| Commenced | 20th April, 2017 |
| Ended | 18th May, 2017 |
| Number of Rounds | Five |
| Format | Swiss |
| Rate of Play | 60 minutes |
| Increment | 30 seconds |
| ACF Rated Tournament Type |
Yes Minor |
Clocks Started 7pm on Thursdays.
Standings
Standings at the end of Round 5:
Pos NAME Rtg Pts | 1 2 3 4 5 | Buc1 BucT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Sugrue, Michael 1898 4.0 | =W4 +B5 +W3 =B2 +W6 | 13.5 16.0 2 Babic, Zoran 1689 3.5 | =BYE +B9 +W6 =W1 =B5 | 11.0 11.0 3 Barber, Geoffrey 1685 3.5 | +B10 +W8 -B1 =W5 +W9 | 10.5 12.0 4 Courtis, Owen M 1335 3.5 | =B1 -W6 +B11 +W7 +B8 | 10.5 11.0 5 Hessing, Rod 1568 3.0 | +B11 -W1 +B7 =B3 =W2 | 13.0 13.5 6 Ristic, Mio 1680 2.5 | =W7 +B4 -B2 +W8 -B1 | 13.0 15.0 7 Liu, Connor 0 2.5 | =B6 +BYE -W5 -B4 +W11 | 11.0 11.5 8 Davis, Geoff 1409 2.0 | +W9 -B3 +W10 -B6 -W4 | 11.0 12.5 9 Smith, Jack 0 2.0 | -B8 -W2 +BYE +W10 -B3 | 10.5 11.5 10 Benne, Theo 0 2.0 | -W3 +W11 -B8 -B9 +BYE | 8.0 8.5 11 Slade, Daniel 0 1.0 | -W5 -B10 -W4 +BYE -B7 | 10.0 10.5
Thursday 20th April, 2017 – Round 1
1 Sugrue, Michael .5-.5 Courtis, Owen M 2 Benne, Theo 0 - 1 Barber, Geoffrey 3 Ristic, Mio .5-.5 Liu, Connor 4 Slade, Daniel 0 - 1 Hessing, Rod 5 Davis, Geoff 1 - 0 Smith, Jack
The club welcomed Connor Liu, playing his first Grand Prix event, and the return of Geoff Davis from Ballarat.
Connor defended well in his game, to secure a draw against Mio Ristic. Likewise, Owen Courtis held Michael Sugrue to a draw despite losing a pawn early in the match.
Thursday 27th April, 2017 – Round 2
The club welcomed 2017 co-champion Zoran Babic as a round two entrant (awarded a half point bye in Round 1). Connor Liu was compensated a full point in lieu of his match.
1 Barber, Geoffrey 1 - 0 Davis, Geoff 2 Hessing, Rod 0 - 1 Sugrue, Michael 3 Smith, Jack 0 - 1 Babic, Zoran 4 Courtis, Owen M 0 - 1 Ristic, Mio 5 Benne, Theo 1 - 0 Slade, Daniel
Thursday 4th May, 2017 – Round 3
1 Sugrue, Michael 1 - 0 Barber, Geoffrey 2 Babic, Zoran 1 - 0 Ristic, Mio 3 Liu, Connor 0 - 1 Hessing, Rod 4 Davis, Geoff 1 - 0 Benne, Theo 5 Slade, Daniel 0 - 1 Courtis, Owen M 6 Smith, Jack 1F-0F BYE
Thursday 11th May, 2017 – Round 4
The leader group tightens with Babic and Sugrue fighting to a draw; Ristic and Courtis both win through; Barber and Hessing are to play after the end of Round 5.
1 Babic, Zoran .5-.5 Sugrue, Michael 2 Barber, Geoffrey .5-.5* Hessing, Rod 3 Ristic, Mio 1 - 0 Davis, Geoff 4 Courtis, Owen M 1 - 0 Liu, Connor 5 Smith, Jack 1 - 0 Benne, Theo 6 Slade, Daniel 1F-0F BYE
*Postponed match, which played on Thursday, 25th May.
Geoff Davis came close to winning his game against Mio Ristic – see their match in the games section.
Thursday 18th May, 2017 – Round 5
1 Hessing, Rod .5-.5 Babic, Zoran 2 Sugrue, Michael 1 - 0 Ristic, Mio 3 Davis, Geoff 0 - 1 Courtis, Owen M 4 Barber, Geoffrey 1 - 0 Smith, Jack 5 Liu, Connor 1 - 0 Slade, Daniel 6 Benne, Theo 1F-0F BYE
Board 1 saw a fighting draw between Rod Hessing and Zoran Babic, allowing Michael Sugrue to finish half a point ahead.
Geoff Barber narrowly held off talented junior Jack Smith, to share equal second with Babic and Owen Courtis.
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