Three-way tie for title of Club Champion

Five out of the 10 competitors of the 2010 Club Championship had a shot to win it all going into round five, and in the end, three emerged from the heap to claim the title of co-champion.

Jim Voelker topped Tony Rich early on in round five to finish the tournament with 3.5/5. Richard Benjamin needed a victory over Paul Mechem to claim the title outright, and Mechem had a shot to tie Voelker with a win. The hard-fought match between the two ended in a draw, securing a first-place tie between Benjamin and Voelker.

Ken Thomas had a shot of tying Voelker and Benjamin with a win against William Nesham. William, who continues to show steady improvement, proved to be tough competition for Thomas, but Thomas pulled out a victory in a game that went down to the final minutes. 

In other action, Mike Kummer defeated Josh Frank in the final round and Dan Coryea fell to Paul Goddard.


 

 SwissSys Wall Chart. Club Championship

#Name/Rtng/IDRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5
1Richard BenjaminB 6W 8B 4W 2B 5
 2200 12399940 (2195) 0.51.52.03.0 3.5
2James R VoelkerW 7B 5W 3B 1W 6
 2105 10266696 (2117) 1.02.02.52.5 3.5
3Kenneth P ThomasB 8W 4B 2W 5B 9
 2058 10773571 (2088) 1.01.52.02.5 3.5
4Joshua FrankW 9B 3W 1B 6W 10
 2026 12541155 (1934) 1.01.52.02.0 2.0
5Paul D MechemB 10W 2B 7B 3W 1
 2003 12561226 (1938) 1.01.02.02.5 3.0
6Tony D RichW 1B 7W 9W 4B 2
 1894 12694565 (1861) 0.50.51.52.5 2.5
7Paul J GoddardB 2W 6W 5B 10B 8
 1813 12304880 (1841) 0.01.01.02.0 3.0
8Daniel J CoryeaW 3B 1W 10B 9W 7
 1809 10125715 (1813) 0.00.00.00.0 0.0
9William NeshamB 4W 10B 6W 8W 3
 1724 13135370 (1466) 0.01.01.02.0 2.0
10Michael Jo KummerW 5B 9B 8W 7B 4
 1673 12664377 (1742) 0.00.01.01.0
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