The bi-monthly magazine of the ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH CALENDAR SCRABBLE PLAYERS compiled by Steve Perry
A quick reference to forthcoming competitions. (fuller list and details inside) Tournament Date No. of games Contact Phone number
Nottingham Nomads Aug 8th -9th (16) Clive Spate 0115-9200208 Scottich RR (Perth) Aug 8th - 9th (14) Marion Ketings 01592 265524 West Sussex Aug 16th (6) Peter Hall 01903 775396 Ladies/Mens Aug 28th - 29th (6) Sarah Wilks 07703 014789 BMSC Aug 28th (20) Sarah Wilks 07703 014789 No. 127 August 2009 Scarborough HB Sep 4th - 7th (14) Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420 Havering Sep 5th (6) Cindy Hollyer 01277 822050 Deadline for next issue 5th Sept. Lochee Sep 6th (6) Amy Byrne 0131 6613869 NSC Semi Final Sep 12th - 13th (14) Philip Nelkon 01628 500283 Southsea HB Sep 18th - 21st (14) Viv Beckmann 01912 742420 Middlesborough Sep 20th (6) Sam Beckwith 0191 5866436 Norwich Sep 20th (6) Carol Smith 01603 898791 ABSP’s 2009 British Matchplay Championship Carlisle Sep 25th - 27th (15) Amy Byrne 0131-6613869 NSCT Final Sep 26th (7) Philip Nelkon 01628 500283 Shipley Sep 27th (6) Robert Pells 01274 510313 sponsored by DENKI http://www.denki.co.uk/ Cock o’ the North Oct 2nd - 4th (22) Len Moir 0151 6061112 Bournemouth Oct 4th (7) Ruth Marsden 01202 707148 We are pleased to announce that the ABSP has secured an extra Four Nations Oct 10th - 11th Wayne Kelly 1000 pounds from software games company, Denki, to inject Einburgh Open Oct 10th (6) Margaret Harkness 0131440 3649 into the prize fund for this year’s BMSC giving a total prize fund Salisbury Oct 11th (7) Bob Lynn 01722-325623 of 3000 pounds. Ramsgate Oct 13th - 15th (15) Len Moir 0151 6061112 Morecambe HB Oct 16th - 19th (14) Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420 Israel Oct 16th - 18th (20) Evan Cohen Denki (based in Dundee) have a new word game that uses Collins NSC Final Oct 18th (5) Philip Nelkon 01628 500283 Scrabble Words which they will be promoting at the BMSC, Cheadle Oct 23rd - 25th Amy Byrne 0131 6613869 including a session during the Sunday forum slot. Hereford HB Oct 30th - Nov 2nd (14) Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420 Elgin Oct 31st (6) Lorraine Gordon 07949 460237 The sponsorship has enabled us to boost prize money across all Luton Nov 7th (7) Adrian Noller 01582-656234 divisions including raising the top prize to 1000 pounds. Glasgow Nov 7th (6) Tom Wilson 01324 832257 More details inside this issue. Isle of Wight Nov 13th - 15th Noel Turner 01983 614426 Stoke Nov 13th - 15th (22) Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420 Harrogate HB Nov 20th - 23rd (14) Viv Beckmann 0191 2742420 Nailsea Nov 28th (7) Jason Goddard 01275 390758 East Yorks Dec 5th (7) Andrew Goodwin 01482 872405 2010 UK Open Jan 4th - 8th (38) Len Moir 0151 6061112 JARED ROBINSON IS 2009 IW Charity Jan 8th - 10th (16) Noel Turner 01983 212586 ABSP MASTER CHAMPION West Berks Jan 16th (7) Ian Burn 0118-9845045 Pitlochry Jan 17th - 20th (14) Alan Sinclair 0131 6697316 details inside. Pitlochry Jan 20th - 22nd (9) Alan Sinclair 0131 6697316 Northern Ireland Jan 23rd - 24th (13) Sarah-Jane Jamison 02890 868042 Chester Jan 29th - 31st (17) Kathy Rush 01928 733565 West Sussex Jan 31st (6) Peter Hall 01903 775396 New Malden Mar 6th (7) Maggie Fleming 0208337 8111 cont’d inside SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark of J.W.Spear & Sons Ltd., Maidenhead SL6 4UB TLW 127 ISSUE CONTENTS COMMITTEE Committee Corner 1 Obituary 19 Events Reports and Results 2 The Rules 20 ABSP Matchplay 9 Ratings 21 CORNER That Was Then 10 Edgeways 27 Letters 14 Forthcoming Events 31 As the AGM approaches, we remind members that the Committee will be Across the Board 16 issuing a separate communiqué containing the agenda and motion details and proxy voting form. Members can expect to receive that at least 21 days ahead of the AGM. The AGM will be at 8pm on Sunday August 30th at Throughout this publication, comments by the Editor do not represent the views of Yarnfield Conference Centre, Yarnfield, near Stone, Staffs, which, as usual, the ABSP Committee. Any statements by the Committee are clearly marked as such. is during the annual ABSP British Matchplay Scrabble Championships. All other contributions to The Last Word represent only the views of the contributor. The Committee
THE LAST WORD TEAM Honorary President - Gyles Brandreth The Last Words Team welcomes contributions from readers to their respective areas, either as letters, articles or suggestions. Contact information:
Editor: Games and Strategies: Committee Officers Elisabeth Jardine Submissions for 6 Wentworth Avenue Annotated Games and Terry Kirk - Chairman Bournemouth BH5 2ED Moves to be proud of to 01202 419 708 Ben Wilson Laura Finley - Secretary [email protected] [email protected] Ross Mackenzie - Treasurer 7 Perney Crescent Forthcoming events: Lincoln LN6 9RJ0 Terry Kirk - Chairman Steve Perry 29 Elm Road Committee Members Faringdon Words and Puzzles: Oxon SN7 7EJ Elisabeth Jardine Anand Buddhdev - ABSP Technical Rep and Deputy Webmaster [email protected] [email protected] Paul Cartman - Equality Officer Elie Dangoor - Data Controller/Complaints Officer Darryl Francis - Dictionary Advisor To join or renew membership of the ABSP Allan Simmons - Promotions Team/BMSC Using the Paypal function on the site http://www.absp.org.uk is very easy and completely Stewart Holden - Promotions Team safe. More traditionally you can join or renew by sending your details and a cheque for £15 Elisabeth Jardine - Magazine editor to Anne Ramsay, membership secretary, made payable to ABSP to: Wayne Kelly - Publications Officer ABSP, 8 Glen Clova Place, Kirkcaldy, Fife KY2 6UL Philip Nelkon - Mattel Representative If you wish to write to Anne her email address is [email protected] Steve Perry - Tournament Coordinator or telephone: 01592 640130 If you have changed your address, telephone number or email address, Anne Ramsay - Membership Secretary please contact Anne as soon as possible with the changes. Evan Simpson - Webmaster
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Northwood Scrabble Events May 16th (7 rounds) Results and Reports
Organisers are encouraged to send a list of prize winners and a brief tournament report to the TLW editor as soon as possible after the event. Remember I can only publish them if you send them to me!
Elie Dangoor Evelyn Wallace Charles Tollit
Northwood A Northwood B Northwood C Morecambe H-B Elie Dangoor 6 491 Evelyn Wallace 6 597 Charles Tollit 6.5 491 May 15th - 18th (14 rounds) Dennis Ikekeregor 5 539 Karen Richards 5 516 Margaret Seabrook 5 323 Barry Grossman 5 405 Paul Richards 5 280 Sonia Cox 5 112 Mike Chappell 5 387 Elizabeth Terry 4.5 484 Morecambe A Morecambe C Chrystal Rose 5 269 Barbara Lukey 11 600 Moreen Shillitoe 10 299 Jill Bright 11 399 Ann Toft 10 240 Carmen Toscano 7 -37 Paula Docherty 9 553 Morecambe B Morecambe D Irene Atkinson 8 206 Olive Matthew 10 308 June Johnstone 8 193 Rhoda Farrington 9 496 English Grand Christabel Jackson 7 93 Ruby Flood 9 477 May 22nd - 25th (30 rounds)
English Grand A 25.5 2602 Paul Allan (A1) 20.5 1484 Martin Harrison (A3) Scottish Open 20 1201 Theresa Brousson (A4) 18 817 Wayne Kelly (A2) May 16th - 17th (12 rounds) Paul Allan receiving his prize from Amy Byrne
English Grand B English Grand C 24 1325 Len Moir (B6) 20 272 Nicki Huitson (C2) 18.5 775 Moira Conway (B8) 19 721 Fay Madeley (C8) 18 692 Phil Kelly (B4) 18 1165 Geoff Cooper (C1) Neil Scott winner at 18 490 Moz Chamberlain (B3) 18 735 Ted Lewis (C5) the Scottish Open
Hockley Open Division ‘Rated’ Division May 31st (9 rounds) Report from Mauro Pratesi Neil Scott 10 896 Sheena Wilson 9 684 Allan Simmons 9 365 Caroline Foy 9 411 On Sunday 31st May thirty six players were invited to play 9 games at the Old Fire Station Helen Gipson 8 494 Bob Christie 8 688 in Hockley. The event was organised by Kevin Synnott and Evelyn Wallace putting in hours Alan Sinclair 8 337 Gordon Winter 8 228 of preparation prior to the event with Mauro Pratesi performing his usual duties as computer
TLW 127 2 3 TLW 127 operator on the day. Nine rounds with twenty minutes per player to a round robin format for game score of the day was achieved by Division B player Jayanthi Kannan with 606. Divisions B and C. Near Swiss pairings in A with king-of-the-hill last round. In Division C we had the highest word score of the day by Jonny Maitland who played In a 16 strong Division A there were three players going into the last round with 6 wins: Cecil BEGINNER for 149. Muscat, Bob Violett and Diane Pratesi. In the final round Cecil beat Bob 406-304 to win In Division D one dropout late on Friday night was a problem until one of the young runners the division, Barry Grossman beat Diane 447-377 to finish second. Bob’s final spread just agreed to play. Many thanks to Natasha Pratesi who bravely changed role. We are glad edged out Diane’s spread for third. The highest scoring word prize was a sought after affair to report that she went home happy, having won the final two games of the day – her first with Jessica Pratesi starting with TECHIES for 90, which was beaten by SWITCHED for 110 tournament wins. by Dave Shenkin, which was beaten by HARDILY/AVEL for 111 by Calum Edwards, which was beaten by SIZIEST for 137 by Christina French, finally beaten, and won, in round 8 with In addition to organisers Rosalind and David Wilson, Mauro Pratesi helped as main adjudicator TROPINES by Mike Chappell scoring 154. and noticed that the challenged words started with every letter of the alphabet except ‘X’! A lot of words had to go back with crosses but acceptable ones that impressed Mauro were: Division B was won by Jo Ramjane who in the last round of the round robin division overturned BOWIE, DIETINES, GNEISSES, HIMBO, RIMMERS, SENDOFF, TOERAG, ZONK and the one a 89 spread deficit being one win behind John Garcia to tie with John on 7 wins and a 112 that amused, but was disallowed – AMOURED (MAURO+ED). better spread! This after Jo won her game 400-294 while John had lost 347-442. Len Edwards held the highest scoring word prize word for most of the tournament with ANXIOUS for 104 We are happy to report that over £300 was raised for the local Pasque Hospice. Thank you only to be beaten by Marie Perry’s BEAKIEST for 176 late in the day. on their behalf to everyone who contributed.
