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The 35th East Devon congress will be held in the Corn Exchange, Exeter - formerly St Georges Hall- where it has been held for many years.  The Corn Exchange is situated in the city centre very close to car parks and hotels. 

The playing area itself is large enough to accommodate 200 players very comfortably and is well lit, warm and overlooks the main street of Exeter. Attached to the playing area is a bar that sells a good selection of snacks and meals.  Once inside the Corn Exchange there is no need to leave until all play has finished.

The congress brochure provides details of hotel and guest house accommodation that are all in walking distance of the Corn Exchange.

Exeter has many historic features including a castle, guildhall and walks along the old city walls.

THE 2011 CONGRESS

E. Devon Open 2011

  1 2 3 4 5  
1 Rudd,Jack ◊ 1/10 ♦ 1/26 ◊ ½/2 ♦ 1/4 ◊ 1/6 4.5 / 5
2 Taylor,M ♦ 1/31 ◊ 1/25 ♦ ½/1 ◊ 1/9 ♦ 1/8 4.5 / 5
3 Mackle,Dominic ♦ 1/37 ◊ 1/8 ♦ 0/6 ◊ 1/12 ♦ 1/10 4.0 / 5
4 Dilleigh,Steve ♦ 1/34 ◊ 1/11 ♦ ½/16 ◊ 0/1 ♦ 1/17 3.5 / 5
5 Helbig,Paul ◊ ½/17 ♦ ½/19 ◊ 1/26 ♦ ½/20 ◊ 1/18 3.5 / 5
6 Homer,Stephen J ♦ 1/38 ◊ 1/30 ◊ 1/3 ◊ ½/B ♦ 0/1 3.5 / 5
7 Sully,David John ◊ ½/B ◊ ½/22 ♦ 1/25 ♦ ½/17 ◊ 1/19 3.5 / 5
8 Kryzanowski,P ◊ 1/24 ♦ 0/3 ◊ 1/21 ♦ 1/27 ◊ 0/2 3.0 / 5
9 Waters,A ♦ 1/23 ◊ ½/16 ◊ 1/15 ♦ 0/2 ◊ ½/14 3.0 / 5
10 Woodruff,Adam ♦ 0/1 ◊ 1/38 ♦ 1/30 ◊ 1/16 ◊ 0/3 3.0 / 5
11 Gilmour,Andrew J ◊ 1/27 ♦ 0/4 ◊ ½/18 ♦ ½/14 ◊ 1/26 3.0 / 5
12 Brusey,Alan ♦ ½/32 ◊ ½/29 ◊ 1/19 ♦ 0/3 ◊ 1/20 3.0 / 5
13 Wheeler,John Francis ♦ 0/25 ◊ 1/31 ♦ ½/22 ◊ ½/21 ♦ 1/28 3.0 / 5
14 Richardt,Michael ◊ ½/B ◊ ½/32 ♦ 1/35 ◊ ½/11 ♦ ½/9 3.0 / 5
15 Abbott,Mark V ◊ ½/B ◊ 1/36 ♦ 0/9 ♦ ½/28 ◊ 1/27 3.0 / 5
16 Bolt,Graham ◊ 1/18 ♦ ½/9 ◊ ½/4 ♦ 0/10 ♦ ½/21 2.5 / 5
17 Price,C ♦ ½/5 ◊ ½/35 ♦ 1/36 ◊ ½/7 ◊ 0/4 2.5 / 5
18 Bartlett,Simon ♦ 0/16 ◊ 1/23 ♦ ½/11 ◊ 1/37 ♦ 0/5 2.5 / 5
19 Thompson,Robert ◊ 1/49 ◊ ½/5 ♦ 0/12 ◊ 1/22 ♦ 0/7 2.5 / 5
20 Paulden,T ♦ 0/30 ◊ 1/33 ♦ 1/32 ◊ ½/5 ♦ 0/12 2.5 / 5
21 Littlejohns,David ◊ ½/B ◊ 1/28 ♦ 0/8 ♦ ½/13 ◊ ½/16 2.5 / 5
22 Dean,S ◊ ½/B ♦ ½/7 ◊ ½/13 ♦ 0/19 ◊ 1/31 2.5 / 5
23 Stephens,John KF ◊ 0/9 ♦ 0/18 ◊ ½/33 ♦ 1/38 ♦ 1/25 2.5 / 5
24 Annetts,Ivor S ♦ 0/8 ◊ 1/37 ♦ ½/31 ◊ ½/34 ♦ ½/29 2.5 / 5
25 Dunn,Andrew ◊ 1/13 ♦ 0/2 ◊ 0/7 ♦ 1/35 ◊ 0/23 2.0 / 5
26 Clarke,Adam ♦ 1/33 ◊ 0/1 ♦ 0/5 ◊ 1/32 ♦ 0/11 2.0 / 5
27 Wright,Andrew ♦ 0/11 ◊ 1/34 ♦ 1/37 ◊ 0/8 ♦ 0/15 2.0 / 5
28 Wilkinson,J ◊ ½/B ♦ 0/21 ♦ 1/29 ◊ ½/15 ◊ 0/13 2.0 / 5
29 Boomsma,Brian H ◊ ½/B ♦ ½/12 ◊ 0/28 ♦ ½/33 ◊ ½/24 2.0 / 5
30 Wensley,O ◊ 1/20 ♦ 0/6 ◊ 0/10 ◊ 1/B   2.0 / 4
31 Jepps,Gerry N ◊ 0/2 ♦ 0/13 ◊ ½/24 ♦ 1/36 ♦ 0/22 1.5 / 5
32 Rapkins,D ◊ ½/12 ♦ ½/14 ◊ 0/20 ♦ 0/26 ◊ ½/33 1.5 / 5
33 Page,Martin C ◊ 0/26 ♦ 0/20 ♦ ½/23 ◊ ½/29 ♦ ½/32 1.5 / 5
34 Brockbank,Henry W ◊ 0/4 ♦ 0/27 ◊ ½/38 ♦ ½/24 ◊ ½/35 1.5 / 5
35 Hutchings,P ◊ ½/B ♦ ½/17 ◊ 0/14 ◊ 0/25 ♦ ½/34 1.5 / 5
36 Livesey,N ◊ ½/B ♦ 0/15 ◊ 0/17 ◊ 0/31 ♦ 1/38 1.5 / 5
37 Greely,Simon ◊ 0/3 ♦ 0/24 ◊ 0/27 ♦ 0/18 ◊ 1/B 1.0 / 5
38 Toms,D ◊ 0/6 ♦ 0/10 ♦ ½/34 ◊ 0/23 ◊ 0/36 0.5 / 5

