Aug 10th

 Entries for the Steve Boniface Memorial Congress
       Aug 21-23

OPEN

  C Beaumont                 Clifton   2289
  A Wong    Chard & Ilminster      (202)
  S Dilleigh             Horfield                   2096
  R Savery    Downend                    2029    Bye rd 1
   Juan Carlos Fernandez   Spain    1994
  J Wells   North Norfolk               1994
  P Kirby          Horfield                  1992    Bye rd 1
  J Turner        Malpas                     1936    Bye rd 1
  C Purry    Frome                           (160)    bye rd 1
  S Benson  Gerrards Cross              (160)
   G Iwi      Patchway                        (155)
  A Price    Leamington                   1831   Bye rd 1
  K Downey    Llanelli                     1783



MAJOR

B O'Gorman   DHSS        153
A Hibbitt                        152
A Papier   Clifton            151
A Borkowski   Thornbury   143
J Bellinger   New Milton      142
G Georgiou      Swindon      141
C Snook Lumb  Clevedon    139
S Williams    Cwmbran         136     bye rd 1
J Galloway                             135    bye rd 1
A Carver   Hanham                132
T Crouch     Kings Head        127


MINOR

G Mill Wilson   Yate    123
D Woodruff   Keynsham  97
K Markey                      91     Bye rd 1
S Walsh  Downend  89    bye rd 1
D Swann  Clevedon  29
D Clarke   Yate      Ungraded  

Bristol Spring Congress Report

   The Bristol Spring Congress was held at Bristol Grammar School from April 17-19th.  There were 70 players in the 3 sections
   There were a couple of factors that made this congress different.  We were honoured to have the participation of GM Keith Arkell.  And we also had a Colombian film director with his camera man in attendance.  They wish to do a documentary film about chess, possibly featuring the rapid rise of Devon junior Theo Slade.
  Next Bristol Congress  Aug 21-23

   FIDE rated Open.

   Not surprisingly, Keith Arkell won with 5/5.  He is known as a specialist in the end game.  And so it proved.  It was a real pleasure/education/eye opener for us lesser mortals to watch him live conjure up a win from (seemingly) drawn positions.
   And Keith has such fascinating stories to tell.  When they first met, Aronian, then world number 2, told Keith which of his games he admired!
   There was a 4 way tie for second, partly shared by J Sokolsky from Slovakia playing in his first English event.
   Young Theo Slade continues to impress, winning the grading prize.
    All games from the Open can be seen on www.chessit.co.uk

    Ranking and Games after round 5 of Bristol FIDE Open 0415
No.  PNo.  Name                          R1    R2    R3    R4    R5    CB Score
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  1.    1  Arkell, Keith C              12b1  22w1   2b1   6w1  10b1   -1  5.0
  2.    2  Beaumont, Chris R            14w1   9b½   1w0   5b1   7w1    1  3.5
        3  Dilleigh, Stephen P          17b½   8w½  15b1  11w½  19b1   -1  3.5
        4  Savory, Richard J               =  13w1   8b½  19w½  11b1    0  3.5
       17  Sokolsky, Juraj               3w½   7b0  16w1   9b1   8w1    1  3.5
  6.    6  Pugh, Derek C                18w½  16b1   9w1   1b0  12w½    1  3.0
       12  Slade, Theodore               1w0  20b1  22b1  13w½   6b½   -1  3.0
       22  Wandowicz, Kajetan              +   1b0  12w0  14b1  15w1    0  3.0
  9.    7  Hearne, Rob                  19b½  17w1  11b½  10w½   2b0   -1  2.5
        8  Burnett, Leon P              20w1   3b½   4w½     =  17b0    0  2.5
       10  Meek, Stephen J                 =  19w½  21b1   7b½   1w0    0  2.5
       11  Bennett, Dominic L              =  18b1   7w½   3b½   4w0    0  2.5
       13  Ralphs, Nigel                   =   4b0  18w1  12b½   9w½    0  2.5
       18  Staniforth, Matthew           6b½  11w0  13b0     +  16w1    0  2.5
       19  Cusick, Peter                 7w½  10b½   5w1   4b½   3w0    1  2.5
 16.    5  Bridge, Neil A                  =  15w½  19b0   2w0  14b1    0  2.0
        9  Payne, Matthew J             21b1   2w½   6b0  17w0  13b½   -1  2.0
       15  Grieve, Harry                   =   5b½   3w0  21w1  22b0    0  2.0
 19.   20  Furnevall, Mark               8b0  12w0  14w½  16b½  21b½   -1  1.5
       21  Harris, Michael T             9w0  14b1  10w0  15b0  20w½    1  1.5
 21.   16  Purry, Chris S                  =   6w0  17b0  20w½  18b0    0  1.0
 22.   14  Waterfield, John W            2b0  21w0  20b½  22w0   5w0    1  0.5

