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QUB Blitz, Students' Union, 7 April 2009

This was the fourth in a series of relatively informal blitz events organised by QUB Chess Club President, Chris Millar.

Eamonn Walls won the tournament after a tie-break Armageddon game with Mark Newman.

Shane Keers took the under 1800 grading prize while Ciara Pugh was the best unrated player, Jason Spence the best newcomer and Karina Kruk the best female player.

Final crosstable

No Name              Rtg  Total  1    2    3    4    5  

1  Eamonn Walls      1842 4.5   15:W 14:W  5:W  2:D  3:W
2  Mark Newman       1799 4.5   22:W 11:W  4:W  1:D  6:W
3  John Cairns       2020 4     24:W  7:W  9:W  6:W  1:L
4  Stephen Scannell  2110 4     23:W 13:W  2:L  8:W 10:W
5  Shane Keers       1551 4     17:W  8:W  1:L 16:W  7:W
6  Damien Cunningham 1608 3     18:W 10:W 13:W  3:L  2:L
7  Guych Nuriyev     1510 3     16:W  3:L 15:W  9:W  5:L
8  Patrick Magee     1039 3     12:W  5:L 19:W  4:L 16:W
9  Ciara Pugh             3     21:W 23:W  3:L  7:L 12:W
10 David McAlister   1654 3     20:W  6:L 24:W 11:W  4:L
11 Martin Kelly      1396 3     19:W  2:L 18:W 10:L 14:W
12 Jason Spence           3      8:L 17:W 14:W 21:W  9:L
13 Karina Kruk       1400 3     26:W  4:L  6:L 22:W 15:W
14 Richard Burns          2     25:W  1:L 12:L 18:W 11:L
15 Sylwek Furman          2      1:L 25:W  7:L 20:W 13:L
16 Barry McGalie          2      7:L 24:W 21:W  5:L  8:L
17 James McCullough       2      5:L 12:L 20:L 25:W 19:W
18 Dominic Krynicki       2      6:L 20:W 11:L 14:L 23:W
19 Helena Pugh            2     11:L 22:W  8:L 23:W 17:L
20 Patrick Meier          2     10:L 18:L 17:W 15:L 24:W
21 PJ Mallon         1136 2      9:L 26:W 16:L 12:L 22:W
22 Kjegil Kippervik       1      2:L 19:L 25:W 13:L 21:L
23 David Creighton        1      4:L  9:L 26:W 19:L 18:L
24 Ross Downey            1      3:L 16:L 10:L 26:W 20:L
25 Peter Whitaker         1     14:L 15:L 22:L 17:L 26:W
26 Bill McMath            0     13:L 21:L 23:L 24:L 25:L
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