Wolverhampton Rapidplay Tournament 2004

MINOR (under 100)
1st (equal)
Richard Blackwell (Holmes Chapel) 5
Phil Bull (Warley Quinborne) 5
Joe Curry (Halesowen) 5
4th (equal)
Don Curry (Halesowen) 4
Gary Jackson (Redditch) 4
Adam Nakar (B'ham Univ) 4
Geoff Rosser (Wolverhampton) 4

Grading Prize (under 80) Ben Marlow (Wolverhampton) 4

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The tournament in progress.

Mike Townsend (left) receiving the Robert Ward Memorial Trophy from Frank Wood (Chairman of Wolverhampton Chess Club)

Report

The event was held in the pleasant surroundings of the Connaught Hotel and all three sections provided nail-biting finishes.

Ten players took part in the Major and before the last round of a very even contest four players were level on 3½ points. Since all four had played each other they played lower-scoring opponents. However, with two of them losing, the two home players took the top two prizes.

19 players entered the Intermediate Section and a very consistent performance earned Alan Ruffle a clear first prize.

The Minor was again very close and at the start of the last round any of seven players could have won. An entry of 35 in this section meant that 8 prizes were actually awarded.

The total prize fund was £550.

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