Open          1^st     Keith Arkell                   4NCL Cheddleton         £170.00

                             2^{nd =}   Chris Beaumont            Clifton                              £42.00

                                       Stephen Dilleigh           Horfield                           £42.00

                                       Richard Savory             Downend                         £42.00

                                      Juraj Sokolsky              Slovakia                           £42.00

Rating  1900 – 2024    Theo Slade                    Barnstaple                      £20.00

Rating U1900               Kajetan Wandowicz     Horfield                           £20.00

Richard Savory is a new qualifier for the British Championship and is the Bristol League Champion on tie-break.

  Major

  The U 155 event was won by 12 year old top seed Max French, with 4 1/2  He showed maturity and experience beyond his years to grind out complicated wins.

   Seond prize was shared by G. Georgiou and A Papier

Ranking and Games after round 5 of Bristol Major U155 0415

No.  PNo.  Name                          R1    R2    R3    R4    R5    CB Score

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  1.    1  French, Max                  25w1   8b1  11w1   2b½   4w1    1  4.5

  2.    5  Papier, Alan R               16w1  11b0  23w1  13b1   2w1    1  4.0

        9  Georgiou, George             23w½  18b½  24w1  11b1  19w1    1  4.0

  4.    2  Radford, Robert P            15b1   7w1  13b1   1w½   5b0   -1  3.5

       17  Walker, Adrian                  =   4b0  10w1  23b1  20w1    0  3.5

       22  Galloway, James H               =  10b1   4w0   6b1   7w1    0  3.5

  7.    4  Woodward, Tim F                 =  17w1  22b1   7w½   1b0    0  3.0

       11  Gossiaux, Ryan P             24b1   5w1   1b0   9w0  18w1    1  3.0

       19  Carver, Anthony W             6w0  25b1   3w1   8b1   9b0   -1  3.0

       24  Dimond, Peter D              11w0     +   9b0  14w1   8b1    0  3.0

 11.    6  Hennefeld, James             19b1  13w0  21b½  22w0     +    0  2.5

        7  Belinger, John               20w1   2b0  18w1   4b½  22b0   -1  2.5

       13  Jones, Timothy M                +   6b1   2w0   5w0  16b½    0  2.5

       16  Telang, Amol                  5b0  21w0  15b1  12w1  13w½    1  2.5

       20  Snook-Lumb, Chris             7b0  15w1  12b½  21w1  17b0   -1  2.5

       25  Chinnick, Tim                 1b0  19w0     +   3b½  23w1    0  2.5

 17.    3  Rogers, David R                 =  14w½  19b0  25w½  21b½    0  2.0

        8  Chadaway, Stephen M          21b1   1w0  14b1  19w0  24w0    1  2.0

       14  Thomas, Roy                     =   3b½   8w0  24b0  10b1   -2  2.0

       18  Shaw, Tony                      =   9w½   7b0  10w1  11b0    0  2.0

       21  Macarthur, Duncan M           8w0  16b1   6w½  20b0   3w½    1  2.0

Major         1^st     Max French                   Frome                            £150.00

                             2^nd=   Alan Papier                   Clifton                              £55.00

                                       George Georgiou          Swindon                          £55.00

Grading  130 – 139      Adrian Walker              Stroud                             £20.00

Grading  U130              James Galloway            Unattached                     £20.00

   Minor

   Once again, we have proof of how accurate the grading system is.  There were 8 (yes EIGHT!- which represents 30% of the field) players tied for first with 3 1/2 points.  It makes for an exciting last round but with smaller individual prizes.

Ranking and Games after round 5 of Bristol Minor U125 0415

No.  PNo.  Name                          R1    R2    R3    R4    R5    CB Score

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  1.    2  McGeeney, David B            12b0     =  19w1  23b1   7w1    0  3.5

