Round 3 Update from the Purdy!

It was an interesting round in the Purdy Major, with only four players sharing the lead with full points: Aiden Adenthal, Tony Zheng, Ethan Chang, and Ian Stalker, all victorious in their games. Henry Cronin, despite ‘surfing the increment’ for quite a while, managed to hold top seed Greg Canfell to a draw.

In the chasing pack, Emmet Murphy bravely declined a repetition against Justin Dingley but walked into a mate — a reminder that fortune doesn’t always favour the bold! We also saw some rating upsets on the top 10 boards with Joey Su defeating Dean Chen, and Darryl Ross winning against Kshrij Bhargava, while Harry Le held Peter Abbott to a draw.

In the Minor, Marcus Li and Leo Sandhu are leading with full points, but there’s a pack of six players just half a point behind, making it an exciting race!

Next round should be a thriller!

Commentary by our Club President, Peter Abbott.