Dandenong Chess Club Easter Cup 2007
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Most games went according to rating, with the occasional dropped point in the 10-minute games.
But there were some surprises, Chris Potter did extremely well to hold the winner of the Summer Swiss, Domagog Dragicevic to a draw in the main game. He then lost the first of the 10-minute games only by running out of time
in a clearly won position, but managed to draw the second. Although going down 3-4 in the match the result was a big upset.
John Seehusen also managed to draw the main game against the higher rated Bob Parrot, and Geoff Lee won both 10-minute games against Mendel Armerman. The only lower rated player to win the main game was Gerard Barta who
overcame a 504-point rating difference to win 7-0 against his opponent, who shall remain nameless. Gerard has been improving a lot recently and showed in the Summer Swiss that he will be tough opposition for most opponents.
In the last few years players unable to attend a round were given the option of taking a 1/2-point bye.
This was done at the discretion of the DOP/Arbiter and avoided postponements and arranging games outside the club.
The committee at the start of this year decided that players unable to attend would be given a 0-point bye.
Players can still postpone games if they are able to arrange for the game to be played before the next round, they must notify the arbiter of the postponement no later than 7.30pm on the Monday before the game. Players who are paired with a bye due to an unequal number of players will still receive a 1-point bye.
Results Round 1
1 Pyke, Malcolm 2135 7.0:0.0 Senturk, Bahri 1500
2 Potter, Christopher 1483 3.0:4.0 Dragicevic, Domagoj 2126
3 Lojanica, Milenko 2058 7.0:0.0 Lane, Victor 1466
4 Pispek, Peter 1407 0.0:7.0 Dizdarevic, Mehmedalija 1980
5 Rashid, Abdulwahab 1916 7.0:0.0 Potter, Daniel 1394
6 Pezhman, Ghayoori 1360 0.0:7.0 Machell, Don 1901
7 Voon, Richard 1886 7.0:0.0 Pronk, Syf 1352
8 Keefe, Peter 1302 0.0:7.0 Lushaj, Tahir 1879
9 Campara, Miralem 1805 6.0:1.0 Hewitt, Frank 1298
10 Sljivovac, Branko 1296 0.0:7.0 Silas, Pranas 1792
11 Lycett, Garry 1770 0.0:7.0 Barta, Gerard 1266
12 Abdullah, Khaizuran Unr 0.0:7.0 Kocjancic, Eddie 1665
13 Redzepagic, Sadedin1648 7.0:0.0 Poojary, Ashvien Unr
14 Lee, Geoff 1179 2.0:5.0 Armerman, Mendel 1613
15 Shaw, Graham 1558 7.0:0.0 McEachern, Graham 1161
16 Seehusen, John 1128 2.5:4.5 Parrot, Robert 1556
17 Vitkovic, Nick 1552 6.0:1.0 Ragab, Yassar 1014
18 Rasmussen, Henning 889 0.0:7.0 Yilmaz, Ahmet 1526
19 Kudric, Mirko 1505 7.0:0.0 Keskic, Lee Unr
20 Lojanica, Zdravko 1961 0.0: BYE
21 Potter, Michael 1431 0.0: BYE
With four of the top rated players competing in the Sydney International tournament this week Abdulwahab Rashid was the only player to get to 14/14 after round two. Milenko Lojanica and Tahir Lushaj each won 6-1 to go to 13-points, and they were joined by Miralem Campara in equal second place who overcame stubborn resistance by Gerard Barta in the main game to recorda 7-0 win.
Most of the games were close, with only two 7-0 results on the top 10 boards. Despite their higher ratings Don Machell and Pranas Silas were only able to break even with Sadedin Redzepagic and Mirko Kudric. These four players are now equal fifth on 10.5-points and will swap opponents for the third round.
