Players came from far and wide. Luis in the Open flew in from Glasgow. A pair drove down from Newcastle and Kent. And 2 in the Open from Switzerland.
Rosie from Hereford was the big surprise of the event. She was the caterer. It was her first professional outing and she will be at all future congresses. She takes pride in her home made cakes and sandwiches and was a big success. Next time she will be serving soup.
FIDE rated Open
This was our first Fide rated event in Bristol and for that we are lucky to have our own local FIDE registered arbiter in Geoff Gammon (Downend). The tournament printout details were much appreciated in all 3 sections.
For the Open, 30 second increments were added to the clock after each move. This is in line with most international events these days and provides for a more honest result, as opposed to the guillotine finish
All games in the Open are now on line.
We hope to attract GMs for future events. GM Matthew Turner and Keith Arkell are possible for our next weekend April 17th-19th, followed by weekend of Aug 22nd
The winner of the Open was Patryk Krzyzanowski, despite his car breaking down and having an unwanted bye in round 1. He finished 3.5/4 to win sole first prize.
2nd prize was shared amongst 5 players: Peter Kirby, Stephan Meek, Lewis Martin, Matthew Payne and Alistar Hill.
Matthew Payne (graded 'only' 1964) was our surprise early leader with 2/2, winning against the top 2 seeds- Kambez Nuri (Switzerland FM2330) who happens to coach promising 14 yr old Thomas Goldie (Switzerland & Millfield FIDE 2022). Matthew also defeated 2nd seed Alistar Hill (Battersea, occasionally Clifton Fide 2133). Alistar's progress is quite remarkable- his ECF grade has improved 90 points in 9 years- very difficult to do for a non junior.
Special mention must go to 13 yr old Theo Slade (Barnstaple FIDE 1961) , winner of a grading prize and one to watch for the future.
Ranking and Games after round 5 of Bristol Winter FIDE Open
No. PNo. Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 CB Score
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1. 7 Krzyzanowski, Patryk = 18w1 23b1 8w½ 4w1 2 4.0
2. 2 Hill, Alistair 15b1 12w0 16b½ 24w1 8b1 -1 3.5
4 Martin, Lewis = 16w1 12b1 17w1 7b0 0 3.5
9 Kirby, Peter J = 21w1 8b½ 22w1 3b½ 0 3.5
12 Payne, Matthew J 1w1 2b1 4w0 14b½ 6w1 1 3.5
14 Meek, Stephen J + 8w½ 24b½ 12w½ 17b1 0 3.5
7. 3 Dilleigh, Stephen P 19w½ 13b½ 1w½ 23b1 9w½ 1 3.0
22 Rubio Rodriguez, Luis 8b0 + 13w1 9b0 19w1 0 3.0
9. 5 Bridge, Neil A = 17w0 18b½ 16w1 24b½ 0 2.5
6 Harris, Michael T 20b1 24w½ 17b0 19w1 12b0 -1 2.5
8 Goldie, Thomas 22w1 14b½ 9w½ 7b½ 2w0 1 2.5
10 Slade, Theodore 24b0 20w½ 19b½ 21w1 18b½ -1 2.5
17 Turner, Joseph David = 5b1 6w1 4b0 14w0 0 2.5
18 Raplhs, Nigel = 7b0 5w½ 11b1 10w½ 0 2.5
20 Furnevall, Mark 6w0 10b½ 15w0 13b1 25w1 1 2.5
24 Wandowicz, Kajetan 10w1 6b½ 14w½ 2b0 5w½ 1 2.5
17. 13 Wilson, Ewan = 3w½ 22b0 20w0 21b1 0 2.0
15 Cusick, Peter 2w0 1b0 20b1 = 23w½ 0 2.0
23 Price, Andrew = 11b1 7w0 3w0 15b½ 0 2.0
20. 1 Nuri, Kambez 12b0 15w1 3b½ - - -1 1.5
11 Dawson, David = 23w0 21b½ 18w0 16b½ 0 1.5
16 George, Richard M = 4b0 2w½ 5b0 11w½ 0 1.5
19 Roberts, Lynda 3b½ = 10w½ 6b0 22b0 -2 1.5
24. 21 Purry, Chris S = 9b0 11w½ 10b0 13w0 0 1.0
25. 25 Bisogno, Vincenzo - - - - 20b0 -1 0.0
FIDE Rated Open
1st Patryk Krzyzanowski S. Bristol £200 and
British Championship Qualifying Place
2nd= Alistair Hill Battersea £42
Lewis
Martin Bris. Univ. £42
Peter
Kirby Horfield £42
Matthew
Payne Bath £42
Stephen
Meek S. Bristol £42
Rating U2000 Theo
Slade Barnstaple £30
Rating U1930 Luis
Rubio Rodriguez Glasgow £30
MAJOR
The Major was won by Stephan Williams- a regular on the weekend congress circuit. He finished with 4.5/5- an excellent result considering he was only 14th seed.