All games played in the open are available HERE

 

EAST DEVON CHESS CONGRESS 2011 PRIZE LIST

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section

Position

Name

Club/Town

Points

Prize (£)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open

1=

J Rudd (IM)

Barnstaple

4.5

170.00

Open

1=

M Taylor

Crowthorne

4.5

170.00

Open

3

D Mackle

Newton Abbot

4

80.00

Open

Grading 163-176

A Brusey

Teignmouth

3.5

30.00

Open

Grading <163

A Waters

Rainham

3

30.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major

1

J Morgan

Exeter

4.5

160.00

Major

2

J Nielsen

Wimborne

4

100.00

Major

3=

J Gorodi

Teignmouth

3.5

14.00

Major

3=

R Desmedt

Wombwell

3.5

14.00

Major

3=

A Waldock

Guildford

3.5

14.00

Major

3=

G Body

Exeter

3.5

14.00

Major

3=

T Greenaway

Torquay

3.5

14.00

Major

Grading 133-144

A Farthing

Worcester

3

15.00

Major

Grading 133-144

R Wilby

Plymouth

3

15.00

Major

Grading <133

C Keen

Exeter

3

30.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minor

1

C Constable

Coulsdon

4.5

160.00

Minor

2

J Wallman

Isle of Wight

4

100.00

Minor

3=

S Ross

Shifnal

3.5

14.00

Minor

3=

T Slade

Barnstaple

3.5

14.00

Minor

3=

M Hiill

Liskeard

3.5

14.00

Minor

3=

J Carr

Portsmouth

3.5

14.00

Minor

3=

R Scholes

Exeter

3.5

14.00

Minor

Grading 102-110

K Sherlock

Yeovil

3.5

30.00

Minor

Grading <102

G Jenkins

Exeter

3.5

30.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Team*

 

Exeter

11.5

20.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

1280.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Team Prize was a chess clock.

