Silver Rook 2006 Competition
Congratulations to our champion
Mike Lexton
winner of the 2006 Silver Rook competition. Mike was presented with the trophy at our AGM on 19th June 2006 and will hold the trophy for the next year. He also receives a shield marking his win, which he retains. Commiserations to the losing finalist Chris Majer, who put up a hard fight including a draw before succumbing.
The semi-final results were as follows:
Chris Majer 1-0 Jeremy Fraser-Mitchell
Mike Lexton 1-0 Ian Gooding
Details of the league stages are as follows.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League A | ||||||||
| 1 | Mike Lexton | x | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4½ |
| 2 | Chris Majer | ½ | x | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4½ |
| 3 | John Simmons | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | John Peate | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 0 | ½ | ½ |
| 5 | Michael Connock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | ½ | 1½ |
| 6 | Peter Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | x | 1 |
| League B | ||||||||
| 1 | Jeremy Fraser-Mitchell | x | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Ian Gooding | 0 | x | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Andrey Bonderev | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 1 | ½ | 2½ |
| 4 | Ian Cross | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | ½ | 1 | 1½ |
| 5 | Patrick Fitzgerald | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | x | 0 | 1½ |
| 6 | Richard Walsh | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | x | 1½ |
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