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British Championship, Millfield 2000 - Final Standings

The Smith & Williamson British Chess Championships (the 87th Annual Championships of the BCF) were held from Sunday 30th July to Saturday 12th August 2000 at Millfield School, Somerset.

Julian Hodgson made sure of retaining the British Championship (and winning it for the fourth time in all) by drawing with Mark Hebden in the last round. Many congratulations to him! Humpy Koneru, aged 13 years and 4 months, won the British Ladies' Championship with 6½/11 ahead of Harriet Hunt, 6; incidentally, this beats, by a matter of months, Elaine Pritchard's record for the youngest player to win the British Ladies' Championship which had stood since 1939. The Under-21 title was shared by Nick Pert and Brian Kelly (both 7/11 in the Championship) and the Under-18 title went to Bret Addison (2nd equal with 8/11 in the Major Open). The Girls Under-18 title went to Elaine Rutherford, who scored 6½ in the Major Open. The Major Open was won by Richard Pert (8½/11).

                              Nat Ti FIDE   R  O  U  N  D  S
Pos Player                    lty tl Rtng   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11    A  
  1 HODGSON,Julian M......... ENG g  2640  b26=   w6-  b39+  w46+  b63+  w41=  b25+  w11+   b3+   w2+   b5=  8½ 

  2 WARD,Chris G............. ENG g  2508  b35+  w15+  b10+  w11-  b25+  w24+   b5=   w4+   b6=   b1-  w18+  8  

  3 CHANDLER,Murray.......... ENG g  2526  b46+  w25+  b11-  w19+  b41=  w10+   b4=   w5+   w1-  b24+   b6=  7½ 
  4 GORMALLY,Daniel.......... ENG m  2499  w30+  b17+  w37+  b18=  w24=   b5=   w3=   b2-  w22+   b7=  w16+  7½ 
  5 HEBDEN,Mark.............. ENG g  2505  b34+  w29+  b19+   w8=  b11+   w4=   w2=   b3-  w16=   b9+   w1=  7½ 
  6 SPEELMAN,Jon............. ENG g  2623  w42=   b1+   w7+   b9=  w21=  b20=  w13+  b18+   w2=  b12=   w3=  7½ 

  7 KELLY,Brian.............. IRL m  2426  b53+  w23=   b6-  w40+  b27+   w8=  b12=  w14=  b19+   w4=   w9=   7 
  8 LALIC,Bogdan............. ENG g  2520  w60+  b21+  w24=   b5=  w20=   b7=  w18=  b22=  w41+  b16=  w13=   7 
  9 MILES,Tony............... ENG g  2584  bye+  w41+  b14=   w6=  b10=  w16+  b11=  b24=  w20+   w5-   b7=   7 
 10 PERT,Nicholas............ ENG m  2455  w64+  b62+   w2-  b43+   w9=   b3-  w28+  b17-  w42+  b20=  w24+   7 
 11 SUMMERSCALE,Aaron........ ENG g  2459  b50+  w27+   w3+   b2+   w5-  b18=   w9=   b1-  w24=  b25+  w12=   7 
 12 WELLS,Peter.............. ENG g  2506  w28+  b19-  w60+  b63=  w22=  b15+   w7=  b41=  w17+   w6=  b11=   7 
 13 WOHL,Aleksander H........ AUS m  2461  w32+  b37-  w28=  b42=  w30+  w49+   b6-  w26+  b36=  w14+   b8=   7 

 14 ARKELL,Keith C........... ENG g  2481  w49+  b45+   w9=  b24-  w17+  b22-  w37+   b7=  w21+  b13-  w20=  6½ 
 15 BUCKLEY,Graeme........... ENG m  2351  w59+   b2-  w32+  w23-  b26+  w12-  b34-  b64+  w37+  b22=  w28+  6½ 
 16 CROUCH,Colin............. ENG m  2448  w55+  b22=  w18-  b28+  w56+   b9-  w42+  w23+   b5=   w8=   b4-  6½ 
 17 KONERU,Humpy............. IND wm 2286  w67+   w4-  b40=  w33+  b14-  w34=  b51+  w10+  b12-  w23=  b31+  6½ 
 18 MCSHANE,Luke J........... ENG m  2480  b65+  w48+  b16+   w4=  b23=  w11=   b8=   w6-  b25=  w36+   b2-  6½ 
 19 SIMUTOWE,Amon............ ZAM m  2322  b61+  w12+   w5-   b3-  w37=  b38+  w56+  b20-   w7-  b32+  w42+  6½ 
 20 TURNER,Matthew J......... ENG m  2491  b31+  w63=  b26=  w36+   b8=   w6=  b41=  w19+   b9-  w10=  b14=  6½ 
 21 WILLIAMS,Simon K......... ENG m  2353  b54+   w8-  b35+  w26+   b6=  w23=  b24-  w49+  b14-  w31=  b36+  6½ 

 22 CRAWLEY,Gavin............ ENG m  2401  b40=  w16=  b27=  w31+  b12=  w14+  b23=   w8=   b4-  w15=  b26=   6 
 23 EMMS,John M.............. ENG g  2527  w38+   b7=  w63=  b15+  w18=  b21=  w22=  b16-  w28=  b17=  w25=   6 
 24 HUNT,Harriet............. ENG wg 2454  b44+  w33+   b8=  w14+   b4=   b2-  w21+   w9=  b11=   w3-  b10-   6 
 25 KNOTT,Simon JB........... ENG f  2381  w51+   b3-  w49+  b37+   w2-  b43+   w1-  b45+  w18=  w11-  b23=   6 
 26 MAHESH CHANDRAN,Panjanath IND    2238   w1=  b64+  w20=  b21-  w15-  b47+  w55+  b13-  w34=  b38+  w22=   6 
 27 STEPHENSON,Norman........ ENG    2241  w56+  b11-  w22=  b55+   w7-  b28-  w32=  b39=  w51+  b30=  w45+   6 
 28 WILLMOTH,Robert.......... ENG    2211  b12-  w61+  b13=  w16-  b33+  w27+  b10-  w65+  b23=  w41+  b15-   6 

