YEOVIL SUMMER CONGRESS

7th Yeovil Summer Chess Congress

Friday 13th to Sunday 15th June 2008 at Parcroft School, Linden Road, Yeovil, BA20 2BR

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6th Yeovil Summer Chess Congress

RESULTS

OPEN:


1st = Matthew Turner (Millfield), James Cobb (Clifton) 4/5
3rd Paul Helbig (Bath) 3½
174 and under Grading Prize = Harry Lamb (Bolton), Mike Richardt (Taunton) 2½

MAJOR (160 and under):

1st Ben Edgell (Sedgemoor) 4
2nd= John Gorodi (Newton Abbot), Simon Bartlett (North Cornwall), Dominic Bennett (Clifton), Richard Perrin (Southampton), Paul Jackson (Coulsdon) 3½
137 and under Grading Prize = Joseph Quinn (Sussex Junior), Duncan Macarthur (Keynsham) 3

INTERMEDIATE (125 and under):

1st Sharan Soni (Millfield) 4½
2nd Paul Runnacles (Guildford) 4
3rd= Jon Latham (Weston-super-Mare), David Woodruff (Keynsham) 3½
103 and under Grading Prize = James Hall (East Grinstead), Peter Dimond (Bath), Tim Allen (Battersea) 3

MINOR (95 and under):

1st= Alan Fraser (Beckenham & Bromley), Doreen Helbig (Keynsham) 4
3rd= Simon Gray (Yeovil), John Carr (Portsmouth), Barry Miles (Eastcote), Adrian Kernot (East Grinstead), Joseph Haines (Weston-super-Mare) 3½
65 and under Grading Prize awarded to Adrian Kernot, as this was actually a larger amount than a fifth share of 3rd prize.

Team tournament won by Millfield (Matthew Turner, Peter Poobalasingam, Sharan Soni and Harry Streeter) with 13½/20.

SOMERSET JUNIOR TITLES:

U-18: Peter Poobalasingam (Millfield) with a grading performance of 185.
U-16 and U-14: Sharan Soni (Millfield) with a grading performance of 148.
U-13 and U-12: Kells Stanton (Yeovil) with a grading performance of 82.

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6th Yeovil Summer Chess Congress

Friday 15th to Sunday 17th June 2007 at Parcroft School, Linden Road, Yeovil

Open (open to everybody)

Major (open to all players graded 160 (Elo 1880) or under

Intermediate (open to all players graded 125 (Elo 1600) or under

Minor (open to all players graded 95 (Elo 1360) or under

There will be a bookstall provided by CCF Mindgames.
There will be refreshments available on the premises.
Entries should be sent to the entry secretary:

Jack Rudd, The Red House, 25-26 Bridgeland Street, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2PZ.

For any pre-tournament queries, Jack can be contacted by phoning 0797 3887123 or emailing jackkelshallrudd@aol.com.

Entry fees and prizes
 
Section
Entry Fee 1st Prize 2nd Prize 3rd Prize Grading Prize
Open
£30
£240
£180
£120
£60
Major
£22
£160
£140
£100
£50
Intermediate
£18
£140
£110
£80
£40
Minor
£15
£120
£90
£60
£30

Cheques should be made payable to "Yeovil Chess Congress".

There will also be a prize of £50 for the best combined score by a genuine club or school team of four players.
The organizers reserve the right to alter prizes; any alterations will be posted at the event.
ECF Direct Members, including Standard members, may claim a discount of £2 from their entry fee, as may players aged under 18 on 1st September 2005. These discounts are cumulative.
Entries posted after 8th June will be subject to a £2 Late Entry Fee.

Somerset Junior Championships

The Somerset U-18, U-16, U-14, U-13 and U-12 titles will be awarded to the eligible player with the highest grading performance from the tournament. Ages as of 1st September 2006 are used. Players may win more than one of these titles. The usual eligibility criteria for counties apply; these will be posted at the event.

Schedule

Opening Ceremony Friday 18:50
Round 1 Friday 19:00
Round 2 Saturday 10:00
Round 3 Saturday 15:00
Round 4 Sunday 10:00
Round 5 Sunday 15:00
The time limit will be 40 moves in 1 hour 40 minutes, with a 20 minute allegro finish afterwards.
Re-pairings will, if necessary, take place half an hour after the start of play.
Players who arrive between half an hour and an hour late who cannot be re-paired will receive a half-point bye.
Players who arrive more than an hour late will lose their game by default.

Entry Form

Name Address

Phone number

email

Date of birth

Grade

Section entered

Entry fee enclosed

Discounts (if applicable)

Late entry fee (if applicable)

Donation (optional)

Bye (optional) in round

Somerset eligibility

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