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27th Teignmouth Rapidplay Congress
Trinity School, Teignmouth. Saturday 12th
April 2008
The Devon County Chess association
President, Stephen Thorpe-Tracey, opened the 27th.
Teignmouth Rapidplay Chess Congress, held at Trinity School,Teignmouth.
The Congress Organiser, Ray Chubb, reported that the tournament
continued its high popularity, attracting a capacity entry. There were
25 players in the Open and a record entry of 51 players in the Major
Section. 19 young players from age 8 years to under 12 years on 1st.
September 2007, competed in the junior section. The excellent facilities
provided by Trinity School are much appreciated by both the players and
the supporters of the event.
The following are the results of the Chess
Congress.
Open:
Joint Winners: Ben Edgell 177S Sedgemoor 5
/ 6
Graham Bolt 185R Exeter 5 / 6
Winner of the Walker Cup on tie-break:
Ben Edgell
U-145 Grading Prize Winner:
Charlie Howard 152R Totnes 4.5 / 6
U-135 Grading Prize Joint Winners:
Martyn Adams 122R Sidmouth 3.5 / 6
Arthur Hibbitt 126R Bristol
Major: (players Under 120 Grade)
Winner of Major Cup: Joergen Nielsen 117R
Exeter 5.5 / 6
Runners Up: Martin Worrall 108S Taunton 5
/ 6
Geoffrey Rosser 104R St Marychurch,
Torquay.
Robert Barnes 118S Plymouth
U-90 Grading Prize Winner:
John George 86R Wimborne 4/6
Ishan Ramdewar
U-71 Grading Prize Winners:
Brian Aldwin 81R Exeter 3.5 / 6
Other Prizes:
U-16 Winner Daniel Miller Liskeard
U-14 Winner Charlie Rochford Newton
Abbot
Team Prize: Teams winners on 13 /
18 Exeter (Sean Pope, Graham Bolt and Charles Keen). 17 teams competed.
S = Standard grade
R = Rapidplay grade
Junior Event: (Under 12 on 1st
September 2007)
The eventual winner was decided in the
final round, sixth game with 5 players in contention. Ben Newman,
Broadclyst School looked the favourite on highest score of 4.5 points.
Four players on 4 points were in second place with a chance to win, Adam
Batten, Joseph Gabriel, Jeff Leung and Nathaniel Cleland. Ben Newman
unfortunately lost his game and was passed by winners of their games,
Adam, Jeff and Nathaniel.
Tied Winners of the Ian Mason Memorial Cup:
Jeff Leung Torquay Boys Grammer 5 / 6
Adam Batten Broadclyst Primary
Nathaniel Cleland All Hallows School
Second Place:
Ben Newman Broadclyst 4.5 / 6
Third Place Jointly:
Jamie Linsley-Parish
Kingsbridge 4 / 6
Alex Griffiths St Peter’s
Joseph Gabriel Broadclyst
Under 11 Winner
Jack Searle Broadclyst 3.5 / 6
Under 9 Joint Winners
Dylan Billings Warberry 3 / 6
Edward Bragg ISCA
Laurence Demeger Newton Abbot
Best Girl:
Lilian Barnes Lipson Vale,
Plymouth.
Ray Chubb
Congress Organiser and Teignmouth Chess
Club Secretary
‘ray.chubb@care4free.net’
01626 888255
14/04/08
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