Leek Congress 2010

The 2010 Leek congress was divided into 4 sections.
Alton Towers (Open)
25 players competed in this section. It was a qualifier for the 2011 British Championships to be held in Sheffield.
A H Brooks & Co (Main Major)
23 players competed in this section. This year's competitors were graded from 143 to 186.
Westwood College (Main Intermediate)
23 players competed in this section. This year, competitors were graded between 111 and 132.
Leek United Building Society (Main Minor)
26 players competed in the section. This year, competitors were graded under 109

Results:

Alton Towers (Open)

First equal	Michael J. Surtees	Bolton	2110	4
First equal	Martin Brown	Grappenhall/St. Helens	2112	4
Third equal	Ian D Thompson	Crowthorne	2268	3½
Third equal	Ryszard Maciol	West Bromwich	2205	3½
Third equal	Paul AG Dargan	Tynemouth	2147	3½
Third equal	Michael J. Rabbitte	Heywood	1979	3½
Third equal and Slow Starter	Harry Russell	Louth	(2080)	3½
Eighth	Oliver A. Jackson	Poynton	2199	3
Ninth equal	Robert Shaw	Cheddleton & Leek/High Peak	2256	2½
Ninth equal	Ali R Jaunooby	Three Cs	2225	2½
Ninth equal	Alex Richardson	Newcastle	2104	2½
Ninth equal	Patrick J. Bennett	Holmes Chapel	2050	2½
Ninth equal	Liam F. Rabbitte	Heywood	2030	2½
Ninth equal	Dominic M. Rabbitte	Heywood	1979	2½
Ninth equal	Christopher D. Doran	Chester	1960	2½
Ninth equal	Gavyn A. Cooper	Newport/Durham City	1915	2½
Seventeenth equal	Simon R. Edwards	Cheddleton and Leek	2035	2
Seventeenth equal	Lateefah Messam-Sparks	West Nottingham	1928	2
Seventeenth equal	Raymond J. Ilett	Peterborough	1896	2
Seventeenth equal	Nathan J Taylor	Bolton	(1976)	2
Seventeenth equal	Anthony R. Soames	Macclesfield	(2000)	2
Twenty second equal	Malcolm J. Armstrong	Stafford	1961	1½
Twenty second equal	William G. Armstrong	Cheddleton and Leek	1944	1½
Twenty second equal	Steven A Jones	Padgate	1798	1½
Twenty fifth	John M Turner	Holmes Chapel	2112	1
Withdrawn	Graham W Blackmore	Scarborough	(1912)

A H Brooks & Co (Main Major)

First Kevin J Dalley Derbyshire E136 4½
Second David E. Buxton Cheddleton and Leek 179 4
Third John Y. Yee Cheddleton and Leek 159 3½
Fourth equal Peter J. Mercs Nottingham Gambit 186 3
Fourth equal Edward J Keogh Preston 174 3
Fourth equal and
Slow Starter prize Martyn J. Harris Newcastle 167 3
Fourth equal Chris Vassiliou Chorlton 167 3
Fourth equal Robert Clegg Huddersfield 162 3
Fourth equal Matthew P. Wyza Cheddleton and Leek 155 3
Fourth equal George V. Glover Carlisle Friars 152 3
Fourth equal Dean M. Hartley Amber Valley 143 3
Twelfth equal Stephane S. G. Pedder Stafford 160 2½
Twelfth equal Mark S. R. Radford Nottingham Central 145 2½
Twelfth equal John-Paul J Taylor Warwick University 139 2½
Fifteenth equal Stephen M. Chadaway Olton 150 2
Fifteenth equal Janos J. Wagenbach Mansfield 148 2
Fifteenth equal Alexander B Taylor Newport 146 2
Fifteenth equal Douglas J. Barnett Alsager 139 2
Ninteenth equal Christopher D Lewis Newport 151 1½
Ninteenth equal Michael I. Connor Great Lever 151 1½
Ninteenth equal Jon E. W. Blackburn Holmes Chapel 147 1½
Ninteenth equal Vlade V. Luzajic Cheddleton and Leek 142 1½
Twenth third Carl Gartside High Peak/Cheddleton and Leek 154 1
Withdrawn Simon J. Crowley Cheddleton and Leek 160
Withdrawn James F. Shemilt York R.I. 158
Withdrawn Marc Jouannet Macclesfield 143

