(Results from Thursday 23rd August 2001)
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Event
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| MS-OC |
Memory Skills |
Swe Chooi Yip |
Chan Tion Haw |
Ben Pridmore |
| PO-WC |
Amateur Poker WC |
Michael Wellby |
George Miller |
John Clark |
Memory Skills World Record Broken
In this MSO Poets Corner, Congratulations to
Ben Pridmore for breaking the World Poetry Memory
Record! (And to Chan for memorizing a pack of cards
in just 57 seconds). Neither were enough for Gold
overall, however, which went to number cruncher,
Swe Chooi Yip, of Malaysia.
"One day we read, for simple, pure delight,
Of Lancelot, whom Love himself constrained. We were alone,
not fearing Cupid's might, By unsuspecting innocence
sustained..." (Paolo and Francesca - a free
translation of Dante's Inferno by Brian Tovey)
Stewart Reuben, well-known high stakes
poker pro, will give another talk on the finer
aspects of "Texas Hold 'em No limits" tomorrow
(Friday) at 3.15pm. Despite the "lucrative
conditions" on offer here, Stewart refuses to
abandon the excitement of his other chief
role - Chess Arbiter.
World Amateur Poker champion, Michael Wellby,
came through the pack to win, despite not
topping any individual event. "His high scoring
performances were extremely consistent", noted
Dan Glimne. Poker aficionado (and chief arbiter),
Dan Glimne, was pleased to find his poker
events were running out of tables. The numbers
playing have increased since last year's record
entry; All that is needed now is another arbiter
for this event to cope with these numbers and
Dan will be able to play - Any volunteers?
Grandmasters Falter
WGM Jovanka Houska today defeated
pre-tournament favourite, Grandmaster Dibyendu
Barua in a thrilling 5-hour encounter. Pawns
and pieces were scattered wildly but Jovanka
insisted that she was always in control!? Graeme
Buckley, too, was on good form overcoming GM
Colin McNab. While Pentalya Harikrishna won again
to move into clear first place on 5/6.
Het Anderen Spel has arrived! GIPF
enthusiasts have been showing off their game,
with its beautiful forcing variations being
demonstrated to many hapless bystanders. A
must for the analytically inclined!
Watch Out for Sky TV later today. (Your chance to be famous for 15 seconds!)
Nominate an Outstanding Arbiter!
Please feel free to nominate an arbiter for
a special MSO award, greater recognition of
their talents... and extra work next year!
- And only a few days remaining for the
caption competition!
On the reverse of the newletter were these four pictures:
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