        3  Mill-Wilson, Graham             =  16b1  10w0  11b1  17w1    0  3.5

        4  Ludlow, Roy A                   =  17w½  20b1  18w1  15b½    0  3.5

        5  Sage, Antony J               14w1  15b½  11w1  12b½  10w½    1  3.5

        9  Morris-Weston, Robin         18w½     =  17b1   1b1  12w½    0  3.5

       10  Archer, David J              22b½  21w1   3b1  15w½   5b½   -1  3.5

       12  Langmaid, Kevin D             2w1  23b1   1w½   5w½   9b½    1  3.5

       15  Drummond, Alastair            6w1   5w½   7b1  10b½   4w½    1  3.5

  9.   20  Markey, Kevin D                 =   8b½   4w0  16b1  23w1    0  3.0

       21  Woodruff, David G               =  10b0  16w1   8b½   1w1    0  3.0

 11.    7  Wallman, James               16w½  19b1  15w0  22b1   2b0   -1  2.5

       11  Grant, Bill                     =  22w1   5b0   3w0  18b1    0  2.5

       22  Abecasis, Lee A              10w½  11b0  13b1   7w0   8w1    1  2.5

 14.    1  Bradley, Sam                    =  13w1  12b½   9w0  21b0    0  2.0

       14  Hosdurga, Chirag              5b0     +  23w0  17w0  13b1    0  2.0

       17  Maber, Martyn J               8w½   4b½   9w0  14b1   3b0   -1  2.0

       18  Davies, Barry R               9b½     =   8w1   4b0  11w0    0  2.0

       23  Swann, Deborah A                +  12w0  14b1   2w0  20b0    0  2.0

 19.    8  Daly, Grant                  17b½  20w½  18b0  21w½  22b0   -1  1.5

       19  Helbig, Doreen J                =   7w0   2b0  13w½  16b½    0  1.5

 21.   13  Walsh, Shaun                    =   1b0  22w0  19b½  14w0    0  1.0

Minor         1^st=    David McGeeney         Cabot                               £29.00

                                       Graham Mill-Wilson    Yate                                  £29.00

                                       Roy Ludlow                   Trowbridge                     £29.00

                                        Antony Sage                 Bath                                 £29.00

                                      Robin Morris-Weston  Unattached                    £29.00

                                      David Archer                Godalming                      £29.00    

                              Kevin Langmaid           Yate                                 £29.00

                                      Alastair Drummond     Cabot                              £29.00

Grading  100 – 108      Bill Grant                       Frome                              £20.00

Grading  U100              David Woodruff           Keynsham                        £20.00

Junior Prize                   Harry Grieve                 Guildford                        £20.00

Kevin Langmaid is the Bristol League U125 Champion on Tie-break

Entries  Thurs Apr 16th for Bristol Spring Congress  11 30 PM

FIDE Open

GM Keith Arkell  2509
C Beaumont  Clifton   2292

S Dilliegh    Horfield   2109
R Savery  Downend  2109  bye rd 1

M Harris   Horfield  183

N Bridge  Camberley  2063   bye rd  1

D Pugh  Horfield  2060

R Hearne  Bath  179

L Burnett  Manningtree   176

N Ralphs   Wales   2000    Bye rd 1
M Payne  Bath  2000
S Meek  S Bristol  1968  (194)

D Bennett  Clifton  1963  bye rd 1
T Slade  Barnstaple   1962

J Waterfield  Clifton   1904

H Grieve  Guildford  1894  bye rd 1

M Furnevall    Clifton   (159)

C Purry   Frome    (159)    Bye rd 1

M Staniforth  Bath  158
J Sokolsky  Slovakia    (1889)

P Cusick  Bath     (167)

K Wandowicz  Horfield   1758


Major

M French  Frome   154
D Rogers  Exmouth  152   bye rd 1

Bob Radford  Unattached   152

T Woodward  Trowbridge  150  bye rd 1
A Papier   Clifton   148

R Thomas  Potypridd  (1790)   bye rd  1

J Belinger  New Milton  144
J Hennefeld  Downend   143
S Williams  Malpas  143    bye rd 1

G Georgiou  Swindon   141
S Chadaway  Olton  142
Dave WIlliams  Malpas  (1690)   bye rd  1

R Gossiaux  Oxford Uni  138
T Jones   Clifton   134
K Balakrishnan  Solihull   133
A Walker  Stroud  133      Bye rd 1

