York Chess Congress 2011 – Round Up

Jan 9th, 2012 3 Comments


The 25th Fulprint York Chess Congress

Welcome to Fulprint!

The annual York chess congress was a great success this year with over 180 entries participating at the Energise leisure centre. Please find below a full list of prize winners, pictures, games and a short video clip – enjoy!

Ihor Lewyk YCA President
Ihor Lewyk YCA President

[quote]Don’t forget to leave your comments below, we’d love to hear your feedback…See a fine report of the congress from Andrew Bak link[/quote]

The Open

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Seed Surname Forename Grade Club Score Rounds Prize
1 Oswald Graeme 213 Durham City 4 5 = £60
2 Townsend Paul 208 York RI 4 5 = £60
3 Adams David 201 York RI 4 5
5 Burnett Jim 196 Doncaster 3.5 5
7 Combie Alexander 187 Newark 3.5 5 = £28
11 Hempson Peter 183 Sheffield 3.5 5 = £28
20 Round Michael 174 Rose Forgrove 3.5 5
8 Mellor Stephen 187 Worcester City 3 5
9 White Mark 185 Mister Inn York 3 5
13 Stephenson David William 180 St. Andrews Hull 3 5
15 Hankinson Mike 179 Sheffield 3 5
26 Bak Andrew 166 Bradford 3 5
12 Lewyk Ihor 181 Bradford 2.5 5
14 Garnett John 179 Elmwood 2.5 5
17 Gower Patrick 177 York RI 2.5 5
25 Jones Steven 167 Padgate 2.5 5
6 Ellis Mark 188 St. Helens 2 5
10 Nicholson Jim 184 York RI 2 5
18 Jennings Roger 176 Rose Forgrove 2 5
19 Brencher Paul 174 Shepherds York 2 5
21 Sullivan Daniel 172 Sheffield Nomads 2 5
22 Priest Mark 170 Alwoodley 2 5
24 Bielby Paul 167 Jesmond 2 5
4 Shaw Peter 200 Wakefield 1.5 5
16 Gardiner Eric 179 Hull 1.5 5
23 Barker Aaron 169 York RI 1.5 5
27 Patrick David 164 Courier Halifax 1.5 5
28 Johnson Paul 159 York RI 1.5 5
29 Sheppard Derek 143 Hull 1.5 5
30 Goodfellow John 116 0 1

Final Round - Top board in the Open
Final Round (Open) – Graeme Oswald (217) vs Paul Townsend (208)

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[Event "York Congress Open"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "2012.01.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Oswald, Graeme"]
[Black "Townsend, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Nge2 Nc6 6. Be3 Nh6 7. d5 Ne7 8. Qd2
Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Bh6 11. Qd3 g5 12. Bg3 f5 13. f3 Nf6 14. Bf2 O-O 15. exf5
Bxf5 16. Qd2 Ng6 17. h4 Nf4 18. Nxf4 gxf4 19. g4 fxg3 20. Qxh6 gxf2+ 21. Kxf2
Kh8 22. Be2 c6 23. Rag1 Qb6+ 24. Ke1 Rf7 25. Qd2 e4 26. Rg5 exf3 27. Bxf3 Re8+
28. Kd1 Be4 29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Nxe4 Nxe4 31. Rhg1 Qxg1+ 32. Rxg1 Nxd2 33. Kxd2
Rf4 34. dxc6 bxc6 35. Kc3 1/2-1/2

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[cf]YouTube Clip[/cf]

