Four tie first in strongest ever Grendel tournament
Grendel Blitz, 6 December 1999
Thirty four people turned up to pack the Bristol Sports and Social Club for the latest
Grendel evening tournament. It was a great success for organiser James Knowles, as not only
was it a big turnout, but it was a strong one, with four players over 200. Simon Buckley
(Bath, 207) and Charles Cobb (University, 211) were joined by newcomers IM Jim Sherwin
from the USA (219) and Evans Quele Suan (212), who has played for Singapore and is
now teaching in Taunton. With Melanie Buckley (190) also there, it promised to be an
interesting fight for the prize money.
Three of the 200+ players (Sherwin, Suan, and Cobb) duly tied for first place where they
were joined by Tom Quilter (University, 163).
The event was held at the Bristol Sports and Social Club. It was a Bristol
Grand Prix event, counting as one multiple.
The next event at Grendel will be the Grendel
10' tournament on Monday 20th December 1999, counting as two multiples.
Make sure you get there early!
Leading Scorers
| 1= |
Jim Sherwin
Suan
Charles Cobb
Tom Quilter |
USA, Bristol 4NCL
Singapore
University, Bristol 4NCL
University |
8 |
| 5= |
Simon Buckley
Ian Ponter
|
Bath, Bristol 4NCL
Downend |
7½ |
| 7 |
Melanie Buckley
|
Bristol 4NCL
|
7 |
| 8 |
Mike White
|
Downend |
6½ |
| 9= |
Jerry Humphreys
Derek Pugh
|
Downend, Bristol 4NCL
Grendel |
6 |
| Grading Prize (U-150) |
Paul Spiller |
Downend |
|
| Grading Prize (U-100) |
James Woodruff |
Civil Service |
|
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