Dave Osborne of Grendel took the Bristol Champion title for the first time last night (2 Feb), on tie-break.
Dave tied for first place with two others: Chris Beaumont (Hanham) and Simon Ansell (University). It was one of the toughest competitions in years, as shown when the two top seeds, Ansell and Chris Baker, were defeated in the first round. Leading positions in each section appear below.
The games from the Open section are available in ChessBase format (zipped - 7K) or PGN format (30K).
| 1st= | Dave Osborne (Grendel) | 4 (trophy) |
| Simon Ansell (University) | ||
| Chris Beaumont (Hanham) | ||
| GP (U185) | Steve Dilleigh (Horfield) | 3 |
| 1st | Graham Iwi (University) | 4 |
| 2nd= | Peter Chaplin (Clevedon) | 3.5 |
| Lawrence Jupp (University) | ||
| Devon Thomas (Harambee) |
No grading prize offered
| 1st= | Chris Johnson (Grendel) | 4 (trophy) |
| Richard Allen (Clifton) | ||
| 3rd= | Bob Radford (Cossham) | 3.5 |
| Howard Millbank (Horfield) | ||
| James Knowles (Grendel) | ||
| GP (U125) | Ben Graff (University) | 3.5 |
| 1st= | Graeme Thompson (Clifton) | 4 (trophy) |
| Patrick Sartain (Keynsham) | ||
| 3rd | Mike Wood (Downend) | 3.5 |
| GP (U95) | Patrick Flexman (Grendel) | 3.5 |
| 1st= | Geoff Gammon (Downend) | 4 (trophy) |
| Graham Strickland (Horfield) | ||
| 3rd= | John Paines (Sun Life) | 3.5 |
| Martin Chandler (Keynsham) | ||
| GP (U60) | James Woodruff (Civil Service) | 3 |