The Major

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Seed Surname Forename Grade Club Score Rounds Prize
7 Riding Mick 171 Tynemouth 4 5 = £60
9 Burke Mitchell 170 3C’s 4 5 = £60
31 Izod Chris 150 Jesmond 4 5 = £60
1 Weller Pierre 175 York RI 3.5 5
2 Boumphrey Luke 174 Atticus 3.5 5
3 Parsons Matthew 174 Hebden Bridge 3.5 5 = £30
5 Webster Richard 172 West Bridford 3.5 5 = £28
12 Slinger Tony 168 Lady Anne Middleton 3.5 5 = £28
14 Plater Ron 167 Newcastle 3.5 5 = £28
4 Mounce Richard 172 York 3 5
6 Bowler James 171 Copperworks 3 5
10 Lamb Harry 170 Bolton 3 5
15 Ismail Adam 166 Minster Inn 3 5
16 Cowan Richard 164 York University 3 5
18 Harris Martyn 163 Newcaster-u-Lyne 3 5
20 Potter Karl 162 Lattimer 3 5
24 Cawston John 158 Lady Anne Middleton 3 5
32 Barwick Ian 148 Sheffield 3 5 = £28
13 Barber Paul 167 York RI 2.5 5
17 Griffith Jon 164 York RI 2.5 5
19 Clarke Paul 162 Alwoodley 2.5 5
21 Barber Andrew 160 SASRA 2.5 5
25 Clegg Robert 158 Huddersfield 2.5 5
30 McCarthy Damian 151 Padgate 2.5 5 = £28
8 Allis Richard 170 2 5
22 McDonald Sean 159 Doncaster 2 5
23 Baxter Harry 158 Alwoodley 2 5
26 Couldsdale Peter 156 York RI 2 5
28 Dean Robert 153 Pudsey 2 5
36 Brooke John 136 Leeds 2 5
39 Huret William 157 2 5
11 Turner Tim 169 Lady Anne Middleton 1.5 5
27 Connor Michael 154 Great Lever 1.5 5
29 Hartley Dean 153 Amer Valley 1.5 5
34 Ormerod Stephen 145 Darlington 1.5 5
38 Middleton Paul G 130 Northallerton 1.5 5
40 Smith Geoff 153 1.5 5
37 Ormerod Callum 132 Atticus 1 5
33 Glover George V 148 Austin Friars Carlise 0.5 5

Final Round Major - Mitchell Burke vs Pierre Weller
Final Round (Major) – Mitchell Burke (170) vs Pierre Weller (175)

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[Event "York Congress Major"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "2012.01.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Burke, Mitchell"]
[Black "Weller, Pierre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[TimeControl "60"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d3 Nge7 7. e4 f6 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Qe2 Nd4 10. Qf2 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 d4 12. Nd1 Rb8 13. g4 Qc7 14. b3 b5 15.
Nb2 Bb7 16. Qe2 Nc6 17. Bd2 g5 18. e5 fxe5 19. fxg5 e4 20. Bxe4 Kg7 21. Qg2 Ne7
22. Rf6 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Bxh2+ 24. Kh1 Ng6 25. Raf1 Be5 26. Rxf8 Rxf8 27. Rxf8
Kxf8 28. Nd1 Qf7 29. Qe2 Kg7 30. Qf2 Nf4 31. Qf3 Qc7 32. Nf2 Nd5 33. Ne4 c4 34.
Qh3 cxd3 35. Qh6+ Kh8 36. Qf8# 1-0

