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These statistics cover the year running from the beginning of October 2022 to the end of September 2023. Results are overleaf. Winners were as follows:
Best improver for 2022-2023: 1st Maureen Barlow
2nd Maire Bennett
3rd Keith Radbourn
Quarterly improver prizes: Q1: Martin Stephens
Q2: Maureen Barlow
Q3: Gillian Cranston
Q4: Deborah Porter
Winter League: Division 1: Richard Spencer
Division 2: Fiona Titcombe
Division 3: Martin Stephens
The All-play-All: Group A: Graham Harding
Group B: Fiona Titcombe
Group C: Sharon Hewitt
Group D: Charles Parker
Handicap: Graham Harding
Highest game scores were:
· 618 Graham Harding · 598 Graham Harding · 596 Helen Harding · 589 Graham Harding · 588 Graham Harding · 576 Wanda de Poitiers · 575 Graham Harding · 573 Graham Harding |
· 571 Richard Spencer · 569 Wanda de Poitiers · 565 Graham Harding · 563 Richard Spencer · 558 Richard Spencer · 556 Helen Harding · 552 Helen Harding · 551 Fiona Titcombe |
Other players scoring over 500 points in a game were: Peter Tart (highest score: 518) and Pat Llanwarne (516).
The highest single moves were:
· 131 ASTEROID Graham · 118 JINGOES Fiona · 116 BITTERS Helen · 114 FADEINS Wanda · 113 SLITTERS Joy · 112 JOLTERS Fiona · 110 LAZIEST Helen · 109 RETAINS Maire · 108 SHOWIER Pat |
· 107 EGOTIZED Graham · 106 NOURISH Gillian · 104 CARDIES Peter · 104 METRICS Graham · 103 ZAIRE Graham · 101 WHOOPED Graham · 100 AMPUTEE Hepzi · 100 BARMIER Helen
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Name |
Old Rating |
New Rating |
Rating Change |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Average |
Highest score |
Highest ever |
Maureen Barlow |
121 |
137 |
16 |
121 |
69 |
0 |
52 |
352.4 |
476 |
528 |
Maire Bennett |
73 |
84 |
11 |
124 |
27 |
0 |
97 |
288.5 |
390 |
448 |
Keith Radbourn |
74 |
85 |
11 |
125 |
29 |
1 |
95 |
283.7 |
418 |
418 |
Graham Harding |
169 |
178 |
9 |
159 |
132 |
0 |
27 |
432.6 |
618 |
661 |
Helen Harding |
171 |
178 |
7 |
150 |
127 |
0 |
23 |
426.1 |
596 |
597 |
Michael Spencer |
93 |
95 |
2 |
131 |
39 |
1 |
91 |
312.6 |
413 |
502 |
Fiona Titcombe |
136 |
138 |
2 |
81 |
44 |
1 |
36 |
386.6 |
551 |
551 |
Wanda de Poitiers |
156 |
156 |
0 |
131 |
89 |
0 |
42 |
414.7 |
576 |
592 |
Pat Llanwarne |
149 |
148 |
-1 |
59 |
36 |
2 |
21 |
361.4 |
516 |
516 |
Charles Parker |
111 |
107 |
-4 |
120 |
47 |
0 |
73 |
325.5 |
477 |
509 |
Richard Spencer |
176 |
171 |
-5 |
130 |
101 |
1 |
28 |
436.1 |
571 |
625 |
Martin Stephens |
103 |
97 |
-6 |
80 |
30 |
0 |
50 |
330.0 |
464 |
477 |
Joy Wade |
121 |
109 |
-12 |
93 |
46 |
1 |
46 |
346.9 |
484 |
484 |
Hepzi Rodrigues |
150 |
137 |
-13 |
79 |
44 |
0 |
35 |
366.7 |
499 |
554 |
People with insufficient games (52, or an average of 1 per week) to qualify for best improver |
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Mary Twomey |
96 |
99 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
285.3 |
316 |
316 |
Sharon Hewitt |
143 |
141 |
-2 |
44 |
25 |
0 |
19 |
354.3 |
456 |
548 |
Peter Tart |
136 |
127 |
-9 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
9 |
366.7 |
518 |
518 |
Deborah Porter |
138 |
107 |
-31 |
38 |
13 |
0 |
25 |
340.2 |
441 |
542 |
New members without a previous year's playing record |
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Gillian Cranston |
101 |
50 |
17 |
0 |
33 |
346.6 |
448 |
448 |
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Amanda Lowe |
79 |
80 |
15 |
0 |
65 |
282.9 |
376 |
376 |
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Jen Brennan |
72 |
29 |
7 |
0 |
22 |
302.3 |
436 |
436 |
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Paul Stanger |
67 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
263.9 |
357 |
357 |
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Ann Shaw |
56 |
30 |
0 |
1 |
29 |
229.4 |
317 |
317 |
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Guests |
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Jim Macey |
141 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
360.7 |
388 |
388 |
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Kate Lester |
|
101 |
|
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
303.2 |
363 |
363 |
Gill Cheetham |
86 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
254.8 |
340 |
340 |
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Best improver for this part of the year is Deborah, ahead of Pat and Fiona. Welcome to Jim Macey, who played at the club many years ago.