 29 AARTHIE,Ramsawamy........ IND wf 2319  w57+   b5-  w55=  b56-  w32=  b39-  w47-  b68+  w64=  b51+  w52+  5½ 
 30 BRIGGS,Philip............ ENG    2200   b4-  w52+  b41-  w57+  b13-  w35+  b46-  w51=  b54+  w27=  b40=  5½ 
 31 BROOMFIELD,Matthew....... ENG    2192  w20-  b67=  w58+  b22-  w48+  b42-  w63+  b38=  w43+  b21=  w17-  5½ 
 32 COLLINS,Sam.............. IRL    2172  b13-  w66+  b15-  w50=  b29=  w48=  b27=  w54=  b56+  w19-  b46+  5½ 
 33 HOMER,Stephen............ ENG          w43+  b24-  w45=  b17-  w28-  b64-  w62+  w53=  b50=  b60+  w56+  5½ 
 34 JACKSON,Oliver........... ENG    2209   w5-  b57-  w59+  b68=  w62+  b17=  w15+  w36-  b26=  b42=  w37=  5½ 
 35 KEMP,Peter D............. ENG    2214   w2-  b59+  w21-  b62=  w68+  b30-  w64=  b47=  w55+  b37=  w39=  5½ 
 36 MCFARLAND,Robert S....... ENG    2267        bye+  w62+  b20-  w42=  b55=  w39+  b34+  w13=  b18-  w21-  5½ 
 37 MCMICHAEL,Richard........ ENG    2250  b66+  w13+   b4-  w25-  b19=  w40+  b14-  w46+  b15-  w35=  b34=  5½ 
 38 SIMONS,Martin J.......... ENG    2226  b23-  w39=  b51-  w52+  b44+  w19-  b53+  w31=  b49+  w26-  b41=  5½ 
 39 SPENCE,David............. ENG    2153  b41-  b38=   w1-  b58=  w57+  w29+  b36-  w27=  b48=  w49+  b35=  5½ 
 40 TAN,Desmond.............. ENG    2203  w22=  b42=  w17=   b7-  w66+  b37-  b48=  w44+  w45=  b43=  w30=  5½ 
 41 WEBSTER,Andrew A......... ENG m  2417  w39+   b9-  w30+  b48+   w3=   b1=  w20=  w12=   b8-  b28-  w38=  5½ 

 42 BUCKLEY,Simon............ ENG    2237   b6=  w40=  b44=  w13=  b36=  w31+  b16-  w56+  b10-  w34=  b19-   5 
 43 EVANS-QUEK,Suan Shiau.... SIN    2261  b33-  w53+  b57+  w10-  b51+  w25-  b49-  w50+  b31-  w40=  b48=   5 
 44 FROST,Nicholas........... ENG f  2164  w24-  b56=  w42=  b60=  w38-  b58=  w57+  b40-  w63+  b55=  w47=   5 
 45 GREET,Andrew N........... ENG    2266  b68+  w14-  b33=  w51=  b49-  w54+  b65+  w25-  b40=  w46=  b27-   5 
 46 LILLEY,Graham............ ENG    2224   w3-  b51=  w67+   b1-  w55-  b68+  w30+  b37-  w47+  b45=  w32-   5 
 47 MORGAN,Ben............... ENG          b63-  w65+  b48-  b49-  w50+  w26-  b29+  w35=  b46-  w53+  b44=   5 
 48 RAYNER,Francis........... WLS    2256  w58+  b18-  w47+  w41-  b31-  b32=  w40=  b55=  w39=  b52=  w43=   5 
 49 RUDD,Jack................ ENG    2176  b14-  w68+  b25-  w47+  w45+  b13-  w43+  b21-  w38-  b39-  w64+   5 
 50 SNAPE,Ian L.............. ENG    2170  w11-  b58=  w56-  b32=  b47-  w67+  w60+  b43-  w33=  b64=  w55+   5 

 51 BARTON,R Alan............ ENG    2145  b25-  w46=  w38+  b45=  w43-  b60+  w17-  b30=  b27-  w29-  b54+  4½ 
 52 EVANS-QUEK,Debbie........ WLS w  2046  w62-  b30-  w64=  b38-  b67=  w61=  w66+  b63=  b65+  w48=  b29-  4½ 

 53 BINKS,Michael E.......... WLS    2155   w7-  b43-  w68-  b59+  w58=  b66+  w38-  b33=  w57=  b47-  w61=   4 
 54 BUCKLEY,Melanie.......... ENG w  2124  w21-  b60-  w66-  b61+  w64+  b45-  w58+  b32=  w30-  b56=  w51-   4 
 55 D'COSTA,Lorin............ ENG    2157  b16-  w69+  b29=  w27-  b46+  w36=  b26-  w48=  b35-  w44=  b50-   4 
 56 DOUGLAS,Timothy.......... IRL          b27-  w44=  b50+  w29+  b16-  w63+  b19-  b42-  w32-  w54=  b33-   4 
 57 FREEMAN,Gordon........... IRL          b29-  w34+  w43-  b30-  b39-  w59+  b44-  w60=  b53=  b61=  w65=   4 
 58 FREEMAN,Richard.......... ENG          b48-  w50=  b31-  w39=  b53=  w44=  b54-  w61=  b60-  w59=  b67+   4 
 59 HEBBES,Tim............... ENG    2121  b15-  w35-  b34-  w53-  b61-  b57-  w67+  b66+  w68+  b58=  w63=   4 
 60 HEMPSON,Peter............ ENG    2219   b8-  w54+  b12-  w44=  b65=  w51-  b50-  b57=  w58+  w33-  b62=   4 
 61 MCDONNELL,James J........ IRL    2050  w19-  b28-  b65-  w54-  w59+  b52=  w68=  b58=  b62=  w57=  b53=   4 
 62 OBIAMIWE,Paul............ NIG    2065  b52+  w10-  b36-  w35=  b34-  w65-  b33-  b67=  w61=  b66+  w60=   4 
 63 VIGUS,James.............. ENG F  2266  w47+  b20=  b23=  w12=   w1-  b56-  b31-  w52=  b44-  w65=  b59=   4 
 64 WATERS,Clive L........... ENG    2170  b10-  w26-  b52=  w67+  b54-  w33+  b35=  w15-  b29=  w50=  b49-   4 
 65 WISE,David............... ENG    2173  w18-  b47-  w61+  b66=  w60=  b62+  w45-  b28-  w52-  b63=  b57=   4 

