AS Libertas '97

13 players took part in this year's AS Libertas.
These are:
Stefan Camilleri
Peter Sammut Briffa
Duncan Vella
David Cilia Vincenti
Mark Camilleri
Ron Sammut
John Richards
Walter Vella Gera
Mario Cassar
Daniel Abela
James Cauchi
Andre Lupi
Michael Cuschieri

Peter Sammut Briffa emerged as sole leader after a most 
exciting finish.  In fact 4 players finished joint first
with 5 points.  On counting the Bucholtz score Sammut
Briffa and Stefan Camilleri both had 27½ points.  They
drew their direct encounter and finally Sammut Briffa
won the Sonenborg score with 19¼ points to Camilleri's 18.
Duncan Vella finished in 3rd place with Mark Camilleri in 4th.

The following are the results.

Round 1  (22/3/97)

S. Camilleri      - R. Sammut          1-0
M. Cassar         - P. Sammut Briffa   ½-½
D. Vella          - J. Cauchi          1-0
M. Cuschieri      - M. Camilleri       0-1
D. Cilia Vincenti - J. Richards        1-0
A. Lupi           - W. Vella Gera      1-0
D. Abela bye.


Round 2  (29/3/97)

D. Abela          - S. Camilleri       ½-½
M. Camilleri      - D. Cilia Vincenti  1-0
A. Lupi           - D. Vella           0-1 wo
R. Sammut         - M. Cassar          1-0
P. Sammut Briffa  - M. Cuschieri       1-0
J. Cauchi         - J. Richards        0-1
W. Vella Gera bye.

Round 3  (5/4/97)

D. Vella          - M. Camilleri       1-0
S. Camilleri      - P. Sammut Briffa   ½-½
D. Cilia Vincenti - D. Abela           1-0
J. Richards       - R. Sammut          0-1
M. Cassar         - A. Lupi            1-0
W. Vella Gera     - M. Cuschieri       1-0
J. Cauchi bye.

Round 4   (12/4/97)

P. Sammut Briffa  - D. Vella           1-0
M. Camilleri      - S. Camilleri       1-0
R. Sammut         - D. Cilia Vincenti  0-1
D. Abela          - W. Vella Gera      0-1
J. Richards       - M. Cassar          0-1
A. Lupi           - J. Cauchi          0-1
M. Cuschieri bye

Round 5   (19/4/97)

W. Vella Gera     - P. Sammut Briffa   1-0
D. Cilia Vincenti - D. Vella           1-0
M. Cassar         - M. Camilleri       0-1
R. Sammut         - D. Abela           ½-½
J. Cauchi         - S. Camilleri       0-1
M. Cuschieri      - J. Richards        0-1
A. Lupi bye.

Round 6   (26/4/97)

W. Vella Gera     - D. Cilia Vincenti  ½-½
S. Camilleri      - M. Cassar          1-0
M. Camilleri      - P. Sammut Briffa   0-1
D. Vella          - R. Sammut          1-0
D. Abela          - A. Lupi            1-0
J. Cauchi         - M. Cuschieri       1-0
J. Richards bye.

Round 7   (3/5/97)

S. Camilleri      - W. Vella Gera      1-0
P. Sammut Briffa  - D. Cilia Vincenti  1-0
J. Richards       - D. Vella           0-1
M. Camilleri      - J. Cauchi          1-0
D. Abela          - M. Cassar          1-0
M. Cuschieri      - A. Lupi            0-1 wo
R. Sammut bye.


Final Positions:

Players        Played  Points   Bucholz   Sonenborg


P. Sammut Briffa  7      5        27½       19¼
S. Camilleri      7      5        27½       18
D. Vella          7      5        27
M. Camilleri      7      5        26
D. Cilia Vincenti 7      4½       30
W. Vella Gera     7      4½       22½
D. Abela          7      4
R. Sammut         7      3½
J. Cauchi         7      3        22
A. Lupi           7      3        20
J. Richards       7      3        19½
M. Cassar         7      2½
M. Cuschieri      7      1 

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