Winter Challenge - 10th & 11th July 2004


Report from co-organiser Jean Balmer

The Winter Challenge proved to be a very good tournament for the lower rated players and I would like to thank everyone for their support in making this a great success.

My thanks to Alison and Gary Pollard who gave such a lot of support and worked so hard behind the scenes before the weekend especially Allison who got her crochet needle out weeks before the tourney to make a beautiful throw over rug for the raffle prize, then helped with the certificates-name tags and putting the prize money into envelopes early Sunday morning. Alison also did the word checking but there was always a buzz around her after play, she acted as confident, a shoulder to cry on and many other things, and of course Gary was a wonderful TD.

Thanks must also go to Richard Birch who did the Flyer, Ann Fiddler who took care of the catering and all the Committee Members who voted for this Tournament to finally take place.

But most of all I have to thank all the 64 players who gave their support and turned up to take part in this new venture. It just showed that the lower rated players do want a tournament of their own and that they are willing to play for two days.

I know that it was very enjoyable and everyone felt the excitement heading into the last few games.

This tournament was such a success that it should now be put into the tournament calendar as an annual event.

Results after game 16
JULY 10, 2004 -- CHALLENGE

Rank  Player            Wins Mar
---------------------------------
  1   Nonie English       12.5    843
  2   Fay Van Oyen        12      651
  3   Justin Moyle        12      552
  4   Hari Nanayakkara    11      767
  5   Jean Balmer         11      263
  6   Liz Jackman         10.5    982
  7   Prasanna Nanayakkara10      633
  8   Natalie Tadday      10      465
  9   Christine Foot      10      435
 10   Greg Pinchbeck      10      374
 11   Evelyn Goh          10      133
 12   Jean Noonan         10      113
 13   Krystyna Batten     10      -59
 14   Sharon Sorensen     10      -89
 15   Michael Adler       10     -135
 16   Edith Lowbeer        9.5    255
 17   Margaret Andrews     9      369
 18   Cherry Bennett       9      308
 19   Judy Hay             9      255
 20   Denise Smith         9      186
 21   Jenny Templeton      9       69
 22   Esther Rolfe         9       24
 23   Val Ryan             9       18
 24   Janine Whittaker     9      -72
 25   Sandra Elliott       9     -248
 26   Donna MacDonald      8.5    439
 27   Gordon Meggs         8      388
 28   Bev Purkis           8      282
 29   David More           8      226
 30   Dolores Barbon       8      210
 31   Mark Smith           8      204
 32   Mal Ramsdale         8       39
 33   George Khamis        8       36
 34   Yvonne Edwards       8      -98
 35   Jan Tomlin           8     -168
 36   Diana Hilly          8     -180
 37   Rocky Sharma         8     -246
 38   Sunny Wright         8     -277
 39   Anne Schick          8     -288
 40   Sue Tuckett          7.5   -115
 41   Pam Bennett          7      595
 42   Owen Randall         7        6
 43   Heather Sorensen     7        1
 44   Ivana Duria          7      -12
 45   Colleen Walker       7      -22
 46   Janette Walker       7      -30
 47   Veena Mohe           7      -34
 48   Sheela Sree Kumar    7     -110
 49   Ann Fiddler          7     -142
 50   Jayanthi Viswanathan 7     -213
 51   Merle Young          7     -258
 52   Pearl Gillott        7     -275
 53   Karmel Patterson     7     -376
 54   Basil Sands          7     -385
 55   Daphne Bezuidenhout  6.5     15
 56   Margaret Berliner    6      -28
 57   Tony Searles         5.5   -668
 58   Maree Heynen         5     -162
 59   Irene Brownlow       5     -790
 60   Joy Morris           4.5   -921
 61   Mavis Farrar         4     -279
 62   Betty Wassell        4     -421
 63   Maria Kaye           3    -1159
 64   Diana Field          1    -1876
HIGH GAME: Jean Noonan       537
HIGH WORD: Esther Rolfe      122
            "ESQUIRE"