 66 HOWELL,David W........... ENG          w37-  b32-  b54+  w65=  b40-  w53-  b52-  w59-  b67=  w62-  w68+   3 

 67 ORTON,Stephen............ ENG          b17-  w31=  b46-  b64-  w52=  b50-  b59-  w62=  w66=  b68=  w58-  2½ 
 68 PLEASANTS,Allan J........ ENG          w45-  b49-  b53+  w34=  b35-  w46-  b61=  w29-  b59-  w67=  b66-  2½ 

 69 FOSTER,James J........... ENG    2000        b55-                                                         0 

Major Open 2000

Final Standings

                              Nat Ti FIDE   R  O  U  N  D  S
Pos Player                    lty tl Rtng   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11     A   
  1 PERT,Richard............. ENG f  2239  w19+  b22+  w21+   b4=   w2=   b3=   w6+  b23+  w27=  b18+   w7=   8½ 

  2 ADDISON,Bret C........... ENG    2222  b54+  w46+  b16+  w10=   b1=  w23=  b11+   w4-  b17+   b3=  w19+   8   
  3 BUCKLEY,David E.......... ENG    2140  b51=  w55+  b20+  w18+  b10+   w1=   b5=   w7+   b4=   w2=   b6=   8   
  4 CONLON,Joe............... ENG    2173  w42+  b45+  w34+   w1=  b13=   w7=  b24+   b2+   w3=   w6=   b5=   8   

  5 ANDERTON,David W......... ENG    2212  w31=  b60+  w17=  b56=  w45+   b8+   w3=   b6-  w22+  b23+   w4=  7½  
  6 JONES,Chris.............. ENG    2172  b25+  w20=  b62=  w16+  b63+  w10=   b1-   w5+  w19+   b4=   w3=  7½  
  7 TWYBLE,Mike.............. ENG    2229  w11=  b31+  w35+  b63=  w21+   b4=  w19+   b3-  w23=  b27+   b1=  7½  

  8 BEEDLE,Jonathan.......... ENG    2075  b39-  w19=  b70+  w67+  b34+   w5-   b9-  w32+  b25=  w45+  w27+   7   
  9 BOURNE,James R........... ENG    2150  w33+  b15-  w37+  b34=  w56+  b19-   w8+  b22=  w11=  w17=  b26+   7   
 10 LOCK,Gavin R............. ENG    2110  w57+  b27+  w65+   b2=   w3-   b6=  w22=  b19-  w42+  w13+  b11=   7   
 11 MARTYN,Rafe.............. ENG    2102   b7=  w51+  b49=  w62+  w27=  b15+   w2-  b17=   b9=  w16+  w10=   7   

 12 ALMOND,Philip............ ENG    2157  w50+  b56=  w18-  b22-  w29=  b48+  w45+  b28+  w15=  b19-  w31+  6½  
 13 BIGG,Andrew J............ ENG    2137  w28+  b18=  w56=  b42+   w4=  b22=  w17-  b35+  w14+  b10-  w15=  6½  
 14 CLARK,Stephen P.......... ENG    2133  b38-  w72+  b30+  w28=  b20-  w34+  b49=  w52+  b13-  w25+  b17=  6½  
 15 DE COVERLY,Roger......... ENG    2083  w44+   w9+  b23=  b21-  w50+  w11-  b25+  w20=  b12=  w26=  b13=  6½  
 16 GARNETT,John S........... ENG          w58+  b48+   w2-   b6-  w22-  b59=  w41+  b50+  w21+  b11-  w33+  6½  
 17 HAWKINS,James N.......... ENG    2070  b55=  w40+   b5=  w52+  b23-  w63+  b13+  w11=   w2-   b9=  w14=  6½  
 18 HUMPHREYS,Jerry.......... ENG    2118  w68+  w13=  b12+   b3-  w19-  b45=  w56+  w49+  b20+   w1-  b24=  6½  
 19 ISHERWOOD,Paul........... ENG           b1-   b8=  w40+  w26+  b18+   w9+   b7-  w10+   b6-  w12+   b2-  6½ 1
 20 NIXON,Thomas CM.......... ENG          w69+   b6=   w3-  b66+  w14+  b27-  w21+  b15=  w18-  bye=  b42+  6½  
 21 QUILTER,Thomas........... ENG    2076  b70+  w39+   b1-  w15+   b7-  w25=  b20-  w55+  b16-  w47+  b36+  6½  
 22 RUTHERFORD,Elaine........ SCO w  2050  b32+   w1-  b39=  w12+  b16+  w13=  b10=   w9=   b5-  w49+  w23=  6½  
 23 STEVENSON,James AB....... SCO    2133  w59+  b63=  w15=  b65+  w17+   b2=  w27+   w1-   b7=   w5-  b22=  6½  

 24 DOUGHERTY,Thomas......... ENG    2065  w63-  b59-  w61+  b58+  w48+  b28+   w4-  b42=  b26-  w30+  w18=   6   
 25 MCKEOWN,Paul............. IRL           w6-  b66-  w68+  b41+  w44+  b21=  w15-  b36+   w8=  b14-  w38+   6   
 26 NICHOLAS,Koichi B........ ENG    2118  w56-  b33+  w45=  b19-  w37+  b50+  w35+  b27-  w24+  b15=   w9-   6   
 27 OSBORNE,Marcus........... ENG    2237  b30+  w10-  b46+  w47+  b11=  w20+  b23-  w26+   b1=   w7-   b8-   6  1
 28 YOUNG,Craig.............. ENG          b13-  b44+  w29+  b14=  w35=  w24-  b38+  w12-  b52=  w48=  b45+   6   

