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Last update: Thursday October 5, 2006 16:46
| Marling Ltd Section (Under-210) | |||
| 1 | Robert Shaw | Cheddleton & Leek/ High Peak | 4 |
| 2 = | Lawrence Cooper | Stafford | 3½ |
| David Hulmes | Stockport | 3½ | |
| Alex Richardson | Newcastle | 3½ | |
| Slow Starter | |||
| Dave Risley | Macclesfield | 3 | |
| Landon Memorial Trophy | |||
| Robert Shaw | |||
| Alton Towers Section (Under-135) | |||
1 |
Maurice Hill | Nottingham Nomads | 4 |
| 2 = | Robbie Coats | Brown Jack (Swindon) | 3½ |
| Jon Blackburn | Holmes Chapel | 3½ | |
| Slow Starter | |||
| Nick Wright | Newcastle | 2½ | |
| Roger Walker | Belper | 2½ | |
| Brian Ross | Abergavenny | 2½ | |
| A H Brooks & Co Section (Under-100) | |||
1 |
Philip Hallen | Cheddleton & Leek | 5 |
| 2 | David Hallen | Cheddleton & Leek | 4 |
| 3 = | David Rose | Cheddleton & Leek | 3½ |
| George Scattergood | Holmes Chapel | 3½ | |
| Joe Morrison | Sheffield | 3½ | |
| Slow Starter | |||
| Matthew Wyza | Cheddleton & Leek | 2½ | |
| Calum Young | Cheddleton & Leek | 2½ | |
| Jim Waddington | Bolton | 2½ | |
| Ray Bradney | Stockport | 2½ | |
Another successful Leek Chess Congress saw club member Rob Shaw win the top Marling Ltd section, Maurice Hill, from Nottingham, win the middle Alton Towers section and club member Philip Hallen win the bottom A H Brooks section after playing five games over the weekend.
Approaching 100 players turned up for the 7th Leek Congress, organised by Cheddleton & Leek Chess Club at Westwood College on September 8,9 and 10, who were put into playing grade order and split into three sponsored sections graded under-210, under-135 and under-100.
In the Marling section, third seed Rob Shaw (195) drew with top seed International Master Lawrence Cooper (209), from Stafford, and, in the last round, beat second seed David Hulmes (201), from Stockport, in the very last game in the Congress to finish, becoming clear winner on 4/5.
Cooper and Hulmes finished equal second on 3½/5 with Alex Richardson (188), from Newcastle, while Dave Risley, from Macclesfield, won the slow starter prize with 3/5 and Shaw also won the Landon Memorial Trophy.
Club members Dave Buxton and Yangshi Yu (17) shared equal fifth on 3/5 while Phil Birks scored 2½/5 and Simon Edwards got 2/5.
Maurice Hill also scored 4/5 in winning the Alton Towers section while Jon Blackburn, from Holmes Chapel, and Robbie Coats (15), from the Brown Jack, Swindon, club, shared second place on 3½/5.
Club member Roger Walker shared the slow starter prize with Brian Ross, from Abergavenny, and Nick Wright, from Newcastle, with 2½/5, while club member Yangshan Yu (17) just missed out by finishing equal fourth on 3/5.
The best performance of the weekend was by club member Philip Hallen in winning the A H Brooks section with a perfect 5/5, while David Hallen was second on 4/5 and club member David Rose shared equal third on 3½/5 with Joe Morrison, from Sheffield, and George Scattergood, from Holmes Chapel.
The slow starter prize was shared by club members Matthew Wyza and Calum Young (15) with Ray Bradney, from Stockport, and Jim Waddington, from Bolton, with 2½/5.
Club member Peter Hallen (16) came equal sixth with 3/5, while club members Ebrahim Arshad (14), Emma Atkins and Gus Brain all scored 2/5. Also playing from the club, in different sections, were Colin Abell, Ian Campion, James Nicol and John Yee.
The club, which is open to anyone for games, analysis or coaching, meets every Friday from 7.30 pm at Leek United Building Society’s Norbury House, Strangman Street, Leek. Details from Robert Milner 0n 01782 550112 or www.cheddletonandleekchess.co.uk.