The 4th TAFCA ALLEGRO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: Castlehill
The 4th TAFCA ALLEGRO CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
(Incorporating the TAFCA Castlehill Allegro event)
The 4th event of this 6 event series took place on Thurs 4th Feb 21 at 7:30pm. Points were available for the overall TAFCA Allegro Championships, as well as the J.R.Chalmers Grand Prix Memorial event. On top of the there was the little matter of the TAFCA Castlehill Allegro Champion to be decided, so a lot to play for!
Thirty-two players took part with Castlehill once again having the most players with 19 out of 32.
Club Entries (32)
1.Castlehill 19; St.Andrews Uni 5; Dundee & Kirkcaldy 3 each; Newport Knights 2 & Perth 0.
Congratulations to Sam Gregory (CH) on not only finishing in first place outright, but being crowned the TAFCA Castlehill Allegro Champion 2020-21! Sam finished on 4½ points, surprisingly dropping a half point against Shivia Subramamian, and then beating hot favourite IM Richard Polaczek!
There were 4 players in equal 2nd place on 4 points: IM Richard Polaczek (CH); Graham Mooney (CH); Ed Spencer (DV) and Richard Kynoch (CH).
Still leading the way in the overall TAFCA Allegro Championship Series is Andre Babin (CH), but his lead has been cut! Andre also leads in the J.R.Chalmers Grand Pix, but again his lead has been cut!
For all the results, Standings and games, please click the link below.
A big thanks you to all the players for their support of this event once again!
The 5th TAFCA Allegro Championship is On Tues 16th March 21, incorporating the Dundee Allegro!
See you all there!