29 April 2013 - Club Allegro

The latest - the sixteenth - in the series of club allegros proved to be a competitive affair, as ever. There were 13 entrants - the highest since the May 2010 edition - and the early pace-setter was Gordon. He was the clear leader after two rounds. There was a spate of draws (five in all, including three in the first round - no one had more than one draw, however), and this made for a tight race. The pack gradually reeled in the early leader, and in the end the top five graders occupied the top five places. In r5 Graham played John, both on 3½/4 and with no one on 3/4, so it was effectively a playoff. Graham won, to take the title for the first time in a couple of years, while John ended up in a share of second along with Neil, Bill and me. Further down the rankings, both Roberts had good nights relative to their gradings

Time control: 15 minutes each for all moves

	Name	Grade	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Place
1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13	Neil Irving   John Blake   Bill Cook   Graham Anderson   Dave Hewitt   Martyn Roe   Steve Smith   Gordon Allcock   Robert Togneri   David Brodie   Jonathan Blake   Mick Bloor   Robert Leckie	1659   1639   1575   1565   1523   1520   1516   1398   1324   1300   1234   1123   1053	0 W 8   ½ B 9   ½ W 10   1 B 11   1 W 12   ½ B 13   1 Bye   1 B 1   ½ B 2   ½ B 3   0 W 4   0 B 5   ½ B 6	1 B 12   1½ W 13   ½ B 6   1½ W 7   1 B 8   1½ W 3   1½ B 4   2 W 5   1½ W 4   ½ W 9   1 Bye   0 W 1   ½ B 2	2 W 11   2½ B 6   1½ W 13   2½ B 9   2 W 10   1½ W 2   2½ W 8   2 B 7   1½ W 4   ½ B 5   1 B 1   1 Bye   ½ B 3	2½ B 5   3½ W 7   2½ B 11   3½ W 8   2½ W 1   2½ B 9   2½ B 2   2 B 4   1½ W 6   1½ Bye   1 W 3   1 B 13   1½ W 12	3½ W 6   3½ B 4   3½ B 3   4½ W 2   3½ B 7   2½ B 1   2½ W 5   2 W 8   2½ Bye   1½ W 13   1 B 12   2 W 11   2½ B 10	=2   =2   =2   1   =2   =6   =6   =10   =6   12   13   =10   =6