Last update: Tuesday December 2, 2003 12:51
Leek Congress, 12-14 September 2003
The 4th Leek Congress saw 136 people take part in a 26 player Open and everyone
else put in descending grade order and split into 4 roughly equal main sections.
The Open saw a 3-way tie for 1st place on 4/5 between IM Danny Gormally, IM
Colin Crouch and David Hulmes, Stockport, with four players sharing 4th place,
including 17-year-old Stephen Gordon, 3Cs, who caused major upset by beating
Robert Gwaze in round 3 and drawing with Danny Gormally in round 4.
Neil Moss, Oldham, won the 1st of the main sections, Gavyn Cooper, Newport,
won the 2nd, Kristian Chester, Macclesfield and Stephen Lloyd, Chester, shared
the 3rd and Paul Clapham, Newcastle under Lyme, won the third.
| Britannia Open |
Prize money £1157 |
1 = |
Daniel W Gormally |
Guildford |
4/5 |
|
Colin S Crouch |
Pinner |
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|
David I Hulmes |
Stockport |
|
4 = |
Ameet K Ghasi (J) |
Birmingham |
3½/5 |
|
Stephen J Gordon (J) |
Three C’s |
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|
Adam G Ashton |
Three C’s |
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|
John L Bentley |
Three C’s |
|
Grading Prize |
|
John L Bentley |
|
|
British Championship Qualifier (sponsored by Lafarge
Cement) |
|
David Hulmes |
|
|
MCCU Individual Champion |
|
David Hulmes |
|
|
North Staffs & District Individual Champion |
|
Alex Richardson |
|
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|
| Leek United section - for players graded 129
– 166 |
Prize money £330 |
| 1 |
Neil E Moss |
Oldham |
4/5 |
2 = |
Suzy G Blackburn (F)(J) |
Holmes Chapel |
3½/5 |
|
Paul Stephenson |
Liverpool |
|
|
David Risley |
Macclesfield |
|
|
Geoff Laurence |
Macclesfield |
|
|
Conrad Westmorland (J) |
Cheddleton |
|
| |
Martin Burns |
Stockport |
|
| Slow Starter Prize |
| |
Martin Burns |
Stockport |
|
|
| Alton Towers section – for players graded 104
– 125 |
Prize money £330 |
1 |
Gavyn Cooper (J) |
Newport |
4½/5 |
2 = |
R Nigel Livesey |
Bourne End |
4/5 |
|
Matthew L Evans (J) |
Cheddleton |
|
Slow Starter Prize |
| |
David Buckell |
Nelson |
2½/5 |
|
Marc Jouannet |
Macclesfield |
|
|
Alec Westmorland |
Cheddleton |
|
Other qualifying scores |
|
Molly T Moruzzi (F) (J) |
Cheddleton |
3/5 |
|
| Cottage Delight section – for players graded
80 – 103 |
Prize money £330 |
1 = |
Stephen M Lloyd (J) |
Chester YMCA |
4/5 |
|
Kristian J Chesters |
Macclesfield |
|
3 = |
David M Scorer (S) |
Nelson |
3½/5 |
|
D. Bramley |
Spondon |
|
|
Nichola Thomas (F) (J) |
Swindon |
|
|
Clifford G Hanson (S) |
Nelson |
|
|
Veer Ghasi |
Birmingham |
|
Slow Starter prize |
|
M.J.Rabbitte |
Swinton |
3/5 |
Other qualifying scores |
|
Sandra G. Blackburn (F) |
Holmes Chapel |
3/5 |
|
Yangshan Yu (F) (J) |
Cheddleton |
2½/5 |
|
| Westwood section – for players graded 23 – 79 |
| Prize money £330 |
| 1 |
Paul Clapham |
Newcastle-u-Lyme |
4½/5 |
| 2 = |
R S Stokes |
Scunthorpe |
4/5 |
| |
Paul G Rabbitte |
Swinton |
|
| Slow Starter prize |
| |
Bernard Stringer |
Northwich |
2½/5 |
| Other qualifying scores |
| |
Lateefah Messam-Sparks (F) (J) |
Stapleford |
3½/5 |
| |
Sheila Dines (F) (J) |
Coulsdon |
03-May |
| |
Nicholas C Salt (D) |
Dilhorne |
2½/5 |
Kerrygold Team Prize (£35) Macclesfield Chess
Club on tie-break from Swinton Chess Club |
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