The Revesby Workers Club is definitely a superior venue, as they don't charge hire space for tournaments, on the understanding players will avail themselves of their facilities. And their facilities are great, with extremely reasonably priced meals, cheap drinks and pokies that I'm told pay well.
Having said that, interstaters should start planning to come to Sydney for the long weekend of October, as the famous Revesby Workers Club is going to be the venue for this year's NSW Championships.
The tournament ran very smoothly. John Holgate's loss of 18 points in Masters has led to the situation where Australia no longer has any player rated over 2000. Ann Drew paid us a visit all the way from Toowoomba, and picked up 93 ratings points for her efforts. A dark horse for next weekend? I achieved a personal milestone of finally cracking 1000 games, a feat already performed by Barker, Kane, Wright and McGiffen. Jan Serisier broke through for a long-awaited tournament win in B Division, Christine Small continued her consistency in C, while in D the extremely keen Ram Mohe, from the Central Coast club had a convincing win and gained 100 points in the process.
Here are results, and stats on popular demand:
Results after game 7
AUGUST 16, 1997 -- A
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Bob Jackman 7 472
2 John Barker 6 490
3 Ann Drew 5 355
4 Rod Talbot 5 -9
5 Jean Mcgiffen 4 438
6 John Holgate 4 373
7 Jean Noonan 4 132
8 Jeff Chelton 4 120
9 Peter Shaw 4 114
10 Graeme Lock Lee 4 70
11 Audrey Newman 4 7
12 Keith Bioletti 4 -106
13 Sam Greenberg 3 205
14 Pat Warren 3 23
15 Cheryl Michler 3 -101
16 Robin Duncan 3 -132
17 Jeff Spring 3 -144
18 Sue Gergelifi 3 -161
19 Ros Gibbons 3 -317
20 Betty Foreman 3 -481
21 Alison Rae 2 -104
22 Rene Chelton 2 -210
23 Gloria Gallagher 1 -487
24 Judy Hay 0 -547
HIGH GAME: John Holgate 541
HIGH WORD: Audrey Newman 95
"WAVIEST"
Results after game 7
AUGUST 16, 1997 -- B
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Jan Serisier 6 623
2 Jenny Templeton 6 295
3 Sian Hall 5 377
4 Hanne Marks 5 62
5 Gary Pollard 5 55
6 Judy Mcguinness 4 202
7 Liz Jackman 4 76
8 Michael Adler 4 73
9 Derek Mckenzie 4 61
10 Ethel Collins 4 40
11 Barbara Chenevier 4 18
12 Evelyn Parker 4 -73
13 Evelyn Goh 3 106
14 Norma Tracey 3 23
15 Edith Lowbeer 3 -37
16 Val Ryan 3 -75
17 Harry Walsh 3 -130
18 Judy Nelson 3 -150
19 Yvonne Sharpe 3 -243
20 Maureen Wilkins 2 5
21 June Stephenson 2 -25
22 Dawn Spring 2 -138
23 Duncan Smith 1 -494
24 Joan Buchanan 1 -651
HIGH GAME: Duncan Smith 534
HIGH WORD: Yvonne Sharpe 106
"JOSHING"
Results after game 7
AUGUST 16, 1997 -- C
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Christine Small 7 864