Equally remarkable was 2nd place Tim Chinnick 4/5 while being one of the lowest seeds.
The Congress Secretary, yours truly, winner of the Major in the summer was burdened by the distraction of organizing. Never likely to recover after losing both Saturday games.
Ranking and Games after round 5 of Bristol Winter Major U155
No. PNo. Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 CB Score
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1. 14 Williams, Stephen = 29w1 31b1 9w1 4b1 0 4.5
2. 30 Chinnick, Tim 16b1 4w½ 21b1 1w½ 9b1 -1 4.0
3. 1 Radford, Robert P 20w½ 15b½ 22w1 30b½ 16b1 -1 3.5
4 Heard, Andrew H 22w1 30b½ 24w1 18b1 14w0 1 3.5
17 Syed, Ashraf = 2b½ 10w1 7w½ 21b1 0 3.5
23 Crouch, Timothy J 5w½ 11b½ 15w1 3b½ 18w1 1 3.5
7. 7 Radford, Ben 24w½ 20b½ 32w1 17b½ 19w½ 1 3.0
9 Neagle, David C 26w1 32b1 25w1 14b0 30w0 1 3.0
10 Champion, Adrian W 27b1 25w0 17b0 32w1 28b1 -1 3.0
16 Ross, Stuart 30w0 26b1 2w1 25b1 1w0 1 3.0
19 Walker, Adrian N = 3b½ 11w½ 31w1 7b½ 0 3.0
20 Mills, Nathan 1b½ 7w½ 6b0 2w1 3w1 1 3.0
13. 5 Papier, Alan R 23b½ 21w0 13b0 + 11w1 0 2.5
6 Parsons, David = 18b0 20w1 21w0 26b1 0 2.5
13 Williams, Dave = 28b0 5w1 24b½ 25w½ 0 2.5
15 Johnson, Christopher D 29b½ 1w½ 23b0 27w1 24b½ -1 2.5
18 Telang, Amol 31b½ 6w1 28b1 4w0 23b0 -1 2.5
21 Carver, Anthony W 3w½ 5b1 30w0 6b1 17w0 1 2.5
22 Chatterjee, Prakash 4b0 27w1 1b0 12w½ 32b1 -1 2.5
24 Macarthur, Duncan M 7b½ 12w1 4b0 13w½ 15w½ 1 2.5
25 Walpole, Jack 8w1 10b1 9b0 16w0 13b½ -1 2.5
28 Marston, Alastair JD 12b½ 13w1 18w0 11b1 10w0 1 2.5
23. 2 Rogers, David R = 17w½ 16b0 20b0 12w1 0 2.0
3 Borkowski, J Andrew 21b½ 19w½ = 23w½ 20b0 0 2.0
27 Lawson, Phillip 10w0 22b0 + 15b0 31w1 0 2.0
29 Bisogno, Vincenzo 15w½ 14b0 12b½ 26w0 + 0 2.0
27. 11 Manning, Peter A = 23w½ 19b½ 28w0 5b0 0 1.5
12 Musgrove, Peter 28w½ 24b0 29w½ 22b½ 2b0 -1 1.5
26 Finch, J Russell 9b0 16w0 = 29b1 6w0 0 1.5
31 Dean, Michael J 18w½ 8b1 14w0 19b0 27b0 -1 1.5
31. 32 LeRoy, Jason + 9w0 7b0 10b0 22w0 0 1.0
32. 8 Robinson, Will 25b0 31w0 - - - 0 0.0
Major
1st Stephen
Williams Cwmbran £180
2nd Tim
Chinnick Hanham £120
3rd= Bob
Radford Unattached £35
Andrew
Heard Beckenham £35
Grading U141 Ashraf
Syed Fareham £30
Grading U130 Tim
Crouch Kings Head £30
MINOR
The Minor was won by Peter Dimond with 4.5/5. This result was not surprising since Peter has been a solid 140 for many years but a recent run of poor results has seen his grade drop.
