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Edinburgh Chess Congress Results 2003
Due to the British Championships taking place in July, we held the Scottish Championships in April. The Edinburgh Congress was held as the weekend event within that.
Report by David Stewart
Prizewinners list:
Premier |
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| 1st (£300) | GM Ganbold Odondoo | (Mongolia) | 5/5 | |
| 2nd= (£75 each) | George Neave | (Edinburgh West) | 4/5 | |
| Martin Mitchell | (Shettleston) | " | ||
| Grading Prize: (£15 each) | Peter Bauer | (Brighton) | 3/5 | |
| Kenny Malkin | (Kilmarnock) | " | ||
| U18 (£30) | Daniel MacGowan | (Tiree) | 3/5 | |
| FM Alan Tait | (Wandering Dragons) | " | ||
Challengers Event |
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| 1st= (£110 each) | David Wallace | (Wandering Dragons) | 5/5 | |
| Richard Birkett | (Inverness) | " | ||
| Grading Prize (£15 each) | Brian Henderson | (Phones) | 3½/5 | |
| Duncan Stuart | (Wandering Dragons) | |||
| Richard Carter | (Wandering Dragons) | " | ||
Rooks Event |
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| 1st (£150) | James McCafferty | (Polytechnic) | 4½/5 | |
| 2nd = (£10 each) | Paul MacDonald | (Glasgow Montrose) | 4/5 | |
| John Smith | (Grangemouth) | " | ||
| Derek Cooper | (Oban) | " | ||
| Bill Platts | (Stirling) | " | ||
| George Murphy | (Concord) | " | ||
| Chris McIntee | (Juniper Green) | " | ||
| Grading Prize: (£10 each) | Robert Loughran | Irvine) | 3½/5 | |
| Chris Perkin | (Glasgow Montrose) | " | ||
| Charles Curry | (Stonehaven) | " | ||
| Dean Whittaker | (Pentland Hills) | |||
Bishops Event |
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| 1st (£150) | Gerrard Oswald | (Sandy Bells) | 5/5 | |
| 2nd (£70) | David Potts | (Knights Move) | 4½/5 | |
| Grading prize (£10 each) | Andrew Green | (Edinburgh) | 4/5 | |
| James Malloy | (Phones) | " | ||
| Stephen Hamilton | (Ayrshire) | 2½/5 | ||
| Eoghan Farmer | (Nairn) | 3½/5 | ||
Knights Event |
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| 1st (£150) | Mark Wozniak | (Livingston) | 5/5 | |
| 2nd | Derek Birkett | (Pitlochry) | 4½/5 | |
| Grading prize (£15 each) | Delroy Bennett | (Lewisham) | 4/5 | |
| Fergus Thomson | (Pentland Hills) | " | ||
| U16 (£30) | John Tawdrous | (Bankton) | 2½/5 | |
| Primary (£30) | Ian MacGregor | (Bearsden) | 3½/5 | |
Special Prizes |
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| Prize Draw (£30) - Winning move Kh1 | Chon Lee | (Edinburgh University) | ||
| Giant Killing Prize (£30) | ||||
| Michael with a grade of 905 defeated Simon Bate 1555, a grading difference of 650 points |
Michael Emery | Stonehaven) | ||
| Best Game Prize (£30) | ||||
| for his win against GM Colin McNab in the Championship | Ian Robertson |
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| Lightning Event | ||||
| 1st= | Andrew Inglis | (Balerno) | 5/7 | |
| Willie Falconer | (Wandering Dragons) | " | ||
| Grading Prize | Donald Grassie | (Bon Accord) | 4/7 | |
| The Lightning and weekend events all the winners received a presentation whisky glass, two glasses to Premier winner. | ||||