In Division C three people led with 6 wins going into the last, ninth, round. Completing NB We still have three items of lost property which we would like to return to their owners. their round robin format leader Sheila Anderson won by 396-248 putting her on 7 wins... Please contact Rosalind or Adrian Noller if you left something at the venue. and finished a clear win in front of Cindy Hollyer, Carmen Dolan (who lost their final round matches) and David French. David having beaten Carmen 346-313 but failing to snatch third spot needing a 251 point turnover on spread. Carmen having secured a prize in third spot also won the highest scoring word prize with SAIQUES for 94.
Hockley A Hockley B Hockley C 7 203 Cecil Muscat 7 555 Jo Ramjane 7 533 Sheila Anderson 6 326 Barry Grossman 7 443 John Garcia 6 331 Cindy Hollyer 6 82 Bob Violett 5 180 Marie Perry 6 320 Carmen Dolan Cecil Muscat Joseph Doku 6 1 Diane Pratesi 5 106 Andrew Eames 6 135 David French 5 257 Calum Edwards 5 1 Len Edwards 4 22 Damian O’Malley Luton A Luton C Cecil Muscat 7 472 Joseph Doku 6 382 Sandie Simonis 6 226 Marlene Skinner 5 475 Azu Ogbogu 5 559 Jonny Maitland 5 355 Calum Edwards 5 365 Jennifer Clifford 5 292 Luton B Luton D Luton Quentin Baker 6 338 Jenny Harris 6 290 June 6th (7 rounds) Report from Adrian Noller Steve Balment 6 330 Cathy Poacher 6 231 Victoria Kingham 5 323 Janet Watson 5 426 Stephen Wintle 5 287 Carol Joahill 5 337 On Saturday 6th June 83 players arrived in Luton for 7 games in 4 divisions.
Continuing his form from Hockley, Cecil Muscat won Division A; the only player to have a clean sweep of seven wins. The highest scoring word of the Division however, was played by Ruth MacInerney, with HAZARDS for 115.
Division B was undecided going into the final round with five players on five wins, Victoria Kingham, Kathy Suddick, Quentin Baker, Stephen Wintle and Steve Balment. The highest Quentin Baker Jenny Harris
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Festival of Scrabble Stoke Penang June 5-7th (22 rounds) June 19th- 21st (5 rounds) 1. Nigel Richards 15 1741 2. Suanne Ong 15 1013 3. Helen Gipson 14.5 1370
Martin Harrison Geoff Cooper
Nigel Richards Helen Gipson Stoke A Stoke B Martin Harrison 21 2406 Geoff Cooper 17 1036 Alec Webb 16 1391 John Harrison 17 663 Moira Conway 15 464 Ted Lewis 16 879 Paul{A} Richards 14 756 Pat Wheeler 15 565 Lincoln June 27th (7rounds)
Portishead Invitational Lincoln A Lincoln B Lincoln C 6 583 Jason Carney (A5) 6 553 Geoff Cooper (B1) 6 246 Tim Butcher (C6) June 14th (5 rounds) 5 380 Chris Hawkins (A3) 6 522 Mick Healy (B2) 5 312 Anne Corpe (C8) 5 233 Mark Lane (A8) 5 318 Andrea Waddington (B4) 5 188 Margaret Marshall (C2) Ratings Matthew Pinner (A10) Ratings Sue Ison (B12) Ratings Christine Silvester (C9) Janet Phillips 4 323 Peter Liggett 2 -243 Karl Kwiatkowski 4 249 Sue Bowman 2 -433 Chris Fenwick 2 103 Martin Taylor 1 1
Harrogate H-B July3rd - 5th (14 rounds) Janet Phillips Peter Liggett Harrogate A Harrogate C Moira Conway 11 935 Irene Atkinson 10 556 Rhoda Gray 8 142 Gill Carr 9 449 Hereford H-B Neil Broom 8 -368 Christabel Jackson 9 298 Harrogate B Harrogate D June 26th- 28th (14 rounds) Ginny Dixon 10 444 Paul Roberts 10 555 Terry Jones 9 372 Ruby Flood 9 491 Nora Bain 9 340 Margot Montgomery 8 373 Hereford A Hereford B Hereford C
Steve Balment 10 324 Stany Arnold 10 474 Peter Johnson 11 734 Mary Allen 10 248 Margaret Emmott 10 37 Cathy Poacher 9 574 Moira Conway 9 621 Christine Tudge 8 156 Myra Copleston 7 194
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ABSP MASTERS NSC/T Qualifiers and results July 4th - 5th (15 rounds) Report from Stewart Holden
MIDLAND REGION Words used to describe the 2009 ABSP Masters included NSCT “bizarre, “thrilling”, “unbelievable” and above all “close!”. NSC qualifiers This was quite simply the most hotly-contested field in recent Winners – Lincoln Allstars (Ben Wilson, years, culminating in a shock win for Jared Robinson who had Martin Harrison (Champion) Martin Harrison, Gerard Fox) only entered as a last-minute replacement for previous winner Elie Dangoor also qualified for Final – Nottingham Harshan Lamabadusuriya and who had never previously won Jared Robinson Nomads (Jared Robinson, Russell Byers, Div A of any event. Ben Wilson Greg Kelly) Paul Allan Jared receiving his cheque from Stewart Holden John Ashmore Plate – Luton ( Adrian Noller, Feroza Femi Awowade Bartlett, Andrew Eames) The fun started after round 2 when the players realised that only two of them were still Nick Deller undefeated. By round 6 the entire field of 16 players had records of 4-2, 3-3 or 2-4. The Chris Hawkins following round ended with the top 10 players all poised on 4-3! Mikki Nicholson led the Russell Byers field overnight but fell away on the second day, as did Martin Harrison. Paul Allan was never Joanne Hiley in the lead but always in contention, while Lewis Mackay held strong amidst a field which saw players capable of leaping from 13th to 3rd place, or vice versa, after every result. NORTHERN REGION Robert Pells By round 11 Jared was the only player on 8-3 and there were murmurings that he would Richard Moody NSC qualifiers “probably fall away soon and let the big guns battle it out”. Jared did lose the next two games Mikki Nicholson but the absence of any other player charging into a strong lead meant that going into the final Paul Thomson Mark Nyman (Champion) round there were still six possible winners. Jared overcame Romanian expert Adrian Tamas Craig Beevers while Lewis Mackay’s narrow loss to Martin Harrison prevent him from taking the crown. NSCT Wayne Kelly Paul Allan squeaked a narrow 9pt win over Dublin’s Kevin McMahon to snatch 3rd place. Phil Robertshaw Winners – Hull Harosets (John Hardie, Ross MacKenzie Andy Goodwin, Mark Goodwin) also The top three prize-winners all finished on 9-6, the first time the title has been taken with John Hardie qualified for final – Cleveland Beavers 9 wins and sharply contrasted with Harshan’s 12-3 the previous year. The live coverage on Howard Wilde (Richard Moody, Craig Beevers, Pauline CentreStar meant that players around the world followed the tournament and uk-scrabble Andy Goodwin Johnson) saw feverish commenting on the amazingly close results throughout. Russell Smith Neil Rowley Plate – Shipley Triangle ( Robert Pells, A few of the many brilliant words played included: BARDISM, BAUHINIA, BORRELL, David Steel Henry Walton, Alan Guy) DUVETINE, FLAMM, GUNWALE, INFICETE, JERBOA, KNAVISH, LAZULIS, NEATNIK, OTTAVINO, SHEERLEG and YERSINIAE. Roll on next year! SOUTH REGION NSCT NSC qualifiers Winners – Bournemouth MBE (Elisabeth Noel Turner Jardine, Margaret Staunton, Bob Lynn) 9 412 Jared Robinson (#15) 8 50 Phil Appleby (#11) Elisabeth Jardine Plate – South Winds ( Ruth Marsden, Val 9 369 Lewis Mackay (#13) 8 -288 Wayne Kelly (#14) Margaret Staunton Wright, Molly Lane) 9 250 Paul Allan (#2) 7 133 Neil Scott (#7) Elizabeth Hull 8 279 Mikki Nicholson (#4) 7 -253 Craig Beevers (#1) Ed Rossiter (Chris Finlay– Champion, 8 245 Adrian Tamas (#12) 7 -341 Allan Simmons (#6) refused place) 8 147 Martin Harrison (#10) 7 -418 Helen Gipson (#3) Anthony Pinnell 8 91 Kevin McMahon (#5) 6 -238 Ed Martin (#9) Gary Oliver 8 52 Paul Gallen (#8) 3 -390 Phil Robertshaw (#16) Bob Lynn
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NSC qualifiers Winners – Edinburgh A (Amy Byrne, Wilma Warwick, Alan Sinclair) That Was Then Amy Byrne Plate – Edinburgh Blank ( Colin Nicol, Collated by Robert Richland Colin Nicol Simon Gillam, Melanie Beaumont) Iain Harley Philips Owolabi (Anne Steward – Champion, refused Raymond Tate place) 15 years ago: APSP Newsletter, issue 37, August 1994, editor Clive Spate SOUTH WEST REGION NSCT NSC qualifiers In the battle of the takeover bid for Spears (who up until now had the UK rights to Scrabble), Mattel beat Hasbro to claim success. Or, as some newspapers Winners – Cardiff (Gareth Williams, David put it . . . “Barbie beats Sindy” !!! Gareth Williams (Champion) Williams & Neil Green)
Steve Perry Plate – Nailsea Novices (Beverley Calder, Clive commented that, in terms of word potential HASBRO looked a better John Grayson Rose Calder, Pam Sparkes, Karl Kwiatowski set of letters than MATTEL . . . but in fact the reverse was true both in terms of Kim Hands seven- and eight-letter words. Chris Fenwick OSW3 was due to be published in August, with 932 words from OSW2 deleted. A list of these deletions was available from Allan Simmons. SOUTH EAST REGION Ed Martin
Paloma Raychbart NSCT Noel Turner’s article looked at rack management and making your own luck. NSC qualifiers Olatunde
Oduwole Winners – Essex Essentials (Christina Mauro Pratesi’s World Cup Round-Up compared top Scrabblers with countries Austin Shin (Champion) Sandie Simonis French, Bob Violett, Robert Richland) competing in the recent football World Cup in the USA. Among his comparisons Calum Edwards Mike Chappell Plate –Billericay ( Ane Golding, Phil were: Bob Violett Jackie McLeod Kelly, Kevin Synnott) David Webb Christina French Brazil Mark Nyman: Dazzles opponents by sheer brilliance and flair. Kwaku Sapong Chris Vicary Mike Whiteoak Germany Allan Simmons: Hard to breakdown, grinds defences down in close games - always likely to do well. Cameroon Ruth MacInerney . . . Enjoys playing the game no matter what the score is. ABSP’s British Matchplay Scrabble Championships 2009 sponsored by DENKI www.denki.co.uk
TLW 127 10 11 TLW 127 10 years ago: TLW, issue 67, August 1999, editor Paul Golder 5 years ago: TLW, issue 97, August 2004, editor Alec Webb
“Evan Simpson Wins 1999 NSC” was the front-page scoop, with a couple of
pics of Ev for good measure. The upcoming AGM was having time set aside for Collins Publishers to present
their future plan for Scrabble and answer questions. Alec thus predicted the The NSC (run again, for the second year in a row, by Paul Golder) took place AGM to be lively; he’d heard Robert Richland was even considering staying awake under a sweltering marquee in Chalfont St.Giles in Buckinghamshire. (RR nodded off at the previous AGM as reported at the time) !!!
