Hendon 'First Thursday' Blitz

Thursday 1 October, 2009

Cristian lost to Lawrence, but beat Alex, who in turn beat Lawrence. This was despite being loudly entertained by the Bhangra Dance Class in the large hall next door!

The results were as follows:

Top standings:

• 1-3: Grandmaster Alex Cherniaev, IM Lawrence Trent and Cristian Mures (5/6) Prize: £10 each
• 4-7: Chris Rogal, Jonathan Landau, Rajko Vujatovic, Petr Vachtfeidl (4/6) Prize: £3 each to Chris and Jonathan (sharing the ‘Hendon Sixer’)
• 8: Tim Rogers (3½/6)
• 9-12: Graeme Lennard, David Iwi, Malcolm Gesthuysen, Robert Feather (3/6)
• 13-14: David Bluestone, Barry David (2½/6)
• 15-17: Morris Goodman, Tony Hulstrom, Faye Ainscow (2/6)
• 18: Ray Pliskin (1½/6)
• 19: Hubert van Melick (1/6)
• 20: Peter Szabo (0/6)

Cristian lost to Lawrence, but beat Alex, who in turn beat Lawrence. This was despite being loudly entertained by the Bhangra Dance Class in the large hall next door!

Our event is always open to all, and primarily raises money for the chess club. It is held on the First Thursday of each month – so come along! There is plenty of parking on the street right outside the venue at that time of the evening.

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