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The Intermediate

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Seed Surname Forename Grade Club Score Rounds Prize
10 Akbas Erdem 142 York University 4.5 5 = £200
12 Buckell David 142 Pendle 4.5 5
9 Lambert John 144 Attacus 4 5 = £60
15 Blower Trevor 140 Barrow 4 5 = £30
23 Salisbury Paul 138 Harrogate 4 5 = £60
2 Winter Kevin 150 Bingley 3.5 5 = £28
6 Robson Owen 146 Minster Inn York 3.5 5 = £28
13 Andrews Norman 141 Scarborough 3.5 5 = £60
17 Dixon Simon 140 Scarborough 3.5 5
24 Boustred Noel 137 Gosforth 3.5 5 = £28
25 Stothard David 137 Hull 3.5 5 = £28
40 Harris Richard 130 Darlington 3.5 5
1 Gavin Richard 150 Oldham 3 5
4 Carter Mark 148 Sponden 3 5
5 Jones Neil 146 Cockermouth 3 5
7 Adam David 144 Ilkley 3 5
11 Anderson Tom 142 Minster Inn York 3 5 = £28
14 Marshall Kevin 141 Sheffield Nomads 3 5
16 Cartidge Colin 140 West Leeds 3 5
19 Benn Steven 139 Carlise 3 5
41 Jinks Tony 130 Heywood 3 5
57 Moneagle Robert 105 York RI 3 5 = £30
3 Wilson Kevin 149 Darlington 2.5 5
8 Coward Neil 144 Blackpool 2.5 5
18 Ruffle Alan 140 2.5 5
21 Hara Malcolm 138 Beverley 2.5 5
27 Zigmond Andrew 137 Harrogate 2.5 5
29 Fox Mike 136 Dewsbury 2.5 5
31 Hipshon John 135 Alwoodley 2.5 5
35 Grice Alec 133 Beverley 2.5 5
36 Mackay Ian 133 Augustinfriers (Carlisle) 2.5 5
43 South Robert 128 2.5 5
56 Hubbort Daniel 109 Bradford 2.5 5 = £30
22 Hughes Gary 138 2 5
28 Devos Johan 136 Belgium 2 5
30 Thackray Ian 136 Bradford 2 5
32 Strickland Ian 135 West Leeds 2 5
33 Jones Tim 134 Sheefield Deaf 2 5
38 Walshaw David 132 Jesmond 2 5
50 Rosen Paul 124 Northallerton 2 5
51 Foo John 123 Lady Anne Middleton 2 5
53 Glover Gordon 117 Crusaders 2 5
54 Sriharan Sri 115 York RI 2 5
26 Ward William 137 Woodseats Sheffield 1.5 5
34 Ainsley Geoff 133 Calderdale 1.5 5
39 Pearce Neville 131 York RI 1.5 5
42 Lamb Ian 130 Bolton 1.5 5
45 Saunders Peter 127 Alwoodley 1.5 5
46 Firth Shane 126 Sheffield 1.5 5
47 Watson Roy 126 Kenilworth 1.5 5
48 Woodcock Ric 126 York 1.5 5
49 Bresnen Leslie 125 Minster Inn York 1.5 5
52 Ross Stuart 120 Shifnal & Telford 1.5 5
37 Mallard Mark Antony 133 SASRA 1 3
44 Hope Iain 127 1 5
55 Whitaker Brian 115 Thornaby Griffin 1 5
20 King Steve 139 Hull 0.5 3

Final Round (Intermediate) - Alan Ruffle (140) vs Kevin Winter (150)
Final Round (Intermediate) – Alan Ruffle (140) vs Kevin Winter (150)

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[Event "York Congress Intermediate"]
[Site "York"]
[Date "2012.01.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Paul Salisbury"]
[Black "Erdem Akbas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08/05"]
[Opening "Neo-Sicilian: King's Indian attack, phantom line"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 d5 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. g3 d4 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O Nge7 8. Ne1
Ng6 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. c3 Be6 11. Bd2 Qd7 12. cxd4 cxd4 13. Rc1 h5 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15.
Rxc5 h4 16. f4 Bh3 17. f5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 hxg3 19. hxg3 Nge7 20. Bg5 f6 21. Bh4
O-O-O 22. b4 Kb8 23. a3 Rc8 24. Nf3 a6 25. Nd2 Na7 26. Rxc8+ Nexc8 27. Nc4 Nd6
28. Nxd6 Qxd6 29. Rh1 Nb5 30. Qb3 Rc8 31. a4 Nc3 32. g4 Qc6 33. a5 Nxe4 34. dxe4
Qxe4+ 35. Qf3 Qc2+ 36. Bf2 e4 37. Qf4+ Ka8 38. Kg3 Qd3+ 39. Kg2 e3 40. Bg3 Qe2+
41. Kh3 d3 42. Rc1 Rh8+ 43. Bh4 d2 44. Rg1 d1=Q 45. Rxd1 Qxd1 46. Qxe3 Qh1+ 47.
Kg3 Qxh4+ 48. Kf4 Qh2+ 49. Qg3 Qd2+ 50. Kf3 Rh2 0-1