Results Round 2
1 Kocjancic, Eddie 1665 [7.0] 1.0:6.0 Lojanica, Milenko 2058 [7.0]
2 Yilmaz, Ahmet 1526 [7.0] 0.0:7.0 Rashid, Abdulwahab 1916 [7.0]
3 Machell, Don 1901 [7.0] 3.5:3.5 Redzepagic, Sadedin 1648 [7.0]
4 Lushaj, Tahir 1879 [7.0] 6.0:1.0 Shaw, Graham 1558 [7.0]
5 Silas, Pranas 1792 [7.0] 3.5:3.5 Kudric, Mirko 1505 [7.0]
6 Barta, Gerard 1266 [7.0] 0.0:7.0 Campara, Miralem 1805 [6.0]
7 Armerman, Mendel 1613 [5.0] 3.5:3.5 Vitkovic, Nick 1552 [6.0]
8 Parrot, Robert 1556 [4.5] 3.0:4.0 Potter, Christopher 1483 [3.0]
9 Lee, Geoff 1179 [2.0] 5.5:1.5 Seehusen, John 1128 [2.5]
10 Hewitt, Frank 1298 [1.0] 6.0:1.0 Ragab, Yassar 1014 [1.0]
11 Pronk, Syf 1352 [0.0] 0.0:7.0 Lojanica, Zdravko 1961 [0.0]
12 Poojary, Ashvien Unr [0.0] 0.0:7.0 Lycett, Garry 1770 [0.0]
13 Senturk, Bahri 1500 [0.0] 1.0:6.0 Keefe, Peter 1302 [0.0]
14 Lane, Victor 1466 [0.0] 1.0:6.0 Sljivovac, Branko 1296 [0.0]
15 Potter, Michael 1431 [0.0] 7.0:0.0 Abdullah, Khaizuran Unr [0.0]
16 McEachern, Graham 1161 [0.0] 0.0:7.0 Pispek, Peter 1407 [0.0]
17 Potter, Daniel 1394 [0.0] 7.0:0.0 Rasmussen, Henning 889 [0.0]
18 Keskic, Lee Unr [0.0] 0.0:7.0 Pezhman, Ghayoori 1360 [0.0]
19 Ufnalski, Robert Unr [0.0] 7.0:0.0 BYE
20 Pyke, Malcolm 2135 [7.0] 0.0:0.0 BYE
21 Dragicevic, Domagoj2126 [4.0] 0.0:0.0 BYE
22 Dizdarevic, Mehmed 1980 [7.0] 0.0:0.0 BYE
23 Voon, Richard 1886 [7.0] 0.0:0.0 BYE
A draw on the top board allowed Don Machell and Pranas Silas, with 7-0 wins, to catch Abdulwahab Rashid in a three-way tie for the lead. They are all on 17.5-points with another five players all within 2.5-points of them.
Results Round 3
1 Rashid, Abdulwahab 1916 [14.0] 3.5:3.5 Lojanica, Milenko 2058 [13.0]
2 Campara, Miralem 1805 [13.0] 3.5:3.5 Lushaj, Tahir 1879 [13.0]
3 Kudric, Mirko 1505 [10.5] 0.0:7.0 Machell, Don 1901 [10.5]
4 Redzepagic, Sadedin 1648 [10.5] 0.0:7.0 Silas, Pranas 1792 [10.5]
5 Vitkovic, Nick 1552 [9.5] 5.5:1.5 Kocjancic, Eddie 1665 [8.0]
6 Shaw, Graham 1558 [8.0] 7.0:0.0 Armerman, Mendel 1613 [8.5]
7 Parrot, Robert 1556 [7.5] 7.0:0.0 Lee, Geoff 1179 [7.5]
8 Pispek, Peter 1407 [7.0] 0.0:7.0 Pyke, Malcolm 2135 [7.0]
9 Dizdarevic, Mehmed 1980 [7.0] 7.0:0.0 Potter, Michael 1431 [7.0]
10 Lojanica, Zdravko 1961 [7.0] 7.0:0.0 Potter, Daniel 1394 [7.0]
11 Pezhman, Ghayoori 1360 [7.0] 0.0:7.0 Voon, Richard 1886 [7.0]
12 Lycett, Garry 1770 [7.0] 6.0:1.0 Hewitt, Frank 1298 [7.0]
13 Ufnalski, Robert Unr [7.0] 0.0:7.0 Yilmaz, Ahmet 1526 [7.0]
14 Potter, Christopher1483 [7.0] 2.0:5.0 Barta, Gerard 1266 [7.0]
15 Keefe, Peter 1302 [6.0] 5.5:1.5 Sljivovac, Branko 1296 [6.0]
16 Dragicevic, Domagoj2126 [4.0] 7.0:0.0 Seehusen, John 1128 [4.0]
17 Ragab, Yassar 1014 [2.0] 0.0:7.0 Senturk, Bahri 1500 [1.0]
18 Pronk, Syf 1352 [0.0] 3.5:3.5 Lane, Victor 1466 [1.0]
19 Abdullah, Khaizuran Unr [0.0] 7.0:0.0 McEachern, Graham 1161 [0.0]
