37th Blackpool Chess Conference - 8th to 10th March 2013

Held at The Puma Imperial Hotel, Blackpool (over five rounds) with 302 players taking part.

Congress Director: G. Jones
Congress Treasurer: S. Woodcock
Chief Controller: D. Welch, ECF Chief Arbiter
Number of tournaments: 5

 

The Puma Lancashire Open (Full Crosstable)

1st= Jonathan Hawkins (Cheddleton) 4½ £550
  Ameet Ghasi (Warwicks)
3rd= Daniel Fernandez (Marple) 3½ £100
  Ali Jaunooby (Denton)
Grading Prize Over 195
  Malcolm Peacock (Preston) 3 £100
Grading Prize 195-188
  Clive Waters (Tynemouth) 3½ 100
Grading Prize Under 188
  Mark Talbot (Wigan Knights) 3½ £100
Junior Trophy
  Daniel Fernandez (Marple) 3½  
Mike O’Hara Trophy
  Michael Fernandez (Marple) 3  
Veterans Prize
  Mike Surtees (Bolton) 3 £50
British Qualifiers
  Daniel Fernandez (Marple) 3½  
  Ali Jaunooby (Denton)
  Clive Waters (Tynemouth)
  Mark Talbot (Wigan Knights)

The Imperial Major (Full Crosstable)

1st= Jim Hawksley (Hull) 4½ £400
  Henrik Fabri (Isle of Man)
3rd= + GP= Mick Riding (Tynemouth) 4 £100
  Nic Fallowfield (Stourbridge)
Grading Prize 180-175=
  Philip Olbison (Chorlton) 3½ £37.50
  Luke Boumphrey (Atticus)
Grading Prize 174-169=
  Mitchell Burke (3Cs) 3½ £25
  Jake Manton (3Cs)
  Peter Mulleady (Rossendale)
Grading Prize 168-163=
  Damian McCarthy (Padgate) 3½ £50
  Brendan Brown (Clitheroe)
Grading Prize 162-157
  Tom Vout (Culcheth) 3½ £50
  Carl Heald (Morecambe)
Grading Prize Under 157
  David Siddall (Austin Friars) 3½ £100
Veterans Prize
  David Siddall (Austin Friars) 3½ £50
Junior Trophy
  Jake Manton (3Cs) 3½  

The Median (Full Crosstable)

1st Michael McDonagh (Capenhurst) 5 £500
2nd Jason Lau (3Cs) 4½ £300
3rd= + GP= Trevor Blower (Barrow) 4 £100
3rd= + GP 146-143=
  Steven Gardner (Yate & Sodbury) 4 £100
  Nicholas Rigby (Manc Univ)  
Grading Prize 150-147=
  Steve Fanning (Atherton) 3½ £50
  George Ellison (Poulton)  
Grading Prize 142-139=
  Anthony Roberts (Wallasey) 3½ £16.67
  Ian Mackay (Austin Friars)  
  Timothy Woodward (Trowbridge)
Grading Prize 138-135=
  Christopher Farrar (Scarborough) 3½ £50
  Christopher Riley (Preston)  
Grading Prize Under 135
  Michael Farthing (Morecambe) 3 £100
Veterans Prize
  Trevor Blower (Barrow) 4 £50
Ladies Prize
  Amy Milson (Louth) 3 £50
Junior Trophy
  Jason Lau (3Cs) 4½  

The Intermediate (Full Crosstable)

1st= Huw Jones (Woodman) 4½ £400
  Michael Ngulube (Phoenix)    
3rd= + GP 130-127=
  Kenneth Alexander (Seaton) 4 £100
  Colin Weller (Scarborough)    
Grading Prize 130-127=
  Edward Jarah (Gosforth) 3½ £25
  James Taylor (Sasra)    
Grading Prize 126-123
  Stefan Tenant (Shifnal & Telford) 3½ £100
Grading Prize 122-119
  Peter Edhouse (Heywood) 4 £100
Grading Prize 118-115
  Duncan McNab (Formby) 2½ £100
Grading Prize Under 115
  Andrew Clark (London) 4 £100
Veterans Prizes
  Kenneth Alexander (Seaton) 4 £25
  Colin Weller (Scarborough)    
Junior Trophy
  Jacob Boswell (Cheddleton) 2½  

The Minor (Full Crosstable)

1st John Davies (Oswestry) 5 £500
2nd Steven Hotchkiss (Chelmsley) 4½ £300
3rd= + GP 110-104=
  Robert Stokes (Scunthorpe) 4 £63.33
  Jonathan Mahony (Leeds)    
  Jonathan Newey (Newport)    
3rd= + GP 88-82=
  Mark Smith (Edinburgh) 4 £80
  Connor Reid (Braunstone)    
Grading Prize 103-97
  John Grady (Formby) 4 £100
Grading Prize 96-90
  Thomas Green (Greater Manchester) 4 £100
Grading Prize Under 95
  James Mackintosh (Leeds) 2½ £100
Veterans Prize
  John Davies (Oswestry) 5 £50
Ladies Prize=
  Helen Kirby (Stourbridge) 3½ £25
Ladies Prize= & Sharon Furlong Trophy
  Marjorie Ellison (Poulton)    
Junior Trophy
  Thomas Green (Greater Manchester) 4