ALBERT BOXER MEMORIAL, ROUND ONE RESULTS

Board one: Lipnowski, S.-Wasserman, A., 1-0

Board two: Lipic, S.-Vincent, T., 0-1

Board three: Kaptsan, A.-Swift, R., 1-0

Board four: Wasserman, L.-Boron, A., 0-1

Board five: Khedkar, J.-Gannon, K., 1-0

Board six: Letain, C.-Wiebe, D., 0-1

Board seven: Czypinski, J.-Pang, M., 0-1

Board eight: Ott, R.-Green, A., 0-1

Board nine: Rutter, B.-Keer, K., 1-0

Board ten: Gibbons, L.-Green, J., 0-1

Board eleven: Greenberg, H.-Manicdao, T., 0-1

Bye: P. Araullo

COMMENT: This year a small but highly competitive field, ideal for "class"

players trying to improve their ratings. Newcomer Tom Manicdao was

welcomed to the event. Michael Pang, returning to the tournament scene,

achieved an upset on board seven. The sensation of the round was Arie

Wasserman's "might-have-been" game on board one, where top-ranked

Samuel Lipnowski's risk-taking brought him within reach of "une petite

combinaison." But as Groucho said, "Close, but no cigar."