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Last update: Tuesday December 2, 2003 12:51

28th Chorley Chess Congress, 23-25 August 2003

Held at Chorley Town Hall, Chorley (Six Rounds)
Incorporating Lancashire Championships

Open
Controller: P Purland
Number of competitors: 21
Prize fund: £415
1=	N Davies	3C’s	5	£150.00
	S Gordon J	3C’s
3=	DA Shaw J	Urmston	4½	£25.00
	A Ashton	3C’s
Grading prizes
184 - 170	Chris Dunlop	Crusaders	4	£20.00
169 and under	James Hanley J	Lancaster RGS	3½	£20.00

Major (U175)
Controller: P Purland
Number of competitors: 34
Prize fund: £415
1=	D Cutmore	Wood Green	5	£150.00
	M Cutmore	Wood Green
3=	D Moss	Ashton-U-Lyne	4½	£25.00
	R Newton	Morecambe
Grading Prizes
159 - 150	J Stephenson	Undercliffe	4	£20.00
149 and under	B Tinton J	Leyland	4	£20.00

Intermediate (U140)
Controller: J Jones
Number of competitors: 43
Prize fund: £415
1=	S Gardner J	Poulton	5	£150.00
	S Williams J	S. Birmingham
3=	D Aspinall	Oldham	4½	£10.00
	S Cranmer V	Ashfield
	M Harris	Newcastle-U-Lyne
	D Patrick	Calderdale
	J Song	Kingstone
Grading Prizes
129 – 120	D Aspinall	Oldham	4½	£10.00
	D Mottshaw	Chorley	3½	£5.00
	R Desmedt	Wombwell
119 and below	S Rush	Prestatyn	4	£20

Minor (U110)
Controller: D Welch
Number of competitors: 53
Prize fund: £415
1	L Parkinson	Chorley	5½	£200.00
2=	D Gilbert	DHSS	5	£75.00
	K Gorman V	Poulton
Grading Prizes
104 – 90	J Pym J	Newport	4½	£20.00
89 and under	T Sullivan V	Hebden Bridge	4½	£10.00
	C Sharp	Padgate

Lancashire Champions
Awarded for the highest score by a player registered with the Lancashire Chess Association.
Open	To be confirmed			£25.00
Major	R Newton	Morecambe	4½	£25.00
Intermediate	S Gardner	Poulton	5	£25.00
Minor	L Parkinson	Chorley	5½	£25.00

Eric Wandless-Renton Trophy
Awarded for the highest score by a player resident within Chorley Borough.
L Parkinson	Chorley	5½	£25.00

Team Clock
3C’a	14½ / 18