Stats for Tournament : WINTER CHALLENGE 2004

+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| state     Name           | National  | State   |   Wins    | Rating Points |
|                          | Old  New  | Old New | Exp  Act  | Old Change New|
+--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------------+
+Section: *CHALLENGE                   +         +           +               +
+--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+
| NSW Nonie English        |  304  267 |  75  63 |  9.6 12.5 | 1193 +64 1257 |
| NSW Justin Moyle :act    |  283  254 |  69  60 | 10.0 12.0 | 1239 +41 1280 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen         |  350  287 |  83  70 |  7.2 12.0 | 1129 +106
1235 |
| NSW Hari Nanayakkara     |  307  283 |  76  68 |  9.0 11.0 | 1191 +47 1238 |
| NSW Jean Balmer          |  364  345 |  88  85 |  9.7 11.0 | 1108 +27 1135 |
| NSW Liz Jackman          |  260  270 |  62  64 | 11.5 10.5 | 1272 -18 1254 |
| NSW Prasana Nanayakkara  |  574  307 | 145  75 |  3.1 10.0 |  896 +291
1187 |
| NSW Natalie Tadday       |  266  273 |  64  65 | 10.6 10.0 | 1264 -11 1253 |
| NSW Christine Foot :act  |  294  299 |  72  74 | 10.4 10.0 | 1214  -3 1211 |
| NSW Evelyn Goh           |    0  317 |   0  78 |  8.7 10.0 | 1139 +33 1172 |
| NSW Jean Noonan          |  143  194 |  40  49 | 13.9 10.0 | 1417 -69 1348 |
| NSW Greg Pinchbeck       |  275  288 |  67  71 | 11.5 10.0 | 1251 -22 1229 |
| NSW Krystyna Batten      |  473  449 | 120 111 |  8.7 10.0 |  994 +27 1021 |
| NSW Michael Adler :act   |  375  329 |  91  81 |  6.9 10.0 | 1094 +63 1157 |
| NSW Sharon Sorensen      |  386  371 |  92  88 |  9.3 10.0 | 1082 +18 1100 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer        |  438  386 | 105  92 |  7.1  9.5 | 1028 +55 1083 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews     |  322  339 |  80  83 | 10.0  9.0 | 1163 -17 1146 |
| NSW Denise Smith         |  303  321 |  74  79 | 10.5  9.0 | 1194 -31 1163 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton      |  256  281 |  61  67 | 10.7  9.0 | 1277 -34 1243 |
| NSW Judy Hay             |  274  308 |  66  76 | 12.8  9.0 | 1251 -69 1182 |
| QLD Cherry Bennett       |  313  320 |  30  32 |  9.7  9.0 | 1178 -15 1163 |
| NSW Esther Rolfe         |  462  445 | 112 109 |  8.0  9.0 | 1003 +21 1024 |
| NSW Sandra Elliott       |  518  441 | 128 107 |  4.9  9.0 |  943 +84 1027 |
| NSW Janine Whittaker     |  570  495 | 144 126 |  5.6  9.0 |  898 +70  968 |
| NSW Val Ryan             |  423  380 | 101  90 |  7.1  9.0 | 1043 +44 1087 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald      |  254  293 |  60  73 | 12.0  8.5 | 1283 -63 1220 |
| NSW Bev Purkis           |  309  336 |  77  82 |  9.6  8.0 | 1181 -32 1149 |
| NSW Mark Smith           |  340  382 |  81  91 | 10.8  8.0 | 1142 -56 1086 |
| NSW Mal Ramsdale         |  453  446 | 109 110 |  7.8  8.0 | 1014 +10 1024 |
| NSW Gordon Meggs         |  358  407 |  85  98 | 10.6  8.0 | 1113 -48 1065 |
| NSW David More           |  409  418 |  97 101 |  8.5  8.0 | 1057  -6 1051 |
| NSW Dolores Barbon       |  298  326 |  73  80 | 10.8  8.0 | 1211 -51 1160 |
| NSW George Khamis        |  435  416 | 104 100 |  7.2  8.0 | 1034 +17 1051 |
| NSW Yvonne Edwards       |  658  613 | 170 159 |  6.3  8.0 |  837 +34  871 |
| NSW Jan Tomlin           |  372  405 |  89  97 |  9.9  8.0 | 1099 -32 1067 |
| NSW Anne Schick :act     |  497  501 | 126 130 |  8.1  8.0 |  964  -1  963 |
| NSW Diana Hilly          |  768  579 | 200 148 |  2.5  8.0 |  761 +131
892 |
| NSW Rocky Sharma         |  851  725 | 226 191 |  3.6  8.0 |  703 +94  797 |
| NSW Sunny Wright         |  513  500 | 127 129 |  7.3  8.0 |  948 +16  964 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett          |  444  456 | 106 114 |  7.8  7.5 | 1019  -5 1014 |
| NSW Pam Bennett          |  665  660 | 172 173 |  6.6  7.0 |  832  +7  839 |
| NSW Ann Fiddler          |  360  409 |  86  99 |  9.7  7.0 | 1111 -52 1059 |
| NSW Sheela Sree Kumar    |  471  477 | 118 123 |  7.2  7.0 |  995  -4  991 |
| NSW Ivana Duria          |  611  596 | 157 154 |  6.7  7.0 |  871  +6  877 |
| NSW Heather Sorensen     |  496  536 | 125 136 |  8.8  7.0 |  964 -36  928 |
| NSW Owen Randall :act    |  586  565 | 151 144 |  6.2  7.0 |  886 +16  902 |
| NSW Pearl Gillott        |  742  663 | 194 174 |  4.2  7.0 |  779 +57  836 |
| NSW Colleen Walker       |  801  792 | 214 211 |  6.4  7.0 |  735 +12  747 |
| NSW Karmel Patterson     |  847  821 | 224 219 |  6.4  7.0 |  705 +13  718 |
| NSW Veena Mohe           |  465  497 | 115 128 |  8.7  7.0 | 1001 -34  967 |
| NSW Jayanthi Viswanathan |  663  667 | 171 175 |  7.0  7.0 |  833      833 |
| NSW Jeanette Walker      |  563  645 | 141 168 |  8.8  7.0 |  901 -53  848 |
| NSW Merle Young          |  780  748 | 207 198 |  5.8  7.0 |  754 +24  778 |
| NSW Basil Sands          |  635  634 | 163 164 |  6.9  7.0 |  855  +3  858 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout  |  401  442 |  95 108 |  9.0  6.5 | 1070 -44 1026 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner    |  312  398 |  78  94 | 11.2  6.0 | 1179 -103
1076 |
| NSW Tony Searles         |  769  813 | 201 216 |  7.3  5.5 |  761 -36  725 |
| NSW Maree Heynen         |  681  782 | 177 208 |  8.6  5.0 |  824 -72  752 |
| NSW Irene Brownlow       |  995  987 | 271 268 |  4.7  5.0 |  609  +5  614 |
| NSW Joy Morris           |  895  948 | 239 252 |  6.0  4.5 |  669 -30  639 |
| NSW Mavis Farrar         |  930  982 | 247 265 |  5.3  4.0 |  646 -27  619 |
| NSW Betty Wassel         | 1230 1220 | 357 351 |  3.0  4.0 |  500 +30  530 |
| NSW Maria Kaye           | 1204 1218 | 344 350 |  4.4  3.0 |  562 -29  533 |
| NSW Diana Field          | 1222 1239 | 352 360 |  3.5  1.0 |  503 -50  453 |
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