CAWA Grand Prix

WA Grand Prix (Paul Meyer Awards)

Grand Prix awards are determined by accumulating points in each GP tournament. Points are awarded as follows: 1st = 12, 2nd = 10, 3rd = 8, 4th = 7, 5th = 6, 6th = 5, 7th = 4, 8th = 3 and participation = 2 (if no other points). All players are included in the Premier, all players Under 1850 for the Major & all players Under 1550 for the Minor. Ratings are taken from the final rating list of previous year. These ratings continue for whole year despite official periodic changes. The awards, known as the PAUL MEYER AWARDS, commemorate the life and work for Chess of the late Paul Meyer. The awards seek to encourage regular participation and therefore will not necessarily be won by the best players in each category but by those who not only perform well but also, of equal importance, are prepared to front up regularly.

2011 WA Grand Prix

The 2011 WA Grand Prix events were held as part of the Yulgilbar – Think Big Australian Grand Prix. The top WA player will receive a cash prize in the national competition but may or may not be the CAWA winner. The Kingsley Open, The Gufeld Cup, the Perth Open, the Foundation Open, the Willetton Open and the Christmas Open comprise the six WA Grand Prix Tournaments this year. Ratings are taken from December 2010. While a player may win more than one title, he/she may only win one monetary prize *.

Report by David Ellis.

2011 WA Grand Prix - Winners

OPEN
=1st    Tom Donaldson & Dave Dempster
 3rd    Yita Choong  

MAJOR
 1st    Nedeljko Tomic
 2nd    Gordon Dunlop
 3rd    Grima Orssengo

MINOR
 1st    Gary Donaldson
 2nd    John Summerfield
 3rd    Shane Shaw

JUNIOR
 1st    George Carolin-Unkovich
 2nd    Aston Taminsjah
 3rd    Thomas Pinnock

*  George Carolin-Unkovich as winner of Junior 1st prize 
   is ineligible to receive 3rd Major & 2nd Minor prizes.

2011 WA Grand Prix - Point Scorers

OPEN				  Events       1st		Points
=1.  Tom Donaldson    	   	    5		2		36.5
=1.  Dave Dempster     	            5		1		36.5
 3.  Yita Choong	            3		3		35
 4.  David Ellis 	            6		-		31.9
 5.  Akef Saleh	      	            4		-		26.2
 6.  Nedeljko Tomic	     	    6		-		25.5
 7.  Gordon Dunlop     	            5		-		18.5
 8.  Aston Taminsjah   	            3		-		15.5
 9.  Girma Orssengo    	            4		-		12.5
 10. Eddy Seah	            	    2		-		11.8
 11. Tim Hare		            1		1		11

MAJOR (Under 1850)
 1.  Nedeljko Tomic		    6		1		42.5
 2.  Gordon Dunlop 	            5		1		35.5
*3.  George Carolin-Unkovich  	    5		1		28.75
 4.  Girma Orssengo	            4		1		28
 5.  Thomas Pinnock	            2		1		21
=6.  Garry Donaldson	            6		-		20
=6.  Dennis Holland	            2		1		20
 8.  John Summerfield	            4		-		17
 9.  Natalie Maris	            1		1		12
 10. Joseph Cheong	            3		-		11.5

MINOR (Under 1550)			
 1.  Gary Donaldson    	            6		1		49
*2.  George Carolin-Unkovich        5		2		46.5
 3.  John Summerfield	            4		1		36
 4.  Shane Shaw		            4		-		29.5
 5.  Joseph Cheong	            3		1		22
 6.  Mark Hagendoon	            1		1		12
 7.  Alex Petranovic	            1		1		11

JUNIOR
 1.  George Carolin-Unkovich        5		2		51
 2.  Aston Taminsjah	            3		3		35
 3.  Thomas Pinnock	            2		1		21

Previous Grand Prix Winners

	Premier	Major	Minor	Junior

1996	Danny Dwyer	Michael Wilkins	Petar Rados
1997	David Ellis	Tristan Boyd	Leon Taylor
1998	Timo Farber	Leon Taylor	Natalie Taylor
1999	Michael Wilkins	Leon Taylor	Andrew Hardegen
2000	David Ellis	Leon Taylor	Zhengbo Wang
2001	Jay Lakner	Andrew Hardegen	Zhengbo Wang
2002	Jay Lakner	John Fedec	Daniel Van Heerden
2003	Tim Hare	Nedeljko Tomic	Dennis Holland
2004	Tristan Boyd	Tom Donaldson	Yita Choong & Alex DeHeer
2005	Haydn Barber	Tom Donaldson	Mick Pavlovic
2006	David Ellis	Gordon Dunlop	Gary Donaldson
2007	Michael Wilkins	Robert Galvin	Ryan Sam
2008	Stephanus Kurniawan	Nedeljko Tomic	Chris Cuellar	Tom Donaldson
2009	Dennis Holland	Dennis Holland	Gary Donaldson	Yita Choong
2010	Stephanus Kurniawan	Nedeljko Tomic	Gary Donaldson	George Carolin-Unkovich
2011	Tom Donaldson & Dave Dempster	Nedeljko Tomic	Gary Donaldson	George Carolin-Unkovich