25th Chorley Chess Congress Results - 26th to 28th August 2000
Held at Chorley Town Hall, Chorley (Six Rounds). Incorporating Lancashire Championships.
| Congress Directors: | D Clayton and K McMahon |
| Chief Controller: | D Welch BCF chief arbiter |
| Number of competitors: | 166 |
| Number of tournaments: | 4 |
| Prize fund: | £1,735 |
Open Section (Open to all players)
| Number of competitors: | 30 |
| Controller: | D Welch |
| Prize fund: | £415 |
| 1= |
S Haslinger |
Formby |
4½ |
£116.67 |
| |
B Lund |
Preston |
|
| |
Jon Blackburn |
Radbroke Hall / Holmes Chapel |
|
| Grading prizes |
|
| 171 - 184 |
H Lamb |
Bolton |
4 |
£20.00 |
| 170 and under |
A Ashton |
3C's |
3½ |
£20.00 |
Major Section (For players graded below 175)
| Number of competitors: | 32 |
| Controller: | G. Jones |
| Prize fund: | £415 |
| 1 |
P Heaton |
Poulton |
5½ |
£200.00 |
| 2= |
C McLoughlin |
Wallasey |
4½ |
£75.00 |
| |
MJ Abbott |
Oldham |
|
| Grading Prizes |
|
| 149 - 160 |
RK Taylor |
Preston |
4 |
£10.00 |
| |
M Cutmore |
Wood Green |
|
| 148 and under |
R Clissold |
Central |
3 |
£10.00 |
| |
EH Taylor |
Hoylake |
|
Intermediate Section (For players graded below 140)
| Number of competitors: | 49 |
| Controller: | G. Jones |
| Prize fund: | £415 |
| 1 |
DE Aspinall |
Oldham |
5½ |
£200.00 |
| 2= |
T Haslinger |
Formby |
5 |
£75.00 |
| |
GP Hughes |
Chorley |
|
| Grading Prizes |
|
| 117 - 129 |
M Jones |
Coulsdon |
4½ |
£20.00 |
| 116 and under |
R Hearne |
Lytham Ex. |
4 |
£10.00 |
| |
D Sugden |
Halifax |
|
Minor Section (For players graded below 110)
| Number of competitors: | 55 |
| Controller: | P Purland |
| Prize fund: | £415 |
| 1= |
J Ransom |
Stockport |
5½ |
£150.00 |
| |
J Sutcliffe |
Chester YMCA |
|
| 3 |
J McKiernan |
Nelson |
5 |
£50.00 |
| Grading Prizes |
|
| 95 - 80 |
C Atkinson |
Crusaders |
4½ |
£6.67 |
| |
D Jarmany |
Crusaders |
|
| |
M Stollery |
Nelson |
|
| 79 and under |
JG Clarke |
Chorley |
3½ |
£10.00 |
| |
R Hart |
Chorley |
|
Lancashire Champions
Awarded for the highest score by a player registered with the Lancashire Chess Association.
| Open |
B Lund |
Preston |
4½ |
£25.00 |
| Major |
P Heaton |
Poulton |
5½ |
£25.00 |
| Intermediate |
GP Hughes |
Chorley |
5 |
£25.00 |
| Minor |
J McKiernan |
Nelson |
5 |
£12.50 |
Eric Wandless-Renton Trophy
Awarded for the highest score by a player resident within Chorley Borough.
| GP Hughes |
Intermediate |
Chorley |
5 |
£25.00 |
BCF British Championship Qualifier
| J Blackburn |
|
Radbroke Hall / Holmes Chapel |
|
£50.00 |