T Shaw   Malvern  132    Bye rd 1

A Carver  Hanham  131

C Snook Lumb  Clevedon   129
D Macarthur  Keynsham  127

J Galloway             126     Bye rd 1

R Porter  Uni   125

P Dimond   Bath     123

T Chinnick    Hanham    121

MINOR

D McGeeney  Cabot   122
S Bradley  Stourbridge  122   Bye rd 1

G Mill Wilson   Yate   120    bye rd  1

R Ludlow  Trowbridge  119  Bye rd 1

A Sage  Bath    118
J Wallman       110

G Daly  Downend  109

Robin Morris-Weston  Unattached     109  bye rd 2
K Langmaid  Yate   108

B Grant   Frome   108   bye rd 1

D Archer   Godalming  108 

S Walsh     Downend      106   bye rd 1

C Hosdurga  pete's potentials  105

A Drummond  Cabot  101
M Maber   Taunton   100

B Davies  Hanham  98    Bye rd  2

D Heilbig  97   bye rd 1

M Jennings  Grendl  93

Kevin Markey      91    bye rd 1
D Woodruff  Keynsham  90   bye rd 1

D Swann     Clevedon       32

Alex Kenealy  Cardiff      Ung

L Abecasis     Horfield     Ung

Entries  Tues Apr 14th for Bristol Spring Congress

FIDE Open

GM Keith Arkell  2509
C Beaumont  Clifton   2292

S Dilliegh    Horfield   2109
R Savery  Downend  2109  bye rd 1

M Harris   Horfield  183

N Bridge  Camberley  2063   bye rd  1

D Pugh  Horfield  2060

R Hearne  Bath  179

L Burnett  Manningtree   176

N Ralphs   Wales   2000    Bye rd 1
S Meek  S Bristol  1968  (194)

T Slade  Barnstaple   1962

J Waterfield  Clifton   1904

H Grieve  Guildford  1894  bye rd 1

M Furnevall    Clifton   (159)

C Purry   Frome    (159)    Bye rd 1

J Sokolsky  Slovakia    (1889)

P Cusick  Bath     (167)

K Wandowicz  Horfield   1758


Major

M French  Frome   154
D Rogers  Exmouth  152   bye rd 1

Bob Radford  Unattached   152

A Papier   Clifton   148

R Thomas  Potypridd  (1790)   bye rd  1

J Belinger  New Milton  144
S Williams  Malpas  143    bye rd 1

G Georgiou  Swindon   143
S Chadaway  Olton  142
Dave WIlliams  Malpas  (1690)   bye rd  1

T Jones   Clifton   134
K Balakrishnan  Solihull   133
A Walker  Stroud  133      Bye rd 1

T Shaw   Malvern  132    Bye rd 1

A Carver  Hanham  131

C Snook Lumb  Clevedon   129
D Macarthur  Keynsham  127

J Galloway             126     Bye rd 1

P Dimond   Bath     123

T Chinnick    Hanham    121

MINOR

S Bradley  Stourbridge  122   Bye rd 1

G Mill Wilson   Yate   120    bye rd  1

R Ludlow  Trowbridge  119  Bye rd 1

J Wallman       110

G Daly  Downend  109

K Langmaid  Yate   108

B Grant   Frome   108   bye rd 1

D Archer   Godalming  108 

S Walsh     Downend      106   bye rd 1

C Godsura  105M Maber   Taunton   100

B Davies  Hanham  98    Bye rd  2

D Heilbig  97   bye rd 1

M Jennings  Grendl  93

D Woodruff  Keynsham  90   bye rd 1

D Swann     Clevedon       32

E Ko            University      Ung

Alex Kenealy  Cardiff      Ung

Ryan McHugh    Cardiff     Ung

 

Entries  Monday Apr 13th for Bristol Spring Congress

FIDE Open

GM Keith Arkell  2509
C Beaumont  Clifton   2292

S Dilliegh    Horfield   2109
R Savery  Downend  2109  bye rd 1

M Harris   Horfield  183

N Bridge  Camberley  2063   bye rd  1

D Pugh  Horfield  2060

R Hearne  Bath  179

L Burnett  Manningtree   176

N Ralphs   Wales   2000    Bye rd 1
S Meek  S Bristol  1968  (194)

T Slade  Barnstaple   1962

J Waterfield  Clifton   1904

H Grieve  Guildford  1894  bye rd 1

M Furnevall    Clifton   (159)

C Purry   Frome    (159)    Bye rd 1

J Sokolsky  Slovakia    (1889)

P Cusick  Bath     (167)

K Wandowicz  Horfield   1758


Major

M French  Frome   154
D Rogers  Exmouth  152   bye rd 1

Bob Radford  Unattached   152

A Papier   Clifton   148

R Thomas  Potypridd  (1790)   bye rd  1

J Belinger  New Milton  144
S Williams  Malpas  143    bye rd 1

G Georgiou  Swindon   143
S Chadaway  Olton  142
Dave WIlliams  Malpas  (1690)   bye rd  1

T Jones   Clifton   134
K Balakrishnan  Solihull   133
A Walker  Stroud  133      Bye rd 1

