2015 Congress
9th Weald Chess Congress Results – July 11th-12th 2015
A record entry of 140 this year, including 10 sets of parent-child competitors – another record. Thanks to Copthorne Prep School for the spacious venue and to our team of volunteers:
- Set Up – Gary McCulloch, Dave and Will Graham, Karen Meakings
- Catering – Balvinder Ahluwalia, Jon Allin, Julia Bennet-Stevens, Debbie Forster, Helen Miller
- Arbiters Mike Forster and Sue Howell
- Tournament Control – Catherine Finn and Shaun Brewer
- Thanks to Neil Jamieson and Amardip Ahluwalia for playing as fillers
As a non-profit making event we gratefully acknowledge the kind donations received from so many competitors. Any surplus funds will be used to improve the event for next year and for the support of junior chess in Sussex.
| Open | Major (U175) | Intermediate (U140) | Minor (U110) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | GM Nick Pert IM Gediminas Sarakauskas | Paul Jackson Alfie Onslow Matthew Wilson | Gary Willson | Paul Buswell |
| 2nd | n/a | n/a | Lucy Bennet-Stevens Stephen Crockett Daniel Finn Michael Moura Patrick Sartain | Jennifer Goldsmith Andy Laurillard Aurideep Nayak |
| 3rd | IM Graeme Buckley | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Grading Prizes | Peter Ackley (U200) Richard Zhu (U190) David Fryer (U181=) Krzysztof Jamroz (U181=) Martin Faulkner (U165=) Will Graham (U165=) Damian McCarthy (U165=) | Thomas Finn (U162) Robert Fisher (U151=) Alexander Jamieson (U151=) Paul Richardson (U151=) Ximan Mao (U151=) Matthew Forster (U141) Oli Howell (U131) | Jacob Watson (U126) Brian Stockham (U121=) David Wallis (U121=) Alex Miller (U115) Edward Gray (U108) | Viktor Jamroz (U105) Alex Barlov (U90=) Elizabeth Finn (U90=) Bridie O’Leary (U90=) Mario Pastrana (U90=) Kieron Escott (U75=) Ken Haworth (U75=) Sasmit Neogi (U65) |
Subject to verification, the British Championships 2015 place was awarded to Peter Ackley.
Sussex Champions:
| Sussex U18 George Self Cup | Sussex U14 Brian Denman Cup | Sussex Girls Anne Gammans Cup |
|---|---|---|
| Callum Brewer | Matthew Forster | Cassie Graham |
Crosstables:
Open
ECF R O U N D S
Pos Player Grade 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D TB
1 Pert, Nicholas........... 254A w7+ b20+ w10+ b2= w5+ 4½ 5 1289 258 14
2 Sarakauskas, Gediminas... 233A b22+ w26+ b9+ w1= b4+ 4½ 5 1227 245 14
3 Buckley, Graeme N........ 219A w18+ b14+ w13- b19+ w9+ 4 5 1107 221 12
4 Fryer, David W........... 180B w19+ b13= w11+ b10+ w2- 3½ 5 1100 220 12
5 Ackley, Peter JE......... 190A w17= b21+ w16+ b13+ b1- 3½ 5 1020 204 11½
6 Jamroz, Krzysztof........ 176D b23+ w9- b15= w26+ w13+ 3½ 5 1058 212 9½
7 Zhu, Richard............. 185A b1- w24+ b17= w18+ b23+ 3½ 5 1023 205 8½
8 Salimbeni, George PW..... 193* b27- w31= b30+ w17+ b15+ 3½ 5 942 188 8
9 Hunt, Daniel............. 194D w28+ b6+ w2- b14+ b3- 3 5 1032 206 11
10 Payne, Matthew J......... 189A b31+ w27+ b1- w4- b21+ 3 5 948 190 10
11 Gupta, Arul.............. 194A b16= w30+ b4- w12= b18+ 3 5 927 185 8½
12 Costley, Martin O........ 185C bye= w16- b31+ b11= w19+ 3 4 784 196 7½
13 de Coverly, Roger D...... 190A b25+ w4= b3+ w5- b6- 2½ 5 927 185 10
14 Kalavannan, Koby......... 186A bye+ w3- b27+ w9- b22= 2½ 4 713 178 8½
15 Briggs, John Nicholas.... 189A w21= b17= w6= b16+ w8- 2½ 5 869 174 8
