TLW66 - Nomads Results

Mlko ORourko22 Kestrel RoadOAKHAMRutlandLE1S 6BUBon RecordReport by Neil Scott[Aberdeen]This year's Aberdeen tournament went smoothly enough: 56 entrants with 28 in each group.The A/B rating cut-off was 128 which, though better than last year is still pretty low. The final ofdivision A between Amy Byrne and Marion Keating produced a draw with Amy winning thetournament on spread. Next year I want to play!Division A Division BPosnNameScoreSpreadPosnNameScoreSpread1AmyByrne4.5+2711Mariorie Hislop5+2242Marion Keatinqs4.5+2082Barbara Grant4+3993Alan Sinclair4+5473Willie Scott4+3554Raymond Tate4+4824Marqaret Harkness4+3135Simon Glllam4+4495Mariorie Leflev4+240The Essex ClassicReport by Paul GolderThis tournament, in its 3rd year, is open exclusively to Essex residents and those in "old Essex"(London boroughs north of the Thames and east of the river Lea). With a record turnout thistime (38 players) it is possibly the UK's biggest "local" tournament. The tournament itself is verymuch an end-of-season event to celebrate the end of the Essex league season; Ruth Morgan-Thomas won the League too, and demolished all the opposition to do the double:Division ADivision BPosnNameScoreSpreadPosnNameScoreSpread1R.Moroan-Thomas5+4061Garry Clark4+3652Paul Golder3+832Moby Cook4+2203Alan Catherall3+353Thomas Mensah3+3224Rachelle Winer2-1144Mary Lindsay3+17035