Westwood College (Main Intermediate)

First Nathan Atkins Spondon 131 4½
Second equal Roger W. Walker Belper/Cheddleton 131 4
Second equal Ronald S. Harrison Belper 126 4
Fourth Stephen R. Cooper Newport 115 3½
Fifth equal Ian B. Chester Holmes Chapel 132 3
Fifth equal J. Stuart Ridgway Wilmslow 128 3
Fifth equal Steven J. Rush Rhyl/Stockport 126 3
Fifth equal Paul Clapham Newcastle 116 3
Fifth equal Karol Grzybowski Cheddleton and Leek 113 3
Fifth equal and
Slow Starter prize Peter Brace Spondon 112 3
Eleventh equal George J. Scattergood Holmes Chapel 121 2½
Eleventh equal Sandra G. Blackburn Holmes Chapel 120 2½
Eleventh equal Alan P. Millward Macclesfield 114 2½
Fourteenth equal Richard P Hickling Spondon 131 2
Fourteenth equal Brian A Crofts Chesterfield 123 2
Fourteenth equal Peter Shaw Newcastle 122 2
Fourteenth equal David C. Dunne West Nottingham 122 2
Fourteenth equal John A. Simmons Rhyl 121 2
Fourteenth equal David A. Hallen Cheddleton and Leek 114 2
Fourteenth equal Ebrahim H. Arshad Cheddleton and Leek 112 2
Twenty first Patrick N. Coleman Lytham Ex-Service 111 1½
Twenty second equal Ben Scattergood Holmes Chapel 123 1
Twenty second equal Alexander J Cartlidge Cheddleton and Leek 115 1
Withdrawn Paul Shelley Cheddleton and Leek 113
Withdrawn Alastair D. McFadden Cheddleton and Leek E111

Leek United Building Society (Main Minor)

First Brian Slater Bolton 106 4½
Second Stephen Szwajkun Newport 87 4
Third equal Louise E. Brace Spondon 100 3½
Third equal Richard Szwajkun Newport 97 3½
Third equal Colin G Mace Wellington E96 3½
Third equal Stuart E Wood Boldmere St. Michael 89 3½
Third equal and
Slow Starter prize Jacob C Boswell Cheddleton and Leek 84 3½
Eighth equal Derek Brent Urmston 109 3
Eighth equal Sellick L. Davies Newport 107 3
Eighth equal Liam J. Dimmick Cheddleton and Leek 95 3
Eighth equal Ellen Scattergood Holmes Chapel 78 3
Eighth equal Jack Healings Cheddleton and Leek 77 3
Thirteenth equal Alex P. Rabbitte Heywood 96 2½
Thirteenth equal Arthur Banks Whitchurch 85 2½
Thirteenth equal Sumit Raisinghaney Stafford E70 2½
Sixteenth equal Celeste K McCrann Cheshire 108 2
Sixteenth equal Andrew P Davies Brewood 104 2
Sixteenth equal Gary L Davison Spondon 93 2
Sixteenth equal Jacob D Cartlidge Cheddleton and Leek 59 2
Sixteenth equal Patrick V. Curr Stockport E73 2
Twenty first equal Paul G. Rabbitte Heywood 68 1½
Twenty first equal Daniel Holland Hassell E56 1½
Twenty first equal Skye Wiggins Cheddleton and Leek 56 1½
Twenty fourth equal Derrick W. Jones Newcastle 90 1
Twenty fourth equal Thomas Robson Cheshire E70 1
Twenty sixth Matthew Edwards Cheddleton and Leek E50 ½

Report

In the Open section, Michael Surtees from Bolton and Martin Brown from Grappenhall/St Helens shared first place. They will both qualify for the 2011 British Championships in Sheffield. Looking back at the results for 2004, Michael won the grading prize that year, finishing equal fifth.

Both Gavin Cooper and Dominic Rabbitte finished in equal ninth place this year. Back in 2004, they were competing against each other in the Main Major section, where they finished 4th and 6th respectively.

Turning to the Main Major section, in an curious repeat of 2004, Martyn Harris won the late starter's prize again this year.

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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