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Last update: Tuesday February 24, 2004 16:11

Bury (Manchester) Rapidplay, 7 December 2003

Mick Norris (Chairman, Bury Chess Club) reports:

OPEN

(22 entries - £300 prize fund)

1

GM Nigel Davies

(3Cs)

5/6

£160

2 =

Ben Hague

(Rochdale)

4½/6

£40

 

Alan Walton

(3Cs)

4½/6

£40

4 =

John Bentley

(3Cs)

4/6

 

 

Stephen Gordon – junior

(3Cs)

4/6

 

 

Adam Ashton

(3Cs)

4/6

 

Grading Prizes

U190

John Bentley

(3Cs)

4/6

£30

U170

Roger Williamson

(Hunts Cross)

3/6

£30
MAJOR (U155)

(31 entries - £231 prize fund)

1 =

Jason Wright – junior

(3Cs)

5/6

£57

 

Dominic Rabbitte – junior

(Swinton)

5/6

£57

 

Nick Barnaby

(Bolton)

5/6

£57

Grading Prizes

U135

Chris Vassiliou

(Chorlton)

4½/6

£30

U120

Richard Glover – junior

(3Cs)

4½/6

£30
MINOR (U-105)

(45 entries - £230 prize fund)

1

Robert Amos

(Prescot & Knotty Ash)

5½/6

£110

2 =

Paul Stanley

(Skelmersdale)

5/6

£30

 

John Sutcliffe

(Caergwrle)

5/6

£30

Grading Prizes

U85

Dennis Davies

(Blackpool)

4/6

£30

U75

Graham Lea – senior

(Stockport)

3/6

£30

Lodwig Gruchlik Memorial

Martin Bryant (Bury) won the trophy for the best performance by a Bury Chess Club full member.