE 3.5 John BECKMAN 3.5 Roger McCART 3.0 Joseph WONG 3.0 Jamie MARTIN 0.5 David LACEY UNDER 1500 8.0 Finley DALE 7.5 Jason CHEW 6.5 Anthony HARRIS 6.0 Brad ASHLOCK 5.5 Tanya KOLAK 4.5 Jack PUCCINI 4.0 Oscar PEARCE 3.5 James BRENNAN 3.5 Charlotte DILNUTT 3.0 Ruben NOWAK 3.0 Ben FRAYLE 2.5 Tristan KRSTEVSKI 2.5 Jack HUGHES 2.5 Adam LOVEGROVE 1.0 Will HEYWARD 0.5 Amelia MENDES GRAND PRIX 2012 More tournaments, more prizes, more opportunities! In 2012, our Grand Prix will be made up of our 5 Monday evening FIDE rated tournaments, as well as our 4 FIDE rated weekend events, giving players 9 tournaments from which to score their grand prix points! A player’s scores from all 9 events will add up to form their grand prix score at the end of the year. The tournaments included are: Australia Day Weekender: 7 rounds (Jan 26th – Jan 29th) MCC Club Championship: 9 rounds (Feb 6th – Apr 16th) ANZAC Day Weekender: 7 rounds (Apr 21st – Apr 25th) City Of Melbourne Open: 9 rounds (Apr 30th – Jul 2nd) Edwin Malitis Memorial: 7 rounds (Jul 16th – Aug 27th) MCC Open: 9 rounds (Sep 10th – Nov 12th) MCC Cup Weekender: 9 rounds (Nov 2nd – Nov 6th) Bob Brooking Round Robins: 5 rounds (Nov 19th – Dec 17th) Christmas Swiss: 6 rounds (Dec 14th – Dec 16th) Every point a player scores in any of these events, equals a grand prix point, for example if a player scores 5.5 points in the club championship and 4 points in the City of Melbourne, they will have accumulated 9.5 points over the two events. At the end of the year, the players with the highest number of points will win the grand prix prizes. PRIZE POOL: 1st, $400 2nd, $200 3rd, $150 4th, $100 5th, $70 6th, $50 7th, $30 1st under 1800, $350 2nd under 1800, $200 3rd under 1800, $150 4th under 1800, $100 5th under 1800, $50 1st under 1500, $350 2nd under 1500, $200 3rd under 1500, $150 4th under 1500, $100 5th under 1500, $50 The rating used all year for grand prix purposes will be the players ACF rating on January 26th (the first day of the Australia Day Weekender). Players can only win one prize. For any questions, please call Grant Szuveges 0401-925-075. |