Jamie Brotheridge faced John Frangakis who ventured a Caro-Kann Defence. White sacrificed a pawn in the opening and launched a King-side offensive. White eventually prevailed winning a rook and piece in a tactical melee. This win secured second place for Jamie.

Rob Loveband met Tim Commons who played an Alekhine's Defence. Rob opted for the aggressive 4-pawns attack and an interesting complex middle game resulted. An oversight by Rob enabled Tim to seize the iniative and he won a piece and the game shortly after to register a major upset.

James Eldridge took on Kevin Perrin who played a French Defence. James went for the Tarrash variation and a tough, evenly balanced game ensued. In the late middle game, James dropped a pawn and he then lashed out. Kevin was unfazed and smoothly cleaned up to take the full point.

John Abson versus Clint Stewart was an open Sicilian and John held his own until late into the middle game when he went astray in a tactical battle and was mated.

Scott Stewart, looking to secure his first championship title, met Michael Schreenan, still searching for his first points! A Bishops Opening, White made no mistake and efficiently swept Black away. So, despite still having one game to play Scott made his top seeding count and is the 2007 Ballarat Chess Club Champion.

The defending champion Patrick Cook met Rob Bailey. A Modern Benoni, it was a typical positional battle. White won a pawn in the middle game and increased the pressure until Black fell apart, losing a couple of pieces and then losing the game on time.

Earlier in the week, the postponed Round 4 game Clint Stewart versus Scott Stewart was played at the public library. A Kings Indian, White built up a great position and was soon smashing Black. Somehow, Scott found a swindle to reach a drawn Queen ending, but White misplayed it to hand the full point to Scott.