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I'm told 97 played, 6 graded over 200

The joint winners of the open were Ali Jaunooby, Alexander Longson, Qiu Tong.
Qiu played in the World under 14 Championship for China in 2005

Manchester Congress 2013 Open

Pos Pin Player Club Grade 1 2 3 4 5 Pts Games Perf
1st= 5 Jaunooby, Ali Reza Denton 204 by= b17+ w14+ b15+ w1= 4 4 234
1st= 2 Qiu, Tong Greater Manchester * e223 w16+ b15= w20+ w3+ b4= 4 5 225
1st= 1 Longson, Alexander Marple 216 b18+ w7+ b3= w6+ b5= 4 5 224
4th= 10 McDonagh, Michael Capenhurst 177 by= df- w24+ b11+ b14+ 3.5 3 240
4th= 3 Ashton, Adam G Urmston 228 w23+ b11+ w1= b2- w12+ 3.5 5 223
4th= 4 Coates, David H Lincoln 191 w6= b16= w13+ w7+ w2= 3.5 5 206
7th= 7 Burke, Mitchell R 3Cs 185 w24+ b1- w23+ b4- w16+ 3 5 194
7th= 6 Mort, Andrew J Chesterfield 165 b4= w25+ w21+ b1- w8= 3 5 193
7th= 8 Abbas, Daniel 3Cs 181 w26+ b14- w11= b20+ b6= 3 5 187
7th= 9 Ilett, Raymond J Peterborough 166 w17= b21- w26+ b16= w15+ 3 5 187
11th= 12 Lopez, J Pablo Denton 170 b14- b26+ w15= w23+ b3- 2.5 5 186
11th= 14 Fernandez, Michael H Marple 203 w12+ w8+ b5- by= w10- 2.5 4 183
11th= 11 Surtees, Mike J Great Lever 202 b19+ w3- b8= w10- b25+ 2.5 5 183
11th= 13 Jarmany, John Cockermouth 184 b20- w19+ b4- w17+ b21= 2.5 5 177
11th= 21 Hynes, AM (Tony) 4NCL Warwicks.Select 194 by= w9+ b6- by= w13= 2.5 3 172
16th= 15 Horton, Jamie A 3Cs 188 b22+ w2= b12= w5- b9- 2 5 176
16th= 20 Trueman, Glenn Marple 159 w13+ by= b2- w8- b18= 2 4 172
16th= 16 Tyton, Adam Bolton 172 b2- w4= b25+ w9= b7- 2 5 169
16th= 17 Lau, Jason 3Cs 177 b9= w5- b18= b13- w22+ 2 5 168
16th= 18 Vassiliou, Chris Chorlton-cum-Hardy 173 w1- b24= w17= b22= w20= 2 5 166
16th= 19 Olbison, Philip J Chorlton-cum-Hardy 166 w11- b13- w22- b26+ b23+ 2 5 166
22nd= 22 Owen, Dennis Urmston 165 w15- b23- b19+ w18= b17- 1.5 5 156
22nd= 25 Boswell, Jacob Connor Cheddleton & Leek 143 by= b6- w16- b24+ w11- 1.5 4 146
24th= 23 Newton, Robert A Rochdale 176 b3- w22+ b7- b12- w19- 1 5 150
24th= 24 Whitehead, Mark A Rochdale 165 b7- w18= b10- w25- b26= 1 5 136
26th 26 Pardoe, David Stockport 154 b8- w12- b9- w19- w24= 0.5 5 130