Making an early flourishing appearance, finishing 3rd overall, was 13 year-old
Lewis Mackay. This year’s Terry Hollington award (for an outstanding individual performance/
improvement by a newcomer/young player) went to Sarah Wilks. Jill Bright and Philippa Morris respectively won the Intermediate and Recreational divisions.
Graeme Thomas reviewed the new Pocket SamTimer. Further afield, Andrew Fisher (still a UK resident at the time) placed 2nd in
the NewsAsia World Scrabble Masters in Singapore, winning US $10,000;
Mark Nyman and David Webb were also in the prizes. Sri Lanka’s Naween Christina French’s Xtras included several pics of Scrabblers in fancy dress (entitled Fernando won overall. “Their Other Side”) at a recent birthday party . . . including Carol Smith as a
Victorian flower seller, Rachelle Winer as a nurse and Bob Violett wearing a
jester’s hat. SOWPODS saga latest: Elaine Higgleton (of Chambers Harrap) was unable to
offer any news on any potential combined new dictionary . . . and publication in the NSC Regionals . . . of such a book was unlikely in the foreseeable future. (fast forward a mere year
and The Way Forward was voted in . . . so much for her comments!) Recent tourney wins included: Joyce Squire (Newport) Mark Nyman (London / South-East) Recent tourney wins included: Gary Oliver (Bournemouth) Frankie Mairey (South) Wayne Kelly (Stoke Rochford) Jared Robinson (Midlands) Dick Green (Southampton) Lewis Mackay (Melton Mowbray) Paul Allan (Scotland) Jackie McLeod (London: Harrow) Kate Surtees (Scottish Open) John Grayson (South-West) Amy Wilcox (Gwent) Barry Grossman (Romford Round Elie Dangoor / John Howell / Paul Golder (Coventry Whit Weekend) Robin) Top 3 in the ratings Robert Richland (Coventry Speed Scrabble and also French Welcome) Robert Richland (Luton) (July 6th 2004) Chris Hawkins (Lincoln) Craig Beevers (Newcastle) Dave Dawson (Peterlee) Top 3 in the ratings Ed Martin (Southend-on-Sea) 1 David Acton 204 Donald Macleod (Stoke Rochford) (July 21st 1999) 2 Phil Appleby 202 Andrew Perry (Richmond) 3 Mark Nyman 200 1 Andrew Davis 203
. . and abroad: 2 Andrew Fisher 198 Mark Nyman also won the ABSP Masters . . . with his trophy and cheque
3 Phil Appleby 197 presented to him by then Countdown host Richard Whiteley (the year Akshay Bhandakar of Bahrain (Gulf, Bahrain) before he sadly died). Opening the event was comedienne Jo Brand.
Nigel Richards of NZ (King’s Cup, Bangkok and also Central-Emstek Challenge, Kuala Lumpur)
TLW 127 12 13 TLW 127 The beauty of scrabble is that anybody can beat anybody. Well, pretty much. A year and a half after I started playing scrabble in English I was in sunny Thailand playing Panupol, at that time the World Champion en titre. My hands were shaking but fortunately my head was LETTERS also responding. I played SOFTISH to win the game. It took me another year to realize that it wasn’t such a great achievement. You give a player a gun and the other player a sword. Most of the time, the player with the gun will win no matter how skilled the player with the sword is. And as far as I know, Zorro is still doing movies. Tamas Adrian A new thread this month that started on UK Scrabble, it could run and run. If you have something you are proud of or just want to share with others send it in. Ed My “great” moment came in the finals of the 1994 NSC (in those days there were quite a Greatest victory or most notable scalp taken few of us at the Finals having qualified at regional events!). It was also my 40th birthday weekend.
I was playing Mark Nyman (Who’d won the WSC the previous year) and I was well behind. At the end, he’d just played JASPE and picked up the last 6 letters. My rack was BERLINS Since I began playing 15 years ago it had always been my ambition to play a reigning world which I played making SCUP. Quite appropriate really as his pickup scuppered his chances champion. In the UK Open in Coventry on Jan 8 this year in game 34 I sat down opposite of keeping the win - I think they added up to about 18 points. Sadly I’ve never been able Nigel Richards. He began with the very open MOG h7 suggesting he had at least 1 S but to repeat that performance against him in our subsequent encounters. Mike O’Rourke allowing me to play the 7 from EGNNORT i8 [1]. I drew EILOSTW so had the unblockable OWLIEST along either row 6 or 15. Nigel replied with REASTED 15f so OWLIEST/SMOG 6c it was. Nigel probably had drawn 7 consonants so dumped R(E)WTH D4 (30) & from my At a Winter Matchplay some considerable time ago, I overheard (as did everyone else in the draw of ADHIOOT DOT(H) a8 (24) seemed good. I drew EU? to AHIO & saw the 8 with the room, and probably not a few in neighbouring counties) a player examining the next round’s T from DOTH immediately hoping Nigel would play elsewhere. Thankfully he scored well fixture list with some dismay. “I’ve just lost my first three games, and who do I get next?” he from another bad rack with GLIAL/LOWLIEST b2 (29) so down went the 8 from AEHIOT? enquired rhetorically. He proceeded to ejaculate “The World Sodding Champion!” [2] putting me +77. We each scored steadily until the endgame, Nigel steadier than me, his best play from another awful rack being CICU(T)A for 22+5 & after 10 moves each I was I hadn’t thereto known that Mark Nyman was good with lawns. Steve Thomas leading 396-341. Again Nigel had to have had a poor rack & from his side 2 S’s & a ? were still unseen. He opened with REEDE 4d for 8 but I held AEPSSU? so PAUSErS/PE 3h (72) taking the last tile out the bag ended it. He replied with JOEY l1 (44) I played out with the T & with Nigel left with LPRZ there was a big swing of 30 at the countback*. Trouble with tile tracking Nigel, as expected was very gracious in defeat & as we broke for dinner after the game, & he was at my table along with Julie, my wife, all the Romanians, Llewellyn Jegels from Stuttgart Do you also have trouble with tile tracking? You do not have that systematic, methodical & fellow Scot Jim Wilkie where, I have to say, I didn’t hide my light under a bushel. character that ensures you get it right each time? You get distracted by a recount on a move score, or a comment on an adjacent board or it simply slips your mind to do the job after I thought Nigel might consider retiring after losing to such a schlemiel but he did finish 3rd a pithy move? and went on to finish 2nd behind young Malaysian starlet Suanne Ong the following week in Malaysia!! Having recently lost a game when, at the end, my opponent had GUAA on his rack and only one place to go out with GUAVA I could have kicked myself. Incidentally, I downed UK Champion Allan Simmons in both our games here also along with another high-flyer Mikki Nicholson and my efforts were rewarded with the C group ratings It would be interesting to hear what techniques and strategies players use to ensure accurate tracking both during the game and at the endgame stage. prize and a ratings increase of 8 points, 7 of which have been lost since. Ray Tate
P.S. Allan got his revenge in BEST this week as you may have seen. Perhaps, once say, 80 odd tiles have been played, one needs to allow time to check that one has an accurate account of which 20 remain. How long should one allow on one’s clock to do this?
[2] (T)HIOUrEA [2] [1] RONTGEN [1] Having different marker pens is not an option for me as it is bound to produce ink blobs on the board, the tiles and all over my clothes. Bob Lynn
TLW 127 14 15 TLW 127 Next issue in Across the Board there will be special coverage of the recent ABSP Masters tournament, and as a special preview of this we have an extra board position for you to consider this month. The game is Allan Simmons vs. Paul Gallen, and you’re in Allan’s shoes ACROSS THE BOARD as he trails 281-331. What would you do under the circumstances? Collated and annotated by Ben Wilson Unseen: A C EEEEE G I L NN O R S TT U V W ? Moves to be Proud of
Just one full move to be proud of this month, courtesy of Barry Grossman from the recent Hockley tournament. An honourable mention also goes to Sandie Simonis, who from an g j uninspiring rack of CIIRU?? Played the magnificent UXoRICIdE through two disconnected abcdef hi klmno letters. 1 P KUDO abcdefg hij klmno 2 IA 1 3 B BA G 2 4 L R JO 3 5 EN O I 4 Y 6 DE T V 5 G 7 6 JO R HO FEH 8 7 NEK E E CLY MOGS 9 8 PILED FOULER AI AA 9 QAT FAVA 10 ID L U 10 GUILD 11 AE E FAWN 11 E 12 SERIEMAS I 12 TO 13 IT 13 HOB 14 OXO Y 14 EXO 15 PRINT 15 RE Barry’s move, Hockley 2009 DNQRTUZ ACEGLN? Score 152-169
TLW 127 16 17 TLW 127 In Allan’s words:
I had to go for QUATE or QUARE top right and there were good chances with the number of Es unseen. So that left me DZNT or DZNR to use. I wanted to play three tiles to give the best shot but could only see TREZ which used the T and R so had to settle for REZ which at least bagged 22 points meanwhile. There’s no point in playing QUAT or QUAD this turn because I needed a better comeback score than that. I would have preferred to keep the R (Quackle has pointed out TENZON through E and ON does this which keeps alive possibilities of a tws Q play ending in RE, forming RAIA. If I’d seen that I might have compromised another R.I.P. 7 points to give two comeback options. Celia Osborn Ask the Experts I am so sorry to pass on the sad news that Celia Osborn passed away on Thursday 28th May after a long battle with cancer. From issue 128 onwards there will be a new feature in Across the Board by the name of ‘Ask the Experts’. If you’ve had a tricky play in a game- tournament, club or kitchen table, it Celia set up the Coventry Scrabble Club doesn’t matter, where you were faced with numerous moves and wished you could consult some 18 years ago and has run the club with some of the country’s best players about it, here is your chance to get that help (albeit quietly and efficiently throughout all those retrospectively). Please send all moves to the usual address. If you’re rated 175+ and wish years. She truly loved the game win or lose to join the panel, then by all means- the more the merrier! and was always keen to help and encourage new members.
