45th Cotswold Chess Congress

[Nick Burrows]

45th Cotswold Chess Congress

Whit Bank Holiday Weekend – 25th, 26th & 27th May 2013 at St. Edward’s School, Cheltenham

Prize winners

Open
1st Chris Beaumont (5);
=2nd Stephen Berry and Harry Lamb (4½)
Grading Group: John Jenkins (4)

Major
1st Theo Slade (5);
=2nd Lynda Roberts, Michael Ashworth, Peter Wood and Rick Weston (4½)
Grading Group A: Andrew Farthing and Ed Varley (3½)
Grading Group B: Thomas McLaren and Mark Forknall (3)

Minor
=1st Stephen Crockett, Colin Mace, Marek Schroeder, Kevin Hapeshi and David Archer (4½)
Grading Group A: Stephen Rees, Roger Waters, Chris Smith and Benjamin Headlong (3½)
Grading Group B: Stuart Calderbank, Nigel Purry, Richard Buxton and Colin Vernon (2½)

[Nick Burrows]

Congratulations Harry! You've still got it! Any games to share with us?

[Brendan O'Gorman]

Many thanks to Mike Powis and his team for putting on a pleasant congress at a good venue in one of the loveliest towns in Britain. Some photos here: http://tinyurl.com/CheltenhamPics2013 Watch out for news of the 2014 event.