 

 

 

THE 2010 CONGRESS

 

EAST DEVON CHESS CONGRESS 2010 PRIZE LIST

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section

Position

Name

Club/Town

Points

Prize (£)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open

1=

G Bolt

Exeter

4

105.00

Open

1=

D Gibbs

Coulsdon

4

105.00

Open

1=

P Helbig

Keynsham

4

105.00

Open

1=

D Sully

Penarth

4

105.00

Open

Grading 162-173

R Thompson

Newton Abbot

3.5

10.00

Open

Grading 162-173

A Woodruff

Reading

3.5

10.00

Open

Grading 162-173

D Cordner

Cosham

3.5

10.00

Open

Grading <162

S Dean

Sidmouth

2.5

15.00

Open

Grading <162

B Gosling

Sidmouth

2.5

15.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major

1

C Sellwood

Camborne

4.5

170.00

Major

2=

M J Payne

Worthing

4

55.00

Major

2=

M Parry

Exeter

4

55.00

Major

2=

J Bashall

Telepost

4

55.00

Major

Grading 131-144

D Holmes

Eastleigh Railway

3.5

15.00

Major

Grading 131-144

D J Cornes

Wimbourne

3.5

15.00

Major

Grading <130

T Greenaway

Torquay

2.5

6.00

Major

Grading <130

R Wilby

Plymouth

2.5

6.00

Major

Grading <130

J Galloway

Patchway

2.5

6.00

Major

Grading <130

D Burt

Bournemouth

2.5

6.00

Major

Grading <130

T Crouch

King Head

2.5

6.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minor

1=

F Sugden

Newton Abbot

4.5

140.00

Minor

1=

E Ardner-Forsdyke

Launceston College

4.5

60.00*

Minor

2=

J Maloney

Exeter

4

40.00

Minor

2=

A Billings

Newton Abbot

4

40.00

Minor

Grading 96-110

C Constable

Coulsdon

4

30.00

Minor

Grading <95

T Thorpe

Bristol Juniors

3.5

30.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Team**

 

Newton Abbot

15

30.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

1245.00

 

* An ungraded player may not win more than the value of the third prize, except in the Open.

** Team Prize was a chess clock.

 

East Devon Open 2010
  1 2 3 4 5  
1 Helbig,Paul - 1/22 + 1/28 + 1/10 - ½/2 - ½/4 4
2 Bolt,Graham - 1/32 + 1/6 - ½/9 + ½/1 - 1/15 4
3 Gibbs,Dominic V + ½/23 - 1/31 + 1/18 - 1/11 + ½/5 4
4 Sully,David John + ½/B + 1/26 - 1/16 - 1/7 + ½/1 4
5 Paulden,T + ½/17 - 1/20 + ½/21 - 1/10 - ½/3 3½
6 Thompson,Robert + 1/24 - 0/2 + 1/23 + ½/9 - 1/16 3½
7 Woodruff,Adam - ½/9 + 1/37 - 1/15 + 0/4 - 1/17 3½
8 Cordner,David A + 0/10 - 1/19 + 1/28 - ½/21 + 1/33 3½
9 Dilleigh,Steve + ½/7 - 1/13 + ½/2 - ½/6 + ½/11 3
10 Mackle,Dominic - 1/8 + 1/12 - 0/1 + 0/5 - 1/25 3
11 Gilmour,Andrew J - ½/15 + 1/36 - 1/33 + 0/3 - ½/9 3
12 Brusey,Alan + 1/29 - 0/10 + ½/30 - ½/18 + 1/31 3
13 Carpenter,David + ½/39 + 0/9 - 1/36 + 1/33 - ½/23 3
14 Edwards,Richardson - 0/B + 1/24 - ½/25 + 1/B + ½/18 3
15 Dunn,Andrew + ½/11 - 1/35 + 0/7 - 1/19 + 0/2 2½
16 Gosling,Brian + ½/B - 1/17 + 0/4 - 1/20 + 0/6 2½
17 Taylor,Mark V - ½/5 + 0/16 + 1/31 - 1/30 + 0/7 2½
18 Dean,Steve K + ½/B + 1/27 - 0/3 + ½/12 - ½/14 2½
19 Jepps,Gerry N - ½/27 + 0/8 - 1/37 + 0/15 - 1/28 2½
20 Abbott,Mark + ½/B + 0/5 - 1/34 + 0/16 - 1/29 2½
21 Huq,Robin - ½/36 + 1/34 - ½/5 + ½/8 W/D 2½
22 Jaszkinskyj,Peter + 0/1 - 0/29 + 1/51 - ½/23 + 1/30 2½
23 Rapkins,DGE - ½/3 + ½/25 - 0/6 + ½/22 + ½/13 2
24 Toms,D A - 0/6 - 0/14 + ½/32 + ½/35 - 1/37 2
25 Brockbank,Henry W + ½/B - ½/23 + ½/14 - ½/29 + 0/10 2
26 Kennedy,Craig + 1/30 - 0/4 + 1/29 W/D 2
27 Homer,Stephen J + ½/19 - 0/18 + 1/35 + ½/B W/D 2
28 Annetts,Ivor S + 1/14 - 0/1 - 0/8 + ½/34 + 0/19 1½
29 Price,M - 0/12 + 1/22 - 0/26 + ½/25 + 0/20 1½
30 Edney,Richard H - 0/26 + 1/32 - ½/12 + 0/17 - 0/22 1½
31 Stinton Brownbridge,Michael H + ½/B + 0/3 - 0/17 + 1/36 - 0/12 1½
32 Bartlett,Simon + 0/2 - 0/30 - ½/24 + ½/37 - ½/34 1½
33 Piper,Stephen J - 1/D + ½/B + 0/11 - 0/13 - 0/8 1½
34 Gorodi,John G + ½/B - 0/21 + 0/20 - ½/28 + ½/32 1½
35 Schofield,Stephen W + ½/B + 0/15 - 0/27 - ½/24 + ½/36 1½
36 Wilkinson,John R + ½/21 - 0/11 + 0/13 - 0/31 - ½/35 1
37 Wright,Robert + ½/B - 0/7 + 0/19 - ½/32 + 0/24 1