Scrabble has certainly helped Celia over these last difficult months by keeping her active. Her last tournament was Little Miss Perfect at Sutton Coldfield at the end of March and her last club session just four weeks ago.
We have all had tiles on our rack where a word we wouldn’t There will be a huge void in our club without her and I am sure she will be use in front of our mothers is there in all its glory and would missed by all who knew her. Denise Saxton afford us a good score. Our girl recently laid such a word and received a disapproving stare from her opponent.
After the game he coldly informed her that good manners Iris Semus prevented him from playing such words, especially in front of a member of the fairer sex. Iris died suddenly at home. It was a shock to us all. She belonged to Brighton and Hove Scrabble Club, went on Viv and John’s Scrabble holidays, and came Miss P realised that a huge number of allowable words are not used by to my home every Tuesday evening for some friendly games. It was always a people with any claim at vocabulary but if they are listed in the book, pleasure playing her. She loved the game. then they are fair game. Quite often people will whisper an apology, but how often is is the rather questionable word rapidly followed by Ratings meant nothing to her. It was purely and simply playing the game that another of the same ilk? Plenty! Result? - great amusement to both players. Next time Miss mattered. She was lovely to have as a friend. P gets such a reaction, she may sweetly ask if he would prefer the 2 blanks to be replaced
with asterisks. A gracious lady has left us. We will all miss her. Joy Fox Answer to Barry’s move CoNGENITAL e2d CoNGENITAL move Barry’s to Answer
TLW 127 18 19 TLW 127 The Rules ABSP Ratings (GM) Grand Master, (Exp) Expert ABSP membership number for members is shown before name 7. Counting Remaining Tiles 7.1 At any time the number of tiles left in the Ratings at 13.07.2009 Prepared by bag may be counted externally (i.e. by feeling At least 30 games and at least 1 since 13.07.2008 John Grayson through the bag). If you wish to confirm the 205 Nigel Richards 177 1368 Phil Robertshaw 168 0999 Kay McColgan number of tiles remaining by counting them 196 0751 Paul Allan(GM) 176 Evan Cohen 168 0123 Noel Turner(Exp) in the bag this should be done in your own 195 1355 Craig 176 0045 Barry Grossman(Exp) 167 0103 Danny Bekhor time and with the opponent’s consent. If your Beevers(GM) 176 0224 Gary Polhill(Exp) 167 1120 Anand Buddhdev opponent does not consent then the tiles can 195 0497 Andrew Davis(GM) 175 1016 John Ashmore 167 0038 Jackie McLeod(Exp) only be counted by a third party. The timer must 195 0745 Harshan 175 0004 Philip Nelkon(GM) 167 Fidelis Olotu be neutralized whilst waiting for the third party Lamabadusuriya(GM) 175 1687 Howard Wilde 166 1102 Paul{England} but restarted when the third party commences 195 1750 Kevin McMahon 174 1423 Calum Edwards Richards counting tiles. 194 0147 Helen Gipson(GM) 174 0072 John Grayson(GM) 166 0226 Alan Sinclair 194 1427 Mikki 174 Neil Green 165 Clement Ikolo Nicholson(Exp) 174 1713 Alastair Richards 165 1006 Ross Mackenzie 194 0007 Allan 173 0880 Femi Awowade(GM) 165 Paul Nind 8. Ending the Game Simmons(GM) 173 0281 Steve Perry 164 Olakunle Ajayi 8.2 Other than a natural conclusion, the 193 0482 Neil Scott(GM) 173 0021 Evan Simpson(GM) 164 0914 Vincent Boyle game is also ended when each player passes 192 1618 Paul Gallen 172 0734 Nick Deller 164 1164 Karl Kwiatkowski thrice in succession. When the game ends 192 0057 Mark Nyman(GM) 172 0165 Cecil Muscat 164 1057 Mike Whiteoak in this manner, each player deducts the total 191 Dennis Ikekeregor 171 0307 Dick Green(Exp) 163 1375 Mike Chappell value of their tiles from their scores. 189 0015 Phil Appleby(GM) 171 0368 Chris Hawkins(Exp) 163 Catherine Costello 189 1428 Martin Harrison 171 0888 Chris Keeley 163 1221 JOjo Delia Note that exchanging tiles does not count as 188 0338 David Webb(GM) 171 0060 Terry Kirk(GM) 163 1243 Doj Graham a pass for the purposes of this rule whereas 187 0846 Austin Shin(Exp) 170 1348 Alex_Gboye Balogun 163 Frankie Mairey 187 1570 Adrian Tamas 170 1460 Paul Burton 163 1170 Paloma Raychbart a disallowed move does. 186 0764 Lewis Mackay(GM) 170 Andrew Goodwin 163 0479 Andrew 186 0158 Ed Martin(GM) 170 0530 George Gruner(Exp) Roughton(Exp) 186 1672 Philips Owolabi 170 1408 Rael Hayman 163 0088 Sandie Simonis(Exp) 185 1220 Theresa 170 Richard Kennedy 163 Neil Talbot Brousson(Exp) 170 0428 Kwaku Sapong 163 Jin_Chor Tan Little Miss Perfect 185 Olatunde Oduwole 170 1163 David Sutton 163 0810 Linda Vickers 185 0814 Jared Robinson(Exp) 169 Toke Aka 163 1674 Ricky Zinger 185 0005 Brian Sugar(GM) 169 1202 Jason Carney 162 Billy Dott Our heroine was beginning to realise that all’s fair in love, war 184 0478 Elie Dangoor(Exp) 169 0006 Darryl Francis(Exp) 162 0836 Chris Fenwick 183 0823 Wayne Kelly(Exp) 169 Mark Goodwin 162 0609 Bob Lynn and scrabble. In a recent game, her opponent pointedly 183 1497 Azu Ogbogu 169 0199 Graham Harding 162 0115 Diane Pratesi(Exp) tapped Miss Perfect’s clock. 181 0777 Adam Philpotts(GM) 169 0463 Helen Harding 162 0213 Neil Rowley 180 1000 Stewart Holden(GM) 169 1488 Edward Rossiter 162 0292 Wilma Warwick Miss P was well aware that she would need to put her skates 179 0362 Gary Oliver(Exp) 169 1469 James Rossiter 161 David Delicata on to avoid running over time and she did not need a reminder 179 Chrys Placca 169 1369 Ben Tarlow 161 0059 Simon Gillam(Exp) nor a distraction. 178 0058 Russell Byers(GM) 169 Chris Vicary 161 1429 Stewart Houten 178 0202 Penny Downer(Exp) 169 Feargal Weatherhead 161 1746 Dan Sandu It could be argued that Miss Tapper’s action could be interpreted 178 0770 Jake Jacobs 169 0162 Alec Webb(Exp) 161 0268 Donna Stanton as kindness but the manner in which it was done had more than a hint 178 0049 Bob Violett(Exp) 168 0343 Amy Byrne 161 1649 Paul{Hull} Thompson of Schadenfreude. 178 0041 Gareth Williams(GM) 168 0079 Chris Finlay 160 1116 Paul Bassett 177 0014 Di Dennis(GM) 168 1419 John Hardie 160 0978 Andy Becher
TLW 127 20 21 TLW 127 152 0003 Laura Finley 146 0232 Iain Harley 140 Rose Calder 135 0077 Joy Lloyd 130 Brenda Rodwell Ratings 152 0105 Elisabeth Jardine 146 0084 Pauline Johnson 140 1198 Maurice McParland 135 Brenda Margereson 130 Pauline Russell contd. 152 Brian Jones 146 0790 Margaret Staunton 140 Jay Osborn 135 Jo Ramjane 130 1504 Andrea Waddington 152 Mario Saliba 146 Lesley Trotter 140 0895 David Reading 135 1320 Rita Todd 129 0856 Minu Anderson 160 1486 Ashley Coldrick 151 1210 Graham Bonham 145 John Balloch 140 0632 Carol{Norwich} 134 Abiodun Adeyemi 129 0427 Peter Ashurst 160 0766 Christo Davison 151 0063 Christine Cooper 145 0042 Barbara Brown Smith 134 1559 Joe Bridal 129 1739 Feroza Bartlett 160 1279 Ben Wilson 151 1145 Peter Darby 145 0923 Teresa Hill 140 0422 Carol Stanley 134 0992 Geoff Cooper 129 1282 Barbara Goodban 159 John Barker 151 Christina French 145 1743 Naomi Landau 139 Nick Baker 134 0544 Marjory Flight 129 0381 Michael Harley 159 1203 Greg Kelly 151 0793 Joanne Hiley 145 1380 Anthony Pinnell 139 0252 Steve Balment 134 Peter Hunt 129 1146 Leonora Hutton 159 1228 Mark Lane 151 0608 Sandra Hoffland 145 1732 James Squires 139 Alasdair Dowling 134 Helen Jones 129 1479 Bob Jarvie 159 1619 Joseph McGinley 151 1663 Mihai Pantis 145 1189 Martin Taylor 139 1519 George Downing 134 0397 Norma Nicholson 129 0655 Mary Jones 159 0986 Robert Pells 151 1123 Chrystal Rose 145 1149 Jim Wilkie 139 Eileen Farmer 134 0802 Patricia Pay 128 1391 Jan Bailey 158 Chris Cummins 151 0631 Alison Sadler 144 Graham 139 0933 Ann Golding 134 0423 Alec Robertson 128 0557 Janice Bease 158 0573 Gary Fox 151 1131 Russell Smith Buckingham 139 Robert Johnston 134 Omri Rosenkrantz 128 Joe Caruana 158 0408 Nuala O’Rourke 151 1389 Paul{Tranmere} 144 Chris Downer 139 1025 Marion Kirk 134 1468 Kathy Suddick 128 Barbara Dein 158 1510 Jessica Pratesi Thomson 144 0471 Anne Hidden 139 0035 Lois McLeod 134 1175 Rosalind Wilson 128 0570 Jean Gallacher 158 Malcolm Quirie 151 0229 Graham Wakefield 144 0267 Graham Maker 139 0690 Maureen Reynolds 134 1053 Stephen Wintle 128 0737 Margaret Harkness 158 1714 Karen Richards 151 0489 Tom Wilson 144 0135 David Meadows 139 0996 Kenneth Ross 133 1631 Jack Anscomb 128 0975 Jill Harrison 157 1440 Tim Charlton 150 0738 Margaret Armstrong 144 1097 Ronnie Reid 139 1206 Sarah Wilks 133 David Carrod 128 Jonny Maitland 157 Ed Garrett-Jones 150 0713 Trish Johnson 144 1287 Stuart Solomons 138 0096 Diana Beasley 133 0406 Moya Dewar 128 Celine McCart 157 0488 Marion Keatings 