2 Margaret Berliner 6 127
3 Raya Wilkinson 5 300
4 Kim Grayson 5 149
5 Elizabeth Ho 5 1
6 Dolores Barbon 4 193
7 Nanette Reynolds 4 62
8 Chloe Mcnally 4 60
9 Mary Craven 4 2
10 Helen Young 4 -61
11 Silvana Newman 4 -152
12 Margaret Andrews 3« -3
13 Alan Gauci 3 36
14 Merle Young 3 -11
15 Jean Balmer 3 -59
16 Ivana Duria 3 -215
17 Margaret Ackman 3 -216
18 Nonie English 2« -375
19 Lan Knox 2 -33
20 Henni Maat 2 -80
21 Isabel Humphreys 2 -110
22 Pauline Potter 2 -136
23 Gregor Nicol 2 -207
24 Fay Van Oyen 1 -136
HIGH GAME: Christine Small 536
HIGH WORD: Jean Balmer 92
"LIMBERS"
Results after game 7
AUGUST 16, 1997 -- D
Rank Player Wins Mar
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1 Ram Mohe 6 625
2 Sunny Wright 5 523
3 Svend Grunnet 5 159
4 Joanne Deady 5 153
5 Donna Macdonald 5 4
6 Sue Tuckett 4 223
7 Leonie Mcconnell 4 74
8 Maria Kaye 4 27
9 Diana Hilly 4 -11
10 Stephen Teah-wilson 4 -176
11 David Etherington 4 -210
12 Merriss Adler 3 109
13 Ursula Schokman 3 29
14 Diana Field 3 -59
15 Shirley Mcindoe 3 -69
16 Sylvia Kipste 3 -71
17 Daphne Bezuidenhout 3 -78
18 Kath Davidson 3 -189
19 Lila Tucker 3 -285
20 Nancy Sacchetti 2 -87
21 Gaye Brown 1 -341
22 Bye 0 -350
HIGH GAME: Sylvia Kipste 470
HIGH WORD: Sue Tuckett 90
"SATANIC"
Stats for Tournament : AUGUST 16, 1997
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------------+
| state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points |
| | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New |
+-------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *A + + + +
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
| NSW Bob Jackman | 8 5 | 4 3 | 5.2 7.0 | 1920 +29 1949 |
| NSW John Barker | 16 15 | 6 6 | 5.3 6.0 | 1837 +13 1850 |
| QLD Anne Drew | 168 125 | 7 3 | 1.5 5.0 | 1474 +93 1567 |
| NSW Rod Talbot | 25 28 | 8 10 | 5.8 5.0 | 1810 -12 1797 |
| NSW John Holgate | 1 2 | 1 2 | 6.0 4.0 | 2009 -18 1990 |
| NSW Jean McGiffen | 28 29 | 11 11 | 4.2 4.0 | 1799 -2 1796 |
| NSW Graeme Lock Lee | 142 136 | 37 36 | 2.9 4.0 | 1532 +23 1555 |
| NSW Jeff Chelton | 108 87 | 30 23 | 2.4 4.0 | 1597 +33 1630 |
| NSW Keith Bioletti | 96 97 | 27 26 | 4.2 4.0 | 1621 -2 1618 |
| NSW Peter Shaw | 44 47 | 15 15 | 4.5 4.0 | 1748 -8 1739 |
| NSW Jean Noonan | 118 110 | 32 30 | 3.6 4.0 | 1585 +9 1594 |
| NSW Audrey Newman | 121 111 | 34 31 | 3.1 4.0 | 1575 +18 1593 |
| NSW Pat Warren | 125 122 | 36 33 | 3.0 3.0 | 1572 +0 1571 |
| NSW Robin Duncan | 53 65 | 16 18 | 4.8 3.0 | 1719 -34 1684 |
| NSW Sam Greenberg | 215 203 | 49 45 | 1.7 3.0 | 1372 +25 1397 |
| NSW Sue Gergelifi | 86 98 | 23 27 | 3.9 3.0 | 1633 -16 1616 |
| NSW Cheryl Michler | 218 211 | 51 50 | 2.2 3.0 | 1367 +16 1383 |
