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36th Blackpool Chess Conference - 9th to 11th March 2012

Held at the Barceló Blackpool Imperial (over five rounds) with 418 players taking part, exactly the same number as last year.

Congress Director: G. Jones
Congress Treasurer: S. Woodcock
Chief Controller: D. Welch, ECF Chief Arbiter
Number of tournaments: 6

The Barceló Lancashire Open (Full Crosstable)

1 GM Keith Arkell Heywood 4½ £800
2= David Eggleston Durham City 4 £150
  James Hanley Lancaster 4 £150
  IM Jonathan Hawkins Cheddleton 4 £150
  Bredea Kvisvik Norway 4 £150
Grading Prizes
205 - 198 Mike Surtees Bolton 3 £100
197 - 190 Martin Brown  Grappenhall 3  £33.33
  Oliver Jackson Poynton 3 £33.33
  Ali Jaunooby Denton 3 £33.33
Under 190 Samuel Milson Louth 3 £100
Veterans Prize Oliver Jackson Poynton 3 £25 (plus Trophy)
  Mike Surtees Bolton 3 £25
Junior Prize and Mike O'Hara Trophy
  Samuel Milson Louth 3  
British Championship Qualifier
  James Hanley Lancaster 4  

The Imperial Major (Full Crosstable)

For players graded below 185
1= Adrian Archer-Lock Maidenhead 4 £150
  Malcolm J Armstrong Stafford 4 £150
  Phil Armstrong Oldham 4 £150
  Chris Doran Chester 4 £150
  Andrew Horton 3Cs 4 £150
  Roger Jennings Rose Forgrove 4 £150
  Philip Olbison Chorlton 4 £150
Grading Prizes
184 - 179 Chris Archer-Lock Maidenhead 3½ £25
  Hope Mkhumba Chorlton 3½ £25
  Robert Newton Rochdale 3½ £25
  Phil Wheldon Urmston 3½ £25
178 - 173 James Hawksley Hull 3½ £33.33
  Michael Round Rose Forgove 3½ £33.33
  Jonathan Smith Culcheth 3½ £33.33
172 - 167 James Bowler Yorkshire Copperworks 3 £20
  Mitchell Burke 3Cs 3 £20
  Paul Cawley Denton 3 £20
  Raymond Ilett Peterborough 3 £20
  Mick Riding Tynemouth 3 £20
166 - 161 Mike Haslinger Formby 3 £33.33
  Paul Jackson Coulsdon 3 £33.33
  John Shakespeare Bangor 3 £33.33
Under 161 Daniel Abbas 3Cs 3 £33.33
  Andrew Barber Mold 3 £33.33
  Damian McCarthy Padgate 3 £33.33
Veterans Prize Richard Bryant Telepost 3 £25
  Mike Haslinger Formby 3 £25 (plus Trophy)
Junior Prize Adrian Archer-Lock Maidenhead 4  

The Median (Full Crosstable)

For players graded below 155
1= Brendan Brown Clitheroe 4½ £262.50
  Martin Coles Runcorn 4½ £262.50
  David Cork Crawley 4½ £262.50
  Andy Lake Boldmere St Michaels 4½ £262.50 (plus Trophy)
Grading Prizes
154 - 151 Philip Brine Wallasey 4 £25
  Robert Dean Pudsey 4 £25
  Jannic Konarski Wandering Dragons 4 £25
  Nathanael Paul Newport 4 £25
150 - 147  Vladimirs Botramovics Woking 4 £50
  Kevin Wilson Darlington 4 £50
146 - 142 Richard Bowman Bradford 4 £100
141 - 138  David Marshall Trowbridge 3½ £50
  Raymond Williams Chester 3½ £50
Under 138 C Ormerod Atticus 3½ £33.33
  Tristan Pearce Lancaster 3½ £33.33
  Zheming Zhang Jesmond 3½ £33.33
Veterans Prize Jannic Konarski Wandering Dragons 4 £50
Ladies Prize Amy Milson Louth 3 £50
Junior Prize Zheming Zhang Jesmond 3½  

The Intermediate (Full Crosstable)

For players graded below 135
1= David Gilbert DHSS 4½ £350
  Tim Jones Sheffield Deaf 4½ £350
  Brian Smith Gt Harwood 4½ £350
Grading Prizes
134 - 131 John Gibbs Wombwell 4 £50
  Anthony Roberts Wallasey 4 £50
130 - 127 Ken Gorman Poulton 3½ £33.33
  Garry Hewitt Darlington 3½ £33.33
  Ronnie Whiteside Blackburn 3½ £33.33
126 - 122 Philip Archer-Lock Maidenhead 4 £50
  Kevin Burridge Isle of Man 4 £50
121 - 118 Martin Beardsley Eldon Leisure 3½ £100
Under 118 Shane Frith Woodseats 3½ £100
Veterans Prize David Gilbert DHSS 4½ £25
  Tim Jones Sheffield Deaf 4½ £25
Ladies Prize Louise Coxon Solihull 2½ £50
Junior Prize Philip Archer-Lock Maidenhead 4  

The Minor (Full Crosstable)

For players graded below 115
1 Steven Melia Kirby 5 £600
2 Ian Williamson Great Harwood 4½ £300
3 & 114 - 110 GP= Joe Croft Atticus 4 £83.33
  David Summerland Leeds 4 £83.33
  Bill Upton CCF South Norwood 4 £83.33
Grading Prizes
109 - 105 James Kuczynski Wellington 4 £100
104 - 100 Huw Davies Bangor 4 £100
99 - 95= Stuart Calderbank Stratford upon Avon 2 £33.33
  Angelica Fitzpatrick Knights United 2 £33.33
  Stephen Williams Birmingham 2 £33.33
Under 95 Lee Bullock Coulsdon 3½ £100
Veterans Prize David Summerland Leeds 4 £50
Ladies Prize & Sharon Furlong Trophy Caroline Robson Enfield 3½ £50
Junior Trophy Jacob Boswell Cheddleton 3½  

The Standard (Full Crosstable)

For players graded below 90
1= Thomas Green Manchester 4½ £200
  Kurt Moreby Gosforth 4½ £200 (plus Trophy)
3= Gary Davison Spondon 4 £50
  Robert McAdam Chester 4 £50
Under 80 Grading Prize Josephine Woollard Sheffield 3½ £50
Ungraded Prize Emily Bromfield York University 3 £50
Veterans Prize Marjorie Ellison Poulton 3½ £25
  Alan Riddle Leeds 3½ £25
Ladies Prize Josephine Woollard Sheffield 3½ £50
Junior Trophy Thomas Green Manchester 4½ £200
Lancashire Ladies Prize Marjorie Ellison Poulton 3½ £50

 

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