T Shaw   Malvern  132    Bye rd 1

A Carver  Hanham  131

C Snook Lumb  Clevedon   129
D Macarthur  Keynsham  127

J Galloway             126     Bye rd 1

P Dimond   Bath     123

T Chinnick    Hanham    121

MINOR

S Bradley  Stourbridge  122   Bye rd 1

G Mill Wilson   Yate   120    bye rd  1

R Ludlow  Trowbridge  119  Bye rd 1

J Wallman       110

G Daly  Downend  109

B Grant   Frome   108   bye rd 1

D Archer   Godalming  108 

S Walsh     Downend      106   bye rd 1

M Maber   Taunton   100

B Davies  Hanham  98    Bye rd  2

M Jennings  Grendl  93

D Woodruff  Keynsham  90   bye rd 1

D Swann     Clevedon       32

E Ko            University      Ung

Alex Kenealy  Cardiff      Ung

Ryan McHugh    Cardiff     Ung

 

Entries  Saturday Apr 11th for Bristol Spring Congress

FIDE Open

GM Keith Arkell  2509
C Beaumont  Clifton   2292

S Dilliegh    Horfield   2109
R Savery  Downend  2109  bye rd 1

M Harris   Horfield  183

D Pugh  Horfield  2060

L Burnett  Manningtree   176

N Ralphs   Wales   2000    Bye rd 1
S Meek  S Bristol  1968  (194)

T Slade  Barnstaple   1962

J Waterfield  Clifton   1904

M Furnevall    Clifton   (159)

C Purry   Frome    (159)    Bye rd 1

J Sokolsky  Slovakia    (1889)

P Cusick  Bath     (167)

K Wandowicz  Horfield   1758


Major

M French  Frome   154
D Rogers  Exmouth  152   bye rd 1

Bob Radford  Unattached   152

A Papier   Clifton   148

J Belinger  New Milton  144
S Williams  Malpas  143    bye rd 1

G Georgiou  Swindon   143
S Chadaway  Olton  142
T Jones   Clifton   134
K Balakrishnan  Solihull   133
A Walker  Stroud  133      Bye rd 1

T Shaw   Malvern  132    Bye rd 1

D Macarthur  Keynsham  132

A Carver  Hanham  131

C Snook Lumb  Clevedon   129
J Galloway             126     Bye rd 1

P Dimond   Bath     123

T Chinnick    Hanham    121

MINOR

S Bradley  Stourbridge  122   Bye rd 1

G Mill Wilson   Yate   120    bye rd  1

R Ludlow  Trowbridge  119  Bye rd 1

J Wallman       110

G Daly  Downend  109

B Grant   Frome   108   bye rd 1

D Archer   Godalming  108 

S Walsh     Downend      106   bye rd 1

M Maber   Taunton   100

B Davies  Hanham  98    Bye rd  2

M Jennings  Grendl  93

D Woodruff  Keynsham  90   bye rd 1

D Swann     Clevedon       32

E Ko            University      Ung

Alex Kenealy  Cardiff      Ung

Ryan McHugh    Cardiff     Ung

 

Entries  Wedn Apr 8th for Bristol Spring Congress

FIDE Open

GM Keith Arkell  2509
C Beaumont  Clifton   2292

S Dilliegh    Horfield   2109
M Harris   Horfield  183

D Pugh  Horfield  2060

L Burnett  Manningtree   176

N Ralphs   Wales   2000    Bye rd 1
T Slade  Barnstaple   1962

J Waterfield  Clifton   1904

M Furnevall    Clifton   (159)

C Purry   Frome    (159)    Bye rd 1

J Sokolsky  Slovakia    (1889)

P Cusick  Bath     (167)

K Wandowicz  Horfield   1758


Major

M French  Frome   154
D Rogers  Exmouth  152   bye rd 1

Bob Radford  Unattached   152

A Papier   Clifton   148

J Belinger  New Milton  144
G Georgiou  Swindon   143
S Chadaway  Olton  142
T Jones   Clifton   134
K Balakrishnan  Solihull   133
T Shaw   Malvern  132    Bye rd 1

A Carver  Hanham  131

C Snook Lumb  Clevedon   129
J Galloway             126     Bye rd 1

T Chinnick    Hanham    121

MINOR

S Bradley  Stourbridge  122   Bye rd 1

G Mill Wilson   Yate   120    bye rd  1

R Ludlow  Trowbridge  119  Bye rd 1

G Daly  Downend  109

S Walsh     Downend      106   bye rd 1

M Maber   Taunton   100

B Davies  Hanham  98    Bye rd  2

M Jennings  Grendl  93

D Swann     Clevedon       32

E Ko            University      Ung

Alex Kenealy  Cardiff      Ung

Ryan McHugh    Cardiff     Ung