| NSW Jeff Spring | 202 188 | 44 44 | 1.1 3.0 | 1393 +40 1433 |
| NSW Betty Foreman | 143 141 | 38 38 | 2.5 3.0 | 1531 +10 1541 |
| NSW Ros Gibbons | 217 209 | 50 48 | 2.1 3.0 | 1369 +18 1387 |
| NSW Alison Rae :act | 122 139 | 35 37 | 3.3 2.0 | 1574 -25 1548 |
| NSW Rene Chelton | 105 130 | 29 35 | 3.9 2.0 | 1599 -38 1560 |
| NSW Gloria Gallagher | 78 128 | 20 34 | 4.9 1.0 | 1639 -75 1563 |
| NSW Judy Hay | 208 228 | 47 53 | 1.9 0.0 | 1381 -37 1343 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *B + + + +
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
| NSW Jan Serisier | 228 210 | 53 49 | 4.0 6.0 | 1344 +43 1387 |
| NSW Jenny Templeton | 244 223 | 58 52 | 3.9 6.0 | 1310 +46 1356 |
| NSW Hanne Marks | 252 241 | 59 56 | 4.2 5.0 | 1300 +17 1317 |
| NSW Sian Hall :act | 258 250 | 60 58 | 4.2 5.0 | 1284 +18 1302 |
| NSW Gary Pollard | 385 338 | 89 77 | 2.4 5.0 | 1088 +64 1152 |
| NSW Barbara Chenevier | 311 304 | 69 68 | 3.1 4.0 | 1190 +17 1207 |
| NSW Derek McKenzie | 261 265 | 62 62 | 4.5 4.0 | 1275 -7 1267 |
| NSW Ethel Collins | 225 232 | 52 54 | 4.9 4.0 | 1353 -13 1339 |
| NSW Liz Jackman | 237 239 | 55 55 | 4.3 4.0 | 1330 -5 1324 |
| NSW Judy McGuinness | 392 368 | 93 84 | 2.1 4.0 | 1082 +38 1120 |
| NSW Michael Adler :act | 436 396 | 103 94 | 1.4 4.0 | 1009 +62 1071 |
| NSW Evelyn Parker | 243 248 | 57 57 | 4.6 4.0 | 1315 -11 1303 |
| NSW Norma Tracey | 325 320 | 74 72 | 2.5 3.0 | 1168 +10 1178 |
| NSW Edith Lowbeer | 371 369 | 85 85 | 2.7 3.0 | 1111 +8 1119 |
| NSW Evelyn Goh | 297 303 | 67 67 | 3.7 3.0 | 1221 -13 1207 |
| NSW Judy Nelson | 242 256 | 56 59 | 4.4 3.0 | 1315 -28 1286 |
| NSW Harry Walsh | 308 311 | 68 69 | 3.4 3.0 | 1197 -6 1190 |
| NSW Yvonne Sharpe | 282 285 | 66 66 | 3.3 3.0 | 1240 -4 1235 |
| NSW Val Ryan | 267 278 | 64 65 | 4.3 3.0 | 1269 -24 1244 |
| NSW June Stephenson | 384 392 | 88 93 | 2.2 2.0 | 1088 -4 1083 |
| NSW Maureen Wilkins | 328 340 | 76 78 | 2.8 2.0 | 1165 -16 1148 |
| NSW Dawn Spring | 362 376 | 82 88 | 2.8 2.0 | 1122 -15 1106 |
| NSW Duncan Smith | 233 270 | 54 63 | 4.8 1.0 | 1335 -74 1260 |
| NSW Joan Buchanan | 314 345 | 71 80 | 3.2 1.0 | 1186 -44 1141 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *C + + + +
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
| NSW Christine Small | 391 357 | 92 81 | 4.9 7.0 | 1083 +47 1130 |
| NSW Margaret Berliner | 462 442 | 109 104 | 4.2 6.0 | 966 +36 1002 |
| NSW Raya Wilkinson | 557 496 | 139 120 | 2.7 5.0 | 881 +53 934 |
| NSW Kim Grayson | 493 455 | 121 107 | 3.3 5.0 | 941 +34 975 |
| QLD Elizabeth Hoo | 380 385 | 30 31 | 5.2 5.0 | 1095 -2 1092 |
| NSW Nanette Reynolds | 457 469 | 107 112 | 4.5 4.0 | 969 -9 959 |
| NSW Dolores Barbon | 536 519 | 132 125 | 3.3 4.0 | 904 +14 918 |
