Heywood Chess Congress

Heywood Chess Congress another great success for town!

Results

VAN LEEUWEN HARRY PRAEGER OPEN: (crosstable)

1^st= Charles Storey (Newcastle) 4/5 £300

2^nd Mike Surtees (Bolton) 3.5/5 £160

3^rd = Don Mason (Shirley), Matthew Parsons (Huddersfield) and Martyn Hamer 3/5 £27 each.

Grading prize U189: Matthew Parsons and Martyn Hamer 3/5 £10 each.

HEYWOOD TOWNSHIP MAJOR: (crosstable)

1^st = Lee Kay (Atherton) and Nathaniel Paul (Newport) 4/5 £185 each

2^nd = Bob Newton (Blue Club) and Robert Furness (Culcheth) 3.5/5 £40 each

Grading Prize172-162 Peter Hepworth (Huddersfield), Martin Burns and John Wareing (Calderdale) £7 each; Below 161 Chris Vassiliou (Chorlton) £20

LINK4LIFE INTERMEDIATE: (crosstable)

1^st Robert Dean (Undercliffe) 4.5/5 £250

2^nd David Siddall (Austin Friars) £120

3^rd = David Patrick (Calderdale), Steve Potter (St. Helens) and Philip Walters (Carlisle) 3.5/5 £27 each

Grading Prize: 152-147 David Siddall (Austin Friars) 4/5 £20; Below 146 George Harman (Worsley) 3/5 £20

ANTONIN WELEMINSKY MINOR: (crosstable)

1^st = Nigel Hepworth (Huddersfield) and Michael Fisher (Rochdale) 4.5/5 £185 each, 3^rd Hans Jurgen Ebling (Peine) 4/5 £80

Grading prizes: 128-120 Chris Fraser (West Bridgford) 3.5/5 £20; U119-113 Hans Jurgen Ebling (Peine) 4/5 £20; U110 Parshott Patel (Bolton) 3.5/5 £20

KUMON MATHS & ENGLISH NOVICE: (crosstable)

1^st= David Thorp (Heywood), Andrew Beswick (Chorlton) and Vijay Kakarparthi (Altrincham) 4/5 £70 each

Puzzle competition winner: Dennis Owen £10