Sabin and Mures win the Blitz
Thursday 5 February, 2009
February’s Hendon Blitz Tournament was won jointly by Hendon’s top board Cristian Mures and 13-year-old Frank Sabin. Shane McCabe came third and the prize for Hendon’s top player went to Liviu Enciu. 12 players took part.
On an icy evening in February, Hendon Blitz Tournament was won jointly by Hendon’s top board Cristian Mures and – the surprise of the tournament – 13-year-old Frank Sabin, who plays for both Hendon and Barnet Knights.
Frank’s games included wins against Cristian – using a neat back-rank tactic to net a whole queen – and Salvatore Pepe.
Blitz regular Shane McCabe came third, and the prize for Hendon’s top player went to Liviu Enciu.
Top standings:
- 1-2: Cristian Mures, Frank Sabin (5/6) Prize: £10 each
- 3: Shane McCabe (4½/6)
- 4: Liviu Enciu (4/6) Prize: £4 for highest Hendon player
- 5-6: David Iwi, Salvatore Pepe (3/6)
- 7: C Lee (2½/6)
- 8-11: Ray Pliskin, Faye Ainscow, Francis Katumwa, Mohsin Latif (2/6)
- 12: Raj Bhalla (1/6)
12 players participated.