16 Hand, Freddie............ 173A w11= b12+ b5- w15- b27+ 2½ 5 926 185 7½
17 Brewer, Callum D......... 166A b5= w15= w7= b8- w28+ 2½ 5 925 185 7
18 Golding, Alex............ 180A b3- bye+ w20+ b7- w11- 2 4 685 171 7
19 Graham, David B.......... 207A b4- w25+ b22+ w3- b12- 2 5 883 177 7
20 Willson, Ollie........... 187A b24+ w1- b18- w27= w25= 2 5 841 168 6½
21 Graham, William M........ 161A b15= w5- b23= w31+ w10- 2 5 876 175 6
22 Haridas, Girinath........ 182A w2- b29+ w19- b28= w14= 2 5 892 178 5½
23 Jones, Steven A.......... 198A w6- b28= w21= b24+ w7- 2 5 798 160 5½
24 Faulkner, Martin J....... 154A w20- b7- bye+ w23- b30+ 2 4 625 156 4
25 McCarthy, Damian......... 162A w13- b19- w28= bye+ b20= 2 4 647 162 4
26 Bonafont, Philip R....... 187A w29+ b2- bye= b6- 1½ 3 512 171 6½
27 Higgs, Anthony RJ........ 168A w8+ b10- w14- b20= w16- 1½ 5 828 166 6
28 Anbukumar, Hajane........ 168A b9- w23= b25= w22= b17- 1½ 5 802 160 4½
29 Keen, Cosima C........... 159B b26- w22- bye= w30= b31= 1½ 4 588 147 3
30 Benson, Sean T........... 159A bye= b11- w8- b29= w24- 1 4 550 138 3½
31 Verma, Aditya............ 160A w10- b8= w12- b21- w29= 1 5 737 147 2½
Index:
A = Player's score
B = Number of graded games played
C = Total grading points
D = Grading performance
TB= Sum of progressive scores Standard
Crosstables:
Major
ECF R O U N D S
Pos Player Grade 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D TB
1 Jackson, Paul G.......... 161A b26+ w24+ b7= w4= b8+ 4 5 906 181 12½
2 Onslow, Alfie............ 152A b21= w31+ b5= w11+ b7+ 4 5 873 175 11
3 Wilson, Matthew R........ 157A b24- w30+ b15+ w21+ b16+ 4 5 834 167 10
4 Appleby, Stephen......... 165A b15+ w27+ bye= b1= w5= 3½ 4 683 171 12
5 Forster, Matthew......... 136A b14+ b9+ w2= w7= b4= 3½ 5 908 182 12
6 Finn, Thomas............. 154B w13= b12= w28+ b10= w17+ 3½ 5 772 154 9½
7 Barton, R Alan........... 169C w17+ b22+ w1= b5= w2- 3 5 784 157 11½
8 Fisher, Robert HC........ 150B w12= b28= w23+ b13+ w1- 3 5 738 148 9½
9 Kelly, Paul J............ 163A b29+ w5- b24+ w16= b12= 3 5 739 148 9½
10 Richardson, Paul......... 142A b11= w32+ b16= w6= b14= 3 5 790 158 9½
11 Green, Michael........... 165A w10= b20+ w13= b2- w23+ 3 5 756 151 9
12 Howell, Oliver W......... 128A b8= w6= b27+ bye= w9= 3 4 661 165 9
13 Jamieson, Alexander...... 133A b6= w19+ b11= w8- b22+ 3 5 823 165 9
14 Welford, Richard R....... 159A w5- b26+ w17= b18+ w10= 3 5 757 151 8
15 Mao, Ximan............... 142A w4- b33+ w3- b31+ w25+ 3 5 738 148 7
16 Lear, Chris.............. 150r w28= b18+ w10= b9= w3- 2½ 5 739 148 9
17 Graham, Cassie M......... 142A b7- w25+ b14= w19+ b6- 2½ 5 763 153 7½
18 Lanzer, Robert A......... 150B b30+ w16- b21= w14- b27+ 2½ 5 710 142 7½
19 Golding, James........... 161A w23= b13- w22+ b17- w28+ 2½ 5 684 137 6½
20 Williams, Stephen........ 140A bye= w11- b29- w30+ b21+ 2½ 4 562 141 5½
21 Ratnesan, Ranesh......... 130A w2= b34+ w18= b3- w20- 2 5 695 139 8
22 Horlock, Peter J......... 143A b25+ w7- b19- bye+ w13- 2 4 483 121 7
23 Allin, Joseph............ 139E b19= w29= b8- w24+ b11- 2 5 701 140 6½
24 Kirkwood, Ross W......... 135* w3+ b1- w9- b23- w33+ 2 5 693 139 6
25 Akeya-Price, Robert A.... 120A w22- b17- bye+ w26+ b15- 2 4 464 116 5
26 Britnell, Matthew J...... 137B w1- w14- b32+ b25- w31+ 2 5 625 125 4
