Report on 2007 Congress

On May 11th to 13th the Eighteenth Frome Chess Congress was held at Selwood Middle School. 180 players entered and winners were:

Open :-

First prize was won by Chris Beaumont (Bristol & Clifton) with 4.5/5. Mark Lyell (West London) and Jim Sherwin (Bath) came second on 4/5. Chris Beaumont qualified for the 2007 British Championships with Mark Lyell as reserve. The under 175 grading prize was won by Daniel Hall (Brown Jack) on 3 points.

Major (U155):-

First place was shared between Carl Bicknell (London) and Paul Stephenson (Merseyside) on 4.5/5. Third place went to Raymond Gamble (Spondon) on 4 points. The Under 130 grading prize was won by Joseph Quinn (Horsham) on 3 points.

Intermediate (U125):-

First place was won by James Galloway (Andover) on 4.5/5 ahead of John Latham (Weston-super-Mare), David Weston (Trowbridge) and Mike Redman (Wiltshire) on 4/5. The Under 100 grading prize was shared between Roy Ludlow (Trowbridge), Oliver Schofield (Bath), John Carr (Portsmouth), Mike Kaye (Weymouth) and Keith Spooner (Highcliffe) all on 2.5 points.

Minor (U100):-

First place was shared by Cameron Lange (Frome & Trowbridge) and Phil Foley (Upminster) on 4.5/5. Third place was shared by John Constable (Coulsdon) and Patrick Sartain (Keynsham) on 4 points. The Under 80 grading prize was shared between Joe Haines (Weston-super-Mare) and Paul Smith (Rolls-Royce).

Somerset trophies were won by: Jim Sherwin in the Open (Somerset Champion / Denys Bonner Trophy), Andrew Gregory in the Major (Leon York Memorial Trophy), John Latham in the Intermediate (Roy Hossell Trophy), Cameron Lange in the Minor (Cyril Chapman Trophy) and Christian Brown in the Minor (Jean Mackereth Trophy for best performance by an ungraded player).

Cameron Lange won the Cuprinol Junior Trophy (Highest scoring West of England Junior in any section). Trowbridge won the team competition.