Lavery Snaffles "Best Game" Prize - Again
This is the third year of the Belfast South Monday Tournament.
Although this year's entry is down on previous years it has attracted new players - including members of the newly reformed Queens University club. Given the mix of players, for 2014/15 the grading break has been set at 1300.
At the halfway stage after the Christmas break, Cathal Murphy is streets ahead in the lower section with 86%. The upper section is more open with Bernard Jaffa leading on 75% but having only played a few games, he will have to compete regularly over the next couple of months to reach the eligibility limit. Otherwise, Ian Woodfield leads the challengers on 69%. Robert Lavery and Stephen Rush are also in contention on 61% and 60% respectively.
Players need to compete in at least 50% of the season's games to be eligible to win; most of the leaders are only a few games away from achieving this but we are only half-way through with another 10 match-nights to play. Plenty of time for the leaders to be caught, by anyone, even a new entrant - start your own challenge next Monday at 7:30pm in the Bankers Club
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Best Game Prize
In each section of the tournament - Autumn & Winter, before & after the Christmas break - a "Best Game" prize is awarded. For the Autumn, pre-Christmas session of the tournament the prize was awarded again to Robert Lavery for a brilliant Queen sacrifice in his game with Pat McKillen.