27 Green, Emily............. 144A w33+ b4- w12- b28= w18- 1½ 5 593 119 6
28 Zhao, Haolin............. 127A b16= w8= b6- w27= b19- 1½ 5 659 132 5½
29 Salmons, Calum........... 140A w9- b23= w20+ 1½ 3 442 147 5
30 Watson, Mikey J.......... 127A w18- b3- w33= b20- b32+ 1½ 5 582 116 2½
31 Davidson, Laura J........ 123A w34= b2- bye= w15- b26- 1 4 427 107 4
32 Dean, Michael J.......... 112C bye= b10- w26- b33= w30- 1 4 379 95 3½
33 Lovell, William PM....... 123A b27- w15- b30= w32= b24- 1 5 510 102 2½
34 Homer, Neil S............ 146A b31= w21- ½ 2 203 102 2½
Index:
A = Player's score
B = Number of graded games played
C = Total grading points
D = Grading performance
TB= Sum of progressive scores Standard
Crosstables:
Intermediate
ECF R O U N D S
Pos Player Grade 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D TB
1 Willson, Gary............ 125C b22+ w33+ b7= w9+ w2+ 4½ 5 805 161 13½
2 Moura, Michael........... 129C b40+ w6+ b8+ w10+ b1- 4 5 757 151 14
3 Finn, Daniel M........... 124B w38+ b12= w16+ b11+ w4= 4 5 735 147 12½
4 Crockett, Stephen J...... 120A bye= b34+ w35+ w7+ b3= 4 4 637 159 12
5 Sartain, Patrick P....... 122A w32+ b23+ w10- b12+ w19+ 4 5 763 153 12
6 Bennet-Stevens, Lucy..... 119A w29+ b2- w28+ b23+ b10+ 4 5 753 151 11
7 Howell, Matthew G........ 133A w35+ b18+ w1= b4- w17+ 3½ 5 695 139 11½
8 Watson, Jacob............ 123A w28+ b25+ w2- b17= w16+ 3½ 5 655 131 11
9 Bryant, Marc A........... 137D w34= b19+ w13+ b1- w20+ 3½ 5 712 142 10½
10 Weston, Peter............ 128C b39+ w24+ b5+ b2- w6- 3 5 634 127 12
11 Baldock, Mark Philip..... 130A w27+ b13= bye= w3- b24+ 3 4 507 127 9½
12 Miller, Alexander........ 112r b14+ w3= bye= w5- b26+ 3 4 543 136 9½
13 Wallis, David............ 117A b37+ w11= b9- w14= b25+ 3 5 612 122 9
14 Denning, Julie L......... 128B w12- b38+ w27= b13= w28+ 3 5 611 122 7½
15 Stockham, Brian.......... 118C b33- w22+ b29= b31= w30+ 3 5 579 116 7½
16 Hedger, Alec............. 113A w19= b26+ b3- w18+ b8- 2½ 5 621 124 8½
17 Britton, David........... 114A w23- b32+ w25+ w8= b7- 2½ 5 586 117 8
18 McKeon, John E........... 122A b30+ w7- bye= b16- w27+ 2½ 4 464 116 7½
19 Parsons, Robert.......... 133A b16= w9- b34+ w33+ b5- 2½ 5 585 117 7½
20 Samworth-Calvier, Juju... 121A b24- w39+ b33= w29+ b9- 2½ 5 549 110 7½
21 Gray, Edward............. 105A bye= bye- bye- b39+ w35+ 2½ 2 325 163 5½
22 Kolani, Arjun............ 109D w1- b15- bye= w40+ b33+ 2½ 4 452 113 4½
23 Smith, Paul.............. 136A b17+ w5- b24+ w6- 2 4 458 115 8
24 Chadwick, Susan E........ 103A w20+ b10- w23- b35+ w11- 2 5 579 116 7
25 Fowler, Caspian.......... 90B b31+ w8- b17- bye+ w13- 2 4 371 93 7
26 Miles, Barry S........... 119A bye= w16- b40+ b27= w12- 2 4 400 100 6½
27 Onslow, Teddy............ 113A b11- w37+ b14= w26= b18- 2 5 523 105 6½
28 Manchester, Oliver....... 109D b8- w31+ b6- w37+ b14- 2 5 511 102 6
29 Saravanan, Aadarsh....... 101A b6- w40+ w15= b20- w31= 2 5 537 107 6
30 Rustom, Zevon............ 105A w18- b35- bye+ w34+ b15- 2 4 370 93 5
31 Neale, George............ 117A w25- b28- w32+ w15= b29= 2 5 472 94 4½
32 Westwood-Dunkley, Hugo... 104B b5- w17- b31- b38+ w37+ 2 5 487 97 3
33 Britnell, Jonathan....... 97E w15+ b1- w20= b19- w22- 1½ 5 506 101 6½
34 Fowler, Hugo............. 116A b9= w4- w19- b30- w39+ 1½ 5 506 101 3½
35 Counsell, Robert W....... 114B b7- w30+ b4- w24- b21- 1 5 416 83 4
