39th Blackpool Chess Conference - 6th to 8th March 2015
Held at The Imperial Hotel, Blackpool (over five rounds) with 338 players taking part.
Congress Director: |
S. Woodcock |
Chief Controller: |
D. Welch, ECF Chief Arbiter |
Number of tournaments: |
5 |
1st= |
GM Keith Arkell (4NCL Cheddleton) |
4½ |
£450 |
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Matthew Webb (4NCL White Rose) |
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Grading Prize 209-191 |
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Keith Allen (Isle of Man) |
3½ |
£33.50 |
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Richard Britton |
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Mike Surtees (Great Lever) |
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Grading Prize 190-179 |
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Malcolm Peacock (Preston) |
3½ |
£100 |
Grading Prize U179 |
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Jose P Lopez Gomez (Denton) |
3 |
£100 |
Junior Prize |
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Henry Broadley (Chorley) |
3 |
£30 |
1st= |
Richard Bryant (Oswestry) |
4½ |
£300 |
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Oleg Cukovs (Poulton-le-Fylde) |
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Grading Prize 1 |
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Paul Evans (Lytham Ex-Service) |
4 |
£33.50 |
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Bob Newton (Rochdale) |
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Mark Whitehead (Rochdale) |
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Grading Prize 2 & Junior Prize |
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James Moreby (Gosforth) |
4 |
£130 |
Grading Prize 3 |
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Gareth Haslinger (Formby) |
3½ |
£100 |
Grading Prize 4 |
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Robert Clegg (Huddersfield) |
3 |
£50 |
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Kevin Wilson (Darlington) |
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£50 |
Grading Prize 5 |
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Vladimir Bovtramovics (Woking) |
3 |
£100 |
Grading Prize 6 |
|
Brian Ellis (Thornaby) |
2½ |
£33.50 |
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Peter Hepworth (Huddersfield) |
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Peter Morton (GLC/TFL) |
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1st |
Darren Laws (Tynemouth) |
5 |
£400 |
2nd= |
Geoffrey Bishop (Metropolitan) |
4 |
£90 |
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David Buckell (Clitheroe) |
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£100 |
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Steve Lloyd (Chester) |
|
£100 |
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Charles McAleenan (Athenaeum) |
|
£90 |
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Kevin Winter (Bingley) |
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£100 |
Grading Prize 154-150 |
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in 2nd place |
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Grading Prize 149-147 |
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Nugith Jayawarna (Heywood) |
3½ |
£50 |
Grading Prize 146-141 |
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Jacob Connor Boswell (Cheddleton & Leek) |
3½ |
£23.50 |
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Lovina Chidi (London) |
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£13.50 |
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Robert McLean (3Cs) |
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£23.50 |
Grading Prize 140-133 |
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Rob Hewitt (Basildon) |
3½ |
£20 |
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Mark Monaghan (Cumbernauld) |
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Grading Prize 137-136 |
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Alan Ruffle (Penkridge) |
3½ |
£100 |
Grading Prize 135 - 113 |
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Paul Macdonald (Greenwood) |
3 |
£33.50 |
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William Tait (East Cheshire) |
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Philip Walters (Austin Friars) |
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Juniors |
Jacob Connor Boswell (Cheddleton & Leek) |
3½ |
Trophy |
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Nugith Jayawarna (Heywood) |
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Robert McLean (3Cs) |
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1st= |
Ahmad Daryanto (Lancaster area) |
4½ |
£200 |
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Barry Sandercock (Bucks) |
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Gary White (Priorslee Lions) |
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Grading Prize 134-130 |
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Paul Talbot (Wigan Knights) |
4 |
£100 |
Grading Prize 129-128 |
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David Innes (Burnley) |
4 |
£100 |
Grading Prize 127-124 |
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Martin Beardsley (Gosforth) |
3½ |
£100 |
Grading Prize 123-120 |
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Bruce Chalmers (Scotland) |
3 |
£33.50 |
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Kurt Moreby (Gosforth) |
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JR Nicolson (Manchester area) |
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Grading Prize 119-115= |
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David Dunne (Mansfield) |
4 |
£100 |
Grading Prize U114 |
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Ian Mitchell (Heywood) |
3½ |
£100 |
Junior Prize |
|
Mate Ther (Harrogate) |
3 |
£30 |
1st & Veteran |
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John Macdonald (Kings Head) |
5 |
£500 |
2nd |
John Harris (Coventry) |
4½ |
£200 |
Grading Prize 109-103 |
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Alan Fraser (Beckenham & Bromley) |
3½ |
£25 |
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Martin Gill (Crewe) |
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Harry Minor (Isle of Man) |
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Anthony Robinson (Braunstone) |
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Grading Prize 103-100 |
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Thomas Dabner (Bangor University) |
3½ |
£50 |
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William Hardwick (Austin Friars) |
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Grading Prize 99-96 |
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Boris Garanins (Poulton-le-Fylde) |
4 |
£100 |
Grading Prize 95-91 |
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David John Clark (Edinburgh) |
2½ |
£33.50 |
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Andre Eagle (Formby) |
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Marjorie Ellison (Poulton-le-Fylde) |
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Grading Prize 90-80 |
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Nick Holmes (Telepost) |
4 |
£100 |
Grading Prize U80 |
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Angus Weir (Frodsham) |
3 |
£100 |
Junior Prize |
|
Craig Gillies (Hamilton) |
3½ |
£30 |