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The Minor

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Seed Surname Forename Grade Club Score Rounds Prize
1 Bearsdley Martin 125 Eldon Leisure 4.5 5 = £200
2 Lawton Tom 125 Atticus 3 5
3 Harper Michael John 123 Nottinghame 4 5 = £60
4 Scorer David Mark 123 Penble 2.5 5
5 Hadfield Roy 121 Lemington 3 5
6 Home Michael 120 3 5
7 Summerland David 120 Leeds 2.5 * 4
8 Carr Ashley 119 Shepherds York 2.5 5
9 Mahony Jonathon 118 Leeds 3 5
10 Matthews Graham 118 Hartlepool 3.5 5 = £28
11 Metcalfe William 118 Darlington 2.5 5
12 Webb Tom 118 Atticus 3.5 5 = £28
13 Taylor James 116 SASRA 3.5 5 = £28
14 May Paul 115 ex Amber Valley 3 5
15 Brent Derek 114 3 * 4
16 Stokes Robert 114 Scunthorpe 2 5
17 Burton Stephen 112 West Leeds 3 5
18 Toyne Derek 112 York RI 4 5
19 Neil (J) Jennifer 110 Bolton 3 5 = Voucher
20 McKenna Eric 109 Sheffield Nomads 3.5 5 = £30
21 Boswell (J) Jacob Connor 108 Cheddleton & Leeds 3 5 = Voucher
22 Jennings Steve 108 York 3.5 5 = £30
23 Blair (J) Cameron 106 York RI 4 5 = £60
24 Lakin Paul 106 York RI 4 5 = £60
25 Marshall Graham 105 Hartlepool 2.5 5
26 Snowdon Michael 105 Rotherham 2 5
27 Whittingham Phil 105 2 5
28 Hughes Ranyl 103 Harrogate 3.5 5 = £30
29 Marshall Nigel D 103 2.5 5
30 Fisher Paul 102 Newart 2 5
31 Fitzpatrick (J) Angelina 95 1.5 5
32 Crawforth Lee 92 Ilkley 5 5 = £300
33 Fulthorpe Barry 92 Leeds CC 2 5
34 Walwyn Robert 92 York Shephers 1.5 5
35 Leggett Peter 91 Leamington 2.5 5
36 Smith Philip 90 Rolls Royce 1.5 5
37 Greenwood Walter 89 Billingham Synthonia 2 5
38 Light John 87 Leeds CC 2 5
39 Marsden Kenneth Leslie 87 Pudsey 1 5
40 Wood Lan 87 Bradford Central 2 5
41 Hewes Ralph 86 York 3 5 = £30
42 Tanner Frank 86 Crusaders 2.5 5
43 Mander Philip 85 Lady Anne Middleton 2 5
44 Riddle Alan 82 Leeds 2 5
45 Barwood Tim 80 Hull 1.5 5
46 Kirby Sid 73 York RI 1 * 4
47 Savage Mike 71 York 2 5
48 Wood Richard 56 Sheffield Ecclesall 1.5 5
49 Walwyn (J) Oliver 19 Shepherds York 1 5
50 Hill-Savage (J) Bardy 0 1.5 5
51 Jinks (J) David 0 Heywood 0.5 *4
52 Jinks (J) Patrick 0 Heywood 0.5 5
53 McGowan Martin 0 1.5 5
54 Miller (J) Ewan 0 York 3.5 5 =£28
55 Moreby (J) James 0 Jesmond 2 5 = Voucher
56 Smith David 0 York RI 3 5 = £30
57 Pandy Jas 0 2 5 = Voucher
58 Unknown Chris 0 3 5

Final Round (Minor) - A tense last round with lots of prizes up for grabs!
Final Round (Minor) – A tense last round with lots of prizes up for grabs!

Congratulations to all the prize winners but also a big thank you to the organisers who work tirelessly throughout the event!

Organisers of the York Congress hard at work!
Organisers of the York Congress hard at work!

The brilliant on site bookstall by Chess Direct was on hand all weekend to supply the players with the latest in chess theory.

Chess Direct Ltd - We deliver the chess world to your door!
Chess Direct Ltd – We deliver the chess world to your door!

Finally, here are some more picture from the events :

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The 25th Fulprint York Chess Congress


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3 Responses to “York Chess Congress 2011 – Round Up”

  1. kevin winter

    Jan 09. 2012

    Excellent coverage Matty !

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    • Matty

      Jan 09. 2012

      Thanks Kevin! It was good to watch all you guys in action just a shame I couldn’t play.

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