2021 Gufeld Cup

The 2021 Gufeld Cup, held over the long Easter weekend at Southern Subburbs Chess Club, attracted 24 entrants. Jamie Laubaccher continued his series of tournament victories, scoring 5.5/6. Second was a newcomer to WA, Joerg Raichle (4.5/6) who has moved to Perth from Sydney and will be a welcome addition to WA's leading player group. A host of players with 4.0 pts came third - Tim Hare, Robert Stolz, Edaud Caledo and Walter Stassen.

The top Under 1850 prize winners on 3.5 were Marcus Simonds and 11 year old Noah Taylor who had a splendid debut in senior chess. Equal third on 3.0 were Tjermin Gunawan, Herbert Cadag, Derek Roebuck, Ned Tomic, David Barry and Dylan Gough.

As Noah Taylor was ineligible to receive a second prize, prizes in the Under 1600 group went to Marco Gunawan and Huang Hui (both on 2.5) and Yonal De Vas, Grant Bultman and Naveen Umasankar (all 1.5).

In all 19 of the 24 players received prizes and despite losing only one game and being the only player to halt Jamie's winning run, I was one of the few to miss out.

Thanks to Dylan Gough for providing the computer, running the pairings and general assistance.

Report kindly provided by David Ellis DOP.

Final Standings


 Pos Pts  ID  NAME                 | Rtg  PRtg Fed |  Buc1  BucT  
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  1  5.5   1  Laubbacher,Jamie     | 2196 2396  WA |  19.0  22.5 
  2  4.5   7  Raichle,Joerg        | 1931 1985 NSW |  17.0  18.5
  3  4.0   2  Hare,Tim             | 2175 2124  WA |  21.5  23.5
  4  4.0   6  Stassen,Walter       | 1965 2048  OS |  21.0  23.5
  5  4.0   3  Calado,Edward        | 2139 2095  WA |  19.5  22.5
  6  4.0   5  Stortz,Robert        | 1993 1857  WA |  15.0  16.5
  7  3.5   4  Ellis,David          | 2064 2031  WA |  20.0  23.0
  8  3.5   8  Elkington,Derek      | 1895 1838  WA |  17.5  19.0
  9  3.5  13  Simonds,Marcus       | 1730 1369  WA |  15.5  17.0
 10  3.5  22  Taylor,Noah          |  630 1587  WA |  15.0  16.5
 11  3.0  11  Gunawan,Tjermin      | 1818 1853  WA |  18.5  21.0
 12  3.0  16  Cadag,Herbert        | 1600 1570  WA |  16.5  18.0
 13  3.0  12  Roebuck,Derek J      | 1801 1552  WA |  16.5  18.0
 14  3.0   9  Tomic,Nedeljko       | 1840 1509  WA |  15.5  17.0 
 15  3.0  10  Barry,David          | 1838 1336  WA |  15.5  16.5 
 16  3.0  15  Gough,Dylan          | 1672 1468  WA |  14.5  15.5
 17  2.5  17  Gunawan,Marco        | 1571 1507  WA |  16.5  19.5 
 18  2.5  19  Huang,Hui            | 1400 1547  WA |  16.5  18.0 
 19  2.0  14  De Heer,Alex         | 1697 1630  WA |  16.0  17.5
 20  1.5  20  De Vas,Yonal         | 1323 1298  WA |  14.5  15.5
 21  1.5  18  Bultman,Grant        | 1473 1336  WA |  14.0  15.0
 22  1.5  24  Umasankar,Naveen     |  600 1007 AUS |  14.0  15.0
 23  1.0  23  De Vas,Senudi        |  622 1015  WA |  10.5  12.0
 24  0.0  21  Owen,Geoffrey    (W) | 1019  589  WA |  11.5  12.5


Cross Table


 Pos NAME                 Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6   |  Buc1  BucT  
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  1  Laubbacher,Jamie     2196      WA  5.5 | +B9   +W4   =B7   +W3   +B8   +W5   |  19.0  22.5
  2  Raichle,Joerg        1931     NSW  4.5 | +B20  -W3   +B16  +W13  =B4   +W11  |  17.0  18.5
  3  Hare,Tim             2175      WA  4.0 | +W19  +B2   +W5   -B1   =W7   =B4   |  21.5  23.5
  4  Stassen,Walter       1965      OS  4.0 | +W18  -B1   +W6   +B14  =W2   =W3   |  21.0  23.5
  5  Calado,Edward        2139      WA  4.0 | +B16  +W8   -B3   +W7   +B11  -B1   |  19.5  22.5
  6  Stortz,Robert        1993      WA  4.0 | +B21  +W15  -B4   -W11  +B19  +W12  |  15.0  16.5
  7  Ellis,David          2064      WA  3.5 | +W12  +B14  =W1   -B5   =B3   =W8   |  20.0  23.0
  8  Elkington,Derek      1895      WA  3.5 | +W24  -B5   +W19  +B17  -W1   =B7   |  17.5  19.0
  9  Simonds,Marcus       1730      WA  3.5 | -W1   =B17  -W10  +W22  +B21  +B18  |  15.5  17.0
 10  Taylor,Noah           630      WA  3.5 | -W14  =B12  +B9   -W15  +B22  +W17  |  15.0  16.5
 11  Gunawan,Tjermin      1818      WA  3.0 | =BYE  =B13  +W18  +B6   -W5   -B2   |  18.5  21.0
 12  Cadag,Herbert        1600      WA  3.0 | -B7   =W10  =BYE  +W20  +B14  -B6   |  16.5  18.0
 13  Roebuck,Derek J      1801      WA  3.0 | +B22  =W11  =BYE  -B2   =W17  =W15  |  16.5  18.0
 14  Tomic,Nedeljko       1840      WA  3.0 | +B10  -W7   +B21  -W4   -W12  +B20  |  15.5  17.0
 15  Barry,David          1838      WA  3.0 | +W23  -B6   -W17  +B10  =W18  =B13  |  15.5  16.5
 16  Gough,Dylan          1672      WA  3.0 | -W5   +B24  -W2   -B18  +B23  +W19  |  14.5  15.5
 17  Gunawan,Marco        1571      WA  2.5 | =BYE  =W9   +B15  -W8   =B13  -B10  |  16.5  19.5
 18  Huang,Hui            1400      WA  2.5 | -B4   +W22  -B11  +W16  =B15  -W9   |  16.5  18.0
 19  De Heer,Alex         1697      WA  2.0 | -B3   +W20  -B8   +W21  -W6   -B16  |  16.0  17.5
 20  De Vas,Yonal         1323      WA  1.5 | -W2   -B19  +W23  -B12  =BYE  -W14  |  14.5  15.5
 21  Bultman,Grant        1473      WA  1.5 | -W6   +B23  -W14  -B19  -W9   =BYE  |  14.0  15.0
 22  Umasankar,Naveen      600     AUS  1.5 | -W13  -B18  +W24  -B9   -W10  =B23  |  14.0  15.0
 23  De Vas,Senudi         622      WA  1.0 | -B15  -W21  -B20  =BYE  -W16  =W22  |  10.5  12.0
 24  Owen,Geoffrey    (W) 1019      WA  0.0 | -B8   -W16  -B22   --    --    --   |  11.5  12.5