2nd place was shared by Duncan Cooper and Stephan Crockett. Stephan is another on the weekend congress circuit- able to play most weeks.
Special mention must go to 10 yr old Chirag Hosdurga. In his first event against adults, he finished with 50%
Ranking and Games after round 5 of Bristol Winter Minor U125
No. PNo. Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 CB Score
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1. 6 Dimond, Peter D 20w1 13b1 19w1 1b1 10w½ 1 4.5
2. 2 Cooper, Duncan N 15w½ 18b½ 13w1 19b1 16w1 1 4.0
10 Crockett, Stephen J = 23b1 11w1 8w1 6b½ 0 4.0
4. 3 Kenealey, Alexander + 19w0 16b½ 21w1 17b1 0 3.5
8 McGeeney, David B 24b1 = 15w1 10b0 1w1 0 3.5
11 Sage, Anthony J + 21w½ 10b0 25w1 4b1 0 3.5
7. 5 Ainsley, Geoff J 19b0 14w1 22b½ 4w½ 12b1 -1 3.0
13 Batten, Bob 25b1 6w0 2b0 18w1 20w1 1 3.0
16 Clarke, Gary 12w1 1b½ 3w½ 22b1 2b0 -1 3.0
10. 1 Boustred, Noel J 14b1 16w½ 21b1 6w0 8b0 -1 2.5
4 Livermore, Richard 17w½ 15b½ 18w1 5b½ 11w0 1 2.5
17 Smith, Chris P 4b½ = 20w½ 7b1 3w0 0 2.5
19 Hosdurga, Chirag 5w1 3b1 6b0 2w0 22w½ 1 2.5
20 Drummond, Alastair 6b0 9w1 17b½ 26w1 13b0 -1 2.5
22 Davies, Barry R 9b1 = 5w½ 16w0 19b½ 0 2.5
23 Helbig, Doreen J = 10w0 9b½ 15b½ 7w1 0 2.5
25 Tanner, Alan 13w0 12b1 7w½ 11b0 + 0 2.5
18. 9 Harris, Martin R 22w0 20b0 23w½ 24b1 21w½ 1 2.0
21 Maber, Martyn J 7w1 11b½ 1w0 3b0 9b½ -1 2.0
26 Dawson, Thomas = 7b0 24w1 20b0 14w½ 0 2.0
21. 7 Fletcher-Bott, Russell 21b0 26w1 25b½ 17w0 23b0 -1 1.5
12 Burrows, John M 16b0 25w0 14b1 = 5w0 0 1.5
14 Wallman, James 1w0 5b0 12w0 + 26b½ 0 1.5
15 Langmaid, Kevin D 2b½ 4w½ 8b0 23w½ - 0 1.5
24 Oatway, Bobby 8w0 = 26b0 9w0 18b1 0 1.5
26. 18 Walsh, Shaun = 2w½ 4b0 13b0 24w0 0 1.0
Minor
1st Peter
Dimond Bath £150
2nd= Duncan
Cooper Timsbury £80
Stephen
Crockett Redditch £80
Grading U120 Antony
Sage Bath £30
Grading U106 Alan
Tanner Cabot £30
Junior Prize Chirag Hosdurga Bris. Juniors £30
