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The 5th Leek Congress saw a major upset early in the Open when GM Mark Hebden was beaten by Cheddleton & Leek club's Alex Richardson in round two, leaving it wide open for anyone to win.
In the end, an unbeaten Richardson was joined by an unbeaten Alan Smith from the same club to jointly win the Open.
Although the Open was slightly smaller than last year, the main sections saw an increase in numbers.
Here everyone is placed in descending grade order and split into four roughly equal sections.
The 1st section, (graded 176 to 137), was jointly won by Suzy Blackburn, Holmes Chapel, Andrew Jaques, Blackpool, and Paul Stephenson, Liverpool.
The 2nd section, (graded 136 to 109), was won jointly by Stephen Edwards, Handsworth Wood, Jeremy Fallowfield, Stourbridge, and Andrew Lake, Handsworth Wood.
In the 3rd section, (graded 108 to 80), Kenneth Aldersley, Nelson, Kristian Chesters, Macclesfield, Alan Millward, Macclesfield, and Nicola Thomas, Thamesdown, shared first place.
The final, (grade 79 and under), section was the only one with a single winner, Paul Clapham, Newcastle, who also had the highest score of 4½/5.
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