20 Rasmussen, Henning 889 [0.0] 7.0:0.0 Poojary, Ashvien Unr [0.0]
21 Keskic, Lee Unr [0.0] 7.0:0.0 BYE
In round 4 two of the three equal leaders managed to win the main game and pull away from the others with only the fifth and final round remaining. Don Machell managed to overcome Abdulwahab Rashid and Pranas Silas had a suprisingly comfortable win over Tahir Lushaj in the main games. But it is Pranas who will take a 1-point lead into the final round as he finished 1-1 in the rapidplay while Don lost 0-2.
Pranas goes into the last round with 23.5 / 28 and a 1-point lead over his opponent and second placed Don Machell on 22.5.
They are followed by Malcolm Pyke and Mehmedalija Dizdarevic on 21.0, Milenko Lojanica 20.5 and Zdravko Lojanica on 20.0.
A win by either Don or Pranas in the main game next week would assure them of victory, although a draw would certainly open the door for the players on the boards two and three to catch them. It is hard to see anyone outside this group winning, although it is possible for either Abdulwahab Rashid or Miralem Campara, (both 19.5) to tie for first with a 7-0 win. They play each other in the final round and would rely on the top three board results to go their way.
Of the rest Gerard Barta has had a wonderful tournament, rated 1266 he is in 9th placed on 19.0 points and will pick up a lot of rating points.
Results Round 4
1 Machell, Don 1901 [17.5] 5.0:2.0 Rashid, Abdulwahab 1916 [17.5]
2 Silas, Pranas 1792 [17.5] 6.0:1.0 Lushaj, Tahir 1879 [16.5]
3 Lojanica, Milenko 2058 [16.5] 4.0:3.0 Campara, Miralem 1805 [16.5]
4 Vitkovic, Nick 1552 [15.0] 3.5:3.5 Shaw, Graham 1558 [15.0]
5 Pyke, Malcolm 2135 [14.0] 7.0:0.0 Parrot, Robert 1556 [14.5]
6 Voon, Richard 1886 [14.0] 0.0:7.0 Dizdarevic, Mehmed 1980 [14.0]
7 Yilmaz, Ahmet 1526 [14.0] 1.0:6.0 Lojanica, Zdravko 1961 [14.0]
8 Dragicevic, Domagoj 2126 [11.0] 2.0:5.0 Lycett, Garry 1770 [13.0]
9 Barta, Gerard 1266 [12.0] 7.0:0.0 Keefe, Peter 1302 [11.5]
10 Kudric, Mirko 1505 [10.5] 5.0:2.0 Redzepagic, Sadedin 1648 [10.5]
11 Kocjancic, Eddie 1665 [9.5] 3.5:3.5 Potter, Christopher 1483 [9.0]
12 Armerman, Mendel 1613 [8.5] 6.0:1.0 Hewitt, Frank 1298 [8.0]
13 Senturk, Bahri 1500 [8.0] 7.0:0.0 Lee, Geoff 1179 [7.5]
14 Sljivovac, Branko 1296 [7.5] 0.0:7.0 Pispek, Peter 1407 [7.0]
15 Potter, Michael 1431 [7.0] 7.0:0.0 Ufnalski, Robert Unr [7.0]
16 Potter, Daniel 1394 [7.0] 7.0:0.0 Keskic, Lee Unr [7.0]
17 Abdullah, Khaizuran Unr [7.0] 7.0:0.0 Pezhman, Ghayoori 1360 [7.0]
18 Lane, Victor 1466 [4.5] 7.0:0.0 Rasmussen, Henning 889 [7.0]
19 Seehusen, John 1128 [4.0] 1.5:5.5 Pronk, Syf 1352 [3.5]
20 McEachern, Graham 1161 [0.0] 7.0:0.0 Ragab, Yassar 1014 [2.0]
21 Poojary, Ashvien Unr [0.0] 7.0:0.0 BYE