All games played in Open are HERE in zipped PGN format.

 

THE 2009 CONGRESS  

9th March 2009

   Fears that the Congress would not be a financial success were dispelled by a rush of late entries that meant the Open had 50 contestants, the Major 45 and the Minor 58.  This was close to the average attendance over the last ten years.  A feature this year was a team of players from the Netherlands participated and they were particularly welcome.  We do hope that they will return next year and delight us with their original and uncompromising style.

This was the first tournament where our home-grown arbiters, Tony Tatam and John Arris, have conducted their duties without the surveillance of a Senior Arbiter.  They performed extremely well and we in Devon are proud of their achievements. A controller's nightmare is to have 18 byes (!!!) in the first round.  This occurred in the Open but Tony overcame the problems in exemplary style.  

The Open had two contestants who took advantage of the tournament now being truly open rather than constrained to players graded under 200.  International Master Jack Rudd was the favourite but he could have a stern challenge from Bob Eames.

Full results and the prize list will be posted here when they become available.

EAST DEVON CHESS CONGRESS 2009 PRIZE LIST

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section

Position

Name

Club

Points

Prize (£)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open

1

R Eames

Hackney

4.5

200.00

Open

2=

J Rudd

Bath

4

80.00

Open

2=

D Mackle

Newton Abbot

4

80.00

Open

Grading 155-167

J Stephens

Exmouth

3.5

30.00

Open

Grading <155

R Thompson

Newton Abbot

3.5

30.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major

1

R Desmedt

Wombwell

4.5

150.00

Major

2

R Warmerdam

Holland

4

75.00

Major

3=

J Morgan

Exeter

3.5

8.50

Major

3=

D Rapkins

Southbourne

3.5

8.50

Major

3=

E Varley

Downend

3.5

8.50

Major

3=

C Sellwood

Camborne

3.5

8.50

Major

3=

D Toms

Sidmouth

3.5

8.50

Major

3=

M Price

Hammersmith

3.5

8.50

Major

Grading 115-125

G Rosser

Torquay

3.5

30.00

Major

Grading <115=

T Dickerson

 

3

15.00

Major

Grading <115=

P Brackner

Weymouth

3

15.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minor

1

J Knowles

Tiverton

4.5

120.00

Minor

2=

D Cornes

Wimborne

4

20.00

Minor

2=

T Allen

Battersea

4

20.00

Minor

2=

R Hood

ISCA

4

20.00

Minor

2=

C Keen

Exeter

4

20.00

Minor

2=

J Wilkinson

Taunton

4

20.00

Minor

Grading 70-93

S Stone

Sidmouth

4

30.00

Minor

Grading <70

A Billings

Torquay

4

30.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Team*

 

Newton Abbot

13.5

24.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Team Prize was a chess clock.

 

