President Challenge Round 1

So the 2012 President's Challenge is underway. We have 18 players. We saw 3 upset wins on the lower boards today. Congratulations to the winners. Here are the final results for Round 1:

White	Round 1 Results	Black
Azroy Kandan	1 – 0	David Greenland
Alex Chan	0 – 1	Jay Serdula
Dave Gordon	1 – 0	Arman Azroy
Steve Hughes	0 – 1	Sid Anjilvel
John Lukezich	0 – 1	Huxley Anjilvel
Stephen Laughren	0 – 1	David Chan
Sean George	0 – 1	Kevin Macdonald
Alex Beamish	1 – 0	Roman Polywkan

* Peter Sibbald 0.5-point BYE
** Chris Hargreaves 1-point BYE

We may have a few late entries into this tournament. As such, I will only post the Round 2 pairings tomorrow after I get confirmation. Also, in future, please let me know of any BYEs a week before the round, so that I can post pairings promptly after each round. Cross tables will be posted shortly.