150 1231 David Steel 144 0876 Evelyn Wallace 138 0822 Jill Bright 133 0242 Sheila Green 128 1066 Barbara Morris 157 0154 Mike O’Rourke 150 0589 Anne Steward 144 0637 Val Wright 138 Martyn Colebrook 133 Sheila Hinett 128 Julie Nelkon 157 0020 Janet Phillips 150 0116 Martin Thompson 143 0080 Mary Allen 138 0840 Rhoda Gray 133 1509 Heather Laird 128 1237 Dorn Osborne 157 0555 Raymond Tate 149 0635 Philip Aldous 143 0399 Louise Brundell 138 0150 David Longley 133 Bryn Packer 128 1315 Tanya Robson 156 1412 Melanie Beaumont 149 1635 Nick Ascroft 143 Alan Catherall 138 Nola Marrow 133 Martin Sheehan 128 1683 Janet Southworth 156 1466 Suzanne Dundas 149 0789 Alan Bailey 143 0449 Alan Childs 138 1511 Colin Nicol 133 0470 Norman Smith 127 0922 Barbara Allen 156 0837 Peter Liggett 149 1217 Carolyn Emery 143 1035 Andy Gray 138 0932 Jill Parker 132 0943 Carol Arthurton 127 0639 Esther Bacon 156 0795 Chris Quartermaine 149 0093 Ruth MacInerney 143 0100 David Lawton 138 0161 Margaret Pritchett 132 0899 Jake Berliner 127 1555 Bob Christie 156 0101 Robert Richland(Exp) 149 0480 Anne Ramsay 143 Martin Leverton 138 0624 Lesley Watson 132 Gila Blits 127 0718 Pat Friend 156 1268 Abraham Sosseh 149 1691 Wojtek Usakiewicz 143 0707 Gwynfor Owen 137 Jean Bridge 132 0061 Lorraine Crouch 127 Jayanthi Kannan 156 0094 Rachelle Winer 149 1459 Ronan Webb 143 0028 Lorna Rapley 137 0469 Tony Davis 132 1693 Rafal Dominiczak 127 1770 Tia Knowles 155 0069 Moira Conway 148 Tony Bearn 142 0254 Ian Burn 137 1424 Len Edwards 132 Marian Hamer 127 0401 Sharon Landau 155 0967 Gerard Fox 148 0852 Maureen 142 1484 Karen Game 137 Alan Guy 132 Terry Jones 127 0625 John Mitchell 155 1728 Jerry Humphreys Chamberlain 142 1199 Richard Hitchcock 137 1591 Mick Healy 132 1744 Mark Murray 127 Mauro Pratesi 154 0241 Bob Berry 148 1404 Chris Harrison 142 1115 Nick Jenkins 137 1051 Elizabeth Hull 132 0291 Sylvia Swaney 127 Fred Rankin 154 1211 Ian Coventry 148 Tim Knight 142 0875 Jim Lyes 137 0537 Carol Malkin 132 Evan Terrett 127 Paul Steadman 154 1044 Paul Howard 148 Christine McKenzie 142 1050 Yvonne McKeon 137 0863 Kay Powick 131 Gillian Ashworth 127 0246 Wendy Tiley 154 Theo Kumi 148 Sanmi Odelana 142 1269 Richard Moody 137 0177 Henry Walton 131 Mario Camilleri 127 1666 Brid Ui_Bhriain 154 0873 Matthew Pinner 148 0272 Ivan Swallow 142 1294 Christine 136 1005 Verity Cross 131 0759 John Harrison 126 0330 Viv Beckmann 154 1715 Paul{Austral} Richards 147 0024 Angela Evans Strawbridge 136 Liz Dunlop 131 1022 Nicky Huitson 126 0682 Janet Bonham 154 0476 David Shenkin 147 Mike Evans 141 0228 Adrienne Berger 136 1456 Andrew Eames 131 1535 Marc Meakin 126 1020 Derek Bower 154 0919 Peter Thomas 147 0458 Eileen Meghen 141 0066 Sue Bowman 136 1602 Kim Hands 131 0236 Hazel Parker 126 1455 Angela Burke 153 1046 Paul Ashworth 147 0719 Kate Surtees 141 1473 Neil Broom 136 1514 Victoria Kingham 131 0505 Gordon Procter 126 0776 Peter Hall 153 1301 Rick Blakeway 147 1273 Peter Winnick 141 0395 Pat Colling 136 1457 Amanda Sodhy 131 Mario Seychell 126 Paul Heasman 153 0732 Wanda De_Poitiers 147 Richard Woodward 141 Marta Dunsire 135 0419 Michael Baxendale 131 0775 Pat Wheeler 126 1054 Barbara Lukey 153 Alan Georgeson 146 0534 Caroline Atkins 141 1413 Geoff Goodwin 135 Brenda Baxter 131 0636 David Williams 126 0886 Ruth Marsden 153 1608 David Holmes 146 0835 Maurice Brown 141 Tim Hebbes 135 0238 Margaret Burdon 130 Noel Barnes 126 0829 Kim Phipps 153 Llewellin Jegels 146 0124 Ivy Dixon-Baird 141 0414 Jill Jones 135 1607 Annie Hawes 130 1262 Ginny Dixon 126 0443 Ann Pitblado 153 0997 Phil Kelly 146 John Dunlop 141 Wendy Lindridge 135 Linda Hillard 130 0092 Priscilla Encarnacion 126 0960 Mary Siggers 153 1270 Len Moir 146 0163 Yvonne Eade 141 Carole Rison 135 1383 Sarah-Jane Jamison 130 1533 Colin Kendall 125 Sheila{Perth} Anderson 153 1032 Kevin Synnott 146 0676 John Garcia 141 Nicky Vella-Laurenti 135 0456 Margaret Keegan 130 Mary Oram 125 0511 Samantha Beckwith 152 0081 Joyce Cansfield(Exp) 146 0688 Lorraine Gordon 140 1092 Heather Burnet 135 0523 Kate Leckie 130 0911 Marie Perry 125 1765 Beverley Calder
TLW 127 22 23 TLW 127 119 0518 Eileen Basham 115 0477 Malcolm Shaw 111 Albert Zammit 104 0384 Mabel Choularton 99 1235 Rita Barton Ratings contd. 119 0257 Syd Berger 115 0452 Peter Sime 110 1669 Andrea Bailey 104 Ann Croll 99 Sue Bullock 119 0106 Ian Caws 115 1478 Vivienne Stokes 110 1403 Emma Brown 104 Rita Hennessey 99 1248 Margaret Coleman 125 1265 Joy Fox 119 Terry Corps 115 1253 Philip Turner 110 1029 Tricia Cooper 104 0791 Rosemary Jordan 99 1742 Lee Fisher 125 1136 Ted Lewis 119 0668 Ceridwen Davies 115 1442 Gordon Winter 110 1119 Anne Darby 104 1646 Sylvia Pryce 99 0298 Mavis Harding 125 Tom Sharp 119 0920 Eleanor Dobson 114 Linda Beard 110 Eve Dwyer 104 1448 Joy Rowe 99 Anne Lawton 124 0924 Linda{Lincoln} Barratt 119 0402 Sally Fiszman 114 Irene Catherall 110 1222 Bronagh Kenny 104 0451 Vera Sime 99 1147 Brenda Lock 124 1305 Jason Goddard 119 0948 Eileen Foster 114 Georgina Cook 110 Mary Orr 104 1085 Betty Simmonds 99 1492 Peggy Moore 124 0332 Debbie Holloway 119 1169 Yvonne Holland 114 0420 Marie English 110 0782 Richard Pajak 104 1552 Charles Tollit 99 Jeanne Rossiter 124 1064 June Johnstone 119 0572 Val Hoskings 114 David French 109 0761 Mary Adams 103 Bridget Busk 99 1009 Jenny Sakamoto 124 Angie Jones 119 David Hoyle 114 0941 Audrey Harvey 109 1049 Ken Bird 103 Lena Cook 99 0485 Ann Toft 124 Ralph Obemeasor 119 1181 Sue Ison 114 0858 May Macdonald 109 Anna Borg 103 Joan Everitt 99 Chris Wide 124 1317 Marjorie Struggles 119 1642 Alan Payne 114 Paul Mifsud 109 1694 Florence Fontaine 103 0486 Marjorie Lefley 98 Jean Buckley 123 Elizabeth{IW} Allen 119 0938 Helen Polhill 114 0036 Dot Taylor 109 1113 Christabel Jackson 103 1575 Margaret Marshall 98 1704 Paul Carter 123 0603 Linda Bradford 119 0692 Margaret Seabrook 114 Jo Tebbutt 109 Sylvia McCulloch 103 1297 Graham Pace 98 Paul Grimshaw 123 Jennifer Clifford 119 Kat Wilkes 114 Sally Twine 109 Barbara McLaren 103 David Paine 98 0798 Peter Lindeck 123 0009 Sheila Hockey 118 0743 Nora Bain 114 Pamela Vahed 109 0952 Jean Owen 103 1641 Helen Rendell 98 1523 Kath Williams 123 Josephine Mayo 118 1263 Barbara Barker 113 1063 Irene Atkinson 109 Helen Sandler 103 0357 Jean Shaw 97 1548 Viv Bishop 123 1598 Carmen Toscano 118 0854 Joseph Doku 113 1752 Carol Bartlett 109 1655 Maria Treadwell 103 Sheila Tutt 97 1653 Tim Butcher 122 0849 John Ball 118 0320 Fay Madeley 113 Fran Burling 109 Sandra Walton 103 0818 Rose Wall 97 0726 Christine Cartman 122 Sue Ball 118 1768 Charles Micallef 113 1680 Maisie Culpin 108 1686 Angele Andrews 102 Eileen{Rdng} 97 1289 Kerry Constant 122 1158 Wasinee Beech 118 1580 Nigel Sibbett 113 1238 Juliet Green 108 Marlene Calleja Anderson 97 John MacLellan 122 0493 Kate Boutinot 118 Maureen Underdown 113 0374 Joy Hodge 108 Gill Carr 102 Jenny Corps 97 1688 Jenetta Mills 122 Pat Broderick 117 1038 Jacquie Aldous 113 Gail Jarvis 108 1327 Sonia Cox 102 Matthew Denby 97 1560 June Peck 122 Phyllis Fernandez 117 Shirley Angell 113 1675 Mark Smith 108 Frans Farrugia 102 1340 Paula Docherty 97 1502 Cathy Poacher 122 0715 Barbara Hill 117 1373 Stany Arnold 113 0917 Nicola Staunton 108 1554 Vicky Nelson-Owen 102 Pawlu Frendo 97 0083 Pat Rockley 122 Brenda Northcott 117 1625 Georgie Burchell 113 Monica Stockwell 108 1640 Nova Williams 102 1112 Peter Johnson 97 0851 Sheila Smith 122 Christina Pace 117 1212 Marjorie Gillott 113 Jane Weston 107 1207 Hannah Corbett 102 1118 Remie Salazar 97 1506 Gill{Norwich} 122 Liliane Servier 117 1331 Carol Grant 112 1259 Sheila{Rmfrd} 107 0928 Iris Cornish 102 1171 Susan Thorne Thompson 122 0248 Jean{Cardiff} Williams 117 Ann McDonnell Anderson 107 Les Costin 102 Judy Young 97 1398 Jill Warren 122 1003 Sheena Wilson 117 1183 Priscilla Munday 112 0982 Ron Bucknell 107 Maggie Fleming 101 Moses Azzopardi 97 0935 Ian Whyte 121 0512 Etta Alexander 117 0972 Denise Saxton 112 Jill Burgess 107 Doug Hill 101 Dominic Borg 97 0134 Isla Wilkie 121 0915 Shirley Chidwick 117 0634 Edith Smith 112 1540 Rowan Callaghan 107 1261 Jo Holland 101 Joyce Frost 97 1441 Jean{Ryde} 121 1298 Helgamarie Farrow 117 0169 Sue Thompson 112 0107 Joan Caws 107 Anne Lyng 101 1577 Esther Kasket Williams 121 Norma Galley 116 0735 Hilary Birdsall 112 1735 Miles Daniels 107 Sheila Miller 101 1644 Kenneth Lovell 97 Alfred Xuereb 121 1729 Paul Harding 116 Eileen Douglas 112 1306 Margaret Emmott 107 1450 Christine Tudge 101 1726 Duncan 96 1168 Brian Beaumont 121 Dennis Hussey 116 Mary Doyle 112 Frankie Latham 107 Rosemary Wood MacFarlane 96 0527 Dorothy Churcher 121 0211 Philippa Morris 116 Willie Scott 112 