36 Bullock, Lee............. 130A bye- bye- bye+ 1 0 0 0 3
37 Laurillard, Xavier....... 74B w13- b27- w38+ b28- b32- 1 5 400 80 3
38 Golding, William......... 110A b3- w14- b37- w32- b40+ 1 5 392 78 1
39 Yu, Tim.................. 111* w10- b20- bye= w21- b34- ½ 4 270 68 1½
40 Lear, Jamie.............. 112r w2- b29- w26- b22- w38- 0 5 318 64 0
Index:
A = Player's score
B = Number of graded games played
C = Total grading points
D = Grading performance
TB= Sum of progressive scores Standard
Crosstables:
Minor
ECF R O U N D S
Pos Player Grade 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D TB
1 Buswell, Paul............ 109B w15+ b18+ w12+ b5+ w2= 4½ 5 647 129 14½
2 Laurillard, Andy......... 0d b24+ w3+ w14= b9+ b1= 4 5 350 70 13
3 Goldsmith, Jennifer...... 107A w16+ b2- w22+ b14+ w10+ 4 5 570 114 11
4 Nayak, Aurideep.......... 104A w27+ b10- w25+ b12+ w11+ 4 5 609 122 11
5 Jamroz, Viktor........... 97E w23+ b8+ w10+ w1- b6= 3½ 5 592 118 12½
6 Bolan, Michael T......... 107A w25+ b19+ w9= b11= w5= 3½ 5 546 109 12
7 Archer, David J.......... 108A w20+ b9- w19+ b16= w14+ 3½ 5 522 104 10
8 Scott, Len A............. 108D b22+ w5- bye= b28+ w16+ 3½ 4 423 106 9½
9 Banks, Michael........... 94B b31+ w7+ b6= w2- b17= 3 5 468 94 11
10 Stockham, Michael........ 109C b21+ w4+ b5- w24+ b3- 3 5 520 104 11
11 Morris-Weston, Robin T... 109E bye= w30+ b17+ w6= b4- 3 4 425 106 10½
12 O'Leary, Eoin............ 107A b26+ w33+ b1- w4- b24+ 3 5 482 96 10
13 Yu, Leo.................. 90E w34+ b14- bye= w17= b25+ 3 4 370 93 8½
14 Fraser, Alan R........... 107A b35+ w13+ b2= w3- b7- 2½ 5 440 88 10½
15 Barlov, Alex............. 78E b1- w26+ b33+ bye= 2½ 3 290 97 8
16 Haworth, Ken............. 67B b3- bye+ w18+ w7= b8- 2½ 4 367 92 8
17 Vernon, Colin G.......... 95A bye= b28+ w11- b13= w9= 2½ 4 381 95 8
18 Buckley, Lucy............ 96r b36+ w1- b16- w35+ b21= 2½ 5 377 75 7½
19 Pastrana, Mario.......... 78r bye+ w6- b7- b23= w28+ 2½ 4 312 78 7
20 Finn, Elizabeth.......... 75D b7- w36+ bye= w26- b31+ 2½ 4 278 70 6½
21 O'Leary, Bridie.......... 77A w10- b23+ w28- b34+ w18= 2½ 5 389 78 6½
22 Escott, Kieron........... 70r w8- b32+ b3- w31= b33+ 2½ 5 374 75 6
23 Neogi, Sasmit............ 59E b5- w21- b26+ w19= b30+ 2½ 5 338 68 5
24 Buckley, Emma............ 85r w2- b27+ w34+ b10- w12- 2 5 322 64 7
25 Ratnesan, Radha.......... 68A b6- w31+ b4- w33+ w13- 2 5 362 72 6
26 Brightley-Davies, Ciaran. 67D w12- b15- w23- b20+ b35+ 2 5 337 67 3
27 Denton, John............. 66r b4- w24- b35- w32+ bye+ 2 4 205 51 3
28 Manchester, Thomas....... 88D b30= w17- b21+ w8- b19- 1½ 5 306 61 5½
29 Matilal, Tamal K......... 101C bye= b30+ 1½ 1 111 111 5
30 Johnson, Cassius......... 0d w28= b11- w29- b36+ w23- 1½ 5 100 20 4½
31 Green, Susan............. 47D w9- b25- bye+ b22= w20- 1½ 4 150 38 4
32 Velayudham, Suriya....... 48D b33- w22- bye= b27- w36+ 1½ 4 156 39 2½
33 Verma, Shlok............. 64r w32+ b12- w15- b25- w22- 1 5 218 44 5
34 Chiaia, Gualtiero........ 0d b13- w35+ b24- w21- 1 4 60 15 4
35 Shchepinova, Polina...... 68r w14- b34- w27+ b18- w26- 1 5 214 43 3
36 Suraj, Madhav............ 56r w18- b20- bye= w30- b32- ½ 4 35 9 1½
Index:
A = Player's score
B = Number of graded games played
C = Total grading points
D = Grading performance
TB= Sum of progressive scores Standard