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The Summer tournament. 2 Match playing weeks left then prize-giving.

Only two weeks of play left. How do the players stand. The three section leaders all have the potential to win the whole tournament. Top Section leader: Pat Colemen 77.78% Middle Section leader: Matthew Chapman 80% Lower Section leader: David Seaby 71.88%
The Summer tournament. 2 Match playing weeks left then prize-giving.

Players Enjoying Chess at the Civil Service Social Club

We have 2 full weeks left of play followed by the prize giving.

The leaders of the sections: Pat Colemen, Matthew Chapman and David Seaby (who led the tournament for several weeks) are all potential winners.

Pat Coleman is the top section leader at 77.78% and if he fulfills the 10 games needed is impossible to catch.

Matthew Chapman on 80% is closely chased by Cahal Murphy 77.8% who could catch him.

Whilst in the lower section David Seaby 71.88% who for several weeks was leading the whole tournament is chased by Ashley McWhiney on 60%.

Many thanks to all the players and to the wonderful venue - Civil Service Social Club.

Full score details at Summer Tournament 2012.

name Rating Played Points %
Pat Coleman 1563 9 7 77.78
Sam Flanagan 1706 12 7 58.33
Christopher Kelly 1580 8 4.5 56.25
Karina Kruk 1535 8 4.5 56.25
Mark Newman 1781 9 5 55.56
Bernard Jaffa 1488 8 4 50.00
Ray Devenney 1828 8 4 50.00
Edward Whiteside 1788 13 6.5 50.00
Stewart McConaghy 1440 12 6 50.00
David Ruben 1617 16 8 50.00
Walter Wilson 1465 13 6 46.15
Ross Harris 1554 11 5 45.45
John Bryars 1485 10 4.5 45.00
Ian Woodfield 1689 13 5 38.46
Neil Green 1554 13 4.5 34.62





Mathew Chapman 1345 10 8 80.00
CJ Murphy 1270 9 7 77.78
Peter Wilson 1360 3 2 66.67
Alan Burns 1300 14 9 64.29
Garry Johnston 1167 17 10.5 61.76
Robert Lavery 1349 15 9 60.00
William Storey 1329 12 7 58.33
Drew Ferguson 1239 1 0.5 50.00
Martin Kelly 1382 8 3.5 43.75
Kevin Agnew 1266 14 6 42.86
Derek Trusdale 1263 12 5 41.67
Ron Henderson 1354 8 3 37.50
Chris Armstrong 1365 13 4.5 34.62
Roy Stafford 1244 15 4.5 30.00
B Belshaw 1236 13 3.5 26.92





David Seaby 1086 16 11.5 71.88
A McWhinney 921 10 6 60.00
James Fairley 923 14 7.5 53.57
Owen Wilson 967 3 1.5 50.00
Patrick Maguire 858 1 0.5 50.00
Geoff Hindley 974 13 6.5 50.00
Adrian Dornford-Smith 15 6.5 43.33
Craig Kelly 826 16 5.5 34.38
Paul Anderson 671 8 1.5 18.75
Philip Morrison 1025 1 0 0.00
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