26 November 2018 - Robert Togneri Trophy

Time control: 15 minutes each for all moves

	Name	Grade	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Place
1	Jim Shemilt	1696	1 B 12	1 W 10	2 B 18	2 W 8	2½ B 5	=11
2	Graham Anderson	1695	1 W 13	2 B 7	3 W 11	4 B 6	4½ W 9	1
3	David McAlister	1634	1B 14	2W 19	2½ B 10	2½ W 4	3½ W 11	=3
4	Steve Smith	1582	1 W 15	1 B 9	2 W 13	3 B 3	3½ W 7	=3
5	Dave Hewitt	1530	1 Bye	1 B 11	2 W 22	2 B 9	2½ W 1	=11
6	Richard Warcup	1493	1 W 17	2 B 23	3 W 9	3 W 2	4 B 8	2
7	Brad Duthie	1494	1 B 18	1 W 2	2 B 19	3 W 10	3½ B 4	=3
8	Martyn Roe	1423	0 W 19	1 B 17	2 W 23	3 B 1	3 W 6	=8
9	Tony Pitson	1386	1 B 20	2 W 4	2 B 6	3 W 5	3½ B 2	=3
10	Tom Wallace	1357	1 W 21	2 B 1	2½ W 3	2½ B 7	3½ B 14	=3
11	Gordon Allcock	1342	1 B 22	2 W 5	2 B 2	3 W 12	3 B 3	=8
12	Martin Pringle	1251	0 W 1	1 B 20	2 W 21	2 B 11	2 -	=14
13	Mick Bloor	1194	0 B 2	1 W 16	1 B 4	1 W 14	2 W 21	=14
14	Robert Togneri	1164	0 W 3	½ B 21	1½ W 15	2½ B 13	2½ W 10	=11
15	Craig Thomson	725	0 B 4	0 W 18	0 B 14	1 W 17	2 W 23	=14
16	Alex Brimlow	436	0 W 23	0 B 13	1 W 17	1 B 19	2 W 20	=14
17	Douglas Pringle	400	0 B 6	0 W 8	0 B 16	0 B 15	0 -	23
18	Idris Benwell	376	0 W 7	1 B 15	1 W 1	2 B 23	2 W 19	=14
19	Kenny McPherson		1 B 8	1 B 3	1 W 7	2 W 16	3 B 18	=8
20	Garth Armitage		0 W 9	0 W 12	1 Bye	1 B 21	1 B 16	=20
21	Nikolai Herrmann		0 B 10	½ W 14	½ B 12	1½ W 20	1½ B 13	19
22	Gordon Bowie		0 W 11	1 Bye	1 B 5	1 -	1 -	=20
23	Ross Coupland		1 B 16	1 W 6	1 B 8	1 W 18	1 B 15	=20

Here's another photo of yours truly being presented with the trophy.

And here's a game which offers an insight into a common trap in the French Advance.

[Event "Robert Togneri Trophy"] [Date "2018.11.26"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Bb5+ {Black resigns with the Queen en prise. } 1-0