The Gap Chess Club – Records and Trivia
Club Stalwarts: Most years at the club
Doug Foster – first joined during the early-mid 1970s, then continuous from 1978 to 2003
Harvey Quaresmini - 1978 to 2005
Stuart Wilson - 1981 to 2006
Joe Tarnawski - 1960s and 1970s and 1989 to 1998
Brian Willcock - circa 1973/74 to 1986 and 1997 to present
Flood Cup – Most times entered (1978-2011)
|
|
Player |
Number |
Years |
|
1 |
Quaresmini, Harvey |
27 |
1979-2005 |
|
2 |
Wilson, Stuart |
25 |
1982-2006 |
|
3 |
Foster, Doug |
24 |
1979-2002 |
|
4 |
Willcock, Brian |
23 |
1979-87, 97-05, 07-11 |
|
=5 |
Adams, Ray |
18 |
1979-80, 83-84, 86-90, 2003-11 |
|
=5 |
Robinson, Andrew |
18 |
1994-2011 |
|
7 |
Flitcroft-Smith, George |
11 |
1983-90, 2002-04 |
|
8 |
Hiller, James |
10 |
2001-06, 08-11 |
|
=9 |
Granger, John |
9 |
1980-88 |
|
=9 |
Hiller, Peter |
9 |
1997-2005 |
|
=9 |
Schofield, Colin |
9 |
1990-98 |
|
=9 |
Winn, Mark |
9 |
1992-2000 |
Most rated tournament games played 1978 to 2011
|
|
Player |
From |
To |
Games |
Estimates |
Gap Open |
Interclub |
Total |
|
1 |
Quaresmini, Harvey |
1979 |
2005 |
285 |
54 |
40 |
2 |
436 |
|
2 |
Foster, Doug |
1979 |
2002 |
225 |
57 |
32 |
|
380 |
|
3 |
Robinson, Andrew |
1993 |
2011 |
320 |
0 |
8 |
13 |
350 |
|
4 |
Wilson, Stuart |
1982 |
2006 |
295 |
34 |
3 |
2 |
345 |
|
5 |
Willcock, Brian |
1979 |
2011 |
271 |
33 |
2 |
2 |
318 |
|
6 |
Adams, Ray |
1979 |
2011 |
159 |
32 |
3 |
12 |
216 |
|
7 |
Flitcroft-Smith, George |
1983 |
2004 |
121 |
19 |
20 |
3 |
182 |
|
8 |
Howes, Tony |
2003 |
2011 |
136 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
149 |
|
9 |
Davidson, Nathan |
1993 |
1999 |
100 |
0 |
17 |
|
141 |
|
10 |
Winn, Mark |
1992 |
2000 |
121 |
0 |
2 |
|
125 |
|
11 |
Schofield, Colin |
1989 |
1998 |
108 |
10 |
4 |
|
124 |
|
12 |
Hiller, James |
2000 |
2011 |
117 |
0 |
|
0 |
119 |
|
13 |
Granger, John |
1980 |
1988 |
50 |
34 |
12 |
|
111 |
|
14 |
Hiller, Peter |
1997 |
2006 |
109 |
0 |
|
0 |
110 |
|
15 |
Guest, John |
1979 |
1985 |
21 |
28 |
26 |
|
99 |
|
16 |
Curran, John |
2002 |
2007 |
81 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
94 |
|
17 |
Boross, Gabriel |
2000 |
2005 |
71 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
91 |
|
18 |
Lyons, Russell |
2006 |
2011 |
89 |
0 |
|
0 |
90 |
|
19 |
Stowasser, Cec |
1979 |
1988 |
23 |
47 |
6 |
|
87 |
|
20 |
Kirkman, Phillip |
1987 |
2006 |
55 |
21 |
|
5 |
81 |
|
21 |
Colwell, Greg |
2006 |
2011 |
74 |
0 |
|
1 |
79 |
|
22 |
Ottschoffski, Eddie |
1996 |
1999 |
60 |
0 |
7 |
|
78 |
|
23 |
Tarnawski, Joe |
1992 |
1996 |
77 |
0 |
|
|
77 |
|
24 |
Lyons, Kieran |
2000 |
2010 |
75 |
0 |
|
1 |
76 |
|
25 |
Jenkins, Debbie |
2003 |
2006 |
63 |
0 |
|
4 |
72 |
Notes:
1. Estimates = games played in tournaments prior to 1992 for which full results are not known
2. Interclub = games played since 2002 only
Doug Foster (1918-2003) – born just after the armistice. He was still active with the club into his 84th year.
Ben Lazarus – 3rd in Flood Cup 2000 at the age of 9.