The 2012 Webserver Gold Medal Tournament has now finished after some seven months of play. The finished crosstable and tournament download in pgn format is available via this link
This was one of the most closely fought tournaments I have ever seen! Only 2.5 points separated the whole field and there was a 4-way tie on 5 points at the top. Congratulations to David Coyne who is the winner on S-B Tie-break. David will received an engraved Gold Medal in due course & also collects 10 points towards the BCCA Master Title. Equal 2nd were Ian Mason & Mark Eldridge who therefore collect 2 points each. Honourable mention must be made of Toni Halliwell who, despite finishing on the same points as the winner, finished 4th on tie-break & has no prize! Sorry Toni.
I hope you all enjoyed the tournament & will consider playing again next season. A big thank you to Peter Hulse for acting as Tournament Director.
Hearty congratulations to David Coyne on winning the 1st BCCA Class 3 Trio with a score of 3/4 – David wins 3 BCCA Master Points and now awaits new challengers. Ron Cooper & Neil Jefferson drew with 1.5 points and equal SB scores, as a result they will both stay in Class 3 and there will be no relegation. Crosstable
Anthony has achieved his goal of winning the 6th and last Webserver Tournament to complete his hat trick of consecutive wins. I am sure you will all join with us in congratulating him on this achievement. It was a tough competition and it went down to the wire with three players in contention. In the end Anthony held on to win from Terry Taylor on SB count back! It cannot get any closer. For more details please see the tournament table.
As the reigning BCCA Champion Anthony is having a tremendous year and must now have his sights set on the British Championship this year based on his current form.
Congratulations to Neil Jefferson who has won his Class 2 Trio (TR2) with a perfect score of 4/4 – very well played. Neil has been promoted to Class 3 and awarded 5 BCCA Candidate Master Points.
Class 1 Trio (TR25) has been won by John Brazier, one of our new members, with a score of 3.5/4. John has been awarded 2 BCCA Candidate Master Points and is now playing in Class 2
Congratulations to Colin Glanville on winning his first Class 1 Trio. Colin wins two BCCA Candidate Master Points and promotion to Class 2. The cross table can be seen here
There have been a batch of results in this popular tournament and we now have 10 Players promoted to Class 2. Well done to all concerned and it is especially pleasing to see that 9 players are completing in 3 Class 2 Trio’s – who will be the first to achieve Class 3? – time will tell. For details on individual winners see the Results Page
Congratulations to Anthony Balshaw, our reigning champion who has successfully defended his title with a score of 6-8 in the 5th Webserver Final. Mark Eldridge came second on 5-8. Anthony is defending his title for the third time in the 6th & last Webserver Final. Check out the Tournament Page for the latest position.