The leader going into the fifth and final round, Pranas Silas, needed only 4.5-points to ensure he finished at least equal first.
Realistically his opponent, second placed Don Machell, needed to win the main 5-point game to take first place.
The main game between them was drawn, but with the rapid games split 1-1 Pranas kept his 1-point lead over Don, who eventually would finish fourth. However, with Pranas finishing on only 27-points, this opened the door for players on the next two boards to overtake him.
On board three the Lojanica brothers predictably halved the points, putting themselves out of contention. On board four Abdulwahab Rashid finished a good tournament with a 7-0 win over Miralem Campara, but this was just not enough as he finished with 26.5-points and third place.
But on board two both Mehmedalija Dizdarevic and Malcolm Pyke were trying to score the 6.5-points needed to pass Pranas and take first. Both players had competed in the Sydney International tournament, causing them to miss round two for which they received no points. So to be in contention for first place three rounds later is a credit to both of them. In the last main game to finish Malcolm finally prevailed and needed 1.5-points from the two rapid games to finish outright first. All the other games had completed so there was quite a crowd watching, unusually one player who was not interested and preferred to play lightning
was Silas Mehmedalija struck back to win the first rapid game, this still left Malcolm with a chance of equal first if he could win the second. In a tense battle Malcolm had two pieces for a rook, and with Mehmedalija's bishop blocked by it's own pawns it was almost three pieces for a rook. But Mehmedalija had a far advanced passed pawn that was causing distraction. Malcolm was able to cover the pawn but it tied up a few pieces. Falling behind on the clock Mehmedalija tried to free his bishop by swapping
kingside pawns. This only weakened his structure and Malcom's knight was able to gobble up a few pawns, by the time Mehmedalija's bishop was free it was Malcolm with a passed pawn marching down the board. With Mehmedalija down to his last seconds he resigned, although at that stage Malcolm was clearly winning. So Malcolm was able to finish on 27-points and equal first with Pranas. Although there are a possible 35-points on offer in this event, by missing round two Malcolm had to score 27 / 28 to tie for first. He is in very good form going into the Autumn Open.
Probably the two surprises of the tournament were Gerard Barta and Nick Vitkovic. Both played very well to finish in a tie for 5-7 places on 24-points with Milenko Lojanica. Both will be in contention for an Autumn Open rating prize if they play this well.
Both of them will pick up lots of rating points for their performance.