Marielouise Mifsud 106 Joyce Ashmore 101 1574 Ken McGinness 96 1073 Jenny Harris 121 1738 Heather Roberts 116 0029 Marlene Skinner 112 0626 Martha Mitchell 106 1458 June Faulkner 101 1656 Damian O’Malley 96 Rosemarie Howis 121 0864 Margaret White 116 Dieter Turk 112 0976 Adrian Noller 106 1410 Hilbre Jenkins 101 Joan Rees 96 June Lindridge 120 0110 Liz Barber 116 1521 John Wilcox 112 1520 Paul Walford 106 Barbara Kent 101 Beryl Shoesmith 96 1252 Ruth Turner 120 Harry Beckett 116 0356 Pamela Windsor 112 Cyndy Walker-Firth 106 Moreen Shillitoe 101 0872 Jacqui White 96 1084 Rod Winfield 120 1513 Linda Bird 115 1532 Lyn Allcock 111 1503 Maureen Barlow 106 Julie Wise 100 0709 Betty Benton 96 1332 Sheila Wyatt 120 0579 Sheila Booth-Millard 115 0953 Peter Bailey 111 0725 Paul Cartman 105 Marlene Diskin 100 Shirley Cave 95 Florence Davies 120 0565 Ann Coleman 115 Carmen Dolan 111 1489 Anne Cheesman 105 Joan Ellis 100 Barbara Etheridge 95 Alan Everitt 120 1027 Margaret Firmston 115 Paul Dundas 111 Cecilia Cotton 105 0405 Peter Ernest 100 1225 Lena Glass 95 Sally Hanson 120 0868 Christine Gillespie 115 1525 Caroline Foy 111 1200 Caroline Elliott 105 Jean Mainwaring 100 0783 Barrie Hall 95 Marjorie Hislop 120 0263 Sheila Jolliffe 115 Lorna Franks 111 0442 Agnes Gunn 105 0931 Janet Milford 100 0696 Mary Manson 95 Terry Masterson 120 1696 Ena McNamara 115 0736 Molly Lane 111 1007 Margaret Irons 105 Greger Nassen 100 1304 Linda Moir 95 1587 Irene Newberry 120 0826 Elizabeth Terry 115 0185 Louis McMeeken 111 0152 Marjorie Smith 105 1341 Pamela Sparkes 100 Renee Paine 95 1633 Robert Peters 120 Carole Wheatley 115 1089 Vivienne Newman 111 Heather Stevens 105 1276 Evelyn Wansbrough 100 0844 Jan Vokes-Taylor 95 0376 Claire Violett 119 Alistair Baker 115 1445 Jean Robinson 111 Julie Tate 104 0474 Eileen Bradshaw 99 Madelaine Baker 95 Pippa Yates
TLW 127 24 25 TLW 127 88 1174 Peter Trembath 77 1727 Anne Lynas Ratings contd. 88 Rena Waddell 77 1531 Lydia Sharkey 88 Pauline Weatherhead 77 Keith Woodruff 94 1104 Hazel Brannan 87 0410 Myra Copleston 76 Hilda Bristow 94 Len Choules 87 0900 Amabel Winter 76 Pat Carr 94 Josephine Croasdale 86 1524 Malcolm Davis 76 1541 Marjorie Lunn *VSSH[LKI`(SLJ>LII (Puzzle Solutions on inside back cover) 94 1643 Rhoda Farrington 86 0998 Jean Hendrick 76 1759 Margaret{Edbgh} 94 Fay Goble 86 Olive Matthew McGhee 94 Dorothy Henry 86 Beryl Trace 76 1629 Maggie Shutt 94 Gwen Linfoot 86 Trevor Warwick 75 0908 Ted Anderson 94 1030 Derek Neath 85 0683 Mavis Ernest 75 1586 Sheila Cresswell 94 Irene Swan 85 1148 Renee Gilbert 75 Ann Gregson A rrevieweview byby DaDavidvid SuttonS 94 Derek Turner 85 1703 Christine Harding 75 1290 Mary Kennedy 93 Kriss Foster 85 Pat MacLellan 75 1399 Carol Russell SinceSince the endend of 2004,20044, AllanAllan SimmonsSimmons 93 1052 Barbara Haggett 85 Michelle Minnaar 75 Helen Thompson 93 Joan Johns has been pproducingroducing a weeweeklykly ScrScrabbleabble 85 1390 Maria Raffaelli 73 Margaret Cooke colucolumnmn foforr ‘T‘Thehe TTimes’imes’ newspapernewspaper,r,, appearappearinging 93 Jean Masterson 85 1232 Brett Scaife 73 1719 Eileen Johnson everyevery Saturday.Saturday. He has nonoww bbroughtrought togethertogether 92 93 1501 Brenda Young 84 1709 Linda Hopley 73 Jil Stein of these columnscolumns inin bobookook formform underunder the titletitle ‘The‘The 92 0517 Peter Basham 84 0684 Mary Keevy 73 1086 Margaret Webb 92 Prue Buckingham 84 Grace Peel 72 Mary Harris TTimesimes ScrScrabbleabble Workout’.Workoout’. ThisThis is a most welcomee 92 1008 Yvonne Goodridge 83 1616 Iris Grover 72 1485 Winnie Haston additionaddition to the ScrabbleScrabble librarylibrary andand at £6.75 fromfrom TTilefishileffish 92 1480 Doreen Jarvie 83 1553 Brenda Keast 71 Iris Semus representsrepresents outstanoutstandingding valuevalue for money.money. AlthoughAlthough thee basic 92 1176 Gordon Lamb 83 0132 Lorna Llewellyn 71 Millie Ward formatformat is that of a pupuzzlezzle collection,collection, the book is inin factf muchmuch 92 1648 Irene Lawes 83 Alison Peters 70 1545 Helen Nelson more than ththat,at, becausebecausse eacheach piecepiece sets the scene for tthe ppuzzleuzzle in 92 Monica Marden 82 Pauline Cilia 70 Jane Thomas questionquestion byby firstfirst discussingdiscussing some particularparticular aspectaspect ofo the game,game, suchsuch as offeoffensivensive andand 92 1397 Christine Silvester 82 1039 Dorothy Edwards 69 1733 Kate Carney defensivedefensive play,playy,, rackrack balancing,balancing, awarenessawareness of hooks aand extensions,extensions, alertness to bobonusonus 92 1454 Janet Watson 82 Teresa Haycock 69 1712 Felicity Suddick possibilities,possibilities, wwhenhen to change,change, tactics iinn the endgameendgame andand so on,on, wwhichhich the puzzlepuzzle thentthen 92 Joyce Watson 82 Lionel Howard 69 Steve Wilkinson illustrates.illustrates. TThushus the bookboook becomes a vveryery prpracticalactical pprimerrimer for ananyoneyone wiswishinghing to devdevelopeelop 91 1630 Ted Anscomb 82 Ovidiu Tamas 68 Muriel Mortimer theirtheir ScScrabblerabble skskills.ills. Ass a bobonusnus ananyy less common wwordsordds featufeaturedred on the ppuzzleuzzle boaboardsrdss are 91 0985 Carmen Borg 82 0871 Fergus Williams 68 Barbara Reynolds listed with their definitions.definittions. TThehe solutions themselvesthemselves tend not to requirerequire a knowledgeknowledge of 91 1767 Martin Byrne 81 0563 Fred Burford 68 Shirley Stokley anythinganything too exotexotic,ic, andannd yyetet manmanyy of the puzzlespuzzles are byby no means puspushovershovers eveneven forr the 91 0526 Keith Churcher 81 Sheila Johnston 67 Joan Murphy 91 1453 Anne Corpe advancedadvanced player.player. All thesethese features combine to make thethhe book suitasuitable,ble, I wouldwould say,sayy,, forfor all 81 Mona Nobil 67 Michael Slow levelslevels fromfrom beginnerbeginner upp to expert.expert. 91 0799 Cindy Hollyer 81 1588 Angela Rigley 66 1316 Veronica Baker 91 1392 Chris Leathem 81 1527 Brian Rowell 66 Ann Duncan TheThe earlyearly piecespieces in thee book are drawndrawn from 2004 anandnd 2005,2005, before the latest updateupdate to 91 Esme Norris 81 John Wilman 65 0949 Barbara Horlock the ScrScrabbleabble wwordord llist.ist. TThehe foforewordreword assures us that ‘‘allall the wworkoutsorkouts iinn ththisis book hahaveve bbeen 90 1465 Doreen Clayton 80 Yvonne Delia 65 Shelagh Howes checkedchecked anand,d, if necessanecessary,aryy,, modified to ensure that the aadadvicevice and cchallengeshallenges and solutisolutionsions 90 Joyce Hoffbrand 80 Eileen Hunter 65 1745 Douglas Morris stillstill hold goodgood againstagainst the currentcurrent officialofficial wordword list’.list’. ThisThis must havehave beenbeen quitequite a ttrickyricky 90 Carol Joahill 79 Juliet Collins 65 Helen Tegg process and not sursurprisinglyprisingly there remain a few placesplaces wherewhere the necessary adjustmentsadjustments 90 Paul Roberts 79 Ed Evans 63 Peggy Lavender havehave beenbeen overlooked.overlooked. TheThe solutsolutionion to ppuzzleuzzle 33,, forfor example,exxample, seems not take intointo accountaccoount 90 0564 Jean Stevens 79 Frank Goodier 62 0541 Pamela Brown 89 0030 Ruby Flood the fact that FE is nownow playable,playable, wwhilehile in the preamblepreamble to puzzlepuzzle 19 we are told thatt the 79 Michael Murray 61 1581 Mollie Allam onlyonly two-two- letteletterr wwordord withwith Z is ZO.ZO. 89 Marcia Hall 79 1698 Olga Robinson 59 1741 Bill Croft 89 John Macdonald 79 Margaret Scamell 59 Margaret Hallin ThereThere are also one or ttwtwoo ratherrather sweepingsweeping assertions thatt don’tdon’t quitequite stand up.up. Puzzlee 19 89 1734 Olive Martin 79 Nick Stone 59 1247 Edna Lindeck opens withwith the statementstatement ‘The‘The firstfirst playplay is invariablyinvariably eithereitther a shortshort wordword playedplayed centrallycentrally or 89 1267 Margot 78 0359 Vera Allen 59 1599 Margaret{Fife} a fifive-letterve-letter wwordord plplayedayedd from the double letter at H4 or enendingding on the double letter at HH12.’12.’ Montgomery 78 Dorothy Jackson McGhee Invariably?Invariably? IItt iis,s, of courcourse,rse, not uunknownnknown foforr all sevsevenen letletterstters to be used on the openopeninging pplaplay:y: 89 0119 Mary Ralfs 78 John McCart 58 Marion Loewenstein in ffact,act, mymy oopponentspponents sseem to manage it with a depressingdepressing regularity!regularity! 89 Doreen Searles 78 1405 Elizabeth McNab 56 1474 Carol Mouncey 88 1544 Anne Atherton 78 1135 Sylvia Oates 54 1740 Zandra Begg But these are minor ninigglesgggles that do nothinnothingg to stand inn the wwayay of mymy recommendinrecommendingg this 88 1471 Scott Bowman 77 1143 Letty Burrell 54 Sonia Russell book hheartilyeartily to ananyoneyone whowho wishes to imprimproveove their ggamegame,, or whowho simpsimplyly enjoysenjoys a goodgood 88 0828 Moira Metcalf 77 Marie Cross 50 1614 Simon Rosenstone puzzle.puzzle. 88 Jill Russell 50 Beryl Thacker TLW 127 26 27 TLWTLLWW 127 Anagrid:
