The Bristol Chess Grand Prix


Melanie Buckley reports:

Eleven tournaments took part in this year's Grand Prix and 165 competitors gained Grand Prix points.

Prize winners are as follows:

Open section:

1st. Chris Baker (Keynsham) £100
2nd. Simon Buckley (Keynsham) £25

Challengers:

1st. James MacArthur (Keynsham) £100
2nd. Duncan MacArthur (Keynsham) £25

Highest placed junior (u-18) in the open section:

David Buckley (Keynsham) £25

Highest junior (u-18) in the challengers

Michael Green (Downend) £25

Highest placed veteran (over 50)

Richard Allen (Clifton) £25

The final standings in the challengers section

(the maximun possible score was 284)
JamesMacArthurKeynsham188.5
ChrisBakerKeynsham186
DuncanMacArthurKeynsham167
MichaelGreenDownend161.5
DavidBuckleyKeynsham158
RichardAllenClifton156.5
SimonBuckleyKeynsham152
SamuelBuckleyKeynsham144.5
LloydBeckfordHarambee141
DevonThomasHarambee122
E.MikeWhiteDownend117
LesterCheungBath Univ102
PaulButterworthGrendel97.5
DaveCollierClifton91.5
MarkFurnevallGrendel90.5
PaulSpillerDownend85.5
RogerHardyGrendel84.5
JerryHendyKeynsham82
StephenGreenDownend81
TerryMarkeHanham81
GrahamMill-WilsonYate81
DerekPughGrendel79.5
IanPonterDownend78.5
DaveTipperDownend78.5
MelanieBuckleyKeynsham77
JohnRichardsHorfield75.5
GeorgeWrightHarambee75.5
ChrisJohnsonGrendel75
MBrannanDownend74
JohnBakerCossham71
TomNitzBath Univ70
MarkShiptonGrendel65
BobRadfordSouth Bristol64.5
BenRadfordSouth Bristol64
MatthewBrierleyClevedon63.5
ErrolCampbellHarambee63.5
JohnNewcombeGrendel61
DaveOsborneGrendel61
A.KujoreGrendel60
AidanRawlinsonBath Univ59
DuncanGrossettClifton58
PaulHelbigBath57
SimonAnsell56
JamesKnowlesGrendel55.5
G.MGammonDownend55
JWoodruffCiv.Service55
MikeJenningsHorfield54
POsborneClevedon54
AndrewBorkowskiClevedon53
PeterChaplinClevedon52.5
JohnLefevreGrendel52.5
TysonMordueKeynsham52.5
JohnCookseyDownend52
PatrickSartainKeynsham52
J.GardnerYate50.5
PAllawayCiv.Service49
ChrisBeaumontHanham49
BertHigginsNailsea48
MikeBannerKeynsham47.5
PaulBarksCiv.Service46
MikeCollierCabot46
MartynSellarsDownend46
DaveFrancisHorfield45
APalmerDownend45
RoyPhillipsClifton45
DoreenHelbigKeynsham44
PhilNendickHorfield42.5
CharlesCobbBristol Univ40
GeorgeCrockartHanham40
GeraldMobbsSun Life40
KChrisHanham38
RBillowsNailsea37.5
DavidMoskovicKeynsham37
RayStuderClevedon37
MatthewBrownClevedon36
JimDraiseyHorfield36
SteveDilleighHorfield35
ChrisHowesDownend35
HMillbankHorfield35
PCarrickBath34.5
MauroFarinaKeynsham34
RichardLobbYate33.5
J.PFursmanClevedon33
ChrisLevyThornbury32
SteveWoolgarHanham31
IainBourneKeynsham30
TomBourneKeynsham30
NHarringtonBristol Univ30
O.GKofiHarambee30
JPainesGrendel30
AGilbertGrendel29.5
JerryHumphreysDownend29.5
TonyLeeGrendel29.5
ACameronHarambee28
NeilDerrickCabot28
RichardHaydonClifton28
TimJefferiesGrendel27.5
SteveBonifaceGrendel25
SebastianBuckleyKeynsham25
TrevorLangdonCossham25
AshleyMeekBath25
GThomsonClifton25
KRichingsClifton24
PLawsonHanham22
ABakerCabot20
WBurtonDownend20
RichardColferThornbury20
PatFlexmanGrendel20
DHudsonHorfield20
A.DJefferiesCabot20
BrianJonesGrendel20
PeterJonesHorfield20
RJonesNailsea20
AntonySmithCossham20
WSpringfieldClevedon20
GStricklandHorfield20
GeoffTaylorClifton20
IanWhiteDownend20
JamesWilliamsBath20
NigelWoodDownend20
PeterRichmondClifton18
AllanPalmerDownend17.5
TStoneNailsea17.5
RogerWilliamsHanham16
REleyBath15
SarahJefferiesGrendel15
ColinNicholls15
NPetersNailsea15
RHullGrendel13.5
MikeBridgemanGrendel12.5
KelvinHarveySea Mills12.5
JohnPainesSun Life12.5
JohnSimmonsBath12.5
LJuppUniversity12
AMahmoudHanham12
SteveRobertsCossham10.5
KevinDayGrendel10
DavidHortonClifton10
GraemeIwiBristol Univ10
StephenMeekBath10
AntonySageBath10
RSelwayDownend10
MichaelWhite jnr.Downend10
SalvatoreSorisiBath9
RobertWhiteDownend9
SCrossThornbury8
BForsterGrendel8
ChrisHaydenKeynsham8
NathanO'GradyKeynsham8
R.EugeneHarambee7.5
AndyNichollsGrendel7.5
D.BryantYate7
TimDaviesKeynsham6
MayaBuckleyKeynsham5
SColebornHanham5
ColinStantonGrendel5
CarlBicknellHorfield4.5
JMay4.5
PaulBissicksClifton4
TBrowneQ.E.H4
MartynO'GradyKeynsham4
AReesYate4
ALeard3.5
CArmstrongGrendel3
JWongQ.E.H2

The prize winners in each section last year were:

OpenChallengers Junior
1Chris Baker £100 Dave Osborne £100 David Buckley £50
2Melanie Buckley £25 Patrick Sartain £25

The expected list of events for this year is contained in the calendar. Grand Prix events are shown in italics.

Your event can apply for inclusion at any time of the year, but the Grand Prix Secretary must have details at least one week before your entry forms are printed. Any queries to the Secretary, Melanie Buckley, tel. 01225 335669.

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