High-scoring words:
· 112 JOLTERS/SHALLOW Fiona
· 99 INJURER Graham
· 92 FESTIER Graham
· 97 SNOOZED Graham
· 90 WHARFAGE Helen
· 89 PRISONS Graham
· 88 QOPH Graham
· 87 BUSTIER Maire
· 86 RENAILED Graham
· 82 CRUSADED Helen
· 81 ROISTER Maire
· 78 LINKERS Maire
· 78 SAIDEST Maire
· 76 AUNTIES Maire
· 74 TRUDGED Maire
· 72 REWARDS Keith
· 72 STROBES Keith
· 71 REMATES Maire
· 70 NASTIER Maire
· 70 WRESTLER Maire
Other words: WASTERS 68 Maire, RETINAS 65 Maire, LINTERS 63 Maire, RENTERS 64 Maire, TRANCES 64 Maire, RATTLER 63 Maire, FIELDERS 62 Maire, SENORAS 62 Maire, LINTERS 61 Maire NEARSIDE 58 Keith, TRAITOR 58 Keith
Many bonuses or high-scoring moves by one player in a game:
· PINNION 70 (invalid!) TRUSTING 63 ACCORDED 74 BARONET 76 REALISTS 70 Graham
· BAITING 97 OCEANIC SOONEST WHELPING Graham
· ENRAGES 90 ATELIERS 69 TENTAGE 77 SHARABLE 80 Graham
· EQUABLY 93 TWINGED 82 BRISANT 93 GREENEST 61 Graham
· ERECTING 74 TENAILLE 70 DIABETIC 70 VEALIEST 76 Richard
· GOATIES 70 SCARRING 74 SEINING 87 FRO 52 Helen
· MOSAICS 109 ENTITLES 66 DEPUTED 66 AWA 50 Helen
· NEARING 74 TRAWLED 83 PAINTED 80 STUDIOS 68 Graham
· SCARRED 77 FINAGLES 80 CONKERS 76 SOREX 52 Wanda
· SPINIER 73 ROUNDER 74 HORNIEST 61 ABETTING 86 Fiona
· TREATING 80 STRAINS 66 CODETTA 73 OLDSTER 73 Richard
· AIRHEAD 66 OUTRACES 63 DEACONS 70 Fiona
· ENTRANTS 70 UNRIVETS 62 SATIRISE 61 Helen
· FANFARES 68 TRIDENT 69 STOUTER 67 Helen
· HUSTLER 78 RUNLETS 73 RIDGIEST 72 Helen
· REVEALS 75 CAROUSES 70 TARTLETS 77 Wanda
· SUNNIER 71 HERBIEST 86 ANEURIN 63 Wanda
· TAJINES 112 NOSHING 98 ASSIGNER 113 Helen
· TONIEST 75 DERANGE 86 NATTERY 83 Helen
· TRIOLITE 59 OUTRANCE 74 LARDIEST 66 Richard
· TWINKLY 83 TAENITE 80 OPERATES 63 Helen
· VARIETY 83 TENDERS 85 ISOLATE 70 Helen
Other things:
· New personal bests: Amanda 376, Fiona 551
· 9-letter words: QUEENLIER 54 Graham DERANGERS 39 Helen
Name |
Old rating |
New rating |
Rating change |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Average |
Highest score |
Highest ever |
Deborah Porter |
87 |
107 |
20 |
28 |
11 |
0 |
17 |
345.5 |
441 |
542 |
Pat Llanwarne |
136 |
148 |
12 |
17 |
11 |
2 |
4 |
370.8 |
437 |
516 |
Fiona Titcombe |
128 |
138 |
10 |
29 |
19 |
1 |
9 |
405.2 |
551 |
551 |
Sharon Hewitt |
131 |
141 |
10 |
14 |
9 |
0 |
5 |
357.7 |
435 |
548 |
Helen Harding |
169 |
178 |
9 |
43 |
37 |
0 |
6 |
432.5 |
556 |
597 |
Maureen Barlow |
129 |
137 |
8 |
34 |
20 |
0 |
14 |
357.8 |
424 |
528 |
Graham Harding |
172 |
178 |
6 |
45 |
37 |
0 |
8 |
441.0 |
618 |
661 |
Richard Spencer |
168 |
171 |
3 |
37 |
27 |
1 |
9 |
418.1 |
540 |
625 |
Wanda de Poitiers |
155 |
156 |
1 |
26 |
17 |
0 |
9 |
410.3 |
525 |
592 |
Charles Parker |
111 |
107 |
-4 |
30 |
10 |
0 |
20 |
310.0 |
435 |
509 |
Hepzi Rodrigues |
141 |
137 |
-4 |
18 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
358.2 |
462 |
554 |
Michael Spencer |
101 |
95 |
-6 |
36 |
9 |
1 |
26 |
312.1 |
388 |
502 |
Joy Wade |
116 |
109 |
-7 |
16 |
7 |
0 |
9 |
330.8 |
420 |
484 |
Keith Radbourn |
94 |
85 |
-9 |
36 |
5 |
1 |
30 |
282.1 |
343 |
418 |
Maire Bennett |
94 |
84 |
-10 |
27 |
5 |
0 |
22 |
282.8 |
387 |
448 |
Amanda Lowe |
90 |
79 |
-11 |
28 |
5 |
0 |
23 |
287.9 |
376 |
376 |
Martin Stephens |
113 |
97 |
-16 |
24 |
6 |
0 |
18 |
318.9 |
387 |
477 |
Insufficient games – a previous quarter’s results, or 13 games in a quarter, needed to qualify |
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Gillian Cranston |
115 |
101 |
-14 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
329.7 |
407 |
448 |
Jen Brennan |
91 |
