Claremont Open Round 3

by James Gaylard.

Neil Horne leads the field in this event with 3 out of 3. He has already won against the 2 pre-tournament favourites (Ingo Holland and Otto Marte) and he is a full point clear of the chasing pack of 9 players on 2 out of 3. Someone is going to have to pull out all the stops to prevent Neil from taking this event.

The Claremont Open and the concurrent Claremont Invitational have brought a buzz to the Club reminiscent of years gone by when we could boast a bustling membership. Visitors from other clubs have been complimentary and there is an optimism in the air that 2007 will see Claremont Chess Club restored to its former splendour.

Results from round 3:

Ingo Holland 0 - 1 Neil Horne
James Gaylard 0 - 1 Otto-Carl Marte
John van Ryneveld 1 - 0 Rodney T Daniels
Emmanuel Morutwa 0 - 1 Andrew McInnes
Garry Jolly 0 - 1 Georges Torres
Andrew Fereday 0 - 1 Ian Broughton
Daniel Russouw 1/2 - 1/2 Sam Milner
Keith Breetzke 0 - 1 Errol Bathurst
Oaitse Wally 1 - 0 Ben van Bruggen

Standings after Round 3:

3: Neil Horne

2: Ingo Holland, Otto Marte, John van Ryneveld, James Gaylard, Jean-Paul Du Plessis,
Andrew Mc Innes, George Torres, Ian Broughton, Imran Bandeker

1: Emmanuel Morutwa, Garry Jolly, Errol Bathurst, Andre van Reenen, Jacob Rachoene, Rodney T Daniels

½: Andrew Fereday, Daniel Russouw, Sam Milner, Rowland Adams

0: Keith Breetzke, Ben van Bruggen, Dale Green, Daniel Barrish, Tshepiso Moksophi,
Jean Kimbona