Butala won Gaspari Memorial

The traditional Open Championship of Ljubljana - Memorial of Peter Gaspari was held on December 16th 2006 in Žolna Bar and attracted 18 players from three clubs and two countries. It was won by Gregor Butala 4d (Ljubljana Go Club) with a perfect score of five wins out of five rounds. He was followed by Timotej Šuc 2d, who finished second with one point less, and Andrej Kralj 3d (both from Ljubljana), who had to be content with three victories and the third place. Best kyu player was Jure Jerkovič 1k (Go Club Kranj), who finished fifth, and the best woman player was Ilona Rac 10k (Ljubljana Go Club), who took eighth place with amazing four wins.

The tournament was played for 15th time in a row and the well-known combined pairing system was used: the participants were initially divided in three MacMahon groups according to their categories (dan level and strong/weak kyu players) while the handicap was rank difference reduced by two stones.