72 |
-19 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
257.5 |
280 |
436 |
Jim Macey |
|
141 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
360.7 |
388 |
388 |
Ann Shaw |
56 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
317 |
Mary Twomey |
99 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
430 |
Kate Lester |
101 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
363 |
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A big thank you to everyone who helped at the Bracknell Wellness Day today (Wanda, Deborah, Hepzi, Joy, Amanda) .
Lots going on, yoga, tai chi, silent discos, Scottish Dancing, glass painting.
Here are a couple of photos we took including the 'star' of the day, assistance dog Ned - who said 'hello' to everyone there!
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Four members from East Berks took part in a a three-division one day event in Oxford.
Pat played in Division C, and finished mid-table. The division included 6 new tournament players, and many of them were very good indeed. Also in that division, former club member Ann Connolly won the rating prize.
Helen played in Division B – where there was a wide geographical range of players (from the Isle of Wight to Stafford). Helen was second or third in her division throughout the whole tournament, and managed to win her last game, and gain top spot when it mattered ! Well done Helen. Also in that division, former club member Ann Connolly won the rating prize.
In Division A, Graham got off to a bad start losing his first two games, but after winning 4 consecutive games, he was vying for third place with Richard. Richard had a truly amazing game partway through the day. His opponent started with FOUR bonuses, but Richard had FOUR bonuses himself during the game and came out the victor 523-505. A copy of this board is provided below.
The final round saw Richard and Graham playing each other, and a late bonus from Richard (VINTNERS) secured a win which gave him third place. Graham’s loss was still enough to secure a rating prize.
So we had 4 club members taking part and three went home with a monetary prize. Well done ! Roll on next year !
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Best improver for this part of the year is Gillian, ahead of Hepzi and Graham.
High-scoring words:
· 131 ASTEROID Graham
· 116 BITTERS Helen
· 109 RETAINS Maire
· 106 NOURISH Gillian
· 104 METRICS Graham
· 96 GUILTED Maire
· 95 DECIMAL Graham
· 94 TRIBADES Graham
· 92 BOXIEST Graham
· 91 SHACKLE Joy
· 90 BLESSED Helen
· 86 BANTERS Maire
· 86 TRAINED Maire
· 85 WASPIER Maire
· 84 MASKERS Michael
· 82 RECRUIT Fiona
· 81 SOONEST Gillian
· 81 TARRIES Maire
· 81 WINKERS Maire
· 80 RECOVERS Charles
· 77 STRINGS Keith
· 77 USHERED Charles
· 76 DONEGAL Richard
· 76 QUIZ Gillian
Other words: MINSTER 75 Maire, SHIVERS 75 Maire, TASTIER 75 Maire, TOASTER 74 Charles, SAUNTER 74 Maire, PARENTS 74 Keith, ANTENNA 73 Gillian, GOATEES 73 Fiona, NETTERS 73 Maire, RETINAS 73 Keith, SCARLET 73 Charles, FORMATS 72 Gillian, SLUICING 72 Charles, ORATION 71 Charles, RINSERS 71 Maire, GENTLER 70 Charles, SPRINTS 70 Maire, TRADERS 70 Maire, DRAINER 69 Maire, EQUATED 68 Keith, DERAILS 67 Maire, DESIRES 67 Maire, RINDIER 66 Keith, BEASTIES 65 Maire, FOGGIEST 65 Gillian, LEANEST 64 Maire, UNITERS 64 Maire, HIDELESS 63 Fiona, RETRAIN 63 Maire, SWEATER 63 Maire, ONSTAGE 61 Gillian, URBANISE 61 Maureen, FEZ / ZIT 60 Charles, NOTATES 60 Charles, NONSENSE 59 Keith (about the lowest score you can get with an 8-letter bonus!)