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2 4 22 3 23 26 17 20 14 19 8 12 3 9 4
3 26 24 21 9 17 6 13 3 2 19
4 6 15 17 24 3 24 4 17 6 13 18 21 20 13
5 25 10 4 26 21 25 6 13 14 23 20 6 25 3 16 4 6 13 16 4 23 1 6 13 21 7 17 18 6 13 14 3 9 4 6 18 17 4 24 8 1 17 3 6 20 6 13 14 8 17 9 17 17 4 9 13 20 3 4 23 3 5 3 20 6 11 10 5 17 23 23 3 4 20 3 4 21 20 6 3 9 11
12 7 3 9 9 16 20 17 4 4 6 9 9 19
13 21 12 21 17 17 3 4 23 4 3 9 23 4
14 20 13 24 20 6 23 6 24 4 21 6
15 1 21 14 14 17 4 4 13 21 13 3 14 21 13
HORIZONTAL CLUES: VERTICAL CLUES: 6 3 15 17 3 14 20 17 6 17 1. HAVLIKED a. UBAGGER 2. POISOMAE b. EDDYHOTAH 24 21 4 6 17 20 4 4 17 1 16 24 17 4 3. MILDLUBE c. DMCHAIR 4. CHESSTNP d. LADLAENIC 5. ULCERIST e. SAGGMAN ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 6. LYROLIUS f. ELELUSIVE 7. UNJETOIR g. UNSTARE 8. TRIESSER h. PRELIIMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 9. NEEBMED i. GAINMEAT 10. IKISSANAE j. COOLZOSC 11. PREDATA k. CAKEMIRE 12. INAGUNMEN l. SVEESOWS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 13. GARMIER m. ETTIOLIN 14. TEXMETERS n. UNRESTAE C 15. SCENSTY o. THRIGESS
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10 Nottingham Nomads (16 games) Clifton Hotel, Scarborough (14 games) th th th th Friday 4 – Monday 7 September 11 12 Saturday 8 August– Sunday 9 August Contact Clive Spate Contact Viv Beckmann 0115 9200208 0191 274 2420 13 or John Harrison 01661 854336 14 15
16 17 18 19 Scottish Round Robin (14 games) Saturday 8th August– Sunday 9th August Havering (6 games) th 20 21 22 23 24 Contact Marion Keatings Saturday 5 September 01592 265524 Contact Cindy Hollyer 25 26 27 01277 822050 Venue Kelvedon Hatch Village Hall, 28 29 Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, West Sussex Round Robin (7 games) Essex 30 Registration 09:15 Sunday 16 August First game 10:00 Departure 18:00 Contact Peter Hall 31 Tea/Coffee available at points during the day but 01903-775396 lunch is not provided. Emergency number on day only Entry costs: £12.50 for ABSP member 07724-545641 £14.50 for non-ABSP member Venue Maltravers Club, Maltravers Rd, 32 Deduct 50p if bringing clock which you are prepared Littlehampton, to lend West Sussex BN17 5NA Cheques payable to Havering Scrabble Club and Registration 9:00 Clues Across Clues Down sent to Cindy Hollyer, 78 Peartree Lane, First game 10:00 Departure 17.45 2 Basically, but not physically, after frolic with 1 Give compassion to cabinet radio (7) Doddinghurst, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 0RH Tea/Coffee available throughout the day little daddy (13) 2 Work out depth (6) Entry costs: £13.00 for ABSP member 8 Nattier type of chemical (7) 3 Closest eastern relocation (7) £15.00 for Non-ABSP member 10 Return from being down (8) 4 Fast service card (3) Cheques payable to Rustington Scrabble Club and Lochee, Dundee (6 games) 11 Gas ring before area (5) 5 Font determined by whole group under sent to RSC, c/o Peter Hall, 34 Lawrence Ave, Sunday 6 September 12 Jerk up and down to make old coin (3) designation (7) Rustington, West Sussex, BH16 3HX Contact Amy Byrne 13 More active lean in meat (8) 6 Stillage upset one versed in law (8) 0131 661 3869 14 Check label (3) 7 Northern cricket deliveries (7) Venue The Baptist Church Hall, Bright 16 Tree made from cigarette residue (3) 9 Telephone vehicles (7) Street, Lochee, Dundee DD2 18 Shelter towards meadow (3) 10 Pass from depression (3) Divisions/prizes according to entries 19 Consumed what sounded like figure (3) 15 Rose made error (7) Registration 9.45 22 Spring resort (3) 17 Restful train compartments (8) Men’s/Ladies (Yarnfield) (6 games) First game 10.00 Departure 17.00 Friday 28th – Saturday 29st August 25 Regal lady's realm (8) 20 Tanks not used in the military (7) Tea/coffee and biscuits available on arrival, at lunch 28 Combine note with kiss (3) 21 Involves salient distribution (7) and before departure 29 Fold towel into small bird (5) 23 Place sofa in sloth to produce rodent (7) Entry costs: £15.50 For ABSP members 30 Seemed to have copied round fruit (8) 24 Tastier sort of female performer (7) £18.50 for non-ABSP members 31 Kind of roll backwords before periods of 26 Magnitude of quarter plus third minus BMSC (Yarnfield) (20 games) Deduct 50p if you are able to bring and lend a timer th st time into woodlands (7) twelth with direction (3) Saturday 29 – Monday 31 August Cheques payable to Centre Star and sent to Amy 32 Surprise killing of horse twice, one and 27 Hard work on article for catchphrase (6) Byrne, 12 Northfield Terrace,Edinburgh, EH8 7PX country (13) 31 Small ship reduced to snake (3)
TLW 127 304 31 TLW 127 NSC Semi-Final (Invitation only) Carlisle (15 games) Four Nations (invitation only) Lothersdale Hotel, Morecambe Saturday 12 – Sunday 13th September Friday 25th – Sunday 27th September Saturday 10th – Sunday 11th October Friday 16th– Monday 19th October Contact Philip Nelkon Contact Amy Byrne Contact Wayne Kelly Contact Viv Beckmann 01628 500283 0131 661 3869 0191 274 2420 or John Harrison Edinburgh Open (6 games) 01661 854336 NSCT Final (7 games) – Invitation only Saturday 10th October Royal Beach Hotel, Southsea (14 games) Saturday 26th September Contact Margaret Harkness Friday 18th – Monday 21st September Contact Philip Nelkon 0131 440 3649 Contact Viv Beckmann 01628 500283 Emergency number on day only Israeli Open (20 games) th th 0191 274 2420 07804 889468 Friday 16 – Sunday 18 October or John Harrison Shipley (6 games) Venue Carlton Bridge Club, 36b Contact Evan Cohen 01661 854336 Sunday 27th September Warriston Gdns Email [email protected] Contact Robert Pells Edinburgh EH3 5NE 01274 510313 Registration 09:45 Emergency no on day First game 10:45 Time of departure 18.00 Middlesbrough Open (6 games) 0798 1884537 Light lunch included. Tea/Coffee available Sunday 20th September Venue The Anchorage Association, 47 throughout the day Cheadle (15 games) Contact Samantha Beckwith Westcliffe Road, Shipley, West Entry costs: £16.50 for ABSP member Fridaay 23rd – Sunday 25th October 01915 866436 Yorkshire, BD18 3DX £18.50 for Non-ABSP member Contact Amy Byrne Venue Linthorpe Community Centre, Registration 09.00 Deduct 50p if you are able to bring a clock 0131-661-3869 Linthorpe Road, First game 09:45 Departure 17.15 Cheques payable to Margaret Harkness – Edinburgh Middlesbrough Tea/Coffee available at points during the day but Open and sent to Margaret Harkness, 2 Fowler Divisions/prizes according to entries lunch is not provided. Crescent, Loanhead, Midlothian, EH20 9RX Registration 9.45 Entry costs: £13.50 for ABSP member First game 10.15 Departure 17.30 £15.50 for non-ABSP member Three Counties Hotel , Hereford (14 Tea/Coffee and biscuits available before the start and Deduct 50p if bringing clock and are prepared to games) lend it. Cheques payable to Shipley Scrabble Club Salisbury (7 games) between games Friday 30th October– Monday 2nd November and sent to Robert Pells, 34 Kent Road, Bingley, Sunday 11th October Entry costs: £12.50 For ABSP members Contact Viv Beckmann West Yorkshire, BD16 4PF Contact Bob Lynn £14.50 for non-ABSP member 0191 274 2420 01722 325623 Deduct 50p if you are able to bring and lend a timer or John Harrison Cheques payable to Cleveland Scrabble Club and Cock o’the North (Coventry) (22 games) Emergency number on the day sent to Samantha Beckwith, Friday 2nd – Sunday 4th October 07718 189630 01661-854336 91 Hatfield Place, Peterlee, Co Durham SR8 5SU Contact Len Moir Venue Winterbourne Glebe Hall, Vicarage 0151 606 1112 Lane, Winterbourne Earls, Salisbury SP4 6HA Elgin (6 games) Divisions/prizes 9 8-player round robins + Bournemouth (7 games) Saturday 31st October recreational division (max 10) Norwich (6 games) Sunday 4th October Contact Lorraine Gordon th Registration 9.00 Sunday 20 September Contact Ruth Marsden 01466 794332 First game 10.00 Departure 17.30 Contact Carol Smith 01202 707148 Emergency number Tea/coffee and biscuits available throughout the day 01603 898791 Emergency number on day only 07949 460237 Entry costs: £14.00 For ABSP members Venue Hethersett Village Hall, 07720 949 825 Venue Elgin Community Centre, £16.00 for all others Hethersett, Norwich, Venue Rooper Hall, 5 Victoria Park Road, Trinity Road, Elgin Deduct 50p if you are able to bring and lend a timer Norfolk Moordown, Bournemouth Registration 09:45 Cheques payable to Robert Lynn Scrabble a/c and Registration 09.30 Registration 09:30 First gam 10:30 Time of departure 17.45 sent to Bob Lynn, 4 George Street, Salisbury, SP2 7BA First game 10:15 Departure 18.00 First game 10:10 Departure 17.30 2 Divisional tournament 2 or 3 divisional tournament depending on entries Tea/Coffee available throughout the day Tea/Coffee available on arrival and after the final Tea/Coffee provided (but not lunch) Entry costs: £13.00 for ABSP member game. 2 course lunch provided Entry costs: £11.00 to ABSP members £15.00 for Non-ABSP member Entry costs: £16.00 for ABSP member £13.00 to non-ABSP players Cheques payable to Bournemouth Scrabble Ramsgate Round Robin (15 games) £18.00 for Non-ABSP member Cheques payable to Carol Smith, 31Christine Road, Tournament and sent to Ruth Marsden, 27 Spencer Tuesday 13th – Thursday 15th October Cheques payable to Elgin Scrabble Club and sent to Spixworth, Norwich, NR10 3PH Road, Canford Cliffs, Poole, BH13 7ET Contact Len Moir Lorraine Gordon, Glenview, 0151 606 1112 Corvichen, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, AB54 6JD