E. Devon Open 2009
  1 2 3 4 5  
1 Eames,Robert + 1/19 - ½/5 - 1/23 + 1/18 + 1/3 4½
2 Mackle,Dominic + 1/13 - 1/36 + 0/17 - 1/34 + 1/12 4
3 Rudd,Jack - 1/30 + 1/4 - 1/39 + 1/17 - 0/1 4
4 Homer,Stephen J + 1/44 - 0/3 + 1/19 + ½/B - 1/17 3½
5 Dilleigh,Steve - 1/42 + ½/1 - 1/33 - 0/12 + 1/24 3½
6 Sully,David John + ½/48 - 1/32 + ½/9 - ½/16 + 1/31 3½
7 Reijneveld,Ad + ½/B - ½/25 + 1/38 - 1/20 + ½/9 3½
8 Richmond,J + ½/B - 1/29 + ½/16 + ½/11 - 1/26 3½
9 Thompson,Robert + ½/20 - 1/45 - ½/6 + 1/39 - ½/7 3½
10 Stephens,John KF + 1/40 - 0/12 + 1/28 - ½/27 + 1/34 3½
11 Regis,David + 0/12 - 1/40 + 1/25 - ½/8 + 1/27 3½
12 Ward,Iewan - 1/11 + 1/10 - ½/26 + 1/5 - 0/2 3½
13 Waterfield,John - 0/2 + ½/49 - ½/37 + 1/48 - 1/42 3
14 Jepps,Gerry N + 1/47 - ½/27 + 0/20 - ½/22 + 1/33 3
15 Shapland,R + 0/27 - 1/47 + ½/B + ½/26 - 1/36 3
16 Abbott,Mark V + ½/B + 1/35 - ½/8 + ½/6 - ½/18 3
17 Taylor,Mark V - 1/35 + 1/21 - 1/2 - 0/3 + 0/4 3
18 Bolt,Graham + ½/29 - 1/31 + 1/24 - 0/1 + ½/16 3
19 Payne,Steve - 0/1 + 1/42 - 0/4 + ½/37 - 1/43 2½
20 Littlejohns,David - ½/9 + ½/43 - 1/14 + 0/7 - ½/32 2½
21 White,E Michael + ½/B - 0/17 + 0/22 - 1/50 + 1/44 2½
22 Dean,Steve K + ½/B + 0/23 - 1/21 + ½/14 - ½/30 2½
23 Dunn,Andrew + ½/B - 1/22 + 0/1 - ½/33 + ½/28 2½
24 Eeuwijk,HV + ½/B + 1/37 - 0/18 + 1/43 - 0/5 2½
25 Ponter,Ian + ½/B + ½/7 - 0/11 + 1/35 - ½/29 2½
26 Havenaar,Jan + ½/B - 1/48 + ½/12 - ½/15 + 0/8 2½
27 Helbig,Paul - 1/15 + ½/14 - ½/34 + ½/10 - 0/11 2½
28 Huq,Robin - 0/39 + 1/46 - 0/10 + 1/41 - ½/23 2½
29 Bartlett,Simon - ½/18 + 0/8 + 1/50 - ½/36 + ½/25 2½
30 Gilmour,Andrew J + 0/3 - ½/44 + ½/32 - 1/46 + ½/22 2½
31 Heemskerk,Edwin + ½/B + 0/18 - 1/49 + 1/44 - 0/6 2½
32 Ingham,H William + ½/B + 0/6 - ½/30 - 1/45 + ½/20 2½
33 Wright,Robert + ½/B - 1/41 + 0/5 + ½/23 - 0/14 2
34 Bourne,Johnathan + ½/B - 1/50 + ½/27 + 0/2 - 0/10 2
35 Woodruff,Adam + 0/17 - 0/16 + 1/40 - 0/25 + 1/46 2
36 Wheeler,John Francis - 1/49 + 0/2 - ½/43 + ½/29 + 0/15 2
37 Gosling,Brian + ½/B - 0/24 + ½/13 - ½/19 + ½/38 2
38 Brusey,Alan - 1/46 + 0/39 - 0/7 + ½/42 - ½/37 2
39 Hurst,Kevin John + 1/28 - 1/38 + 0/3 - 0/9 W/D 2
40 Hutchings,R - 0/10 + 0/11 - 0/35 + 1/49 - 1/48 2
41 Ippel,C + ½/B + 0/33 - 0/44 - 0/28 + 1/50 1½
42 Page,Martin C + 0/5 - 0/19 + 1/47 - ½/38 + 0/13 1½
43 Boomsma,Brian H + ½/B - ½/20 + ½/36 - 0/24 + 0/19 1½
44 Annetts,Ivor S - 0/4 + ½/30 + 1/41 - 0/31 - 0/21 1½
45 Van Randen,Fred + ½/B + 0/9 - ½/48 + 0/32 - ½/49 1½
46 Mills,Andre + 0/38 - 0/28 + 1/B + 0/30 - 0/35 1
47 Sparks,Konrad - 0/14 + 0/15 - 0/42 + 1/B W/D 1
48 Staples,Daniel J - ½/6 + 0/26 + ½/45 - 0/13 + 0/40 1
49 Pride,Stephen C + 0/36 - ½/13 + 0/31 - 0/40 + ½/45 1
50 Gorodi,John G + ½/B + 0/34 - 0/29 + 0/21 - 0/41 ½

DATABASES OF GAMES IN ZIPPED PGN FORMAT

OPEN

MAJOR

MINOR