From GP Coordinator David Ellis: The 2007 WA Grand Prix consisted of 6 tournaments (Perth, Gufeld, Kingsley, Foundation, Willetton & Xmas) with an overall average of 27 players per event. This average is up 10 on 2006 and reverses a steady decline since 2003. One possible reason for the 2006 lack of entries might have been the inclusion of two three day events but perhaps the principle reason for the increased popularity was the strong financial backing of the CAWA. The Perth Open (32) was again the most popular followed by the Willetton Open (30). For the second year running the SW Open was not played but hopefully this most popular event will be included in the 2008 schedule giving metropolitan players a chance to escape from Perth and enjoy a change of scenery. The 2008 WA GP events will again form part of the Australian Myer Tan Grand Prix and CAWA hopefully will continue to support the events financially. However prizes remain very dependant on number of entrants so please support the 2008 events. For juniors it is certainly an excellent opportunity to play more serious chess and improve standards very rapidly. Note: Ratings were taken from the Australian Ratings published prior to the first event. |
PREMIER: Pts. Events 1st 1 Michael Wilkins 42.5 5 1 2 Tom Donaldson * 34.3 6 - 3 Andrew Kuklinski 30.25 4 1 4 Andrew Hardegen 28.25 4 1 5 Laurent Vilaseca 26.14 3 2 6 David Ellis 22.64 6 - 7 Marc Viestra 21 4 - MAJOR 1 Robert Galvin 39 4 2 2 Ned Tomic 32.55 6 - 3 Gordon Dunlop 32.3 4 - 4 Marc Vliestra 31 4 1 5 Dennis Holland 26.5 3 1 6 Ryan Sam * 26.42 6 - 7 Yita Choong * 23.5 3 2 MINOR 1 Ryan Sam * 60.5 6 4 2 Gary Donaldson 44.5 6 2 3 Guy Booth 39 3 3 =4 Chris Cuellar 27 4 - =4 Edik Gilmetdinov 27 4 1 =6 Chris Boni * 20 4 - =6 Graeme McQuilken 20 3 - * denotes junior |