Major

Pin Player Club Grade 1 2 3 4 5 Pts Games Perf
1st 1 Gazis, George Durham City 161 18+ 28+ 5+ 2= 9+ 4.5 5 187
2nd= 2 Robson, Paul E Durham City 164 40+ 8+ 6+ 1= 3= 4 5 180
2nd= 3 Elliott, Austin C Chorlton-cum-Hardy 157 12+ 34+ 10= 22+ 2= 4 5 174
2nd= 7 Connor, Michael I Great Lever 146 37+ 16= by= 19+ 12+ 4 4 173
2nd= 4 Shah, Dipak K Harrow 144 -31 20+ 39+ 34+ 11+ 4 5 171
6th= 9 Taylor, Mark Rochdale 144 42+ by= 15+ 16+ -1 3.5 4 181
6th= 8 Fanning, Stephen M Heywood 142 26+ -2 27= 33+ 16+ 3.5 5 175
6th= 5 Tokeley, Rob Burnley 142 25+ 31+ -1 10= 22+ 3.5 5 174
6th= 6 Gillespie, Gary D Chester 146 36+ 29+ -2 14= 17+ 3.5 5 166
6th= 15 Burns, Martin J Stockport 163 by= 13+ -9 32+ 24+ 3.5 4 165
11th= 13 Parry, Matthew St Johns Norwich 134 11+ -15 33= 27+ 10= 3 5 166
11th= 12 Kelly, Mike Grimsby 143 -3 26+ 31+ 25+ -7 3 5 165
11th= 14 Holt, David N Denton 136 23= -10 40+ 6= 26+ 3 5 159
11th= 10 Pride, Stephen C Cambridge City 150 17= 14+ 3= 5= 13= 3 5 156
11th= 11 Hilton, Tim 3Cs 151 -13 21+ 28+ 23+ -4 3 5 152
11th= 19 Ryan, John Denton 150 by= 38+ 23= -7 34+ 3 4 148
17th= 22 Rubio Rodriguez, Luis Huddersfield 145 20+ by= 24+ -3 -5 2.5 4 151
17th= 21 Sloan, Cecil Watford 140 -24 -11 20= 40+ 28+ 2.5 5 149
17th= 24 Boulden, David Denton 152 21+ by= -22 35+ -15 2.5 4 147
17th= 16 Crowley, Simon J Cheddleton & Leek e141 30+ 7= 32+ -9 -8 2.5 5 141
17th= 18 Hartley, Dean M Amber Valley 144 -1 42+ -34 39+ 29= 2.5 5 141
17th= 17 Dean, Robert A Pudsey 160 10= -32 38+ 29+ -6 2.5 5 139
17th= 20 Cawston, M John Lady Anne Mdlton 154 -22 -4 21= 36+ 38+ 2.5 5 136
17th= 27 Forbes, Garry Jersey 161 by= 41= 8= -13 32+ 2.5 4 134
17th= 30 Virgin, Jack Worsley 145 -16 -25 by+ 28= 35+ 2.5 4 131
26th= 23 George, Richard M Cirencester 150 14= 35+ 19= -11 2 4 144
26th= 25 Greatorex, Roger Llangollen 155 -5 30+ 41+ -12 2 4 140
26th= 26 Lockett, Karl Altrincham & Hale 155 -8 -12 42+ 41+ -14 2 5 132
26th= 29 Connolly, David Bolton 143 by= -6 37+ -17 18= 2 4 127
26th= 34 Clare, Steve Wallasey 119 by+ -3 18+ -4 -19 2 4 124
26th= 39 Bolina, Arjan Wales 121 by= by= -4 -18 41+ 2 3 123
32nd= 32 Yesudian, Rohan Chester Juniors 128 by= 17+ -16 -15 -27 1.5 4 131
32nd= 28 Roberts, Anthony J Wallasey 140 33+ -1 -11 30= -21 1.5 5 130
32nd= 35 Birchall, T Brian Alsager 139 by= -23 36+ -24 -30 1.5 4 118
32nd= 38 Yesudian, Riyaan Chester Juniors 128 by= -19 -17 37+ -20 1.5 4 118
32nd= 40 Lamb, Ian D Bolton 146 -2 36= -14 -21 by+ 1.5 4 104
37th= 31 Muflehi, Khaled Stannington 161 4+ -5 -12 1 3 126
37th= 41 Barnett, Douglas J Alsager 131 by= 27= -25 -26 -39 1 4 111
37th= 36 Nicolson, Jim R Greater Manchester * 125 -6 40= -35 -20 37= 1 5 109
37th= 33 O'Gorman, Brendan DHSS 154 -28 37= 13= -8 1 4 108
37th= 37 Merry, John D Salford e109 -7 33= -29 -38 36= 1 5 108
42nd 42 Buckley, Colm Chester 160 -9 -18 -26 0 3 98