TLW 127 32 33 TLW 127 Luton (7 games) Cairn Hotel, Harrogate (14 games) 2010 Chester (17 games) Saturday 7th November Friday 20th – Monday 23 November Friday 29th – Sunday 31st January 2010 Contact Adrian Noller Contact Viv Beckmann Contact Kathy Rush 01582 656234 0191 274 2420 UK Open (Coventry) (38 games) 01928 733565 Emergency number on day only or John Harrison Monday 4th – Friday 8th January 2010 07753 143262 01661 854336 Contact Len Moir Venue Whitefield Junior School, 0151 606 1112 Stockholm Way, Luton LU3 3SS West Sussex (6 games) Registration 09:20 Sunday 31 January 2010 First game 10:10 Time of departure 18.00 Nailsea (7 games) Contact Peter Hall Tea/Coffee available throughout the day th Saturday 28 November 2009 Isle of Wight Charity (16 games) 01903 775396 Entry costs: £13.00 for ABSP member Contact Jason Goddard Friday 8th – Sunday 10th January 2010 Emergency number on day only £15.00 for Non-ABSP member 01275 390758 Contact Noel Turner 07724 545641 Cheques payable to A. P. Noller and sent to Adrian Emergency number on the day 01983 614426 Venue The Woodland Centre, Woodlands Noller, 1 Wendover Way, Luton LU2 7LS 07881 956520 Avenue, Rustington, Venue Cleeve Village Hall, West Sussex, Main Road, Cleeve, BN16 3HB BS49 4PH Registration 10:00 Glasgow (6 games) Divisions/prizes according to entries First game 10:20 Time of departure 17.45 Registration 9.15 West Berks (7 games) Tea/Coffee available throughout the day Saturday 7 November 2009 Saturday 16th January 2010 Contact Tom Wilson First game 10.00 Departure 18.30 Entry costs: £13.00 for ABSP member Tea/coffee and biscuits available throughout the day Contact Ian Burn £15.00 for Non-ABSP member 01324 832257 0118-984-5045 Entry costs: £13.00 For ABSP members and Deduct 50p if you bring and are prepared to lend a Emergency number on the day Venue The Barn, Beech Road, Nailsea club members clock. Cheques payable to Rustington Scrabble Club Purley-onThames, Berks, 07789 442051 £15.00 for all others and sent to RSC, c/o Peter Hall, 34 Lawrence Ave, Registration 9.30 Venue Crosshill Church Hall, Airbles Deduct 50p if you are able to bring and lend a timer Rustington, West Sussex, BH16 3HX Street, Motherwell ML1 1XE Cheques payable to First game 10:00 Time of departure 18.30 Divisions/prizes 2/3 according to entries Jason Goddard and sent to 40 Pennant Place, Tea/Coffee available throughout the day Portishead, Somerset, BS20 7AA Entry costs: £13.00 for ABSP member Registration 9.45 £15.00 for Non-ABSP member First game 10.30 Departure 17.45 Deduct 50p if bringing a clock New Malden (7 games) Morning/afternoon tea/coffee Cheques payable to West Berks Scrabble Club Saturday 6th March 2010 Entry costs: £9.50 For ABSP members Tournament A/c and sent to Contact Maggie Fleming £11.50 for non-members East Yorkshire (7 games) Ian Burn Valley View, 92 Purley Rise, Purley-on- 020 8337 8111 Saturday 5 December Cheques payable to Thames, Berks, RG8 8DH Emergency number on day only Contact Andrew Goodwin 07995 090101 Glasgow Scrabble Club Tournament a/c, and 01482 872405 sent to Mrs Mary Jones, 40 Riverside Park, Emergency number on the day Venue Christ Church Centre, Coombe Netherlee, Glasgow G44 3PG 07912 539560 Road, New Malden, Venue Beverley War Memorial Hall. KT3 4RE Lairgate. Beverley. Pitlochry Registration 09:15 – 09:45 th th First game 10:00 Departure 17:45 HU17 8HN Sunday 17 – Wednesday 20 January (14 games) 4/5 divisional tournament Divisions/prizes according to entries Pitlochry th nd Tea/Coffee available throughout the day Registration 9.00 Wednesday 20 – Friday 22 January (9 games) Vectis (5 games)/Isle of Wight (11games) Entry costs: £14.00 for ABSP member Friday 13th – Sunday 15th November First game 9.30 Departure 18.00 Contact Wilma Warwick £16.00 for non-ABSP member Contact Noel Turner Tea/coffee and biscuits available at intervals during 0131 6697316 Deduct 50p if bringing clock which you are 01983 614426 the day prepared to lendCheques payable to Elizabeth Terry Entry costs: £10.00 For ABSP members and Tournament a/c and sent to Maggie Fleming, 10 organising/Hull club members Manor Way, Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 7PH £12.00 for all others Deduct £1 if you are able to bring and lend a timer Northern Ireland Championship (13 games) Stoke (22 games) Cheques payable to Saturday 23rd – Sunday 24th January 2010 Friday 13th – Sunday 15th November Andrew Goodwin, and sent to 105 Mintfields Rd Contact Sarah-Jane Jamieson Contact Viv Beckmann Beverley, E Yorks. HU17 0QZ 02890 868042 0191 274 2420
TLW 127 34 35 TLW 127 East Sussex (6 games) Aylesbury (7 games) EDGEWAYS SOLUTIONS Saturday 13th March 2010 Saturday 17th April 2010 Contact Ed Breed Contact Janet Bonham Cryptogram Answers 01424- 19334 01296-483717 1=D, 2=Z, 3=A, 4=S, 5=F, 6=I, 7=J, 8=M, 9=L, 10=Q, 11=X, 12=B, 13=N, Venue Hailsham Community Hall Venue Stoke Mandeville Village 14=G, 15=P, 16=U, 17=E, 18=K, 19=Y, 20=R, 21=O, 22=W, 23=T, 24=C, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, Community Centre, Eskdale Park 25=V, 26=H. East Sussex, BN27 7AE Eskdale Road, Stoke Mandeville Registration 09:00 HP22 5UJ Anagrid Answer
First game 10:00 Departure 17:45 Registration 09:15 2/3 divisional tournament. Tea/Coffee available on First game 10:00 Departure 17:45 K H E D I V A L Z V S arrival and throughout the day. 3/4 divisional tournament Tea/Coffee available Y A E I P O M O E A S Entry costs: £13.00 for ABSP member 9.30 onwards B D E L L I U M C W U £15.00 for non-ABSP member Entry costs: £13.00 for ABSP member Deduct 50p if bringing clock which you are prepared £15.00 for non-ABSP member A L L P S C H E N T S to lend Cheques payable to East Sussex Scrabble Cheques payable to Aylesbury Scrabble Club U T R I C L E S O S E Tournament, and sent to Ed Breed, 19 Magdalen Tournament Account, and sent to Janet Bonham, 14 H A E I L L U S O R Y Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, TN40 1SB Earlswood Close, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP21 7PG J O I N T U R E O E N D C S R E S I S T E R B E D E M E N N C O E Glevum/ Easter Matchplay Bournemouth Spring (7 games) U H G A K I N E S I A S Friday 2nd – Monday 5th April 2010 Sunday 9th May 2010 Contact Ronnie Reid Contact Ruth Marsden R E A D A P T G M L I 01256 895690 01202 707148 G R N U N M E A N I N G Emergency number on day only A R M I G E R A K N H 07720 949 825 Venue Rooper Hall, 5 Victoria Park G I A E X T R E M E S T Road, Moordown, Bournemouth E N C Y S T S A R T S Registration 09:20 First game 10:00 Time of departure 17.30 Crossword Solution Tea/Coffee available throughout the day Cheques payable to Bournemouth Scrabble C FUNDAMENTALLY Tournament and sent to Ruth Marsden, 27 Spencer Road, Canford Cliffs, OAEC YEO Poole, BH13 7ET N I TRATE M P G R S H R COME B ACK OZONE BOB S L E L M S LIVELIER E TAB L T S S Calendar continued from Back Cover ASH LEE ATE A L E O SPA A 2010 contd. QUEENDOM C S R
East Sussex Mar 13th (6) Ed Breed 01424 219334 U E T MIX OWLET Glevum Matchplay Apr 2nd - 3rd (8) Ronnie Reid 01256 895690 APPEARED U O I Easter Matchplay Apr 3rd - 5th (21) Ronnie Reid 01256 895690 R E I R BOCAGES Aylesbury Apr 17th (7) Janet Bonham 01296 483717 Bournemouth May 9th (7) Ruth Marsden 01202 707148 I RL OHAT New Malden July 24th (7) Maggie Fleming 0208337 8111 ASSASS I NAT I ON E Bournemouth Oct 3rd (7) Ruth Marsden 01202 707148
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