Hendon Blitz Tournament - 7th May 2009
Hendon club members again took many of the top places in May’s Blitz Tournament.
Cristian Mures took first place with a 100% score, a full 1½ points clear of Bogdan-Liviu Stefan, who came 2nd. Petr Limonov (pictured in the hat, playing Cristian) and Michael Bennett followed closely, both taking home prizes for ‘Hendon’s best player’. Ex-Hendon member Shane McCabe also tied for 3rd place.
A special mention also for first-timers Mina Thompson and Stephen Gaukrodger, both of whom were new to tournament play. Welcome to the club, and thank you for coming along!
20 players participated.
RESULTS:
Cristian Mures 6/6 (£20)
Bogdan-Liviu Stefan 4½/6 (£10)
Petr Limonov, Michael Bennett (£5 each for highest Hendon player), Shane McCabe 4/6
Tony Brown, Jonathan Landau, Frank Sabin, David Iwi 3½/6
Chris Jones, Francis Katumwa, Salvatore Pepe, Faye Ainscow 3/6
Ivan Valigurskyy, Ray Pliskin 2½/6
Raj Bhalla, Kishan Pattni 2/6
Graeme Lennard, Mina Thompson 1/6
Stephen Gaukrodger ½/6