These are
some preliminary reports and early photos. [fortunately for the
players my camera ran out of battery]
Please submit games, further reports, or photos to gerrit.hartland@bigpond.com
BULLETIN by
Trevor Stanning, BHCC treasurer
Into
the last round Chris Wallis was on 6/6 and David Smerdon was on 5.5/6,
and would be paired to decide the tournament.
After 90 minutes the crowd around this board was huge, but well
disciplined and quiet. Personally, I thought Chris had the situation
under full control; even a draw would do.
However, with only 4 (out of 40 games) still to finish, David Smerdon
emerged the winner of the game and the tournament. Chris Wallis was a
highly creditable second.
Our President, Gladys Liu, introduced
> Gary Wastell, ACF President
> Robert Clark, MLA
> Dick Menting, Chairman of the Bendigo Bank board.
There were thanks to sponsors (and workers) and short speeches and then
hands out to collect the prizes.
David Smerdon returned to the limelight for a very nicely constructed
speech, and photo. op. for the dignitaries.
click
on the photos below for larger images
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| Decisions!
decisions! |
Peaceful
co-existence |
Nicely
Colour co-ordinated |
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| All the
president's men |
Vic_Open_champion
with sponsors |
Was that
a telephone I heard? |
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| Robert
confessing to lack of chess skills |
Gladys
confessing to lack of chess skills |
But not
David |
