On 6 January 2024 we had an excellently attended New Year’s tournament and drinks. With as many as 24 participants, Ladislav needed six tables for the tournament to run fairly smoothly.
Before the tournament got underway, team 5 (Viktor, Aset, Raymond and William) was honoured, which became champions in the fourth division by a headlong lead. Our treasurer Brian handed over the flowers.
Then a number of rounds (two games to 15 points) were played via the Swiss system, with everyone able to play against each other. However, our top players had to start with a handicap of 8 or 4 points.
The winner of the tournament was Keisuke and via a decisive game, Arjan came second and Ryan third. Mikky and Dick won a consolation prize.
Guus used this opportunity to take pictures of everyone (as much as possible in the new anniversary shirt). Below you will find a group photo he put together.
And then, of course, it was time for drinks with drinks, cheese, sausages and hot snacks at the treasurer’s expense!
The full ranking with the order per place being random:
| place | players |
|---|---|
| 1 | Keisuke |
| 2 | Arjan |
| 3 | Ryan |
| 4-6 | Aset, Gijs, Sheila |
| 7-9 | Raymond, Arkady, Wanda |
| 10-16 | Andrei, Han, Viktor, Georgios, Sergii, Brian, Waldo |
| 17 | Nenad |
| 18-22 | Guus, Atie, Paul, Gerard, Peng |
| 23-24 | Mikky, Dick |