Results Round 5
1 Machell, Don 1901 [22.5] 3.5:3.5 Silas, Pranas 1792 [23.5]
2 Dizdarevic, Mehmed 1980 [21.0] 1.0:6.0 Pyke, Malcolm 2135 [21.0]
3 Lojanica, Zdravko 1961 [20.0] 3.5:3.5 Lojanica, Milenko 2058 [20.5]
4 Rashid, Abdulwahab 1916 [19.5] 7.0:0.0 Campara, Miralem 1805 [19.5]
5 Shaw, Graham 1558 [18.5] 2.0:5.0 Barta, Gerard 1266 [19.0]
6 Lycett, Garry 1770 [18.0] 1.5:5.5 Vitkovic, Nick 1552 [18.5]
7 Lushaj, Tahir 1879 [17.5] 6.0:1.0 Kudric, Mirko 1505 [15.5]
8 Senturk, Bahri 1500 [15.0] 0.0:7.0 Yilmaz, Ahmet 1526 [15.0]
9 Parrot, Robert 1556 [14.5] 6.0:1.0 Armerman, Mendel 1613 [14.5]
10 Pispek, Peter 1407 [14.0] 0.0:7.0 Voon, Richard 1886 [14.0]
11 Potter, Daniel 1394 [14.0] 0.0:7.0 Potter, Michael 1431 [14.0]
12 Redzepagic, Sadedin1648 [12.5] 5.0:2.0 Abdullah, Khaizuran Unr [14.0]
13 Kocjancic, Eddie 1665 [13.0] 0.0:7.0 Dragicevic, Domagoj 2126 [13.0]
14 Potter, Christopher1483 [12.5] 6.0:1.0 Lane, Victor 1466 [11.5]
15 Keefe, Peter 1302 [11.5] 5.5:1.5 Pronk, Syf 1352 [9.0]
16 Hewitt, Frank 1298 [9.0] 2.0:5.0 Sljivovac, Branko 1296 [7.5]
17 Lee, Geoff 1179 [7.5] 0.0:7.0 Pezhman, Ghayoori 1360 [7.0]
18 Ragab, Yassar 1014 [2.0] 7.0:0.0 Keskic, Lee Unr [7.0]
19 Rasmussen, Henning 889 [7.0] 0.0:7.0 McEachern, Graham 1161 [7.0]
20 Ufnalski, Robert Unr [7.0] 6.0:1.0 Seehusen, John 1128 [5.5]
Final Standings
1-2 Pyke, Malcolm 2135 27
Silas, Pranas 1792 27
3 Rashid, Abdulwahab 1916 26.5
4 Machell, Don 1901 26
5-7 Lojanica, Milenko 2058 24
Vitkovic, Nick 1552 24
Barta, Gerard 1266 24
8-9 Lojanica, Zdravko 1961 23.5
Lushaj, Tahir 1879 23.5
10-11 Dizdarevic, Mehmedalija 1980 22
Yilmaz, Ahmet 1526 22
12-13 Voon, Richard 1886 21
Potter, Michael 1431 21
14-15 Shaw, Graham 1558 20.5
Parrot, Robert 1556 20.5
16 Dragicevic, Domagoj 2126 20
17-18 Campara, Miralem 1805 19.5
Lycett, Garry 1770 19.5
19 Potter, Christopher 1483 18.5
20 Redzepagic, Sadedin 1648 17.5
21 Keefe, Peter 1302 17
22 Kudric, Mirko 1505 16.5
23 Abdullah, Khaizuran Unr 16
24 Armerman, Mendel 1613 15.5
25 Senturk, Bahri 1500 15
26-29 Pispek, Peter 1407 14
Potter, Daniel 1394 14
Pezhman, Ghayoori 1360 14
McEachern, Graham 1161 14
30-31 Kocjancic, Eddie 1665 13
Ufnalski, Robert Unr 13
32-33 Lane, Victor 1466 12.5
Sljivovac, Branko 1296 12.5
34 Hewitt, Frank 1298 11
35 Pronk, Syf 1352 10.5
36 Ragab, Yassar 1014 9
37 Lee, Geoff 1179 7.5
38-39 Rasmussen, Henning 889 7
Keskic, Lee Unr 7
40 Seehusen, John 1128 6.5
41 Poojary, Ashvien Unr 0