 29 DAVIES,Paul.............. ENG    2059  b40=  w49=  b28-  w36=  b12=  w58+  b55=  w53=  b47=  w34=  b32=  5½  
 30 HUGHES,Andrew J.......... ENG    2039  w27-  b68+  w14-  bye=  b51=  b37-  w39+  b44+  w35=  b24-  w52+  5½  
 31 KAFKA,Graeme............. SCO           b5=   w7-  b47-  w32-  b57=  w68+  b58+  w61+  b53=  w52+  b12-  5½  
 32 KARAVADE,Eesha........... IND w        w22-  bye=  b51-  b31+  w46=  b41=  w37+   b8-  w50+  bye=  w29=  5½  
 33 LUTTON,J Ezra............ ENG    2065   b9-  w26-  b36-  w72+  b67+  w38-  b51+  w46+  b49=  w53+  b16-  5½  
 34 MCGOWAN,Daniel........... SCO          b52+  w38+   b4-   w9=   w8-  b14-  w59=  b56=  w37+  b29=  w35=  5½  
 35 MOORING,Ross AC.......... ENG    2082  b72+  w62=   b7-  w39+  b28=  w47+  b26-  w13-  b30=  w42=  b34=  5½  
 36 PEREZ,Santiago........... ENG          w45-  b37-  w33+  b29=  b52=  w51+  b53=  w25-  b60+  w43+  w21-  5½  
 37 TWITCHELL,Neville........ ENG    2041  b62-  w36+   b9-  w46=  b26-  w30+  b32-  w57+  b34-  b63+  w53+  5½  

 38 BOZTAS,Kenan............. ENG    2101  w14+  b34-  w42-  bye=  b54=  b33+  w28-  b59+  w45-  w55+  b25-   5   
 39 BUCKLEY,Samuel B......... ENG           w8+  b21-  w22=  b35-  b53-  w57=  b30-  w54=  b51+  w46=  b55+   5   
 40 CASEMENT,Stephen......... ENG          w29=  b17-  b19-  w54=  b61=  w67=  b46-  w65=  b68+  w50+  b43=   5   
 41 ESSEN,Sam................ ENG    2109  b46-  w70=  b55=  w25-  b68+  w32=  b16-  w60-  b57+  w59=  b58+   5   
 42 FOSTER,James J........... ENG           b4-  bye+  b38+  w13-  w66-  b43+  w44+  w24=  b10-  b35=  w20-   5   
 43 GUPTA,Abhijeet........... IND    2141  b67+  bye=  w63-  bye=  b62-  w42-  b54+  bye=  w56+  b36-  w40=   5   
 44 KONERU,Ashok............. IND    2220  b15-  w28-  b72+  w55+  b25-  w54+  b42-  w30-  b48-  w65+  b60+   5   
 45 MCMASTER,Richard......... IRL          b36+   w4-  b26=  w51+   b5-  w18=  b12-  w48+  b38+   b8-  w28-   5   
 46 PEARCE,Ronald HW......... ENG    2093  w41+   b2-  w27-  b37=  b32=  w55-  w40+  b33-  w63=  b39=  w56+   5   
 47 TIDMAN,Sophie E.......... ENG w  2042  w65-  b58+  w31+  b27-  w59+  b35-  w50-  b63+  w29=  b21-  w54=   5   
 48 TIMMS,Nicholas........... ENG          w66+  w16-  b53=  bye=  b24-  w12-  b65+  b45-  w44+  b28=  w49=   5   
 49 WHITEHEAD,Mark A......... ENG    2097  w60=  b29=  w11=  b59=  w65+  b62=  w14=  b18-  w33=  b22-  b48=   5   

 50 BENNET,William........... ENG          b12-  bye=  w60+  w53+  b15-  w26-  b47+  w16-  b32-  b40-  w63+  4½  
 51 HEALEY,Michael........... ENG    2110   w3=  b11-  w32+  b45-  w30=  b36-  w33-  b58=  w39-  bye+  b59+  4½  
 52 KELLY,Ian G.............. ENG    2066  w34-  b61+  w59=  b17-  w36=  b65+  w63+  b14-  w28=  b31-  b30-  4½  
 53 PECK,Philip J............ ENG    2088  w61+  b65-  w48=  b50-  w39+  b56=  w36=  b29=  w31=  b33-  b37-  4½  
 54 RIGG,Gordon.............. SCO           w2-  b69-  w57+  b40=  w38=  b44-  w43-  b39=  b64+  w58=  b47=  4½  

 55 BROOMFIELD,Lucy J........ ENG w        w17=   b3-  w41=  b44-  w60+  b46+  w29=  b21-  w59=  b38-  w39-   4   
 56 COOLEY,Oliver JN......... ENG          b26+  w12=  b13=   w5=   b9-  w53=  b18-  w34=  b43-  w60=  b46-   4   
 57 COX,Tristan.............. ENG          b10-  w67-  b54-  bye=  w31=  b39=  w68+  b37-  w41-  w61=  b64+   4   
 58 PARTINGTON,Anna.......... ENG          b16-  w47-  bye+  w24-  b70+  b29-  w31-  w51=  b61+  b54=  w41-   4   
 59 POWELL,Annie............. WAL w        b23-  w24+  b52=  w49=  b47-  w16=  b34=  w38-  b55=  b41=  w51-   4   
 60 RAWLINSON,Chris JA....... ENG          b49=   w5-  b50-  w70=  b55-  w61=  bye+  b41+  w36-  b56=  w44-   4   
 61 VARNAM,Liam.............. ENG          b53-  w52-  b24-  bye=  w40=  b60=  w64+  b31-  w58-  b57=  w65+   4   

 62 HABIBI,Amir.............. ENG          w37+  b35=   w6=  b11-  w43+  w49=                                3½  
 63 SIMPSON,David............ WLS          b24+  w23=  b43+   w7=   w6-  b17-  b52-  w47-  b46=  w37-  b50-  3½ 1

 64 BERLIN,James............. ENG                                  bye=  bye+  b61-  b68+  w54-  bye=  w57-   3   
 65 ROCHE,Liam P............. ENG          b47+  w53+  b10-  w23-  b49-  w52-  w48-  b40=  w71=  b44-  b61-   3   

 66 REUBEN,Stewart........... ENG    2173  b48-  w25+  b67=  w20-  b42+                                       2½ 

 67 BLADES,Nigel W........... ENG          w43-  b57+  w66=   b8-  w33-  b40=                                 2   

 68 HENNIGAN,John T.......... ENG          b18-  w30-  b25-  bye+  w41-  b31-  b57-  w64-  w40-               1   
 69 MCFARLAND,Robert S....... ENG    2267  b20-  w54+  def-                                                   1   
 70 YOUNG,Mel................ ENG          w21-  b41=   w8-  b60=  w58-                                       1   

