Club Championship 2003/4
Round 1 – 28 October 2003
| White | Grade | Score | Black | Grade | Score |
| Ian Hunnable | 161 | 1 | Fin O’Regan | 88 | 0 |
| Mark Le Gassicke | 83 | 0 | Steve Gilmour | 156 | 1 |
| John Philpott | 153 | 1 | John Tuitt | 80 | 0 |
| Graham Brown | 140 | 0 | Terry Whitton | 145 | 1 |
| Mark Murrell | 139 | 1 | David Smith | 139 | 0 |
| Ken Murray | 78 | 0 | John Keehner | 132 | 1 |
| Laurie Burtt | 132 | 1 | Terry Dixon | 66 | 0 |
| Jean Mara | 59 | 0d | Sid Burns | 116 | 1 |
| Bob Heyman | 112 | 1 | Tony Artman | 0 | |
| Robert Hamilton | 60 | 1 | Stefanie Buckner | 0 | |
| Wim de Jong | 89 | 1 | John Langford | 54 | 0 |
| Antonio Norcaro | 0 | Arie Niewerf | 78 | 1 |
No major surprises in the routine top half v bottom half pairings. Brown v Whitton and Murrell v Smith came about at an unusually early stage of the competition to accommodate dispensation requests and both produced decisive results, meaning that there was not a single draw.
Round 2 – 18 November 2003
| White | Grade | Score | Black | Grade | Score |
| Sid Burns (1) | 116 | 0 | Ian Hunnable (1) | 161 | 1 |
| Steve Gilmour (1) | 156 | 1 | Laurie Burtt (1) | 132 | 0 |
| Bob Heyman (1) | 112 | 0d | John Philpott (1) | 153 | 1 |
| Terry Whitton (1) | 145 | 1 | Wim de Jong (1) | 89 | 0 |
| Arie Niewerf (1) | 78 | 0 | Mark Murrell (1) | 139 | 1 |
| John Keehner (1) | 132 | 1 | Robert Hamilton (1) | 60 | 0 |
| Terry Dixon (0) | 66 | ½ | Graham Brown (0) | 140 | ½ |
| David Smith (0) | 139 | 1 | Ken Murray (0) | 78 | 0 |
| Stefanie Buckner (0) | ½ | Tony Artman (0) | ½ | ||
| John Langford (0) | 54 | 0 | Mark Le Gassicke (0) | 83 | 1 |
| Fin O’Regan (0) | 88 | 1 | Antonio Norcaro (0) | 0 | |
| John Tuitt (0) | 80 | 1 | Jean Mara (0) | 59 | 0 |
6 players reach 2/2 after decisive results on all the top boards.
Round 3 – 9 December 2003
| White | Grade | Score | Black | Grade | Score |
| Ian Hunnable (2) | 161 | ½ | Terry Whitton (2) | 145 | ½ |
| Mark Murrell (2) | 139 | 0 | Steve Gilmour (2) | 156 | 1 |
| John Philpott (2) | 153 | ½ | John Keehner (2) | 132 | ½ |
| Mark Le Gassicke (1) | 83 | ½ | David Smith (1) | 139 | ½ |
| Laurie Burtt (1) | 132 | 1 | Fin O’Regan (1) | 88 | 0 |
| Arie Niewerf (1) | 78 | ½ | Sid Burns (1) | 118 | ½ |
| Robert Hamilton (1) | 60 | 1 | Jean Mara (0) | 59 | 0 |
| Wim de Jong (1) | 89 | 0 | John Tuitt (1) | 80 | 0 |
| Graham Brown (½) | 140 | 1 | Stefanie Buckner (½) | 0 | |
| Tony Artman (½) | 0 | Terry Dixon (½) | 66 | 1 | |
| Antonio Norcaro (0) | 0 | Ken Murray (0) | 78 | 1 |
John Langford and Bob Heyman received half point byes. de Jong v Tuitt was eventually voided by the controller after this was not resumed.
