30th Chorley Chess Congress Results - 27th to 29th August 2005

Held at Parklands High School, Chorley (Six Rounds). Incorporating Lancashire Championships.

Congress Director:	D Clayton
Congress Treasurer:	S Woodcock
Chief Controller:	D Welch BCF Chief Arbiter
Number of competitors:	129
Number of tournaments:	3
Prize fund:	£1,450

FIDE Open Championship (Open to all Players)

Number of competitors:	29
Prize fund:	£475

1=	Brett Lund	Preston	5	£150.00
	David Eggleston	Durham
3	Paul Wallace	Lichfield	4½	£50.00
Grading prizes
2000 - 2199	Thomas Eggleston	Durham	4	£16.67
	Mike Surtees	Bolton
	Robert Newton	Heywood/Morecambe
1999 and under	Simon Woodcock	Atherton	3½	£25.00
	Roger Williamson	Aigburth

Major Section (For players graded below 160)

Number of competitors:	39
Prize fund:	£475

1	Michael Lally	Sheffield	5½	£200.00
2=	Martin Burns	Stockport	4½	£75.00
	Mark Ruston	Beckenham
Grading prizes
130 - 144	Dave Cork	Crawley	4	£16.67
	Clive Davies	Rose Forgrove
	John Whitfield	Crusaders
129 and under	Anastasios Nezis	Tynemouth	4	£50.00

Minor Section (For players graded below 120)

Number of competitors:	61
Prize fund:	£475

1=	Carl Gartside	High Peak	5	£150.00
	Richard Desmedt	Netherton
3=	Nicholas Rigby	QEGS - Wakefield	4½	£16.67
	Darren Ince	Ashfield
	Kevin Wilson	Darlington
Grading prizes
90 - 104	Dennis Davies	Blackpool	4½	£16.67
	John Mckeown	Southport
	Adrian Dawson	Calderdale
89 and below	Bill Clews	Leyland	4½	£50.00

Lancashire Champions

Awarded for the highest score by a player registered with the Lancashire Chess Association.

Open	Brett Lund	Preston	5	£25.00
Major	Paul Evans	Lytham	4	£12.50
	John Whitfield	Crusaders	4
Minor	Bill Clews	Leyland	4½	£12.50
	Dennis Davies	Blackpool	4½

Eric Wandless-Renton Trophy

Awarded for the highest score by a player resident within Chorley Borough.

Minor

Les Parkinson

Chorley

4

£25.00

Team Tournament Clock Winners - Calderdale

    Dave Patrick (Major)
    Dave Colledge (Minor)
    Adrian Dawson (Minor)
    Barry Wadsworth (Minor)