 71 HARDY,Roger.............. ENG    2037                                                  b65=               ½  

 72 PRICE,Chris R............ ENG          w35-  b14-  w44-  b33-                                             0   

British Senior Championship 2000

                                BCF  j/    R  O  U  N  D  S
Pos Player                     Grade /e    1     2     3     4     5     6     7   A   B 
  1 TOOTHILL,John............   181       b8=  w15+   b2=   w3+   b4+   w6+   b5=  5½  7 

  2 REUBEN,Stewart...........   181      w10=  b16+   w1=   b4=   w8+   b3=   w9+  5   7 
  3 SMITH,Ivor BN............   172      w14+   b6+   w4=   b1-  w10+   w2=  b12+  5   7 

  4 BOYCE,James R............   170  e   b13+   w9+   b3=   w2=   w1-   b7+   b6=  4½  7 
  5 MACDONALD-ROSS,Michael...   182      b15=   w8-  b11+   w7=  w12+   b9+   w1=  4½  7 

  6 DENISON,D Michael........   173  e   b11+   w3-   b8+   w9+   b7=   b1-   w4=  4   7 

  7 CORISH,Aiden.............   155      w16=  b10=  w12+   b5=   w6=   w4-   b8=  3½  7 
  8 NICOLSON,James R.........   138       w1=   b5+   w6-  w15+   b2-  b10=   w7=  3½  7 

  9 ELLISON,D George.........   180      w12+   b4-  w10+   b6-  w13+   w5-   b2-  3   7 
 10 FOX,Michael B............   144       b2=   w7=   b9-  w13+   b3-   w8=  b11=  3   7 
 11 MACRAE,James S...........   129       w6-  b14=   w5-  b12-  b16+  w15+  w10=  3   7 
 12 WOODCOCK,Roy.............   133       b9-  w13+   b7-  w11+   b5-  w14+   w3-  3   7 

 13 DRAISEY,Henry J..........    97       w4-  b12-  w14+  b10-   b9-  w16+  b15=  2½  7 
 14 FLOCKHART,Hugh S.........   120  e    b3-  w11=  b13-  w16=  b15=  b12-  bye+  2½  6 
 15 YATES,John O.............   153       w5=   b1-  w16+   b8-  w14=  b11-  w13=  2½  7 

 16 BOAGEY,Frank A...........    61       b7=   w2-  b15-  b14=  w11-  b13-  def-  1   6 

British Junior Championships 2000 - List of Winners

The full junior results may be found on this page. Many thanks to Peter Turner for providing results and photographs.

Harry Golombek Memorial Tournament, 3-11 September 2000

Many thanks to Bob Jones and William Frost for providing results and game scores.

Average Rating 2506, Category 11, GM = 6, IM = 4

Tournament officials:

Chief Arbiter:- Gerry Walsh (FIDE Arbiter - BCF Senior Arbiter)
Assisted by:- Steve Boniface (BCF Senior Arbiter)
Congress Director: John Dunleavy (BCF Arbiter)
FIDE Rating Adviser: Victor Cross (EPSCA Arbiter)

The tournament was further indebted to the BCF, The Harry Golombek Memorial Fund, The Friends of Chess and Torbay Borough Council.

Details of the Harry Golombek Memorial event may be found on the BCF web site: www.bcf.org.uk/national/paignton2000.htm

Other Events at the 50th Paignton Congress, 3-9 September:

Ron Bruce Premier:

1. Geoff Lawton (Checkmate)   6/7
2. Daniel Bisby (Redhill)     5½ 
3= Lawrence Cooper (Stafford) 5
   Gerald Moore (Hounslow) 
 
U-2150 PJ Mercs (Horse & Jockey) 4½
U-2050 PJ Benson (Runcorn) 4½

Rowena Bruce Challengers:

1. MJ Cutmore (Wood Green)    5½
2= IM Clarke (Exeter)         5
   RJ Gamble (Spondon)
   DV Gibbs (Flying Teapots)
   DIW Reynolds (Insurance)
   J Walker (Teignmouth)
   JR Wilkinson (Gosport)
   AC Woodruff (Cardiff)
U-155= 
   B O'Gorman (DHSS)          4
   A Pinkerton (Paignton)
   RJ Wilcox (Wimbledon)    
U-140    
   J Glover (Loughborough)    4

Minor:

1= V Benzoni (London)         6
   S Deva (Ashtead)
3= RC Burroughs (Hutton)      5
   JG Mason (Shaldon)
   ED Moller (Haslemere) 
   S Rowles (Aberystwyth)
   MBA Walker (Mutual)
U-90 
   P Woodward (Warley Quinborne) 4

American Sections:

A. 1= SEE Cranmer (Long Eaton)   5
      HW Ingham (Teignmouth)

B. 1= P McIntosh (Morris Motors) 4½
      JA Speigel (Southend)

C. 1. EIS Biddick (Hanham)       6½
   2. A Price (Leamington)       6

Morning 5-Round:

1= PJ Holt (Kinson)              4/5
   EJ Hurwitz (Rose Forgrove)
   Rev. P Kings (King's Lynn) 
   I Ponter (Downend & Fishponds)
   DI Tipper (Downend & Fishponds)
U-140= 
   SEE Cranmer (Long Eaton)      3
   JS Hart (Sutton & Cheam)
   JR Nicolson (Manchester)
U-115 
   S Ilich (Morris Motors) 2½

200 players competed. The total of 210 entries represented an increase of 20% on the previous year. This was undoubtedly a successful jubilee congress.

