Richard Porter (who hosts our website) wins the best improver award for 2016-2017, with Martin Stephens and Jan Bailey in second and third places. Results are below in rating change order.
The quarterly improver prizes went to Richard Porter, Catriona Jones, Patrick Beatty, and Catriona Jones again.
League Division 1 was won by Andy Becher, and Division 2 by Deborah Porter. The All-play-All was won by Helen Harding and the Handicap was won by Evelyn Wansbrough.
Highest game scores of the year were 616, 608, 605, and 596 from Graham Harding, 571 and 561 from Helen Harding, 560 from Wanda de Poitiers, and 553 from Andy Becher.
The highest single moves were ACQUIRE (143) from Graham Harding, AGITATES and BREEDERS (131) from Helen Harding, EQUATES (127) from Maureen Barlow, WRYNECK (125) from Graham Harding, STONINGS (122) from Richard Spencer, JAZZ (118) from Graham Harding, OXIDISER (114) from Wanda de Poitiers, and TONELESS (113) from Deborah Porter.
Name |
Old Rating |
New Rating |
Rating Change |
P |
W |
D |
L |
Average |
Highest score |
Richard Porter |
113 |
167 |
54 |
63 |
32 |
0 |
31 |
360.9 |
489 |
Martin Stephens |
62 |
95 |
33 |
114 |
29 |
1 |
84 |
314.9 |
434 |
Jan Bailey |
126 |
144 |
18 |
120 |
71 |
0 |
49 |
373.9 |
494 |
Charles Parker |
55 |
68 |
13 |
110 |
18 |
0 |
92 |
299.0 |
420 |
Catriona Jones |
136 |
148 |
12 |
134 |
65 |
0 |
69 |
363.9 |
493 |
Hepzi Rodrigues |
133 |
142 |
9 |
118 |
62 |
0 |
56 |
369.9 |
546 |
Julie Wise |
112 |
118 |
6 |
96 |
39 |
0 |
57 |
338.9 |
459 |
Maire Bennett |
50 |
56 |
6 |
127 |
17 |
0 |
110 |
261.9 |
406 |
Evelyn Wansbrough |
129 |
134 |
5 |
118 |
57 |
1 |
60 |
360.8 |
487 |
Deborah Porter |
129 |
133 |
4 |
119 |
60 |
0 |
59 |
359.3 |
510 |
Wanda de Poitiers |
174 |
172 |
-2 |
148 |
108 |
1 |
39 |
411.6 |
560 |
Maureen Barlow |
134 |
131 |
-3 |
149 |
80 |
1 |
68 |
362.6 |
505 |
Graham Harding |
175 |
168 |
-7 |
166 |
131 |
1 |
34 |
422.9 |
616 |
Tricia Walker |
145 |
135 |
-10 |
108 |
55 |
1 |
52 |
360.5 |
498 |
Helen Harding |
192 |
160 |
-32 |
158 |
124 |
2 |
32 |
416.4 |
571 |
Guests, new members without a previous year’s playing record, and people playing less than 52 games |
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Tricia Cooper |
134 |
181 |
47 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
359.8 |
429 |
Andy Becher |
197 |
196 |
-1 |
25 |
22 |
0 |
3 |
453.6 |
553 |
Lynn Giles |
118 |
117 |
-1 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
336.2 |
422 |
John Elton |
95 |
74 |
-21 |
33 |
3 |
0 |
30 |
285.0 |
364 |
Ron Dobree |
87 |
60 |
-27 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
308.0 |
309 |
Hannah Corbett |
156 |
109 |
-47 |
47 |
24 |
0 |
23 |
346.7 |
490 |
Richard Spencer |
|
156 |
|
77 |
47 |
0 |
30 |
386.8 |
512 |
Liz Maxted |
|
107 |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
291.7 |
325 |
Frank Charlesworth |
|
94 |
|
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
291.8 |
361 |
Patrick Beatty |
|
84 |
|
51 |
11 |
0 |
40 |
308.7 |
431 |
Andy Maxted |
|
82 |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
263.0 |
295 |
Siegrun O'Sullivan |
|
79 |
|
18 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
248.8 |
290 |
Graham Wilton |
|
49 |
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
243.6 |
273 |