The Gazette - May 2021
Edited by Julie Leonard
The views expressed in the Gazette do not necessarily reflect the policies or views of the BCA, nor those of the editor.
14th BCA Email Tournament
Our 14th BCA email tournament began on the 1st of March and is once again being expertly controlled by our friends across the Irish Sea, Eamonn Casey and Philip Doyle. There are 22 participants, divided into two divisions of five players, and three divisions of 4 players, based on ratings and performance in previous email tournaments. Where possible, promotion and relegation has been incorporated. In divisions 1 and 2 players will have two whites and two blacks, but because there are only four players in the other 3 divisions this is not possible, so half the players will have two whites, and the other half will have two blacks, dependent on the seeding.
With just over six weeks gone, there are only five outstanding results and four of the five divisions have already been decided. Once again Peter Gibbs reigns supreme in Division 1! Congratulations also to Eamonn Casey for winning Division 3, to Tony Lawton on a clean sweep in Division 4 and to Anton Emery for his Division 5 victory!
Division 1: Peter Gibbs, Philip Doyle, Colin Chambers, Malola Prasath, Steve Burnell.
Doyle beat Chambers
Doyle drew with Burnell
Prasath lost to Doyle
Gibbs beat Doyle
Burnell drew with Chambers
Chambers beat Prasath
Gibbs beat Prasath
Burnell lost to Gibbs
Prasath lost to Burnell
Chambers drew with Gibbs
Final scores from four games each: Gibbs 3.5, Doyle 2.5, Burnell and Chambers 2, Prasath 0.
Division 2: Bill Armstrong, Norman Andrews, Malcolm Jones, Randy Kruzeniski, Gerry Walsh.
Walsh lost to Jones
Jones lost to Kruzeniski
Kruzeniski drew with Walsh
Andrews lost to Walsh
Kruzeniski beat Andrews
Walsh drew with Armstrong
Andrews beat Jones
Scores so far: Kruzeniski 2.5/3, Walsh 2/4, Andrews and Jones 1/3, Armstrong 0.5/1.
Division 3: Eamonn Casey, Philip Gordon, Voldi Gailans, John Fullwood.
Gordon beat Fullwood
Gordon drew with Gailans
Fullwood beat Gailans
Casey drew with Gordon
Gailans lost to Casey
Casey beat Fullwood
Final scores from three games each: Casey 2.5, Gordon 2, Fullwood 1, Gailans 0.5.
Division 4: Gill Smith, Tony Lawton, Steve Thacker, Mike Flood.
Smith lost to Lawton
Lawton beat Flood
Smith beat Flood
Lawton beat Thacker
Scores so far: Lawton 3/3, Smith 1/2, Thacker 0/1, Flood 0/2.
Division 5: John Ramm, Anton Emery, Anthony Borg, Simon Highsmith.
Highsmith beat Borg
Borg beat Ramm
Ramm beat Highsmith
Emery beat Highsmith
Ramm drew with Emery
Emery beat Borg
Final scores from three games each: Emery 2.5, Ramm 1.5, Borg and Highsmith 1.