Fide Open Section -
40 players
1st Keith Arkell 5/5
2nd Graham Moore 4.5/5
3rd Lewis Martin 4/5
We had 40 players in the Open. This is an unusually
high number and we are delighted with this. We
had 7 players of 200+ grade (FIDE 2200) and the
median ranking was 2050 (appr 180-185 ECF). We
had players from far and wide which included a
Hungarian IM, two brothers from Ipswich, a Romanian
AGM and a New Zealander who flew down from Scotland
for the weekend.
And so we thought that our
regular GM Keith Arkell was to be tested. But it
was not to be. Keith once again went through the
field scoring a perfect 5/5, demonstrating his
famous end game skills. (His book on end games
should be published next year!!)
Alan papier