MSO Ron Banwell Masters, 20-28 August

Disabled Section
1. Plaskett, Jim ENG 6 (£ 200 Gold)
2. Pfeiffer, Alfred GER 4½ (£ 100 Silver)
3. Warman, Simon ENG 4 (Bronze)

Under-16
1. Jones, Gawain C. ENG 5 (£ 50 Gold)
2. Rendle, Thomas ENG 4½ (Silver)
3. Howell,David ENG 4½ (Bronze)

Mind Sports Olympiad: Other Chess Competitions

5 Minutes, 19/08/00: 1st M Turner 16½/18 (Gold, £50), 2nd R Pert 13½ (Silver), 3rd K Arkell 13 (Bronze) (9-round swiss, two games against each player)

5 Minute Blitz, 28/08/00: 1st M Turner 12/14 (Gold, £75), 2nd K Arkell 11½ (Silver, £50), 3rd= R Bates (Bronze, Junior), G Buckley, J Coleman, H Hunt, J Levitt 10 (£5 each) (7-round swiss, two games each player)

10-Minute, 28/08/00: 1st M Hebden 6½/7 (Gold), 2nd= M Turner (Silver), R Bates (Bronze) 6 ... E Leung 5 (Junior Gold) ... G Jones 4½ (Junior Silver) ... M Bridger 4 (Junior Bronze)

25-Minute, 24-25/08/00: 1st M Turner 5½/6 (Gold, £75), 2nd= M Devereaux (Silver), D Muter (Bronze), M Ischakov 4½.

25-Minute, 21-25/08/00: 1st R Bates 14/15 (Gold), 2nd D Muter 11½ (Silver), 3rd M Broomfield 11 (Bronze) ... E Birkhamshaw 8 (Junior Gold) ... Josiah Lutton (Junior Silver), Ezra Lutton (Junior Bronze) 7½.

Terence Chapman Challenge Match, 14-19 September

Stewart Reuben reports: A match was held between IM Nicholas Pert and GM Murray Chandler, sponsored by The Terence Chapman Group, and played at Stewart Reuben's home in Twickenham, London. This six-game match took place daily, with £1000 for the winner and £500 for the loser. In the end the match was drawn 3-3 and the players took £750 each.

Game 1 was a 4 Qc2 Nimzo-Indian. Black achieved a plus from the opening but White played well to achieve a position where it was unlikely Black could make progress.

Game 2: Murray Chandler won very clearly with the White pieces. Black should not have been so eager to play 13...cxd4. This simplified matters for White. 15...Rxc2 or earlier meant it was possible for White to surround, and ultimately win, the rook.

Game 3: A rambunctious, stirring game. Black had to stop 21 f5, possibly with ...Kh8. After that it was difficult to avoid getting a passive position. A fine effort by the young Terence Chapman gold awardee.

Game 4: White gained an advantage in the opening and converted this into a pawn plus. Black was unable to hold the position despite there being bishops of opposite colours. Thus Murray Chandler took the lead again against the young Nicholas Pert.

Game 5: Nicholas Pert had his last White of the match. They played the same line in the Queen's Indian as before, but it was the youngster who varied first with 10 e5. 14...Bc5 was a blunder losing a piece. After that Nicholas just had to grind out a win. But Murray Chandler already had a bad game.

The last game of the match was a French Defence in which the chances were evenly balanced on both sides. Thus the first Terence Chapman Challenge match ended in a tie 3-3. The event was very successful. All four wins were interesting and the two draws were both hard-fought. Nicholas showed his mettle in coming back from behind twice in the match to level it. Opportunities to play matches are rare. They are a severe test of a player's skill. It is very easy to be overwhelmed. One would have expected that Murray's greater experience (he has played a couple of matches) and over 20 years of international play would tell. But the youngster proved his equal. Murray reminisced wryly on the fact he had beaten Kasparov before Nicholas was born.

36th Northumberland Chess Congress, 22-24 September 2000

Report by Lara Barnes. Congress Organiser, NCA.

Total Prize fund : £1105.00

Open

=1st Graeme Oswald, Durham     4/5  NCCU Individual Champion 2001, British       
                                    Championship Place and £175.00 
     Alan Grant, Glasgow       4/5  £175.00

2nd  Mike Closs, Darlington
     Jonathan King, Wallsend
     Dusan Zdjelar, Croatia    3½/5  £16.67 each

NCCU U-18 Individual Champion: David Eggleston, Durham 2½/5 wins the trophy, from his twin brother Thomas, the first brothers in history to win the trophy in consecutive years.

U-175 Grading prize Jonathan Swindells, Jesmond 3/5
U-150 Grading prize David Eggleston, Durham 2½/5

Best performance by a junior in the congress, The H.A. Perry award: David Eggleston, Durham.

Major 155BCF and under

1st  Antonio Moneva-Jordan, Tynemouth     4½/5  £175.00

2nd  Peter Widrascu, West End             4/5   £75.00

=3rd Colin Campbell, South Shields. 
     George Ellames, Morpeth.  
     Jacob Panayotidis, Newcastle.        3½/5  £10.00 each

U135 grading prize Mark Barfoot, Gateshead Libraries.

Minor 120 and under

1st  Margaret Rowley, Harogate         4½/5  £150.00
=2nd Phil Jackson, Tynemouth.  
     James Beardwood, Wallsend.  
     James Cant, Gateshead Libraries.  
     M. Mallard, Terry Sweeney.         4/5  £23.00 each

U100 grading prize  Stan Johnson, South Shields

Tyro U-90 or ungraded novice

1st  Paul King, Durham.   4½/5  £75.00
2nd  Ray Brown, Peterlee. 4/5   £30.00
=3rd Gary Clarke, Consett
     Nicholas Webb, Yarm  3½/5  £7.50 each

Best Junior: Nicholas Webb, Yarm
Best NCA member: David Axelsson, Jesmond

Slow starter prize: Matthew Taylor, Tynedale 0 0 1 2 3 /5 £40.00

H.K. Appleby Trophy for a team of three, same club, different sections

Tynemouth Chess Club

Clive Waters 2½/5 Open
Antonio Moneva-Jordan 4½/5 Major
Phil Jackson 4/5 Minor

Junior 1 day rapidplay : 1st David Armstrong, Red Rose School.

Grateful thanks to Chess Direct, North Tyneside Community Services, The Parks Leisure Centre, Questother LTD and all the players for making it a wonderful congress once again.

1st Leek Congress, 8-10 September 2000

The 1st Leek Congress was held from 8-10 September, sponsored by the Leek United Building Society.

Open: 1 Colin Crouch 4½/5, 2 Aaron Summerscale 4; 3-4 Craig Hanley, Adam Ashton 3½.

“Ashbourne” (U170): 1 Robert M Taylor 5. “Buxton” (U130): 1-2 Allan Ruffle, Alastair McFadden 4.

“Congleton” (U104): 1 Brian Culverhouse 4½.

