The 2022 ACT Lightning Championship was held this evening at the Eastlake Gungahlin Chess Club. A field of 27 players took part in the first ACT Chess Association event of the year. The 9 round event attracted a strong field, with the top 7 seeds rated above 2000, while the mid point of the field was around 1680.
The event was closely contested throughout, with Harry Press emerging victorious with 7.5/9. He was closely followed by Fred Litchfield on 7, with FM Michael Kethro on 6.5. Press got off to a slow start, losing to Wenlin Yin in round 3, before winning 5 straight (including wins over Kethro and Litchfield) before a final round draw with Max Albert secured outright first. This draw enabled Albert to win the Rating Group 1 prize with 6/9, while Masaki Horikawa won the Second Rating group prize with 4.5.
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