Bristol Winter Congress

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Open: 1st Chris Dorrington Bath Univ. 4.5/5 £100
2nd Chris Beaumont Clifton 4/5 £50
3rd= James T Sherwin Bath 3.5/5 £15 each
3rd= Paul Girdlestone Trowbridge 3.5/5

Grading prizes: u180 David Coates Lincoln 3/5 £10
u170 Mike Waddington Dorchester 2.5/5 £10

Major: 1st: Alun Harford 4/5 £100
2nd= Alan Papier Clifton 3.5/5 £40 each
Roger Harding Grendel 3.5/5

Grading prizes: under 146 Andrew Farthing Worcester 3/5 £10
under 136 Graham Strickland Horfield 2.5/5 £10

Minor: 1st Tom Thorpe Pete's Potential 4.5/5 £100
2nd= Duncan Macarthur Keynsham 3.5/5 £30 each
Roy Harron Horfield 3.5/5
Andrew Macleod Hanham 3.5/5

Grading prizes: under 110 Pete Saunders Patchway 3/5 £2.50 each
Harvey Atkinson Horfield 3/5
Simon Denney Bristol University 3/5
Aiden Chivers Pete's Potential 3/5
under 100 Daniel Stephens Bristol Uni 1.5/5 £5 each
Shaun Walsh Downend 1.5/5

This isn't an official report, but a few comments:

The crucial result for the open was played out on the Saturday evening, when Chris Dorrington defeated Chris Beaumont to take a clear lead going into the Sunday. He faced Jim Sherwin with white in the last round, and succesfully drew a r+p ending a pawn down to secure clear first.

The performance of the event was in the minor section, where 13 year old Tom Thorpe, graded just 85, won the u-130 minor outright.

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