“Derby” (U80): 1-3 Kenneth Aldersley, Nicholas Field, Nicholas Salt 4.

31st Richmond Rapidplay, 10 September

Richard James reports: The 31st Richmond Rapidplay, organised by Richmond Junior Chess Club, was held at the White House Community Association, Hampton on Sunday 10 September. The total entry of 118 players was the highest for some time.

The Open once again attracted a quality field. England's highest rated woman, Harriet Hunt, took part for the first time, along with European Women's Under 20 Champion Jovanka Houska. Leading the opposition were IMs Graeme Buckley, Peter Large, James Sherwin (USA) and Simon Williams, the highly rated Gavin Wall, combining playing with his duties as part of the organising team, and FM Andrew Lewis. Junior stars Desmond Tan, Costas Harris, David Edwards and David Howell were expected to make a bold showing.

But in the end the results looked suspiciously like those of the previous tournament, with Simon Williams just edging out Peter Large. Once again Laurence Webb came through to share 3rd place, where he was unexpectedly joined by 165-rated Colin Purdon of Hounslow Chess Club. Colin's outstanding result included wins against Jovanka Houska, Andrew Lewis and Harriet Hunt, followed by a last round draw against Simon Williams.

The Major went to Peter Walters, of Hayes, Middx chess club, just ahead of Richmond Junior stars Thomas Nixon and Jonathan Somekh. Mario Houska, Jovanka's father, impressed with 5½/6 in the Intermediate, ahead of a host of talented juniors. But the star of the whole show was 7-year-old George O'Toole, the youngest of three chess-playing brothers from Southend, who shared first place in the Minor with Metropolitan Chess Club veteran Antonio Gonzalez.

PRIZEWINNERS:

OPEN:

1st Simon Williams (Sussex Univ) 5½/6
2nd Peter Large (SW London) 5/6
3rd=/U195 Colin Purdon (Bracknell), Laurence Webb (E London) 4½/6
30 players

MAJOR:

1st Peter Walters (Hayes, Middx) 5/6
2nd= Thomas Nixon (Kew/RJCC), Jonathan Somekh (SW London/RJCC) 4½/6
U140: Victor Castaleda (Ascot) 4/6
19 players

INTERMEDIATE:

1st Mario Houska (Maidenhead) 5½/6
2nd James Foster (Newbury) 5/6
3rd= Sarah Hegarty (Woking), Alistair Hung (Chelmsford), 
     Ibar Murphy (Hounslow), Sam Phillips (NW London), Peter Szabo (Ilford), 
     Dominic Weston-Lewis (SW London) 4½/6
U100 Selina Khoo (Weybridge), Tom Rixon (Hemel Hempstead) 4/6
42 players

MINOR:

1st= Antonio Gonzalez (SW London), George O'Toole (Southend) 5/6
3rd= Reyana Fayyaz (Effingham), Chris Smith (Bishop's Stortford) 4½/6
U50 Callum Negus-Fancey (W London/RJCC) 4/6
27 players

Full crosstables of the results or this tournament and entry forms for the 32nd Richmond Rapidplay on 3 December are available on the Richmond Junior Chess Club web site: http://www.rjcc.org.uk.

For further information phone Richard James on 020-8898 0362 or 020-8898 1190 or e-mail richard@chesskids.com

Coulsdon Rapidplay, 23 September 2000

UNDER 200: 1 Marcus Osborne 5½ (Coulsdon) £80, 2= David Wood, Donny Muter (Richmond Jun), David Howell (Crowborough) 4 £13-35

UNDER 160: 1 Michael Kobylka 5½ (ISH) £70, 2 Paul Jackson 4½ (Coulsdon) £35

UNDER 140: 1 Paul Smith 5½ (Knolls Knight) £60, 2 Douglas Forbes 5.0 - £30

UNDER 80 1= Jacques Tivillier 4½ (Coulsdon) £37-50, Stuart Wallace 4½ (Brighton) £37-50

CCF CUP RESULTS - SUMMER 2000

UNDER 170 1 Jessie Gilbert (Coulsdon) £75 2 Matt Darville (Coulsdon) £50 3 Nick Louth (Coulsdon) £25

UNDER 130 1 Robert Hamilton (Coulsdon) £75 2 Albert Jones (Coulsdon) £50 3= Howard Curtis (Coulsdon) £8-35 David Howes (Coulsdon) £8-35 Gordon Morse (Coulsdon) £8-35

UNDER 100 1 Matthew Taylor (Coulsdon) £75 2 James Lin (Coulsdon) £50 3 Daniel Gliddon (Coulsdon) £25

UNDER 70 1 Jessica Dodson (Coulsdon) £75 2 Simon Breen (Coulsdon) £50 3= Chris Harris (Coulsdon) £8-35 Frank Roberts (Coulsdon) £8-35 Tom Shillingford (Coulsdon) £8-35

ALL-PLAY-ALL - GRADING PRIZES U170 - 1ST Matt Darville (Coulsdon) £25 2ND Brian Allan (Coulsdon) £25
U130 1ST Victor Bluett (Wallington) £25 2ND Robert Hamilton (Coulsdon) £10
U100 1ST Matthew Taylor (Coulsdon) £25 & Trophy 2ND Daniel Gliddon (Coulsdon) £10
U70 1ST Jessica Dodson (Coulsdon) £25 2ND Chris Harris (Coulsdon) £25

Coulsdon Congress, 2-3 September 2000

Scott Freeman reports: A super event with the following results from a 5 round congress:

OPEN: 1st Alexander Cherniaev 5/5 (£160, Russia); 2nd Aaron Summerscale 4 (£80, Slough), 3rd= Desmond Tan, (St Pauls), Heather Richards, Andrew Bigg 3½ (Beckenham) £22 each.
Grading U190: Heather Richards, Andrew Bigg

U170: 1st= Eesha Karavade (India), Adeoye Dasaolu 4½ (£105), 3rd Claire Summerscale 4 (£35)
Grading U150: CJ De Mooi (Brighton), Raymond Gosden 3½ (£10 each, Whitstable)

U130: 1st Jonathan Bryant 4½ (£120, Streatham), 2nd= Poppy Aarons (Hampstead), Stuart Hamilton (Coulsdon) 4 (£45)
Grading U110: Robert Davidson 3½ (£15, Brighton)

U90: 1st David Wallis 4½ (£100, Coulsdon), 2nd Alan Fraser 4 (£50, Beckenham), 3rd= John Eyre (Cockfosters), Alex O'Toole (Essex Junior), Stuart Wallace (Brighton), Brian Williamson (Coulsdon) 3½ (£6.25)
Grading U50: George O'Toole 3 (£10, Essex Junior)

Basingstoke Rapidplays, 6 August & 3 September 2000

James Pratt reports: Basingstoke Rapidplays were held on 6 August and 3 September 2000.