Many bonuses or high-scoring moves by one player in a game:
· DETAINED 74 VERDANT 74 DEVOUTLY 80 AWAITING 66 KNITTERS 76 Graham
· MENTIONS 70 DUPLETS 79 SANDING 74 ARRIVER 74 QUINTAS 76 Graham
· ASTROID 69 VARIOLES 83 UNIDEAED 72 LENITING 60 Richard
· ORIENTS 72 LINEAGE 91 TONSURE 61 REREADS 87 Helen
· PEELERS 78 VARIATE 70 STEARIC 79 NOMADIC 78 Richard
· SPITTER 66 TINGLES 73 EARSHOT 85 CAZ 75 Helen
· BISTROS 87 HEALTHY 85 ROSINATE 84 Graham
· CARTONS 66 CRUSTIER 72 ADDITION 63 Charles
· GHOSTER 78 MOTTIES 77 RETSINAS Wanda
· ORNATER 66 STEAMIE 99 DISCASE 79 Wanda
· POMADING 64 OAKY 71 TROADES 79 Helen
· SHOWERY (not a bonus) 64 GLITTERY 89 BLEARING 74 Helen
· TANLING 73 REPTILIA 85 NORITES 72 Richard
· TRIAXON 92 SNIRTLE 78 ENCLOSED 61 Helen
· ENTERING 63 VARIOUS 77 Jen
Other things:
· New personal best: Gillian 448
· 9-letter words: ESTRANGED 61 Graham, GRAINIEST 33 Keith
· An unusual word: CADENZA 36 Charles
Name |
Old rating |
New rating |
Rating change |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Average |
Highest score |
Highest ever |
Gillian Cranston |
94 |
115 |
21 |
24 |
11 |
0 |
13 |
351.2 |
448 |
448 |
Hepzi Rodrigues |
133 |
141 |
8 |
21 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
374.9 |
491 |
554 |
Graham Harding |
165 |
172 |
7 |
39 |
36 |
0 |
3 |
457.2 |
598 |
661 |
Maire Bennett |
89 |
94 |
5 |
38 |
8 |
0 |
30 |
286.7 |
387 |
448 |
Keith Radbourn |
89 |
94 |
5 |
29 |
6 |
0 |
23 |
286.8 |
344 |
418 |
Amanda Lowe |
87 |
90 |
3 |
26 |
5 |
0 |
21 |
269.5 |
357 |
373 |
Michael Spencer |
98 |
101 |
3 |
36 |
10 |
0 |
26 |
303.7 |
404 |
502 |
Charles Parker |
111 |
111 |
0 |
33 |
14 |
0 |
19 |
335.5 |
436 |
509 |
Sharon Hewitt |
131 |
131 |
0 |
19 |
10 |
0 |
9 |
354.6 |
456 |
548 |
Fiona Titcombe |
129 |
128 |
-1 |
22 |
10 |
0 |
12 |
380.0 |
525 |
535 |
Maureen Barlow |
131 |
129 |
-2 |
36 |
19 |
0 |
17 |
354.3 |
459 |
528 |
Helen Harding |
174 |
169 |
-5 |
40 |
33 |
0 |
7 |
423.1 |
543 |
597 |
Wanda de Poitiers |
161 |
155 |
-6 |
38 |
26 |
0 |
12 |
411.9 |
569 |
592 |
Jen Brennan |
98 |
91 |
-7 |
19 |
4 |
0 |
15 |
298.4 |
367 |
436 |
Joy Wade |
123 |
116 |
-7 |
26 |
11 |
0 |
15 |
342.9 |
463 |
484 |
Richard Spencer |
176 |
168 |
-8 |
34 |
26 |
0 |
8 |
446.6 |
546 |
625 |
Insufficient games – a previous quarter’s results, or 13 games in a quarter, needed to qualify |
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Martin Stephens |
110 |
113 |
3 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
329.6 |
421 |
477 |
Pat Llanwarne |
140 |
136 |
-4 |
12 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
360.2 |
457 |
516 |
Deborah Porter |
98 |
87 |
-11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
324.0 |
339 |
542 |
Ann Shaw |
56 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
317 |
Mary Twomey |
99 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
430 |
Kate Lester |
101 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
363 |
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