Knights

Pos Pin Player Club Grade 1 2 3 4 5 Pts Games Perf
1st 3 Glover, Gordon L Bolton 114 by= 24+ 18+ 6+ 5+ 4.5 4 151
2nd= 1 Carr, Matthew Cannock St Marys 120 13= 20+ 7= 9+ 4+ 4 5 133
2nd= 2 McLean, Robert 3Cs 117 25+ -17 27+ 24+ 7+ 4 5 125
4th= 4 Kelly-Browne, Raven Chorlton-cum-Hardy 120 22+ 8+ 17+ 5= -1 3.5 5 128
4th= 5 Cockerill, Martin K Wallasey 107 16+ 21+ 12+ 4= -3 3.5 5 128
4th= 6 Ye, Kevin Ashton 120 26+ 7= 19+ -3 15+ 3.5 5 121
7th= 7 Lesnik, Eric Denton 108 9+ 6= 1= 12+ -2 3 5 128
7th= 10 Goldsmith, Jennifer Harrow 101 15= -14 29+ 19+ 8= 3 5 121
7th= 8 Munro, Paul F Rushall e115 11+ -4 15= 22+ 10= 3 5 115
7th= 9 Abbas, Ahmed C 3Cs 109 -7 26+ 21+ -1 14+ 3 5 111
7th= 11 Kirkham, Mark Sheffield University 114 -8 22= 25+ 14= 16+ 3 5 111
12th= 13 De Santos, Andrew R Preston 98 1= 28= 14= 17= 18= 2.5 5 116
12th= 17 Raghavendra, Mahima G Bolton 115 by= 2+ -4 13= 12= 2.5 4 115
12th= 15 Bailey, Gregory L Netherton 111 10= by= 8= 27+ -6 2.5 4 109
12th= 12 Kerton, Becky 3Cs 123 23+ 27+ -5 -7 17= 2.5 5 103
12th= 18 Coleman, Patrick N Lytham ex-Servicemen 101 by= 29+ -3 21= 13= 2.5 4 101
12th= 19 Skepper, Carl Stockport e91 by= 25+ -6 -10 22+ 2.5 4 90
12th= 20 Hall, Les Alsager 79 by= -1 -22 23+ 24+ 2.5 4 81
19th= 14 Amir-Afshari, Farhad Atticus 123 -21 10+ 13= 11= -9 2 5 91
19th= 16 Baron, Lee Bury 111 -5 23+ -24 29+ -11 2 5 86
19th= 27 Fraser, Chris A West Bridgford 100 by+ -12 -2 -15 21+ 2 4 81
22nd= 21 Pickard, Spike Liverpool * 74 14+ -5 -9 18= -27 1.5 5 86
22nd= 22 Kerton, Claire 3Cs 81 -4 11= 20+ -8 -19 1.5 5 84
22nd= 24 Bolina, Amrit Wales 59 by= -3 16+ -2 -20 1.5 4 69
22nd= 23 Dhunna, Danni Bradford e65 -12 -16 26= -20 25+ 1.5 5 65
26th= 28 Bolina, Arjan Wales 121 by= 13= transfer to Major 1 1 98
26th= 26 Carroll, Anthony Greater Manchester * 78 -6 -9 23= -25 29= 1 5 63
26th= 29 Crockett, Stephen J Redditch 116 by= -18 -10 -16 26= 1 4 60
26th= 25 Dodsworth, Peter Greater Manchester * e57 -2 -19 -11 26+ -23 1 5 56

Photos here: http://tinyurl.com/Manchester2013

Brendan

Thanks for those

Goodness, that's quite a lot stronger in depth than I remember it from when it was just restarting in ~2008(?)ish. Looks a really good event now

I suppose that was a summer event while something like this is pretty well timed just before the start of the season.

Yes, it never really stopped, we just moved from summer to autumn and have switched venues a couple of times

One of my favourite congresses, sadly I couldn’t make it this year as the other half limits my congresses these days and I picked Leyland the week before because it was a 6 rounder.

I’ll be along next year, might have a go in the Major

http://www.manchesterchessfederation.co.uk/page75.html

More photos and brief report

Nice looking venue!