6 August event (18 players took part): 1st MJ Surtees (Bolton) 6½/7; 2nd RCS Newton (Beaconsfield) 5½; 3rd WM Jovanka Houska (Slough) 5
Grading U140 Lydia Goodwin (Bourne End) 4½; U110 S Trent (Ilford) 3½.

The Rapidplay on 3 September: 1st Ken Norman (Crowthorne) 6½/7; 2nd= Peter Roberson (Aged 11) (Up Nateley), Sam Williams (Aged 13) (Ash), Jacob Jurgen (Ealing) & Andrew P. Smith (Crowthorne) all 4½ (16 played).

Central London Rapidplay Chess Tournament - 2 September 2000

Premier U225 (20 entrants): 1st Jovanka Houska (Slough) 5½/6, 2nd Simon Williams (Hackney) 5, 3rd= Robert Eames (Hackney), Adelaja Abimbola (Hackney) 4½

Major U165 (24 entrants): 1st= Dave Flower (Barbican), Koichi Nicholas (Slough), Shane McCabe (Hendon) 5/6

Minor U120 (29 entrants): 1st Dominic Bennett (Fics/Brighton) 5½/6, 2nd Mario Houska (Slough) 5, 3rd= Duncan MacArthur (Keynsham), John Bussmann (Wood Green), Alistair Hung (Writtle) 4½

36th Berks and Bucks Congress, 26-28 August 2000

Report from Nigel Dennis: The 36th Berks and Bucks Congress was played at the Berkshire College of Agriculture, Burchetts Green, Maidenhead, Berkshire, 26th-28th August 2000.

Championship (players >BCF 166, 16 played): 1st Joseph Conlon (Reading and Cambridge University) 4.5, 2nd= Matthew Broomfield (South Norwood), Martin Taylor (Rainham) 3.5

Challengers (grade 137-166, 16 played): 1st Ian Henderson (Earley,Reading and Southampton University) 4, 2nd= Tim Willinger (Plymouth), Maxim Jeffries (Slough) 3.5

Reserves A (grade 109-133, 16 played): 1st Joel Bird (Imperial College, London) 4.5, 2nd= Eddie Bromilow (Sidcup), Geoff Naldrett (Stoke Poges, Slough), Matthew Marquis (Emmer Green, Reading), Roy Brown (Reading) 3.5

Reserves B (grade 88-109, 16 played): 1st Thomas Rixon (Hemel Hempstead) 4.5, 2nd= Malcolm Dent (Reading), Gordon Brown (Reading), Leslie Kirkland (Petersfield) 3.5

Reserves C (grade <88, 14 played): 1st David Macklin (Met Office, Bracknell) 4.5, 2nd Brian Hicks (Slough) 4, 3rd= Hugh Furlong-Johns (Cookham), Richard Dawson (Oxford) 3.5

Lightning Tournament (30 played): 1st Martin Taylor (Rainham), 2nd Matthew Broomfield (South Norwood)

The cup presented by Mrs Stean in 1976 for the best performance by an under 14 player was won by Matthew Marquis (Emmer Green, Reading)

British Land UK Chess Challenge 2000

Mike Basman reports: The final stages of the 40,000-entry BRITISH LAND UK CHESS CHALLENGE 2000, organised by Michael Basman, have taken place at Alexandra Palace in conjunction with the Mind Sports Olympiad. On Sunday 20th August 950 children competed in the national GIGAFINAL. Then, on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th August, the top player from each of the 24 Gigafinal sections – from U7 to U18, boys and girls – competed in the national TERAFINAL, with 34 runners-up playing in the CHALLENGERS.

The top prize winners were:

TERAFINAL

1 (after play-off) Lorin D’Costa (£1,000 + title of STRAT)

2 (after play-off) Christopher Dorrington (£500)

3= Richard S. Jones (£333)

3= Jonathan Lappage (£333)

5= (+ Best U11) David Howell (£500)

5= (+ Best Girl) Rosalind Kieran (£500)

5= Bruce Tinton (£100)

CHALLENGERS

1 Matthew Basey (£300)

2 Simon Fowler (£200)

10th Civil Service Chess Championship, 2000

The 10th Civil Service Chess Championship resulted in victory for Martin G Walker of Cambridgeshire. Second was John Tolan (White Swan) and third (on tie-break) Kevin Thurlow (Unats and Redhill).

31st Thanet Congress, 18-20 August 2000

Open - 23 entries, £400 prize fund

1st= J anderson (Grays), MR Taylor (Rainham), JR Bayford (Folkestone) 4/5
Grading U180: AR Talbot (Rugby)
Best Thanet: PR Watson (Canterbury)

Major U180 - 34 entries, £315 prize fund

1st Dr R Harskin (Magdalen Coll School) 4½/5, 2nd= M Cutmore (Ashford), MR Wiltshire (Dartford) 4
Grading U140: G Josephs (Dartford)
Best Thanet: H Sharples (Margate)

Intermediate U125 - 32 entries, £261 prize fund

1st Paul Smith (Brighton & Hove) 4½/5, 2nd= Ivor C Smith (Whitstable), J Couzens (Broadstairs), I Josephs (Monaco) 4
Grading U110: N Tidy (Cobham)
Best Thanet: MR Croft (Margate)

Minor U100 - 26 entries, £170 prize fund

1st= G Van Vooren (Broadstairs), M Page (Broadstairs), B Williamson (Coulsdon) 4/5
Best Thanet: MP Smalling (Ramsgate)

Sponsors (Kortex) Prize - £50
(Best Improvement on grade): CJ Leeson (Solihull)

Special Prizes - £20
Senior O60: AJ O'Shea (Folkestone)
Junior U15: not awarded

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