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Held 12th July 2009, at Ilford CC

Controller: Ivor Smith

No Player            1     2     3     4     5    Pts     Prize

1  Jeff Goldberg    w8+   b3+   w5+   b4+   w7+    5       £30

2  Subin Sen        w4=   b5-   w8+   b7+   w6=    3       £10

3  David Sherman    b6+   w1-   b7-   b8+   w5+    3       £10

4  Roland Payne     b2=   w7=   b6+   w1-   b8+    3       £10

5  David Sands      b7+   w2+   b1-   w6=   b3-    2½

6  Paul Barclay     w3-   b8+   w4-   b5=   b2=    2

7  Tom Barton       w5-   b4=   w3+   w2-   b1-    1½      £10 GP

8  Colin Braham     b1-   w6-   b2-   w3-   w4-    0

The Lightning Championship, played in the afternoon following the Team Blitz, also suffered from a paucity of entries, only eight individuals being attracted - for a five round Swiss! This gave Controller Ivor Smith a headache to produce the pairings and a seven round all-play-all must have been a close option, but for the time factor.

Entries it might have lacked, but the event was won with a fine performance by Jeff Goldberg who scored 5/5, including wins over David Sands, David Sherman and Roland Payne, finishing two points clear of the field.

Tom Barton rightfully picked up the £10 Grading Prize, having accumulated his points against Lightning specialist Roland Payne (draw) and former triple SCCU Champion David Sherman (win).

Jeff Goldberg (left) receives the Judah Kalinsky Trophy from Ivor Smith

[Photo: Jeff Goldberg]

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