Round 4 – 13 January 2003
| White | Grade | Score | Black | Grade | Score |
| Steve Gilmour (3) | 156 | 1 | Ian Hunnable (2½) | 161 | 0 |
| Terry Whitton (2½) | 145 | ½ | John Philpott (2½) | 153 | ½ |
| John Keehner (2½) | 132 | ½ | Mark Murrell (2) | 139 | ½ |
| Robert Hamilton (2) | 60 | 0 | Laurie Burtt (2) | 132 | 1 |
| John Tuitt (1) | 80 | ½ | Graham Brown (1½) | 140 | ½ |
| David Smith (1½) | 139 | 1 | Wim de Jong (1) | 89 | 0 |
| Sid Burns (1½) | 118 | ½ | Mark Le Gassicke (1½) | 83 | ½ |
| Terry Dixon (1½) | 66 | ½ | Bob Heyman (1½) | 112 | ½ |
| Fin O’Regan (1) | 88 | 1 | Arie Niewerf (1½) | 78 | 0 |
| Tony Artman (½) | 1 | Ken Murray (1) | 78 | 0 | |
| Stefanie Buckner (½) | ½ | John Langford (½) | 55 | ½ | |
| Jean Mara (0) | 59 | 1 | Antonio Norcaro (0) | 0 |
Round 5 – 10 February 2004
| White | Grade | Score | Black | Grade | Score |
| John Philpott (3) | 153 | ½ | Steve Gilmour (4) | 156 | ½ |
| Laurie Burtt (3) | 132 | 1 | Terry Whitton (3) | 145 | 0 |
| Ian Hunnable (2½) | 161 | ½ | John Keehner (3) | 132 | ½ |
| Graham Brown (2) | 140 | ½ | David Smith (2½) | 139 | ½ |
| Mark Murrell (2½) | 139 | 1 | Sid Burns (2) | 118 | 0 |
| Bob Heyman (2) | 112 | 1 | Robert Hamilton (2) | 60 | 0 |
| John Tuitt (1½ ) | 80 | 1 | Fin O’Regan (2) | 88 | 0 |
| Mark Le Gassicke (2) | 83 | 1 | Terry Dixon (2) | 66 | 0 |
| Wim de Jong (1) | 89 | 1 | Tony Artman (1½) | 0 | |
| Jean Mara (1) | 59 | 1 | Arie Niewerf (1½) | 78 | 0 |
| Ken Murray (1) | 78 | 1 | John Langford (1) | 55 | 0 |
| Stefanie Buckner (1) | 1 | Antonio Norcaro (0) | 0d |
Round 6 – 2 March 2004
| White | Grade | Score | Black | Grade | Score |
| Steve Gilmour (4½) | 156 | 1 | John Keehner (3½) | 132 | 0 |
| John Philpott (3½) | 153 | 1 | Laurie Burtt (4) | 132 | 0 |
| Terry Whitton (3) | 145 | ½ | Mark Murrell (3½) | 139 | ½ |
| David Smith (3) | 139 | 0 | Ian Hunnable (3) | 161 | 1 |
| Mark Le Gassicke (3) | 83 | 0 | Bob Heyman (3) | 112 | 1 |
| Fin O’Regan (2) | 88 | 0 | Graham Brown (2½) | 140 | 1 |
| John Tuitt (2½) | 80 | 1 | Arie Niewerf (1½) | 80 | 0 |
| Stefanie Buckner (2) | 1 | Wim De Jong (2) | 89 | 0 | |
| Sid Burns (2) | 118 | 1 | Robert Hamilton (2) | 60 | 0 |
| Terry Dixon (2) | 66 | 0 | Ken Murray (2) | 78 | 1 |
| Tony Artman (1½) | 78 | 0 | Jean Mara (2) | 59 | 1 |
| John Langford (1) | 55 | 0 | Antonio Norcaro (0) | 1 |
Round 7 – 23 March 2004
| White | Grade | Score | Black | Grade | Score |
| Bob Heyman (4) | 112 | 0 | Steve Gilmour (5½) | 156 | 1 |
| Ian Hunnable (4) | 161 | ½ | John Philpott (4½) | 153 | ½ |
| Mark Murrell (4) | 139 | ½ | John Tuitt (3½) | 80 | ½ |
| Laurie Burtt (4) | 132 | ½ | Graham Brown (3½) | 140 | ½ |
| John Keehner (3½) | 132 | ½ | Terry Whitton (3½) | 145 | ½ |
| David Smith (3) | 139 | ½ | Stefanie Buckner (3) | ½ | |
| Ken Murray (3) | 78 | ½ | Mark Le Gassicke (3) | 83 | ½ |
| Wim de Jong (2) | 89 | ½ | Sid Burns (3) | 118 | ½ |
| Arie Niewerf (1½) | 80 | ½ | Terry Dixon (2) | 66 | ½ |
| Robert Hamilton (2) | 60 | 1 | Fin O’Regan (2) | 88 | 0 |
| Jean Mara (3) | 59 | 0d | John Langford (1) | 55 | 1 |
| Antonio Norcaro (1) | 1 | Tony Artman (1½) | 78 | 0 |
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