| NSW Helen Young | 458 463 | 108 110 | 4.2 4.0 | 969 -3 965 |
| NSW Mary Craven :act | 720 685 | 176 166 | 2.2 4.0 | 742 +35 777 |
| NSW Chloe McNally | 539 527 | 133 128 | 3.4 4.0 | 900 +11 911 |
| NSW Silvana Newman | 731 699 | 179 171 | 2.4 4.0 | 735 +32 767 |
| NSW Margaret Andrews | 594 573 | 148 146 | 2.8 3.5 | 853 +13 866 |
| NSW Jean Balmer | 474 501 | 113 122 | 4.2 3.0 | 953 -23 929 |
| NSW Merle Young | 559 565 | 141 142 | 3.2 3.0 | 878 -4 873 |
| NSW Alan Gauci | 503 525 | 124 127 | 3.9 3.0 | 931 -17 913 |
| NSW Ivana Duria | 655 640 | 160 156 | 2.3 3.0 | 803 +13 816 |
| NSW Margaret Ackman | 706 688 | 173 167 | 2.1 3.0 | 757 +18 775 |
| NSW Nonie English | 584 602 | 146 150 | 3.0 2.5 | 859 -10 848 |
| NSW Henni Maat | 510 548 | 126 134 | 3.7 2.0 | 925 -33 891 |
| NSW Pauline Potter | 477 517 | 114 124 | 3.6 2.0 | 952 -32 919 |
| NSW Lan Knox | 540 569 | 134 143 | 3.5 2.0 | 899 -29 869 |
| NSW Isabel Humphreys | 501 543 | 123 132 | 3.8 2.0 | 932 -35 896 |
| NSW Greg Nicol | 586 613 | 147 152 | 3.1 2.0 | 858 -21 836 |
| NSW Fay Van Oyen | 498 571 | 122 144 | 4.4 1.0 | 935 -67 867 |
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
+Section: *D + + + +
+-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+
| NSW Ram Mohe | 820 704 | 204 174 | 3.5 6.0 | 666 +100 766 |
| NSW Sunny Wright | 682 683 | 165 165 | 5.2 5.0 | 780 +0 779 |
| NSW Joanne Deady | 939 875 | 246 226 | 2.8 5.0 | 573 +50 623 |
| NSW Donna MacDonald | 802 737 | 198 184 | 3.5 5.0 | 677 +54 731 |
| QLD Svend Grunnet | 688 690 | 85 85 | 5.0 5.0 | 775 +0 775 |
| NSW Sue Tuckett | 781 771 | 194 193 | 3.7 4.0 | 696 +9 705 |
| NSW Diana Hilly | 845 833 | 212 209 | 3.6 4.0 | 648 +9 657 |
| NSW Stephen Teah-Wilson | 851 844 | 215 213 | 3.8 4.0 | 645 +5 650 |
| NSW Leonie McConnell | 733 734 | 180 181 | 4.1 4.0 | 734 +0 734 |
| NSW Maria Kaye | 885 873 | 229 224 | 3.5 4.0 | 614 +11 625 |
| NSW David Etherington | 901 892 | 235 231 | 3.7 4.0 | 600 +7 607 |
| NSW Shirley McIndoe | 740 784 | 183 196 | 4.6 3.0 | 726 -31 694 |
| NSW Merriss Adler :act | 884 902 | 228 235 | 3.9 3.0 | 615 -15 599 |
| NSW Sylvia Kipste | 882 916 | 227 237 | 4.0 3.0 | 617 -29 587 |
| NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 1022 1005 | 273 266 | 2.2 3.0 | 504 +16 520 |
| NSW Diana Field | 981 976 | 255 255 | 2.8 3.0 | 537 +4 541 |
| NSW Lila Tucker | 1132 1117 | 303 302 | 1.5 3.0 | 370 +50 420 |
| NSW Ursula Schokman | 874 884 | 225 228 | 3.3 3.0 | 621 -4 616 |
| NSW Kath Davidson | 1052 1052 | 282 282 | 3.0 3.0 | 487 +0 487 |
| NSW Nancy Sacchetti | 900 939 | 234 246 | 3.6 2.0 | 603 -31 571 |
| NSW Gay Brown | 1001 1055 | 265 283 | 2.8 1.0 | 522 -36 485 |
Bob Jackman